| 12 December 2009
| Your Career & Today's Job Market David tackles a tough topic the week Heath is out of the studio. The reality of keeping and findng a job as we head into 2010. Since December of 2007 the U.S. economy has lost over 7 million jobs. |
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Heath was out of the studio on this week. Mike Harris filled in as David's co-host.
The current unemployment rate continues in the double-digits with over 15.4 million people now un-employed. David talked about the fact that over 320,000 jobs have been lost each month for the last 24-months. (per BLS website)
RELEVANT LINKS:
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Situation Summary
WSJ ARTICLE: Working Two Jobs and Still Underemployed
During the second segment of the show David Interviewed Mike Harris who after 25 years recently made a career transition himself.
During the interview David referenced the WSJ article titled "Taking Risk to Boost Your Career" Mike talks about his new business venture Blue Goose Golf.
RELEVANT LINKS:
WSJ ARTICLE: Taking Risk to Boost Your Career
David mentioned the book: Feel The Fear and Do it Anyway
In the third segment of the show David invited Michael Serven onto the Family Money Show. Michael is majoring in Mathematics and Economics at the University of Chicago. David invited Michael on to get the perspective of someone who is about to graduate from college and enter the job market.
David and Mike Serven discuss the reality of what it means for a college student to enter the job market in 2009. Things have changed drastically.
Relevant Links:
The Curse of the Class of 2009
David mentioned the book: Capatilisim and Freedom by: Milton Friedman
In the last segment, we discuss the job interview process and some practical do's and don'ts during the job huting and interviewing process.
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