Every day, I talk with someone who just got laid-off and now they don’t know where to begin their job search. When asked, most of them say they saw the writing on the wall weeks or even months before the layoff. If you hear grumblings about potential layoffs, prepare yourself now. Here are a few thoughts on [...]

The national unemployment rate is 6.5%, but that doesn’t factor in December’s numbers. Those will be available January 9, 2009. Here in Illinois, we’ve raced ahead to 7.3%. When you think about what that means in terms of actual people, that number is staggering. With so many fewer jobs available yet more candidates than ever, [...]