There are technologies that candidates can use to turn their resume into gold. All it takes is some keywords and out comes the best resume for the job description! Learning the game is all you need to do. This is a sham.
employers are stepping up and in a big way to address the unemployment many of our younger veterans face. Just this week, Boeing, General Electric, Lockheed Martin, and Alcoa announced the Get Skills to Work program that will train at least 100,000 veterans for manufacturing jobs by 2015.
America's children could have smaller class sizes. Cities and towns could have more police. Roads and bridges would be repaired and rebuilt. The foundation for a new economy could begin to be cobbled together.
Political analysts may continue to squabble over the importance of the undecided voters, but don't listen to them. Much like Bigfoot, the many sightings of the fabled "undecided voters" in all those polls have been hoaxes.
When it comes down to it, it is easy to start wars and to show support for them, but difficulty arises when it comes to actually paying for the negative consequences of sending our nation's men and women into harm's way.
Managing your finances during unemployment is critical. The search for a new job can take months, and even when you find a new job, it may pay less than your previous one.
Each additional level of education from high school and beyond brings with it greater economic security. Over the course of an individual's lifetime, a college degree is arguably one of the best investments a person can make.
Employers are looking for talent with the right skills to fill open positions and bring value to their company. We all make mistakes and a candidate's actions in the past shouldn't hold them back from achieving success in the future.
The debates over social mobility will rage between and within the main political parties. But they should do so on firmer ground. The nuts and bolts of congressional and government machinery make poor copy for soaring campaign speeches. But the American Dream sorely needs some planning.
Jobs and the economy remain Americans' number one concern. While Barack Obama and Mitt Romney have promised to create millions of jobs if they are elected President, there are stark differences between their plans.
Many people go into politics because a fantasy holds them captive. And the fantasies come in many kinds. There are those a leader may hold about himself, or about the role he has to play, or about the problems he is expected to solve. In Obama's case, the largest fantasy was perhaps this: that you can fight for a cause and win without fighting against anything. By nature and disposition, Obama is a man who blends and consolidates. The plaintive undertone that you hear sometimes, under his heartiest shout, really says to his listeners "How can anyone reject what I'm saying? This is so reasonable. And we know it already -- it's enough to remember what we know. Now, come along with me and agree that this is what we've always stood for." But not everyone will call it reasonable unless the arguments and history are laid out in a connected order. In last night's debate, Joe Biden brought a reminder of what it sounds like when a politician offers reasons.
Although Obama's victory in 2008 inspired bold assertions that we are now living in a new, post-racial age, he continues to have to navigate the minefield of America's racialized landscape.
Not all things always go according to plan. But it's essential to remember that despite the many bumps there are on the road to achieving your goal, there are always mentors and individuals willing to help you blaze a trail and follow your plan.
There are 4,813,400 jobs advertised in the U.S. right now, yet 12.1 million people looking for work. "What gives?," you might ask.
With unemployment high and growing fears of a double dip recession, the role of small businesses in job creation is more important than ever in this year's presidential race.
If America is a company, it's one that can't seem to get jobs for over 12 million of its employees. If you work at a company that can't even employ you... that's a sign that you're working at one sh**ty company.