10,000 Jobs Being Cut at Cisco: 5 Things Every Employee Should Do When Facing a Layoff

CINCINNATI, July 14, 2011 — As Cisco looks to reduce costs, the once renowned company is now looking to cut 10,000 jobs. With 3,000 employees accepting early-retirement packages, another 7,000 are facing layoffs.
Cisco employees aren’t the only ones shaking in their boots. Companies nat…

Timely, Overwhelming & Hilarious: Larry Solomon’s New Book Lampoons Today’s Economic Crisis

Wrongsized — Become Chronically Unemployed in 26 Easy Steps
HONOLULU and DENVER, Aug. 11, 2009 — Outskirts Press author and humor writer Larry Solomon takes a timely look at unemployment in his new book, “Wrongsized — Become Chronically Unemployed in 26 Easy Steps.” I…

Corporate Street Smarts for Professionals of Color: 10 Steps That Can Make the Difference Between Keeping a Job and Losing It – Even in a Challenging Economy

NEW YORK, June 22, 2009 — Wes Poriotis, founder and chairman of Wesley, Brown & Bartle, Inc., the nation’s premiere executive search firm specializing in diversity, and author of “How to Avoid the Pink Slip,” has found through years of corporate search experience that pr…

15 Survival Steps for Military Veterans Who Want to Avoid the Pink Slip or Prove Their Worth — in Today’s Uncertain Economic Climate

Excerpted and updated from The Pink Slip and How to Avoid It
NEW YORK, May 22, 2009 –
1. Serve your company faithfully, aggressively and tirelessly, just as you once served your country. But, the first day you sense even a hint of your being expendable, finalize your battle plan. Your next day, start l…

Pink Slip Getaway Giveaway From Rabbit Hill Inn

Vermont B&B offering a little R&R to unemployed
LOWER WATERFORD, Vt., March 12, 2009 — Leslie and Brian Mulcahy know first-hand the challenges of being unemployed. In 1992, when they came to the Rabbit Hill Inn in Lower Waterford, VT, the economy had taken a nosedive and middle management…