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UNEMPLOYMENT: ON THE DECLINE?
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Seasonal Recipe!
When the biting winds of winter blow in, what could be more comforting and inviting then a hot bowl of thick soup? What may not be so comforting and inviting is that fat that usually accompanies that bowl of soup. Here is a low-fat way to warm up your bones!
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Creamy Potato Soup
3 lb. of potatoes
2 quarts of water
1 tsp. Salt
1 lg. Sweet onion, chopped
1 1/2 tbsp. Finely snipped fresh dill
2 tsp. Freshly ground pepper
2 tbs. Butter
1 cup plain yogurt
1/4 cup chopped fresh Italian parsley to use for garnish
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Wash and peel the potatoes and cut into cubes. In a large pot, cover them with 2 qts. Salted water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the onion and simmer for another 10 minutes, or until the potatoes start to fall apart. One at a time, add the dill pepper, butter and yogurt. Bring back to a simmer and serve, garnished with parsley. Serves four.
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and putting
this recession to rest.
Of course you will always find the pessimists screaming out,
"Not so fast!", but listening to the negativity will not get
this economy back on its feet. The latest report
from the Dept. of Labor also stated that the week ending December
15th was the 7th week of 8 in which the claims dropped.
To go along with that good news also came reports that our
economy experienced strong gains in October, as well as November.
Experts have been reporting that by the Spring, our economy
will be on the incline. On the flip side, before we
experience any signs of growth we will most likely see another
spike in the jobless rate. In the recession of 90-91,
the rate reached 7.8%; as it stands to date, we are look-
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RESUME RED FLAGS…
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volumes
about the candidates attention to detail and their overall
standards regarding their work.
2. EXAGGERATED TITLES. One of the first things
a recruiter will look for when glancing at a resume is what
the candidate has done at previous companies. What was
his or her title? What were they responsible for.
A recruiter will quickly pick up on a candidate who went from
a mail clerk to a V.P. of Operations. (Speaking of exaggerating!)
Spotting a remarkable leap like that will cause for some questions
to be raised. There are companies out there who will
appoint titles to employees that may be a little far-fetched
in order to built confidence and morale. If you have
experienced this sort of ego-building technique with a previous
employer,
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be
prepared to point that out to headhunters and prospective
employers.
3. THE JOB HOPPER. This little flag is not
as telling as it has been in the past. What I mean by
that is, in the last decade start-companies and dot-coms came
out of the woodwork, creating an abundance of careers for
the newly graduated and seasoned business men and women looking
for a change/challenge in their careers. By the end
of the nineties it look as though the "get rich quick" establishments
could not hold their weight and a number of careers were cut
short and people were back on the street. Some moved
on to more dot-coms and start-ups, hoping that the next one
would come through. More and more they crumbled and
the candidate was forced to find new work, by no fault
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of his own. An actual job hopper on the other hand will
go from place to place in a very short amount of time, either
at his own will or worse case scenario, because of termination.
These are details that need to be looked at carefully when
a candidate may appear to be a job hopper.
4. EXTENDED HOLIDAYS BETWEEN JOBS. Here's
a flag that will jump right off the page. Is there a
year or two or even more between each job? If so, why?
Were they pursuing an education? Or was it that
they just couldn't find work? In the economy that we
experienced for the last 7 or 8 years, that seems an unlikely
story. If you are the job seeker, be prepared to explain
this time off.
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