EveryJoe » Business and Economy http://www.everyjoe.com Sports News - Tech Reviews - Entertainment - Life Tips for EveryJoe Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Job Hunt: Openings at Firms with Lay Offs http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/job-hunt-openings-at-firms-with-lay-offs/ http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/job-hunt-openings-at-firms-with-lay-offs/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000 Miranda Marquit http://www.everyjoe.com/articles/job-hunt-openings-at-firms-with-lay-offs/ Post from: EveryJoe

Job Hunt: Openings at Firms with Lay Offs

]]> This is going to sound counter-intuitive, but one of the best places to look for a job can actually be at a firm that just laid a bunch of people off. Depending on the reasons behind the lay offs, you might find that such companies are ready to do a round of hiring.

Recently, an acquaintance of mine was laid off — along with dozens of others — from a local company. Imagine our surprise when the Classifieds showed job openings in 58744449that company two weeks later! The reason? In the interest of cost-cutting, the company laid off around 50 of higher-earners and then posted job openings for about 20 jobs with entry-level pay.

This sort of practice is relatively common. The magazine SmartMoney points out the following: “Companies cutting jobs are often hiring in some areas, even as they shrink in others.” Instead of writing off companies that have announced lay offs, it is a good idea to check into where the lay offs are taking place, and then see which divisions of the company might be hiring.

Because so many people overlook businesses that recently laid off workers, it might be that you have less competition for new job openings. Of course, the company may be on the verge of collapse and there may not be any job openings. But it doesn’t hurt to ask.

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10 Most Overpriced Cities in America

]]> If you have lived in more than one place, you know that your dollar goes further in some locations than in others. Right now, my dollar is going much further in my small Utah town than it went when I lived in Syracuse, New York.

Over at Bizzia Personal Finance, I have a list (from Forbes) of the 10 best cities to live if you want to stretch your dollar. Right now, I offer the Forbes list of the 10 most overpriced cities in America:2805475704_9a03215453

  1. Los Angeles, California (why doesn’t this surprise me?)
  2. Chicago, Illinois
  3. Miami, Florida
  4. New York City, New York
  5. Providence, Rhode Island
  6. Riverside, California
  7. Long Island, New York
  8. Cleveland, Ohio
  9. Newark, New Jersy (tie)
  10. San Diego, California (tie)

Do any of you live in these cities? Do you feel they are overpriced?

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