(Webmaster's
note: This website was initially put up on the internet in 2009 after
the recession at the end of 2008. In an effort to update it during the
Coronavirus pandemic, I have updated it as of March 28, 2020, the day
after (hopefully) the first 2 trillion dollar infusion of money into the
economy. I have gone through each page on this site and updated the
links but one should keep in mind that there has been an incredible
explosion of social media and websites since 2009 and new links are not
necessarily listed. Also the page for "Job Search engines" might not
apply as 100% of non-essential businesses have been closed and therefore
not hiring)
The following information of the high points of the
new 2 trillion bill passes yesterday was gleaned from a cnbc report.
High points pertaining to people,
not businesses, of the two trillion dollar bill
-"individuals will receive $1,200 or $2,400 for
those who are married and file income taxes jointly It also includes
$500 per child" Qualifications are that if an individual earns over
$75,000 or over $150,000 if you file jointly the increase will be
pro-rated".
If you receive SSI or retirement SS you are still
eligible to receive a check. You need to have a valid social security
number.
The money will not be counted as taxable income.
Unemployment benefits will be expanded (see updated
link on this site to "unemployment")
The page for "Health Care After COBRA" has also been
updated. Links on this page give specifics about Coronavirus health
care concerns.
The following is what was put up
in 2009 on this website:
A new-found friend at the unemployment office
described her layoff,
“My supervisor told me that the company was downsizing and that my job was redundant. It was then I realized that I was laid off and I went numb. His lips were moving, but I couldn’t hear anything. Security escorted me to Human Resources, where I was told about my severance package and that the company would send me my things later. I was then escorted to my coat and out of the building.
There I was, on the street without a job and didn’t have a moment to say goodbye to co-workers I had worked with for years.”
With many variations, this has happened to thousands of us as the recession claims our livelihoods. Just remember…your lay-off was about the financial troubles of your company, not about you.
This site is an attempt to sort through the huge number of web resources to help start finding
a new job, claim unemployment, change careers, or take this opportunity to go back to school. The list is surely incomplete, but it is a beginning. There are sites listed on the following pages that help with resumes, interviewing and networking strategies or even
give advice on what to wear. The sites cover advice for those of us over fifty or those of us just out of school.
Please pick and choose which you might use and good luck!
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