Ilyce Glink Show Notes - January 3, 2010 - Happy New Year!
Today on the show, we had three guests: Sam Wyly is the author of 1,000 Dollars & An Idea, Entrepreneur to Billionaire. He offered up some tips on becoming an entrepreneur. Liz Handlin is a resume expert and the publisher of Ultimate_Resumes.com. She had some tips on polishing your resume for…
Today on the Ilyce Glink Show - June 7, 2009
Fraud, scams and jobs were top of mind today on the Ilyce Glink Show.
Fewer Americans File For Unemployment For Week Ending May 23
Fewer Americans filed first time unemployment insurance claims last week, the Department of Labor reported this morning.
The seasonally adjusted estimate was 623,000, down from 636,000 the prior week.
For the week ending May 16, it appears that layoffs are beginning to slow down. Thirteen states saw…
Economists Predict Recession End Soon, But Recovery Slow
The National Association of Business Economists are feeling similarly to the consumers polled by the Conference Board in May - that is optimistic. NABE released a survey today that states that its economists expect the recession to end soon, with a moderate recovery pace.
On the other hand, NABE's…
Consumer Confidence Rises In May
Have you been buying more stuff this month? Are you feeling better about the economy?
The Conference Board announced that its Consumer Confidence Index rose to 54.9, up from 40.8 in April. The Index reports the responses of 5,000 households that are polled every month. Consumers who participate share…
Horrifying Foreclosure Numbers in April
Clearly, the foreclosure numbers for April, 2009 are horrifying. There are so many people who are receiving foreclosure notices or who are turning over their house keys to their lender in a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure transaction. The top 10 states for foreclosure (California, Nevada, Arizona…
April Unemployment Lower Than Prior 2 Months
Non-farm payrolls lost 539,000 jobs in April, reports the Department of Labor today.
The unemployment figures for February and March were revised upward:
Despite a…
First Time Unemployment Claims Decline During Week Ending May 2
The Labor Department released unemployment data today.
For the week ending May 2 - 34,000 fewer people filed first time unemployment insurance claims. The total number, on a seasonally adjusted basis was 601,000.
Some media are reporting this decline shows that job cuts may be easing. I hope that's…
Unemployment Claims Increase During Week Ending March 21
The number of first-time unemployment claims increased 0.1 percent from the prior week. An estimated 652,000 people filed claims, on a seasonally adjusted basis.
The prior week, which ended on March 14, an estimated 644,000 people filed for unemployment insurance, reports the Department of Labor.
The…
14,000 Lose Health Insurance Every Day
When workers lose their jobs they often lose not only their salaries but in many cases they lose their benefits too. These benefits may include health insurance.
In December 2008 and January 2009, an estimated 14,000 people lost health coverage every day, according to a study by the Center for…
We had a call from Jeff who says he has networked his way to a very successful life. He maintains a website, www.atlantaevent.com, which features more than 100 events a day that you can go to to network your way to your own successful job.
He also recommends you join www.linkedin.com. I love…
Special Ilyce Glink Show Tonight: 7p to 9p on WSB
I'm filling in for Herman Cain tonight on Newstalk 750 WSB. We're going to be talking about the economy, the insane number of jobs that were lost yesterday, today, and since the start of the year, and how to preserve your money.
Liz Handlin, president of Ultimate Resumes, will join me at 7:30pm EST…
Special Ilyce Glink Show Tuesday January 27, 2009
WSB has asked me to sit in from 7 to 9pm tomorrow night (1/27/09) for a special ILYCE GLINK show.
We'll talk about the massive job layoffs announced today, the Federal Reserve's Open Markets Meeting this week, the economic stimulus package, and your money issues.
Special Guest: Liz Handlin, of…
How Long Could You Survive If You Lost Your Job?
Employed Americans say they can survive a median of 120 days (4 months) if they were to lose their job tomorrow, according to a survey released by SnagAJob.com.
Personally I wonder if that amount of time hasn't decreased since the survey was conducted (the last two weeks of Nov. 2008).
Jan. 9, 2009.
The Labor Department released the latest jobs report today. Employers cut 524,000 jobs in December, bringing the unemployment rate to 7.2 percent. That percentage is the highest in 16 years according to Bloomberg News. Still, most Americans plan to stay put in 2009. A recent survey by SnagAJob.com…
Challenger Gray and Christmas' Annual Jobs Hotline is December 29-30 2008
If you're unemployed, or feeling like you might be unemployed in 2009, you'll probably want to take advantage of Challenger Gray and Christmas's annual free jobs hotline.
CG&C is one of the nation's top outplacement firms. They keep a watchful eye on what's going on in the employment scene, and…
How Are You Cutting Labor Costs But Not The Labor?
In several papers over the past few days, there have been stories written about how big and small companies are cutting labor costs, but avoiding layoffs.
In today's New York Times story, there are a number of examples of companies enforcing a 1 percent wage drop, or moving to four-day weeks…
How Many People Are REALLY Unemployed?
The New York Times has a story in this morning's edition about how badly off the "official" jobs number actually is. I've been saying this for a long time -- the real number of people unemployed or underemployed in the U.S. is far higher than the projections.
The official unemployment rate from the…
Infrastructure Bill -- Would It Really Help?
On yesterday's show, I discussed my support for the federal government putting through a big infrastructure bill, such as the one that was announced in China yesterday. China is going to spend $586 billion on infrastructure projects out of a $6 trillion economy. The US economy is $14 trillion, so to…
Looking For A Job? You're Not Alone
If you're looking for a job this summer, you're not alone. According to the latest survey from Challenger, Gray and Christmas, an international outplacement company, planned job cuts announced by employers in July totaled 103,312, a 26 percent increase from the 81,755 job cuts announced in June. It…
Happy Birthday Ilyce!
Here are some of the Web sites Ilyce mentioned on her show today:
www.johnwasik.com - John co-wrote a book about exchange traded funds.
To research corporate culture as you're applying for a job - www.vault.com/index.jsp and www.wetfeet.com
www.ultimate-resumes.com - Liz Handlin's…
When I was a teenager I babysat, pet-sat and worked at an Arby's. My favorite summer I was working at a local newspaper during the day and at Arby's at night. What a rush it was to go out and cover a tornado along with the rest of the newsroom staff. I was getting experience for my future career and…
California Unemployment Reaches Nearly 7 Percent
Unemployment in California reached 6.8 percent in May the state announced recently. That's up from 6.2 percent in April and 5.3 percent in May 2007. Contrast that with 5.5 percent for May 2008 for the United States as a whole. And 5.0 percent for the U.S. in April. Industries which added jobs…
Looking For A Job? Try The U.S. Government
If you're thinking you may be laid off in the next few months and are longing for the security of a government job now may be a good time to start applying.
It can take months to go through the hiring process because of background checks and security clearance procedures. And your resume may have to…
Jobless Claims Return To Post Hurricane Katrina Levels
In December 2001 a group of us went to a conference room in a high rise tower in Fairfax, Va. We knew it was coming. Layoffs.
It wasn't that we hadn't worked hard. We had. Instead our company bought a competitor with similar technology and our product was killed. And so the team that worked on it was…
