"How the Crash Will Reshape America" by Richard Florida, Atlantic Magazine, Volume 303, No. 2, March 2009In "How the Crash Will Reshape America" Richard Florida tells readers no place in the United States will escape the long and deep recession he sees ahead, but the keyword in the title is "Reshape." At the end of the introductory paragraphs he predicts recession and decline spreading outward from New York to Detroit and the Sun Belt in a way that will permanently alter, or reshape, America’s economic landscape. In apocalyptic words, he writes,...
Friday, 27 February 2009
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
The superintendent at my local school district has announced plans for upcoming layoffs to save money caused by a budget shortfall. He plans to layoff one from office staff and one from the janitorial staff at each school. They expect to enlarge class size to cut back on teachers.Layoffs put people into the job market adding to job seekers and making it easier for employers to offer lower wages. We might call that the obvious effect, but savings from layoffs have another effect: an increase in uncompensated work. Teachers have never been hourly...
Sunday, 15 February 2009
Featured Job from November 11, 2010 Physical Therapy with Previous featured jobsPhysical Therapy - Physical therapy services are part of health care that is delivered by people working in three occupations: Physical Therapists, Physical Therapist Assistants and Physical Therapist Aides. The three and their Standard Occupational Classification codes are defined below.29-1123 Physical TherapistsAssess, plan, organize, and participate in rehabilitative programs that improve mobility, relieve pain, increase strength, and decrease or prevent deformity...
Wednesday, 4 February 2009
College Job Review and ForecastEvery year college students choose a major while a new batch of college graduates starts looking for jobs using their college degree skills. Picking a field of study depends partly on preference, but study in college will go better, and be easier, for those who pick something they like. That said it is a good idea to keep an eye on the main chance and to know about jobs that use college degree skills. The purpose of...
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