QUESTION: After being laid off, I took a part-time job just to get by. This position has absolutely no relationship to my career. Should I include it on my resume?
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U.S. manufacturing industry executives have bemoaned a skills gap in the nation’s workforce, but a new report says the shortfall isn’t a big deal — yet.
By the end of th...
Factory jobs not paying off
CHICAGO — Jim Ellis had a job with benefits but gave it up for a shot at something with a bright future, if he could just get his foot in the ...
Tips will help job seekers
Searching for your next job means thinking and working fast. Dawdlers need not apply.
Sanjay Sathe, chief executive officer of outplacement com...
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Last week, Martha Atlas ceased to be invisible.
“I’m very excited,” the 62-year-old Prairie Village, Kan., woman said. “And a little scared.”
Confiden...
QUESTION: I am trying to decide whether I should file a discrimination charge against my employer. For the past year, I have had a temporary job as a counselor with an e...
Mobile workers flock to co-working spaces
In between client meetings, Ray Knight, a business-development strategist, has popped into a business lounge in Hollywood, Fla.,...
Americans are working longer
WASHINGTON — Millions of workers in their prime have dropped out of the labor market in recent years, but many older Americans are delaying r...
Butler County's jobless rate for July 2012 is still below those in surrounding counties, although it did rise slightly. July's seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers a...
QUESTION: My employer has had yearly layoffs regardless of the economy. So I’m pondering a career change. How would I go about this?
ANSWER: To answer your question I tu...
Raises reflect ability to adapt
MINNEAPOLIS — To judge from the job listings, welders are in high demand.
Manufacturers across the Upper Midwest will tell anyone who list...
Service job workers take on new roles
ATLANTA — You can hire Sara Fisher to straighten up your room. You can hire Amber Leigh Salisbury to straighten out your love life.
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QUESTION: My boss recently hired a guy who seems determined to cut me out of the loop. “Mike” is a project manager whose job requires him to interact with members of my ...
Service offers career services
SLIPPERY ROCK — Despite a tough job market, career help is readily available for Slippery Rock University students and alumni at the Office...
They can offer Internet help
With many job applications being posted online, it is increasingly more difficult for people without Internet access to find and apply for jo...
Butler County's jobless rate for December 2011, in bold numbers, is compared with November's. The county still has the lowest unemployment rate in the region.
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Butler County's jobless rate for November 2010, fell slightly from the October rate. November's seasonally adjusted unemployment numbers are in bold type.
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Butler County's jobless rate for September fell slightly from August's rate, according to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry. September's seasonally adjus...
The state Department of Labor and Industry recently released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate August's rate, and the l...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate July's rate, and the light number...
The Butler High boys tennis team won a state championship, the boys lacrosse team captured a WPIAL crown and the baseball team returned to the playoffs.
All told, it was...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate February's rate, and the lighter ...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate January's rate, and the light num...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties.
The bold numbers indicate December's rate, and the light n...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate November's rate, and the light number...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rate for Butler and the surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate October's rate. The light numbers...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rates for Butler and surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate September's rate. The lighter number...
The state Department of Labor and Industry released the jobless rates for Butler and surrounding counties. The bold numbers indicate August's rate. The lighter numbers i...
