Bill Kirby, managing partner of human resources firm OI Partners-Russell Montgomery & Associates, learned about corporate cutbacks the hard way.

Bill Kirby, managing partner of human resources firm OI Partners-Russell Montgomery & Associates, learned about corporate cutbacks the hard way.

The foreclosure crisis finally arrived in my Winnetka neighborhood, with shadow inventory taking root right next door.

NEW YORK — The number of planned layoffs at U.S. firms fell in February to the lowest level since 2006, and employers appear to have shifted away from downsizing even though hiring may be a while off…

After rising to the highest level since 2006, relocation among job seekers slowed in the second half of 2009, with only 7.3 percent of fourth-quarter job seekers taking positions in new towns. That is the lowest relocation rate on record.

No matter your job or your industry, this year is a challenge for employment. In 2008, 48% of employers laid people off, according to a Society for Human Resources Management survey cited at CNNmoney.com . This number is anticipated to rise in 2009 and 2010 and the job market is not expected to recover until 2011, according to Challenger Gray & …

…job.The former Burger King employee had no luck finding a job after being part of a corporate restructuring in 2008. While at an outplacement …

Problems related to gender permeate the workplace, distracting people even in sophisticated environments.

Career Management and Resume Writing courses at Right Management Consultants, an international outplacement and human resources consulting…

Humana, a Louisville, Kentucky-based insurance company, plans to cut 1400 jobs nationwide because of reduced enrollment.