News and Advice

Greenspan sees 9 to 10% jobless rate
WASHINGTON - Alan Greenspan, the former Federal Reserve chairman, said yesterday that it is “very difficult’’ to envision the unemployment rate falling soon and that an economic recovery is “going to be a slow, trudging thing.’’ (Boston Globe)

Address whispering as part of office’s ‘no gossip’ policy
Q. I work in a small medical clinic. We have a few people who whisper to each other quite frequently. When a person walks in on this behavior or it occurs while you are working next to a person, it’s very uncomfortable. How should this be handled? (By Peter Post, Boston Globe)

Little details count in interviews
Q. My job search is now coming on five months, and I don’t understand where the offers are. I am doing what everyone says: I network, I use the job boards, I have a good resume, I am told I interview well. The big bases are covered. Everyone can improve something (I do know that), but am I doing anything ... (By Elaine Varelas, Boston Globe)

Profits soar for Boston law partners
Senior lawyers at three of Boston’s biggest law firms had their most profitable year ever in 2009, despite widespread job losses in the city’s legal industry. (By Kit Chellel, Boston Globe)

Mass. women earn median of $762
The median weekly earnings for women in Massachusetts who were full-time wage or salary workers was $762 in 2008, according to the New England office of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. (Boston Globe)

Appleseed’s to move 240 jobs to Ohio
Clothing retailer Appleseed’s is moving about 240 jobs from its Massachusetts distribution center to Ohio. (Boston Globe)

Volunteerism swells as jobless, students seek meaning
FRAMINGHAM - Staring at his computer screen from a swivel chair in a cubicle, Harmin Linares looked every bit the technology professional, right down to his navy blue cardigan and matching slacks. He was just weeks away from the “go live’’ date on a major data automation project he’d been working on for four months. (By John M Guilfoil, Boston Globe)