The Thrill of the Job Hunt

"In fact, the main reason the unemployment rate declined last month was because hundreds of thousands of people, some discouraged by their failed job searches, left the labor force"

Now WHY would the GLOBE want to LEAVE THAT FACT OUT of this FULL SUNDAY FEATURE?

"The hunt continues; Incia Fisher’s day at a job fair mirrors a national struggle as millions vie for precious few jobs" by Katie Johnston Chase, Globe Staff | August 16, 2009

.... To be sure, the job market is showing some signs of improvement. The job fair was Aug. 7, the same day the Labor Department reported that the unemployment rate in July dropped by a 10th of a percent to 9.4 - the first dip in 18 months. And recent state economic data also suggest the recession is waning: Job losses in Massachusetts have slowed, with first-time claims for unemployment benefits plunging to about 44,000 in June, a decline of more than 25 percent from March.

I'm so sick of the omissions, distortions, and outright lies: Massachusetts on the Mend

Still , not much has changed for the unemployed....

“It’s tough out there only because of the sheer number of people applying,’’ said Chuck Campbell of Argyle Consultants, a Holliston career-coaching firm....

Fisher is one face of the nation’s unemployed, looking for job at a time when it seems like there are none. More than 14.5 million Americans are out of work, with six unemployed people for every job opening.

That can't be right.

"For each opening, dozens of other people seemed willing to work for less money"

And yet, the lying newspapers told us it is a one-to-six ratio. Maybe SOME of YOU GLOBE REPORTERS might want to read this article yourselves. Give you some good career options.

Related: The Boston Sunday Globe Says Job Loss is a Good Thing

At the Braintree fair, 550 job seekers filed past 29 employers looking to fill 495 positions in the Boston area.

Those seem like pretty good odds than, no?

Fisher, 30, quit her job as a lifeguard and administrative assistant for the City of Boston in June 2008 for medical reasons and to concentrate on her criminal justice classes at Roxbury Community College, not realizing that a recession was coming.

Yeah, THANKS for HIDING the RECESSION for 10 months, MSM!!!

"the recession began in December 2007"

And yet THEY DIDN''T TELL US until October 2008!!!!

Please see: Slow Saturday Special: Same Time Last Year

She has been looking for work since, she said, and has made it as far as a second interview at a homeless shelter. But so far, no offers. Unlike some of the more buttoned-down job seekers at the Sheraton, Fisher, who wore peachy-pink capri pants, a floral blazer, and white sandals, had an easy rapport with the recruiters....

Did she GET a JOB?!!!

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Oh. Well, look at the bright side, girlie: MORE THRILLS AWAIT YOU!