You've aced the interview with the right combination of expertise and enthusiasm, but there is one more hurdle, the background check. You're home free, right? Hardly.
Older workers who lose their jobs have the highest rate of long-term unemployment compared to any other age group. In 2011, more than half of jobless workers, ages 50 years and older, were out of work for more than six months. The trend continues this year.
Thought for the Week
"A man's errors are his portals of discovery. "
–James Joyce
List of the Week
from Lancaster University and Wharton
Greenbacks: US vs. China Executive Compensation
Average salary and bonus for top US executives is 17 times higher than China
If equity-based pay such as stock options is included, it jumps to 42 times.