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Susan Tait is fascinated by the story machine that is the human mind. She refused to starve as an artist and became a technical writer, instructional designer, and book binder. She uses professional creative tools to find opportunity in difficult places.

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Fate of unemployment benefits extension vote may cost incumbents regardless of party

The vote to deny unemployment benefit extensions features the usual group of suspects on both sides of the aisle--but how they're identified got...
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Imagining tomorrow's jobs from today's news in renewable energy

Inventing the future job means dreaming from the edges of what's possible today. This column introduces an...
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Two recessions: the economy's, and ours

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"If all the economists were laid end-to-end, they would point in all directions." The daily news feeds all week have been proving the adage....
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International news coverage of US unemployment says what US media won't say

Sometimes you have to get out of the box to see inside the box. Is it possible that the news from Ghana (Ghana!)...
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If my target companies are laying off, how can I find a job at one of them?

A layoff doesn't mean no job. It means job chain instability, and one of two forms of housecleaning. Either form can help you, if you can tolerate a...
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Can retraining work if you can't predict the future of your chosen career?

The previous article suggested a few questions to ask when estimating how your career will change and what tools...
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Using unemployment period to see the future of your industry with you in it

You've been looking for a job--hard. You've been applying for jobs that you barely qualify for, adding to...
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More than 1,000 office jobs available through WorkSource Oregon - but job losses continue

The "overqualified" challenge continues as available jobs don't readily line up with available labor. The rate dropped by half a percentage...
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Age discrimination challenges for the unemployed IT worker?

About two million people live in the Portland Metropolitan Statistical Area (Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton) and an...
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Unemployment insurance demand drives IT upgrades in 49 states, possible tax hike in Maryland

Forty-nine states received over 164 million dollars for IT improvements to unemployment insurance systems from the U.S. Department of Labor--the...
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