Authored By Dave Webb
I heard you turned down a full time job with good benefits, is that true?
Yes!
Why?
If I had taken that job, I would have to take a big loss in my income per year.
How you figure that?
If I am under a certain income level, I qualify for Medicaid for me and my children. That insurance would cost me a lot of money otherwise.
If I am under a certain income level, I qualify for help with my utility bills.
I qualify for $350 a month in food stamps.
There are other benefits too. I am home a lot with my children while they are growing up.
I figure if I took that job, I would be down something like $1,000 in real income a month.
So if I took that job, I would not only not be home with my children, I would no longer qualify for any of these government benefits. I would have to make $35,000 a year to break even by working.
If I am working, I am paying taxes on that money. We all work for what we bring home, not what we make on paper. So if I (Read More….)
Computer, Vocational Training Can Offset Negative Effect of Resume Gaps
The authors of the article, Emily Johnson and Joanna Lahey, focused on how various factors influenced the behavior of potential employers. Factors considered included the applicant’s age, job experience, training and off-the-job activities such as volunteering, hobbies and sporting activities. The authors also explored the effect of long gaps in an applicant’s employment history. Specifically, the study focused on how these factors impacted an employer’s willingness to grant interviews.
As part of the study, the researchers submitted different resumes to over 3500 employers from a variety of different fields, then looked at what the resumes that resulted in interview requests had in common. The jobs chosen for the study were all entry-level positions (Read More….)