By Bill Fallon, April 6, 2015 Legislators recently praised a program pioneered in Fairfield County that helps Connecticut residents return to work and addresses employer needs to recruit skilled workers. Several southwestern Connecticut graduates and Platform to...
by Alana Semuels LAS VEGAS—Long-term unemployment was a phrase you heard a lot about during the recession. Numerous studies showed that people who were out of work for long periods of time had a hard time finding a new job—and keeping it. And about one-third of those...
RENO, NV – You may remember job fair lines in 2009. Nevada had one of the highest unemployment rates in the nation, and many people were at the end of their ropes–believing they were qualified, good enough to do the work. But there was one problem. “I...
Platform to Employment helps unemployed get back to work By Kent Pierce – News 8 Reporter NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Finding a job can be a ‘job’ in itself, and it always seems to be harder to find a job if you don’t have one; but some people in New Haven are...