According to the Wall Street Journal, the Swiss financial services group Credit Suisse is likely to drop 1,000 jobs this month after they release their Q3 earnings today. Earlier this year, the financial group announced...
Archive - October 2011
sparkCast Episode 015
The official podcast of SparkHire.com. Covering news related to the job market, HR, startups, and more. The Job Market: Halloween stores provide temporary jobs The 10 scariest jobs Startups: Dot Com failures and their...
Work Three Jobs or Cap Student Loan Payments?
If you remember from earlier this week, Mark published a blog post that talked about what Wisconsin Republican Congressman Paul Ryan thinks about the student loan program. Rather than trying to reform it to help future...
‘Rebuild America Jobs’ is the next #americanjobsact
Fixing America’s crumbling infrastructure has always been on President Obama’s $447 billion jobs package, also known as The American Jobs Act. After the Act was defeated in the Senate last week, the...
Poll Shows Americans Distrust the Government Now More Than Ever
A poll taken by the New York Times and CBS News shows that almost half of the American public believes the ideas at the root of Occupy Wall Street reflect the views of most Americans. According to the poll, more than...
Alabama’s Immigration Law and Jobs
Alabama’s tough new immigration law isn’t producing farm jobs for unemployed Americans. The farms’ owners say the immigrants work harder and longer than the current American workers who are filling...
Job Cuts by the Federal Government are Slowing Economic Recovery
According to an article by the Huffington Post, job cuts made by the federal government are slowing down the economic recovery. Since the recession began in December of 2007, state and local governments have cut more...
Rep. Ryan “Work Three Jobs and Get Loans” #occupywallstreet
With Occupy Wall Street in full force, Wisconsin Republican Congressman Paul Ryan was asked why he wants to cut Pell grants for college students who are struggling with tuition. Although he is not opposed to the...
With JustAbout.Co, All Small Businesses Can Have A Webpage
When starting a small business, there are a ton of things to worry about. Money, hiring, building premises and so much more. Now, thanks to a new startup company called JustAbout.Co, small businesses no longer have to...
The First Lady’s First Tweet
First Lady Michelle Obama posted her first tweet from the @joiningforces twitter account, right before game one of the 2011 World Series in St. Louis. Joining Forces is an official White House account dedicated to...
