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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin More workers are finding themselves out of a job (or becoming worried they might soon be) as a string of high-profile companies , mostly startups and in tech, have moved to freeze hiring or even to slash workers and rescind job offers. New unemployment claims edged up to an eight-month high last week . Initial unemployment claims increased by 7,000 to 251,000 in the week ending July 16, making the four-week moving average rise by 4,500 to 240,500, according to the Department of Labor. Those numbers are still a marked improvement from last July, when the four-week average of unemployment claims hit more than 405,000. And the actual unemployment rate in June (the last month reported) is still a rock bottom 3.6% . Still, fears of an impending recession have made nearly 80% of Americans worried about their job security, with almost a quarter of workers extremely concerned about their job security, a recent survey … [Read more...] about Worried About Layoffs? 5 Tips For Job Seekers (And Job Seekers-To-Be) In A Slowing Economy

The Employers’ Confederation of Thai Trade and Industry released a new report analysing job applications on JobThai.com this past month revealing some interesting statistics about what jobs people want and where. Young job applicants – and there are around 490,000 to 510,000 of them who recently graduated and now entering the workforce – are eschewing the glitz and glamour of tourism work and opting for the stability of administrative and office jobs instead. The analysis looked at applications from 2 million job hunters on the popular employment website and found that 29.7% of people applied for administrative work, compared to just 3.63% who were interested in tourism jobs. Factory work was second most popular and jobs like accounting, technicians, logistics and engineering ranked highly as well. Most sought-after jobs 29.70% administrative work 16.00% factory work 10.10% accounting 10.10% technicians 9.85% shipping, import and export 9.59% engineering … [Read more...] about Half a million young people seeking jobs prefer admin to tourism

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When companies create a job posting, they hope to attract the best talent. However, sometimes it backfires. For example, if a job listing uses misleading language or overly lengthy descriptions, it could end up repelling highly qualified candidates. Recently, the Paychex team surveyed Americans who have looked for a job within the past year. As a result, job seekers across the country shared their current standards for evaluating an open position and what constitutes a potential warning sign. Let’s look at what respondents considered to be the top ten job posting red flags and how they impact the application process . 1. No salary range specified Compensation is one of the most important aspects of a job—especially now. So, it's unsurprising that not including a salary range was the top red flag for job seekers (65%). For many candidates, omitting that information implies that perhaps the salary range is low. Not … [Read more...] about 10 Job Posting Red Flags To Watch For

The majority of Thai hotels surveyed recently admitted they are short on workers, according to the Thai Hotels Association. About 68% of 118 hotels surveyed said they are short-staffed. The workers needed include maids, receptionists, cleaners, cooks, waiters, and technicians. The survey was conducted from July 17-25. The reason not enough people are seeking hotel jobs may likely have to do with wages. The survey found that only 33% of hotels have raised their wages to attract more job seekers. The THA’s president said that hotel occupancy rates have been recovering ever since ‘Thailand Pass’ met its end on July 1. She noted, however, that the rates are still lower than pre-Covid-19 days. The survey found that the average occupancy rate was 38% in June, and bumped up to 45% in July, a small improvement. Thailand’s hotel sector is still reliant on Thai tourists, according to Siam Commercial Bank’s Economic Intelligence Centre. This news comes after another report found that … [Read more...] about Thailand’s hotels are short on workers

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The first episode of Nathan Fielder’s The Rehearsal set our expectations, only to break them with each subsequent episode, until number 4, “The Fielder Method,” shattered them into dust; we’re not watching a rehearsal anymore. What are we watching, exactly? It’s hard to say! The show feels a bit like watching the creative process in action, with all its chaotic spontaneity, Nathan’s original idea having branched out into layered simulations, prompting moments of discomfort, poignancy, and unexpected beauty. The episode begins with another stilted conversation between Nathan and Angela, as she talks about her history of drug use, sparked by the anger she felt towards her father, with Nathan’s faux-surprise at hearing that she used to do acid and cocaine as a teenager. It doesn’t pay off until the end - the majority of the episode sees Nathan head off to teach an acting class, convincing a bunch of bright-eyed … [Read more...] about HBO’s ‘The Rehearsal’ Recap, Episode 4: Meta Method Acting

Kehinde Andrews is professor of Black Studies at Birmingham City University and the author of the book "The New Age of Empire: How Racism and Colonialism Still Rule the World." The opinions in this article belong to the author. View more opinion on CNN. (CNN) Britain is as close as it has ever been to being run by a prime minister who is not White. When Boris Johnson eventually skulks out of office, he will be replaced by either Rishi Sunak, son of Indian migrants via East Africa, or Liz Truss who is doing her best Margaret Thatcher impression. Kehinde Andrews There was much fanfare that half of the original eight Conservative candidates were from an ethnic minority, representing far and away the most diverse contest for the next leader of the country ever. But rather than being a signal that we are at a watershed moment in British politics, this whole episode is the perfect example that diversity is often the enemy of … [Read more...] about Opinion: Britain is closer than ever to a non-White prime minister. Don’t think it’s racial progress