As one who grew up hearing stories from the older folks on how labor was in dire straits back in the day, with long hours and lousy pay, until the unions came along.   After much turmoil the older folks would boast, the unions won out and workers were given the forty hour work week, more [...]

U.S. News and World Report had a recent article in its Small Business and Entrepreneurs Section.   the article was entitled “Interview for Integrity”.    In the article, one of the subjects, Jay Meschke, offers some great tips about interviewing employment candidates.  He comments on everything from spotting possible lies to the increased deception as a result [...]

The number of people out of work has reached six million, nationally.   That is is you only count those still on the radar screen.   Undocumented workers and unemployable’s are not included in these statistics. According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, California, where Corra Group is headquartered, suffers from an 11.2 % unemployment [...]

Any time is a tough time for an older worker to find a job.   But when the economy is in a meltdown and employees are being laid off from just about every industry, then the odds have increased exponentially that the more senior employment candidates will not find work. The supposed experts offer a lot [...]