Comments on: Why Unemployment Numbers Shouldn't Matter To You http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/ Life between the brackets Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:42:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Scott Matkovich http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/#comment-1232 Scott Matkovich Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:33:52 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=658#comment-1232 Hi Lance, I posted the same sentiments on my blog. I would go a step further and ask what is the purpose of knowing (or more likely, being force fed) unemployment numbers on a weekly basis? If anything, it drives further recession type sentiments for both employers and consumers. At best, it's a vicious cycle where the only entity that wins is the news media. If the sky is always falling, we will tune in to hear about it. Hi Lance,

I posted the same sentiments on my blog. I would go a step further and ask what is the purpose of knowing (or more likely, being force fed) unemployment numbers on a weekly basis? If anything, it drives further recession type sentiments for both employers and consumers. At best, it’s a vicious cycle where the only entity that wins is the news media. If the sky is always falling, we will tune in to hear about it.

]]> By: 15 Resources Give Hope and Help To The Unemployed | StandUpShowUp http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/#comment-1231 15 Resources Give Hope and Help To The Unemployed | StandUpShowUp Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:30:26 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=658#comment-1231 [...] you are unemployed, you don’t care about all of this, right? In my limited experience, unemployment numbers, government job programs, flowery speeches and hand wringing over projects and cost don’t mean [...] [...] you are unemployed, you don’t care about all of this, right? In my limited experience, unemployment numbers, government job programs, flowery speeches and hand wringing over projects and cost don’t mean [...]

]]> By: 15 Resources Give Hope And Help To The Unemployed | YourHRGuy.com http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/#comment-1230 15 Resources Give Hope And Help To The Unemployed | YourHRGuy.com Tue, 14 Jul 2009 19:00:46 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=658#comment-1230 [...] you are unemployed, you don’t care about all of this, right? In my limited experience, unemployment numbers, government job programs, flowery speeches and hand wringing over projects and cost don’t [...] [...] you are unemployed, you don’t care about all of this, right? In my limited experience, unemployment numbers, government job programs, flowery speeches and hand wringing over projects and cost don’t [...]

]]> By: Career Corner: What if You’ve Just Joined “Club Laid Off”? « Mission Over Money http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/#comment-1229 Career Corner: What if You’ve Just Joined “Club Laid Off”? « Mission Over Money Fri, 15 May 2009 19:37:29 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=658#comment-1229 [...] Why Unemployment Numbers Shouldn’t Matter to You (with the main point that “More competition doesn’t always mean better competition…”) [...] [...] Why Unemployment Numbers Shouldn’t Matter to You (with the main point that “More competition doesn’t always mean better competition…”) [...]

]]> By: Kim Avery, Certified Career Coach http://lancehaun.com/why-unemployment-numbers-shouldnt-matter-to-you/#comment-1228 Kim Avery, Certified Career Coach Thu, 05 Mar 2009 10:01:04 +0000 http://www.yourhrguy.com/?p=658#comment-1228 Dear Lance, As a career specialist, I can't help watch each jobless report and then envision a face and a family behind every increase. This is a travesty. But your point is well taken. Sometimes the best thing to do for your mental health is to just turn off the news and move your focus to the things that you can control. Dear Lance,

As a career specialist, I can’t help watch each jobless report and then envision a face and a family behind every increase. This is a travesty.

But your point is well taken. Sometimes the best thing to do for your mental health is to just turn off the news and move your focus to the things that you can control.

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