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Sorting out current unemployment benefits Source: SFGate Kathleen Pender Thursday, March 4, 2010 The jobless got a temporary reprieve Tuesday night when President Obama signed a bill that extends federal funding for unemployment benefits and Cobra health care premium subsidies for one month. Last week, the House passed a one-month extension, but the bill got held up in the Senate [...]

You can order a free copy of the Creative Group’s 2010 Salary Guide and download other free and useful booklets and guides for creatives at The Creative Group Web site.

Source Wall Street Journal Unemployment Extension Adds Up to 99 Weeks of Benefits By Kelly Evans The latest extension of unemployment benefits couldn’t come at a better time, it seems; President Barack Obama signed legislation into law Friday providing an additional 14 to 20 weeks of benefits for those who have already exhausted theirs or will do so by year-end. [...]

Who doesn’t need additional support finding work during these difficult economic times? There are several organizations in the San Francisco East Bay Area that provide networking, job leads, workshops and support. Most of these organizations are free, a few services charge a nominal fee. Job Connections – Job Connections is an outreach of Community Presbyterian Church in Danville, California. They [...]

We’ve already established that I love to research, read, learn, and share what I find on the Web. I’m getting some kind of cool nicknames on Twitter, my favorite being “resource monster”. I wish I could get the domain name! Anyway… This post has all of the links that I’ve read over the last two weeks (5/27-6/16)  that relate to [...]

If you are not following me on Twitter, @RobinMWood, you may be missing some of the great articles that I have come across and posted for your review. I am going to start posting them here by topic on a weekly basis, so that we will have an archive of resources for class. When you are looking at the resources [...]

This is a roundup of the links I share and retweet. They revolve around Web Development, graphics, computers, freelancing, and job search. Enjoy! RT @mayhemstudios @Jason_Pollock @cheth: 400+ Beautiful twtter Icons 4 yr Website | Blog Godown http://bit.ly/Ni7yC RT @DesignerDepot: 33 Excellent Web Layout #Photoshop Tutorials: http://tinyurl.com/qoyp7h RT @PSDTUTS: 40 Logo Design Tutorials http://bit.ly/OmuMg #photoshop #illustrator Zixpk.com – Gorgeous #wallpapers [...]

Some California unemployment offices to stay open Saturdays Source: KSBY 6 Action News Reported by: Bethany Tucker The state is working to make things a bit easier for the unemployed. Twenty-five employment offices will open on Saturdays to help thousands of Californians file for unemployment benefits. The state’s unemployment rate hit 10.5 percent last month, and more than a half [...]

The Annual Northern California Career and Leadership Summit is schedule for Saturday, May 30, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Please pass this along within your Network and encourage everyone to register online. This is a FREE event, unmatched to any that will be attended this year, and we anticipate 1,000 people in attendance, possibly more given the timing [...]

For the next several months (or maybe years), we are going to have to endure a new and stark reality – a tanking economy and swelling unemployment. The U.S. economy lost an eye-popping 540,000 jobs in January alone, making it likely you or someone you know has become a victim of the crisis. But the worst time to panic is [...]