Items by By HANNAH SELIGSON
NYT > Business
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For Jobless Young People, New Advocacy Groups
Posted: May 6th, 2012, 1:33am EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Two movements have sprouted to fight for this generation’s right to move out of the parental basement.
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Corporate Concierges for Your Personal To-Do List
Posted: March 17th, 2012, 10:33pm EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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More companies are offering concierge services as perks to their employees, who may be too busy at work for tasks like arranging for a plumber or booking a vacation.
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Conversations: Young Entrepreneur Sees Little Help in Washington
Posted: August 17th, 2011, 1:06pm EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Fresh from a visit to Capitol Hill, a 31-year-old start-up founder says politicians and bureaucrats don’t understand business.
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Arab Spring, Start-Up Summer?
Posted: July 17th, 2011, 12:17am EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Egypt’s revolution has sent the economy into a tailspin, but an emerging class of young entrepreneurs hopes to make the country a technology hot spot.
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No Jobs? Young Graduates Make Their Own
Posted: December 12th, 2010, 3:43am EST by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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You just graduated. Unemployment is 9.8 percent. And it costs next to nothing to start a business these days. Why not?
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Shut Out at Home, Americans Seek Opportunity in China
Posted: August 10th, 2009, 4:17pm EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Shanghai and Beijing are becoming lands of opportunity for recent American college graduates who face unemployment nearing double digits at home.
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Therapists Get an Earful About Career Anxiety
Posted: May 16th, 2009, 4:29pm EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Because of the downturn, more mental health professionals are spending more time talking to people with job-related issues.
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Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 6:43pm EST by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Differences in “his” and “her” layoffs are beginning to take shape as job losses mount — revealing gender dynamics that may not have been as apparent when the Dow was at 14,000.
NYT > Health
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Why the Sting of Layoffs Can Be Sharper for Men
Posted: January 31st, 2009, 6:43pm EST by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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Differences in “his” and “her” layoffs are beginning to take shape as job losses mount — revealing gender dynamics that may not have been as apparent when the Dow was at 14,000.
NYT > Business
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Former Bankers Turn to a Creative Plan B
Posted: December 27th, 2008, 3:00pm EST by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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With Wall Street hemorrhaging jobs, some bankers and lawyers are trying their hands at comedy, filmmaking and writing.
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Preoccupations: Girl Power at School, but Not at the Office
Posted: August 31st, 2008, 2:00am EDT by By HANNAH SELIGSON
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New female college graduates, raised in a post-feminist culture, can have a hard time adjusting to a workplace where gender bias still exists.