Stay tough, stay employed
While the job market is certainly far from ideal for recent graduates, a new study sheds light on a few qualities that could keep recession-era entrants to the job market at work. By Shelley DuBois
View ArticleThe unemployment facts we'd rather not face
The harsh reality is that many job applicants can't find work because they aren't qualified for today's open jobs. By Geoff Colvin
View ArticleWhat will "fix" young America?
Scott Gerber is leading a movement to promote entrepreneurship to address youth unemployment. But is one man's enthusiasm enough to keep such a campaign together? By Colleen Leahey
View Article5 ways to make the most of a campus career fair
Graduating from college in the spring? The job market for the class of 2013 is super-competitive, but standing out from the crowd at a career fair can help. FORTUNE -- Dear Annie: I'll be getting a...
View ArticlePicking a college major in the fall? Don't choose business.
It might seem like a practical choice, but a bachelor's in business is a ticket to underemployment, one study says.
View ArticleThe coming brain drain in U.S. manufacturing
More than 200,000 skilled factory jobs are going begging. A wave of Boomer retirements could make the labor shortage even worse. FORTUNE -- "Manufacturing has an image problem," says Paul Gerbino, head...
View Article4 ways to help your college kid find a job
Nobody -- well, hardly anybody -- wants to be a "helicopter parent" but, even so, college seniors may need a hand. Here's what to do now.
View ArticleHow to fix youth unemployment? Pay your interns
Around this time of year, a number of our friends are celebrating their graduations from both high school and college. Yet for far too many, the transition from student life to the working world is...
View ArticleWhy the U.S. prison system hurts young workers
Its a fact that seems almost too mind-boggling to be true: The U.S. has 5% of the worlds population, and 25% of the worlds prison population. In 2011, 716 out of every 100,000 American citizens were...
View ArticleEurozone jobless rate stuck at 11.6% in May
The number of unemployed in the 18-country eurozone inched down by 28,000 in seasonally-adjusted terms in May, but the jobless rate stayed stuck at 11.6%, the E.U.’s statistics agency Eurostat...
View ArticleHow to help America’s most vulnerable jobseekers: Undereducated youth
A few folks over at the Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting have cooked up a plan to solve the problem of millions of young Americans who lack steady jobs or a college education: match them with...
View ArticleWhy the housing recovery hasn’t jumpstarted the economy
The housing recovery has been over for months now. This fact was confirmed Tuesday with the latest Case-Shiller numbers, which showed that home prices fell by 0.5% from June to July. While home prices...
View ArticleThese are the Best Cities for College Students
When high school seniors decide which college to attend, the academic and extracurricular offerings of certain universities are usually their top consideration. On Monday, the American Institute for...
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