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For the first time on record, total remuneration for Directors of the top 200 companies has halted its upward climb, dropping 2.4 percent over the past year to an average of $244,899. However, compared to 2003 pay levels, 2008 average Director pay has grown a total of 38.6 percent, more than double the total growth [...]

While about 70 percent of workers in private industry had access to employer provided medical care benefits in March 2009, only 25 percent of the lowest wage earners – those with average hourly wages in the lowest 10 percent of all private industry wages – had such access, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

New books for job seekers are the focus of the ResumeBear Book Club selections for July 2009. Whether you are currently seeking a new job or considering a career change you will find these books extremely helpful.

Lawyers who speak more than one language are at an advantage in the job search, a new survey shows. More than one-third (36 percent) of attorneys polled said they are seeing an increased need for counsel who are multilingual. Spanish and Chinese were identified as the languages in greatest demand. The survey was developed by [...]

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that it met the July 1, 2009 deadline to create more than 2,200 new jobs across the country. Funding for the positions was made possible by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The new employees will support the agency’s 2010 Census partnership program.

More than one-third of U.S. employees report they have not received a raise this year or that their compensation has decreased, according to a Tell It Now(SM) poll by ComPsych Corporation. “We continue to see increased call volume from employees who need help managing their finances in this challenging environment,” said Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz, [...]

There is no question that the recent economic crisis has wreaked havoc on companies and on families across the country. Now, a recent study of 300 married, working couples conducted by Wayne Hochwarter, the Jim Moran Professor of Management at Florida State University’s College of Business, is revealing just how deeply the crunch is being [...]

Which new college graduates are faring best when it comes to salary in the current economy? According to a new report from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), engineers are pulling down the highest starting salaries. NACE’s Summer 2009 Salary Survey report shows that engineering disciplines account for four of the five disciplines [...]

Resumebear featured jobs in the Technology, Healthcare, and Retail Industries as well as Featured Fortune 500 Companies and International Employers for July 2009 are listed below. ResumeBear Featured Tech Jobs July 2009 About Facebook Founded in February 2004, Facebook is a social utility that helps people communicate more efficiently with their friends, family and coworkers. [...]

With unemployment continuing to rise in the midst of the recession, Americans do not have much of a financial cushion should they suddenly lose their income. According to a new survey by COUNTRY Financial, nearly half (49 percent) say they wouldn’t be able to pay their bills on time if they went more than one [...]