The East Coast is still recovering from last week's Hurricane Sandy. As a native New Yorker who has lived in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn, I'm still trying to comprehend the concept of New York and major hurricane in the same sentence. And I'm not alone. No one expected anything like this to ever...
Downsized from a Financial Services Firm…Now What?
As the financial services giants continue to struggle, its employees are left scratching their heads trying to figure out their next career move. Many people identify with their industry and find it challenging to see past their industry role when that industry begins to suffer. But opportunities st...
Do You Have a Financial Safety Net to Carry You Through a Job Search?
According to 24/7 Wall Street, some of the country's most well-known companies including Citibank, Sears, Washington Mutual, AT&T, IBM Merck, Ford, Circuit City, Rite-Aid, Gap, and AIG will need to cut thousands of jobs before the end of the year in order to make ends meet or improve earnings....