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The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that employers completed 1,273 mass layoffs in March, causing 121,310 newly laid-off workers to file initial claims for unemployment benefits. Mass layoffs decreased from February while initial claims increased.

Monthly mass layoffs decreased by 20 and the number of workers who filed initial claims for unemployment benefits increased by 1,847. Over the year mass layoff decreased by 2, but initial claims increased by 5,919. When not seasonally adjusted, March 2012 mass layoffs amounted to 1,125 and caused 117,817 initial claims.

The private-sector industry in which workers filed the largest number of mass-layoff initial claims was again temporary help services (“temp workers”). Nex

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The Career Blog updates you on recent changes to the site, offers helpful career advice and makes you aware of some great Internet resources I come across that will help your career long term. The Career Blog is a quick way to be updated on every change and update to the Find Your Dream Career website. To subscribe to The Career Blog (no email necessary), right-click on the orange RSS button (see the bottom of the left side navigation bar menu) and then paste the URL into your RSS reader.

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How have you engineered your online presence so far? Do recruiters know where to find you and how to know more about you? Do you have an online career brand? Or you depending on job sites such as CareerBuilder or Monster to do your career building for you? Here are 15 things you should take care while building your career online.

1. Discover And Develop Your Career Brand

Your career brand is not just a job application preceded by a cute letter and followed by a resume. It’s a package comprising your professional reputation, professional affiliations, recommendations, memberships, and the value add you represent to a potential employer.

2. U

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Its time for you to get a job.  Any job.  Ever heard this before?

It may come from a concerned friend.  A distant family member who knows better. Or you may simply overhear words like these at a party or in the stands at your kids baseball game.

And whether you are a man, a woman, the primary breadwinner, a secondary contributor, old, young, white or blue-collar you may hear these words and cringe.

Part of you will think they are right.  After all, we are here on this earth to work and contribute.  Youd be working and bringing in something.  And at least youd get these people off your back.

It is a complicated question. And o

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