glimmer of hope

New U.S. claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week, dropping below the key 400,000 level for the first time since early April.

Economists expect Census Bureau layoffs to make the June unemployment report look dismal, but are hoping for a glimmer of hope in private sector hiring.

I recommend to my candidates that they build an opportunity pipeline 3 times as large as their expectations ... or compared to their last job search.

Why do candidates need such a large pipeline?

While we've seen a glimmer of hope in recent US Department Of Labor numbers, we're still in the middle of a lousy job market ... the worst in our lifetimes.

What are you going to do about it?

The job market is as tough as it's ever been, and job seekers need to see a glimmer of hope.

CareerBuilder just published some statistics that might be that light at the end of the tunnel for candidates.

Read the entire article that includes full results of CareerBuilder's survey and analysis of what this means to job seekers.

Source: http://reCareered.blogspot.com

NEW YORK - Tiffany & Co. said Friday that its second-quarter profit fell but beat analyst expectations as its steep sales declines moderated, providing a glimmer of hope amid the stagnant luxury market.

Relentless rain and cool weather since early June have sent visitors scrambling home and washed away millions of tourism dollars across the Northeast.

But the first 80-degree readings this month gave a glimmer of hope Friday that summer can be salvaged.

The New York Times Company released its earnings for the Q1 2009, and the situation doesn’t look good.

If things keep going the way they’ve been going for the nation’s largest print news organizations, the news landscape in 2010 could look much, much different.