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First Things to Do if you lose your job

by Karla Williams

Immediate Steps After Losing Your Job
Its one thing to hear unemployment is on the rise, but when you lose your own job, it becomes all too real and very frightening and you need guidance of what to do next.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1463543/immediate_steps_after_losing_your_job.html

Five ways to make money in a Bad Economy

5 Money Opportunities in a Bad Economy
There are money opportunities in a bad economy, this article will discuss five of these businesses.
http://www.associatedcontent.comarticle/1469371/5_money_opportunities_in_a_bad_economy.html

Perspective on the Job Situation

As an Executive Recruiter, I am not sure I completely agree with all the advice or conclusions drawn in this article, but it does include some good warning signs and definitions.

From Readers Digest

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What makes up the $787B stimulus plan?

The Wall Street Journal published today a graphic of where the money in the stimulus plan is allocated to go.  To see the graphic.

Many are concerned about where this money is going, the government has launched a site called Recovery.com that will supposedly allow us to track exactly where, when and how the money is being used.  Visit the new site and bookmark it if you want to see how our government does at following through on their promises and the impact that this stimulus plan will really have on job creation.

Recovery.com

The Bank Relief Program and Jobs

The Troubled Asset Relief Program requires banks to account for how they are spending funds they received from the federal government's bailout efforts.  In addition they are required to prepare new reports on their assets.

The recruiting site, Jobs in The Money (a subsidiary of DICE), distributed an article today about where finance jobs may materialize in the nearer future.  To read their assessment click the link above.

Banks jobs from TARP

Savvy job hunters will want to start reconnecting with contacts at the following banks which have already received funds from the Federal government and may soon find themselves needing more help to manage the new regulations and processes created by TARP.

1. Goldman Sachs
2. JP Morgan Chase & co
3. Bank of New York Mello
4. Bank of America
5. State Street Corporation
6. Morgan Stanley
7. Citigroup
8. Wells Fargo & Co

The Time to Act is NOW particularly when looking for a job!

If you have recently lost your job, resist the urge to wait too long to begin your search for re-employment. No one is arguing that you will need time to adjust to the fact that you are without a job, because whether you were fired for cause or separated from your employer in a company wide reduction-in-force – the effect on your mental state is the same.  You feel abandoned, betrayed, even frightened.  A large part of our sense of self comes from the type of work we do and the contribution that we feel we make to society, to our families. 

By all means, take a few days to process what has happened in your life.  But lick your wounds quickly – and then get back out there and begin your search.  There are two reasons why speed is of the essence.

Health Insurance help for the unemployed

It is widely rumored that the stimulus bill will provide a tremendously more affordable health insurance alternative to the waves of Americans finding themselves unemployed.  The Washington Post article below provides all the details.

Help for the unemployed?

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How bad are things - really?

You be the judge - the employment situation is far from good.  The banks and the credit system is in peril.  The stock market continues to plunge.  Companies are not hiring and layoffs are announced every day.But, is it really doomsday?  Like most things in life - the answer is relative. 

Relative to whether or not you and your family are working.  Relative concerning how many people you know that are out of work.  Relative to how secure, or insecure, you feel your business company is in this economic downturn.

From Bad to Worse - But Far From the Worst