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State of the Market: Surviving Long Term Unemployement

August 30th, 2011

By Jackie Simmonds, Blog Editor

Survival during unemployment features lots of tough choices and lots of sleepless nights. When things get tight where do you turn? Many people are now facing choices they never even dreamed of and are unaware of the resources that are available to them.

Our latest show talks about some of the options that are available to you once your resources start running out. Here are some of the places that you can go to for help in Massachusetts while you are continuing to look for work.

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Utility arrearage programs. Help Massachusetts households pay overdue utility bills. The programs offer payment plans, debt forgiveness, or a combination of the two. » Read more: State of the Market: Surviving Long Term Unemployement

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Social Media: Are you staying up-to-speed with the changes in the job market?

January 29th, 2011

By Jackie Simmonds, Blog Editor

With all the information that is available today on the internet sifting through it can be a challenge. How are you managing the data on unemployment and job search?

Believe it or not trends in the job search area do change in a matter of months. New information is constantly coming out on how to most effectively use LinkedIn, FaceBook, and Twitter to get a job. Government programs change. Employers revised how they are looking at potential candidates.

Don’t get buried searching through all the data, let The New England Job Show do it for you. You can get updated several ways:

Our FaceBook page reports breaking news on the unemployment front, job postings, networking and webinar events, and up-to-date thinking on the job search. Go to the NEJS FaceBook page and click “like” to stay in the know.

If you would prefer, you can get the same information via Twitter, just sign up and you will have what you need at your fingertips helping you make the right decisions in your job search.