Etc.

• August was very quiet on the placement front. Media reports claimed that temps were in demand because firms were unable to find vacation coverage. My experience was that voicemail and email served as the replacements in most cases.
• Someone who has not worked for almost two years was incensed when I called her about a two week project. She actually used foul language about my call to her companion before hanging up the phone. We need to fix a system which enables the unemployed to remain that way and we need to do so now!
• I am trying to turn Twitter into a valuable resource. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!
• Labor Day used to be when we honored union workers. I wonder how Governor Christie of NJ and other Tea Party politicians will commemorate the day.
• Beware of previously unknown engines offering to blast your resume for FREE! One never knows on whose doorstep or inbox (or Twitter Account) it will end up on!

Will May Be the Month?

May arrived with incredibly hot weather in the Northeast and violent weather across the South. Does this mean we are about to see a storm of activity on the job front? April was very quiet though last week appeared to show some energy but I am unsure why that occurred. I would be curious to hear if any of my readers noticed a change last week. While there seems to be a momentary boost, some markets could be in for a rough time.

Governor Christie of NJ has imposed over $800 million in state aid cuts to public schools forcing about 200,000 teaching jobs to be eliminated. PA is laying off thousands of educators and trying to force them to come back at a fraction of their earning. We could see a huge influx of educators looking for jobs in other markets. One of these days, I hope we witness the job creation that President Obama talked about on the campaign trail 2 years ago.

Share your thoughts with me and have a good week!

Puzzling Politics

Whether you reside in the Great (?) Garden State or not, you undoubtedly have heard about Governor Chris Christie's vendetta against public education, where he has stripped over $800 million of state aid while eliminating a special income tax to the state's most wealthy residents.

Beyond everything else that is wrong with the equation, he is eliminating a few hundred thousand jobs at a time when he promised to increase employment in NJ. Not only he is wiping out almost all extra curricular activities and fine arts plus some athletic programs which will put more youth on the streets, he is weakening the economy both forcing displaced teachers and their families to relocate to greener pastures.

Chris Christie will go down in history books as one of the most counterproductive governors in the history of the U.S. If you live in NJ, contact your local representatives to fight him. if you live in another state, protect your territory now and feel free to pass along websites where some of the finest teachers around could apply for jobs!!