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Unemployment Continues to Climb; Many Parents Are Concerned About the Cost of Preschool Tuition

Published by Damien in Business, Career on October 11th, 2011 | No Comments »

As the unemployment rate climbs to over 9 percent (according to Bureau of Labor Statistics, The Employment Situation: May 2009), many financially strained families may feel pressure to send their young children to preschool. Authors Renee and Mike Mosiman help those parents who choose not to send their young children to school in their new book, “The Smarter Preschooler: Unlocking Your Child’s Intellectual Potential” (ISBN: 978-0-9816426-5-9).

The authors provide practical advice to parents, supported by the latest research, about boosting their child’s intellect. Their user-friendly book demonstrates how parents can help their children build verbal skills, enhance analytical abilities, and develop early reading skills that set the stage for success in elementary school. The authors also address such topics as how and what to read to a youngster, how different types of play impact early development, and the best environment for preschoolers to develop social skills with their peers.

Even parents who choose to send their children to preschool can benefit from the findings presented in The Smarter Preschooler. The authors believe “Each child has special gifts, and it is the parent’s job to cultivate a child’s talents and strengthen his or her weakness.” They offer many strategies for providing an enriched environment for the intellectual and social development of young children. And experts agree with their advice.

Shirley Wyver, Ph.D., said: “This is a fabulous book…that will enhance the quality of parent-child interactions and ultimately provide the best opportunities for intellectual, social and emotional development.”

Cathy Duffy Reviews: “Plenty of practical suggestions and resource recommendations show parents how to create an intellectually stimulating environment at home that promotes healthy academic, social, physical, and emotional development.”

“The Smarter Preschooler” (ISBN-13: 978-0-9816426-5-9) will be available in book stores nationwide September 1, 2009 for $14.95 and can be purchased today at http://www.TheSmarterPreschooler.com. Media review copies will be provided upon request.

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Tags: bureau of labor, bureau of labor statistics, cathy duffy, early reading, employment situation, fabulous book, intellect, job, parents, peers, reading skills, renee, resource recommendations, social and emotional development, special gifts, talents, unemployment rate, verbal skills, youngster

FlexJobs Warns of New Phishing Scam Targeting Jobseekers

Published by Damien in Career, Jobs and Careers, Telecommute Jobs on October 9th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

FlexJobs, the leading website for legitimate telecommuting and online job listings, today cautioned jobseekers to beware of a new phishing email scam targeting jobseekers. This most recent email phishing scam involves asking jobseekers to fill out a credit report in order to gain access to the final interview stage for a job.

The phishing email includes a link to a “free credit report” that the employer has arranged for the jobseeker’s convenience. Scammers are taking advantage of the high unemployment rate to contact people by email with deceptive offers for interviews and jobs.

CEO Sara Sutton Fell explains, “We have been seeing an increasing trend in which jobseekers are targeted by online scammers. This most recent job scam is designed to collect sensitive financial information from the jobseekers under the guise of a chance for employment. We are notifying the public to be cautious with any email that requests a credit report or payment in exchange for a job or a chance to interview for a job”.

FlexJobs recommends looking out for:

Unsolicited emails.
Emails from supposed employers but using free email domains (e.g., @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, @aol.com, or @hotmail.com) instead of one related to the company domain name.
Emails from individuals or companies the jobseeker does not recognize, especially if the emails include links to click on for more information or to proceed with the job application process.
Requests for detailed personal information, especially social security numbers or financial account details, before a job interview has even taken place.
Required credit checks to prove interest in a job, or to get an interview.

US employers likely added few jobs in September

Published by Damien in Business News, Jobs and Careers on October 7th, 2011 | No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. economy will likely show its fifth straight month of slight or no job creation when the government issues its September employment report Friday. Another weak month would underscore the sluggishness of the economy and the risk of another recession.
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U.S. jobless claims down 9,000

Published by Damien in Business News, Career on September 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »

WASHINGTON (Xinhua) — The number of U.S. people initially applying for unemployment aid last week dropped after hitting a three-month high a week earlier, the U.S. Labor Department reported Thursday.
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Unemployment Rate Expected to Hit All Regions

Published by Damien in Business News, Jobs and Careers on September 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment »

With recession looming across the world, expect a lot of people without a job starting this month. This prediction was expected as early as the third quarter of last year and it seems that many people are slowly feeling this pinch of surviving the worst economic crisis to hit the world since ages.

There have been bailouts given. Loans with affordable interest rates with their business stake as collateral have been granted. But the thing is, are they enough?

Majority of the employees hit are the overseas workers. Thousands have been laid off in the United States, Saudi Arabia and Taiwan. A lot of them are Filipinos. Many came home last December, their last trip for now since they are formally out of a job.

There are countries that declared job openings. Among them include Qatar, Canada and the United Kingdom. But so far, nothing definite has been reported with regards to their actual needs.

Folks, the crisis is for real. If you have a job, do all means to keep it. For the unemployed, all you can do for now is keep on looking. That is the best thing you can do for now, regardless if you have a diploma or not.