Personal Finance Daily: How to find, improve or defend a job

Personal Finance Daily NOVEMBER 04, 2011 How to find, improve or defend a job By MarketWatch Don't miss these top stories: Got job worries? Listen to our Job Survival Guide Hate your bank? 'Bank Transfer Day' is Saturday Protesting could harm job opportunities Why housing deserves a home in your portfolio Labor market may be better than we think Check out our special job survival guide from the MarketWatch Radio Network focusing on all-things job, including how to find one, how to improve your work situation and how to figure out whether your job is in peril. Meanwhile, have you been mulling over the idea of switching banks? Credit unions are saying they're seeing big increases in new customers and deposits. But did Bank of America's decision this week to pull back on debit-card fees (as did many other major banks) take the wind out of the sails of the "move your money" movement? We'll know more tomorrow, otherwise known as Bank Transfer Day. Read Jennifer Waters's column today for a look at the various grassroots movements jumping on the Bank Transfer Day bandwagon. So, Saturday is Bank Transfer Day. But Sunday is "turn your clocks back" day, one of my favorite days of the year. Doesn't it feel luxurious, that extra hour? — Andrea Coombes , Personal Finance editor Hate your bank? 'Bank Transfer Day' is Saturday "Bank Transfer Day" and similar grassroots movements are working to mobilize thousands of people to dump their big-bank accounts. And credit union data suggests that hundreds of thousands of people have heeded their call. Read more: Hate your bank? 'Bank Transfer Day' is Saturday. Got job worries? Listen to our Job Survival Guide Are layoffs about to hit your workplace? What can you do to save your job? Are military vets finding work? Is anyone really hiring? Listen to the Job Market Survival Guide as Alisa Parenti reports from Washington. Got job worries? Listen to our Job Survival Guide Protesting could harm job opportunities Many young adults worried about the lack of jobs have taken action by joining protests like Occupy Wall Street. But speaking out may actually add to their troubles by making them less attractive job candidates in some cases. Read more: Protesting could harm job opportunities. Loan servicers begin review of foreclosures The Herculean task of reaching out to the 4.5 million or so borrowers covered by federal enforcement actions began in earnest on Tuesday, when 14 large mortgage-loan servicers began what regulators admit will be a long and costly review of their foreclosure practices. Read more: Loan servicers begin review of foreclosures. INVESTING Why housing deserves a home in your portfolio Now may be a great time to buy a house, given that years of falling home prices and low mortgage rates have made buying a place to live more affordable than it has been in decades. And that's not just a pitch from the National Association of Realtors. Read more: Why housing deserves a home in your portfolio. Mutual fund, ETF investors live for the momentum If the U.S. is the cleanest shirt in the global laundry basket, then a case can be made for investing in U.S. stocks until other countries apply stain remover to their economies. Read more: Mutual fund, ETF investors live for the momentum. You can't outguess this broken market Market timing is a dubious enterprise in normal times. It's downright treacherous now. Read more: You can't outguess this broken market. Greece is doomed, so buy Greece! If the time to buy is when there's blood running in the streets, then it's time to buy Greek stocks, writes Brett Arends. Read more: Greece is doomed, so buy Greece! Looks and smells like bear-market rally In the wake of the rally since the Oct. 4 intra-day low, advisers have been falling over themselves retreating from the bearish camp and jumping back on to the bullish bandwagon. Read more: Looks and smells like bear-market rally. ECONOMY & POLITICS U.S. economy gains 80,000 jobs in October The U.S. only added 80,000 jobs in October, but hiring occurred at a much faster pace in the prior two months than originally reported and the unemployment rate ticked slightly lower to 9.0%, the government said Friday. Read more: U.S. economy gains 80,000 jobs in October. Wall Street, DC roundup of reaction to jobs report Roundup of reactions to Friday's Labor Department report showing that the U.S. added 80,000 jobs in October. Read more: Wall Street, DC roundup of reaction to jobs report. Labor market may be better than we think While the Labor Department's survey of businesses says hiring is anemic, the household survey is showing the best employment gains in nearly five years, says Rex Nutting. Read more: Labor market may be better than we think. How we work is as important as what we do A new report on global companies shows that how business is conducted matters far more than what a company does, Read more: How we work is as important as what we do. Conservatives in Congress thwart economic growth Today's release of the most recent jobs numbers is yet another reminder that conservatives in Congress need to get behind legislation to boost job creation in our economy, writes economist Heather Boushey. Read more: Conservatives in Congress thwart economic growth. COMMENTARY I really, really hate the Apple store Overcrowded store is a test of managing growth for Tim Cook Read more: I really, really hate the Apple store. The TV business model is doomed At some point, the networks are going to have to bite the bullet and get revenue not just from advertisers but directly from audiences, writes John C. Dvorak. Read more: The TV business model is doomed. Corzine's ungraceful exit Jon Corzine needs to not only express sadness, but regret about the implosion of MF Global. He needs to own up to strategic mistakes. He needs to explain himself and take the fall. Read more: Corzine's ungraceful exit. INTERNATIONAL G-20 fails to find agreement on Europe plan Leaders of the Group of 20 economies fail Friday to come up with a plan to enhance the euro zone's response to the sovereign debt crisis, undercutting equity markets and sending Italian bond yields soaring. Read more: G-20 fails to find agreement on Europe plan. Bashing China won't solve crisis, says Beijing Commerce minister says China shouldn't be cast in a negative light as the world's financial leaders grapple with issues of debt, globalization and trade. Read more: Bashing China won't solve crisis, says Beijing. Scope of China's slowdown under debate A cooling in China's economic growth rate appears inevitable, with the debate now shifting to the scale of the slowdown ahead. Read more: Scope of China's slowdown under debate. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2011 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. 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