Minggu, 01 Maret 2009

Recession-Proof Federal Jobs, Careers & Openings Available Right Now - You Can Get Federal Job Now

Think we have a severe economic recession in the United States today, right? Or, at least, that the magnitude of the apparent severe unemployment situation that we have today, is such that you probably can't find any significant job openings existing just about anywhere in America today, and that there simply aren't any employers today who are making any significant hiring of new workers, right?
Well, think again!

Oh, I know. There's this virtual avalanche of grim economic news flooding the American people even by the minute these days out of Washington, telling about growing business and industry shut downs, worker lay offs and rising unemployment. And sure, it's real. But, this is probably the biggest job-related secret in America today, the common, conventional thinking that there's general joblessness in America. Actually, the plain FACT is that there are, in fact, plenty of Federal government job hiring going on right now, for example, and plenty of Federal job openings available around the clock right this minute, and you'd just need the "informed keys" to getting those federal jobs, and with that you'd be able to properly job search for and dig out those Federal job openings, then properly apply for them and get one of them.

Point is, what we actually have here in the American job market today, is a diminution, or, if you will, a shrinkage in certain types of jobs. But there is no overall shortage of jobs, no complete dry-up of employment or employment opportunities in the totality of the American economy. Particularly, there is our own Federal Government of the United States. It has large job openings right now and continues to hire new workers in large numbers all along even as we speak right now. And, will not only continue to have need for new workers, and to hire sizable numbers of them in the months ahead, but in numbers even higher and larger.

In deed, several studies by respectable labor and manpower economists and experts, including the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and then, most recently, the report by experts (see link below at end of the article), released in January 2009 by the White House Council of Economic Advisers, have amply projected that a large number of jobs are to be created by the Federal Government in this 2009 year, and beyond. For example, this latest January 2009 study estimates that, just based on a $600 billion economic stimulus package by the new Obama administration (a higher amount of some $800-900 billion is what is currently being discussed), about 244,000 newly created government jobs at Federal, state and local levels, are to be expected by that measure alone.

In deed, this is actually totally in keeping with the appropriate role expected of the Federal government in times of unusually hard economic times or crises such as we have today. At such times, the Federal Government is expected and anticipated to have an even higher job-creation and worker and labor hiring load than usual in normal times, for one fundamental reason, which is simply that such a role is, in fact, the natural, responsible role meant for the Federal government to play. The Federal Government just has to step in, in such a dire national economic time (the kind we seem to have right now), and play the role of a stabilizer. In fact, the notion has become the common thinking among labor management experts and economists today, that in unusually severe economic times such as today when general employment continues to dwindle, and when major American employers (Microsoft corp., Pfizer, Caterpillar, Home Deport, and the Wall Street, to name just a few) are massively laying off workers, it becomes therefore the "natural, built-in" role of the Federal government to step in and try to pick up the employment slack by stepping up worker hiring, not lessening it.

THE CENTRAL QUESTION: Given the FACT, solidly established, that the Federal government has an abundance of job openings available, and is poised for even higher levels of new worker hiring in the near future, if you are a job seeker who is serious about securing a job with the Federal Government, what would you need to do to secure one of these Federal jobs? Essentially, what and what to do, fundamentally lies in the serious job-seeker making certain to have the vital knowledge, information and skill, to be able to properly job search for where the jobs actually are (in terms of the specific agencies of the Federal government having them, as well as their geographic locations across the country), and to uncover them; and having located those jobs, the other critical necessity is that the job-seeker has got to be able to know how exactly to properly apply for them in a way that will meet the special Federal job standards, and thereby result in his or her landing the priced Federal job.

The question, in short, will really boil down to this: which and which ones among the American jobless or those who seek jobs, will be equipped enough and informed enough to be able to take proper advantage of these real, existing 'recession proof' Federal job openings, and therefore be able to walk away with those jobs for which they're qualified?

GETTING FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT IN THE MIDST OF SEVERE UNEMPLOYMENT CLIMATE!?

Here, in a nutshell, are some of the major things that a good program or instructions handbook of federal Job hunting should have to be able to job search for, and successfully apply for and get federal Job. They include the following, among others:

• information on the present and projected civilian job openings and career opportunities that are continually available in the federal government;
• the present as well as the projected future areas of Federal job growth and openings, and where exactly those jobs are or will be in the future (in terms of the particular government agencies that are applicable, as well as the jobs' geographic locations);
• how to search for them and to find them, how to understudy precisely the actual core qualifications required for the job, and to "decode" them;
• how to properly apply for the jobs using precisely the appropriate Federal-style procedures and standards (including the Federal-style job interviewing, job resume and KSA writing standards), and
• how to successfully process your job application, from the very start to the end, in such a way as to win the Federal hiring officer's nod for the job, etc.

In this present time, particularly, I've become even more encouraged and more emboldened by one major, new, unique development that was not earlier unanticipated but which busted lately on the American economic scene, to make an even better and more compelling case for why it's now almost like a dire necessity of life for any serious Federal job hunter today to hurry and grab the essential information that's needed on applying for federal employment: the new Obama Presidency! The projected infusion of humongous sums into the economy out of the Obama economic stimulus program, some one trillion dollars or so of it, will clearly mean far more big-government programs and initiatives, and, hence, the creation of a lot more new government jobs across the board in the months ahead. And, even more so, still more new Federal government civil service jobs and new federal hires to be had!

Those are the virtually GUARANTEED new Federal job opportunities that are either already here, or are soon to come! Again, which American jobless or job-seekers would have been properly equipped, informed, and adequately prepared, to take proper advantage of these opportunities? That's the central question! Having in hand this prime essential information and knowledge you'd need for properly job searching for, finding, and applying for a federal job, will assure precisely that you'd be up to that challenge - an the tremendous opportunity to become a prized Federal employee.

For the most recent study report (January 2009) on the massive number of jobs projected to be created by the Federal government, visit: (http://www.cnbc.com/id/28948055;
http://news.aol.com/article/despite-layoffs-federal-work-force-is/324326?cid=9)

Benji O. Anosike, Ph.D., has been characterized by one analyst as "one of the keenest-eyed Federal government employment researchers and experts around." His latest new study just released, is titled THE FEDERAL JOBS HANDBOOK: HOW TO JOB SEARCH FOR, APPLY FOR AND GET FEDERAL JOB. SUBTITLE: "America's Biggest Job Secret: How the Federal Government is Loaded with Jobs, Where they are, and How to Get Them." (http://www.GetFederalJobNow.com). A recognized national expert on self-help law and consumer cost-cutting and cost-saving techniques, Dr. Anosike holds graduate degrees in labor management economics and a Ph.D. in jurisprudence. Anosike has been assessed in one review of its work by The Booklist, the review journal of the American Library Association, as "probably the most prolific writer in America today." He is the acclaimed author of some 26 books, guidebooks and manuals (plus literally countless number of articles), including several best-sellers, on various topics of American law, consumer interests and savings.
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Black Monday, How Does it Compare to Today's Economic Crisis? From an Insider Who Lived Through It

My wife, Susie, and I were walking on the beach this weekend and the subject of "Black Monday" came up. All of a sudden I was thinking back to what had happened to cause such a precipitous drop in the stock market. Whatever it was I remember feeling good about the fact that we all went through, learned from it, recovered, and actually things were much better for an extended period of time because of it.
Looking back to Friday, October 16, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped just over 100 points. That is considered just a sneeze today, however, consider that the Average stood at about 2,200 at that time. A 100 plus point drop was significant enough so that everywhere we went that weekend, people were talking about it.

I remember thinking at the time, although it was a big drop - about 4.5%, when Monday morning came, things would get back on an even keel, and "the market" would begin its climb back. Well needless to say I was wrong, really wrong. It seems that not only everywhere my wife and I had been over the weekend everyone was talking about the market, everywhere everyone went, they and everyone else was also talking about "the market".

Monday morning arrived none too soon for me and all of the optimistic stock brokers. After all, the first 100 point gain on Wall Street had been in August of 1982. The first return and close back over 1,000 had come near the same time (the market had closed above 1,000 in the mid 1970's and had not closed above it again because of a prolonged recession). We, as stock brokers all knew that everything would be O.K. and "the market" would rebound.

Well of course, that didn't happen. As a matter of fact the New York Stock Exchange was open for less than an hour and WHAM! Down over 100 more points. And that was only the beginning, by the end of the day the Dow Jones Industrial Average had dropped another 500 plus points. Monday October 19, 1987, became known as "Black Monday". Think of it, people who were fully invested in the stock market lost as much as 25% of their net worth practically overnight.

Reform came on the heels of "Black Monday". The type of reforms that almost "guaranteed" that this kind of catastrophe wouldn't, or better yet, couldn't happen ever again. So what happened? What went wrong?

Back then, the stock market gradually regained its lofty closes above the 2,000 mark, although it took over six months for the economy to stabilize. The new regulations seemed to bring about more confidence in the "system" from the public's perspective, and more order in all of the financial markets. What has happened since that time until now is different.

There appears to be more greed on Wall Street for starters. Add to that the loosening of regulations, the dramatically falling value of the dollar, real estate values which plummeted over a year ago and have yet to recover, foreclosures at all time highs, a $700,000,000,000.00 bailout which was basically forced on the American public as part of a plan to clean up for the errors of corporate America's and regulator's failures and well, what do we have?

We are already in a recession regardless of what the Federal Government says. I foresee the economy falling deeper and wider into the recession. Deeper meaning more bank failures, more lost jobs, more foreclosures, more time before real estate prices begin to rise, and your purchasing power steadily declining with the reduced value of the dollar. Wider meaning that eventually this recession will be very broad in scope as far as the number of people's lives it touches.

The same two questions keep coming back to me. The first is somewhat rhetorical, and that is; haven't you seen this coming for a long time? The second is simple, given all of these conditions, what are you doing to secure your and your family's financial future?

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How To Find a High Paying Part-Time Job in Today's Market

Today's economic climate has forced many people to look at supplementing their income with a part-time job. The trouble is most part-time job opportunities do not pay very well. This can defeat your purpose since you might be making extra money, but if the part-time job you take pays well below what your primary job pays, you will end up working more hours for less money per hour.
The solution is obviously to find a part-time job that pays well so it is worth your effort on a part-time basis. Believe it or not, high paying part time jobs are plentiful. Perhaps not as easy to find or recognize as most ads that you will find in the classifieds or online searches, but they are out there.

Here are some suggestions on finding a high paying part-time job:

1. Stop looking at the classified ads in the newspaper or the internet. Part-time jobs that pay well are less advertised since the turnover is lower than most part-time jobs you see in the newspapers or online. You see, part-time jobs that are unpleasant have high turnover. These are jobs like telemarketing, car washing, cashier positions etc.

Instead, make a list of businesses that fit your interests, lifestyle and geographic area. Then, approach these companies directly or visit their web site for job opportunities. Many large, established companies do very little advertising and rely on their web sites to handle recruitment. Make sure your resume' is up to date.

2. Apply at larger companies or well established local companies. If economic problems continue, larger, established companies usually can handle the changes better than smaller companies. This, of course, is not always the case, but it can help your chances. Also, check well established local companies since stronger competitors in your local area have the best chance of surviving an economic downturn. The other benefit is many larger companies have opportunities for pay increases and benefits, even for part-timers.

3. Look into established industries. Retail, even in a downturn, will not go away. Certain companies may go out of business, but the need for competent sales associates to help move merchandise will always remain. The same can be said for the medical field, delivery, cleaning and maintenance as well as the food and beverage industry. There are opportunities in these areas for part-time people that pay very well.

These ideas will help you get going toward finding a high paying part-time job, even in today's tough market.

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Why Today is the Best Time to Invest in Land

There are many people that have been talking about the real estate bubble collapsing within the United States and there are many people that have also been talking about the ensuing global credit crunch that has come about as a result of a similar thing taking place on a national level within the United States. Both of these things are quite true in terms of events that have happened, but rather than making you turn away from investing in land, what they should really be doing is making you look forward to investing in land. The best time to invest in land is most definitely today and there are many reasons as to why this is so.
Supply and Demand

There are many things that power the economic systems of today, but in any relatively free market (and this is what most of the developed world can be considered) the mechanism that still drives prices more than anything else is what is known as supply and demand. Quite simply, supply is a term referring to the amount of a particular commodity that is available and demand refers to the amount of entities that want to acquire that particular commodity. In free market systems, when the supply is greater than the demand the price goes down (known as a buyer's market) and when the demand is greater than the supply the price goes up (known as a seller's market).

Just before the real estate crash within the United States, there were many people looking to purchase property and not that many properties available. This created a seller's market within the country and one that accelerated to such a high pace that it ended up being unsustainable and collapsed in on itself. Nowadays within the United States and elsewhere around the world, there are far more properties to go around than people that want to buy them and that ultimately means that land as a commodity today is a buyer's market. This is the main reason that the best time to invest in land is today. You can purchase it while it is cheap and then keep it when the price rises, selling it later on and acquiring a large amount of money in the process.

Results

Supply and demand is the basis for most of the world's economic systems and that is exactly why you should invest in land when the demand is low and the supply is high, because that will eventually change.

If you want proof of this, all you have to do is look within the United States and the United Kingdom. Both of those countries have had massive real estate meltdowns in recent times that have caused land prices to plummet, but there were companies in both countries that were prepared for this. These were companies that liquidated some of their holdings a year ago in order to have those funds ready to pounce and when the buyer's market hit they gobbled up property extremely quickly. The end result is that they now own a lot of land and when the price of land goes up (as it most definitely will at some point in the future), these companies stand to make a lot of money indeed.

This could be you.
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Bad Economics on TV: Trump and Kiyosaki on NBC's Today

Recently I was watching the Today Show on NBC and there was an interview that included one of my favorite authors, Robert Kiyosaki (author of Rich Dad Poor Dad) and Donald Trump (the man who needs no introduction).
The thing that caught my attention were remarks by host Meredith Vieira who asked about the title of a new book Trump and Kiyosaki had written, Why We Want You to Be Rich. Remarkably, Vieira said "why would you gentlemen want others to get rich, that means less money for you." Trump responded jokingly, "everyone is getting my money" or something of that effect; both responded to her statement by saying that the middle class is quickly disappearing which will have a horrible affect on a Democratic country such as the US. Meanwhile, they let her horribly fallacious statement stay out there, that some how, wealth is a finite resource and that people only get more money by taking money from others. This "win-lose" philosophy (in contrast to "win-win") is exactly the reason why many people don't even attempt to be successful. How are they going to compete against a Trump?

Wealth is not limited, there is plenty to go around. There are more people with more wealth in this country than in any time in US history. The ability to become a successful entrepreneur is greater now than ever as well. The US has a monetary policy that fosters the growth of the money supply and its spreading to others based on production, because production gives it value. If the economy is growing, the money supply can grow and the value of money is largely maintained. That growing money supply goes to the new wealthy, without taking a penny from those who have had money long before.

This failure to properly teach economic concepts is one of the primary reason we have problems with people climbing the ladder of success. People are often afraid to get on because many actually believe that the only way one can win is if others lose. That is too bad, because in the United States there is plenty of room for success for everyone.
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Best Ways to Lose Weight Starting Today

The number of overweight people today is increasing at a very rapid pace. If you're one of those people, you're probably always looking for the best ways to lose weight safely and effectively. With so many products readily available how will you know which one is right for you?
The best ways to lose weight aren't just about getting fit, they're about how you look and feel on the inside.

Today being overweight has been directly linked to the toxins which enter our bodies, stress, genetics, and improper diet. Essentially we all eat way too much and we eat the wrong types of foods. Additionally, if you're overweight it's going to limit your ability to do everyday things. The only solution in such a scenario is to get in shape and lose weight.

Diet is usually where everything starts. While it's definitely one of the best ways to lose weight, you will find it's also one of the hardest to follow through with. It's too easy to just grab something quick when we're in a rush. Not to mention a proper weight loss diet usually consists of whole grains, dairy products that are low fat, lots of fruits and veggies along with 8-10 glasses of water per day. That's precisely why it's so difficult for most people to follow through.

Exercise is also one of the best ways to lose weight. Although effective, again people find it very difficult to follow through.

#1 - An exercise plan usually requires a gym membership or equipment
#2 - You don't have enough time in your day to actually work out
#3 - You could hire a personal trainer but it's too expensive
#4 - You haven't worked out in years and just aren't interested in doing so

As you can see there is some type of cost, whether it's time or money, to actually be able to follow through with an exercise plan. In today's economic crisis this isn't very feasible.

The only other option you have is to use some type of weight loss supplement. Most supplements will allow you to lose weight safely and effectively without changing your diet or exercising. The great ones will even give you some type of guarantee ensuring you will see results which can prove to be one of the best ways to lose weight.

If you choose to use a weight loss supplement be sure you do your own research and homework about the product before you actually start using it. Stay focused on all natural or organic based supplements if possible. Don't be tempted by the latest and greatest "FAD" or weight loss pill, those usually don't work and you end up wasting your money. Be sure you ask about a guarantee, if the product you purchase doesn't offer you a money back guarantee I would stay away.

The best ways to lose weight include a steady and balanced combination of all the above. While it won't happen overnight, you will certainly notice results within 7-10 days. Be sure to stay consistent with your efforts. It's not going to be an easy road to travel but will certainly give you the opportunity to improve your lifestyle.

For additional information on the best ways to lose weight feel free to contact Eric Wilkes by visiting his website at http://www.fixmylousyweight.com or emailing him directly at eric[at]fixmylousyweight.com

Eric Wilkes is an expert in health industry. For more than 8 years he has helped thousands of individuals reach their weight loss and fitness goals. You can request a copy of his FREE weight loss report online at http://www.fixmylousyweight.com to learn more about how to safely and effectively lose weight.
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Economic Analysis For the Layman

We've all seen the elaborate television segments which pummel us with data and figures surrounding the American economy. Almost as a reminder that this well oil machine is too vast to comprehend. Yet even with its machine-like characteristics, we tend to envision a living entity which can experience emotions like depression, aggression, or fear. With this in mind, how could anyone ever make anything more than a 'guess' towards our economic future? Today you're going to get the answer to that question.
Pages and pages of data will not give you any insight if you don't understand what you're reading. And by understand, you must have at least some knowledge of how popular economic indicators are measured and what they really mean. Today we're going to briefly cover a very important economic indicator, GDP.

Gross Domestic Product, what is it?

The Gross Domestic Product is an estimated measurement of economic activity within the physical borders of the United States over one calendar year. The exact math behind this is very complicated, but quite basically we add all money spent on consumer items, all money invested, and government expenditures. This measurement usually appears in the form of a dollar amount, like 13.5trillion dollars. That means, during that year 13.5 trillion dollars of goods, services, investments, and technological advancements took place. Everything from milking cows to building spacecraft is counted in the GDP.

When the GDP goes up, we assume we built more things (like dairy farms or cars). When the GDP goes down we assume we built fewer things. Gross Domestic Product, how to use it: First, a single GDP figure is hardly useful unless you're writing a book report. For example, a doctor cannot diagnose an illness knowing only the patients temperature. The doctor must also know the patients age, sex, weight, height, past illnesses, etc. The economist, too, uses many different indicators; and GDP is usually compared to other indicators before an analysis can be completed. Today, we are going to compare GDP figures from two years: 2006 and 2007

GDP 2006: 11.3 trillion

GDP 2007: 11.5 trillion

We immediately see that our GDP increased by 200 billion in 2007. We naturally assume that we built 200B worth of new goods which are now circulating in the market, making everyone's life a little better. This new 200B worth of goods and services will give people jobs and hopefully sprout even more growth. Long story short, when our GDP increases we usually see this as a positive indicator. However, there are instances in an economy when its GDP may increase while the economy is actually having serious problems. This is to say, a rising GDP is not always indicative of a thriving economy.

In part 2 of this series we'll cover inflation and the consumer index. Our most basic economic analysis at the end of this series will consist of GDP, consumer index, unemployment, and taxation. After learning these indicators, you will be able to conduct your own basic economic analysis with confidence.
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