With the nation’s unemployment rate at its highest level in 14 years, job seekers may find it difficult to maintain hope when it seems as though no one is hiring.

Despite growing unemployment and the faltering U.S. economy, those in search of a job have more control over their circumstances than they might think, says Ford [...]

With layoffs and the unemployment rate at their highest levels in more than 14 years, employers need to prepare themselves for possible after-effects of job cutbacks on remaining employees, a Purchase-based researcher reports.

The negative impacts include greater employee insecurity, higher stress, less teamwork, heavier workloads, and workers generally feeling that they are “less valued,” according [...]

Despite the ailing economy and the rout in the financial sector, the nation’s job market is revealing bright spots where those with certain skills remain in demand, according to the 2009 Salary Guides from Robert Half International.

They include positions in accounting, information technology (IT) and administrative roles, the staffing company said.

Within accounting and finance, these [...]

A new report by Pace University shows the job market in the region for jobs in the information technology, or IT, sector shrunk dramatically during the third quarter, with few exceptions.

The decline was most pronounced in Westchester, Pace said, where the IT job market had its worst quarterly slide since Pace created its IT job [...]

The fall is typically a great time for students and others looking for temporary or part-time jobs to find work as retailers gear up for the busy holiday shopping season.

But with expectations that consumers will trim gift giving, thanks to the lackluster economy, many retailers are reducing hiring, leaving job seekers to weigh alternatives to [...]

Many corporate recruiters view workers of Generation Y, those born 1979 to 1994, as weak performers compared to their older cohorts.

In a recent survey, just 20 percent of recruiters classified Gen Y, also known as Millennials and Echo Booomers, as “generally great performers,” according to JobFox, an Internet career site.

Compare that to 63 percent of [...]

Presidential candidates aren’t the only ones campaigning this election season.

A recent survey by Accountemps shows more than half of employees interviewed said the level of office politics in their workplaces has increased compared to five years ago.

Just 12 percent of respondents reported a decline.

While most workers don’t advocate jumping into the political fray, a majority [...]

The Rockland Business Women’s Network will host a seminar for women looking to boost their sales skills Oct. 8 in New City.

Adrian Miller, president of Adrian Miller Sales Training and author of the book “The Blatant Truth: 50 Ways to Sales Success,” will present the noontime seminar, being held at Pasta Cucina restaurant, 253 S. [...]

If you brown bag your lunch and then store it in a communal refrigerator until lunchtime, chances are high that you’ve been a victim of the occasional theft of your prized midday meal.

Like socks in the dryer, sandwiches, yogurts, salads, even leftovers packed in Tupperware can suddenly go missing, without so much as a crumb [...]

A faltering U.S. economy combined with a continued gap in pay between the sexes is putting the squeeze on women, their families and their careers, according to a recently released report by the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress.

The report, titled “Women and Their Families Are Being Squeezed,” notes that households headed by women [...]