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A reality many are going through: Decades of experience, a diverse background, and a college degree . . . but on the job market so long, that you reach far below your previous pay scale. Labor experts confirm that well-qualified, well-educated applicants are easy to come by these days. Accordingly, jobs are more difficult to find.
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Firms must resist making drastic job cuts or face the consequences when the market picks up, recruiters have warned.
If you are multilingual, know language well and are quick on your feet, there's at least one employer in the midst of the nation's rocketing job losses that wants you -- the Judicial Council of California. The only catch: Peoples' futures are hanging in the balance, and the job is more than knowing a language other than English.
Whether the economy is in high gear or a slow meltdown, the need for law-enforcement officers is always strong - making it a hot job for the coming year and beyond.
The first quarter of 2009 could end up as a break-even period for U.S. jobs, a survey of employers found.
The nation's newest major labor law will get its first overhaul in 15 years when revised regulations take effect Jan. 16. The changes in the Family and Medical Leave Act will tighten notice requirements for employees and add a new option for the military . The changes fall short of demands from businesses to curb what they see as worker abuse of the law.
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