Business & Finance - 15 December 2007

I have been unemployed since January. I have applied for 300 jobs, attended over 20 interviews and registered with many agencies for a variety of jobs with no success. I haven't managed to get an interview for nearly 2 months, and I am now extremely worried about my life prospects. Is there any hope for me?

2007-12-15 03:24:47 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Administrative and Office Support

If an employee simply scans the gift card at the register to which they are logged on to, they can void the transaction an pocket the brand new activated gift card. It works, and seems too easy. What are the risks? just seems like a little bonus if you ever need some extra money, especially if your work has the visa gift cards.

2007-12-15 03:24:33 · 6 answers · asked by Yepyep 2 in Small Business

I have been unemployed since January. I have applied for 300 jobs, attended over 20 interviews and registered with many agencies for a variety of jobs with no success. I haven't managed to get an interview for nearly 2 months, and I am now extremely worried about my life prospects. Is there any hope for me?

2007-12-15 03:24:06 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Other - Careers & Employment

Here is the situation. I am a Data Analyst with over 9 years experience, and my salary is only 40% of what the average is. I always find and fix problems that save the company well over what they pay me. I have recently discovered $279,000 in over-billings to our company that I am cleaning up, and they are aware of, but I was not given a raise. I just discovered $150,000 in other undiscovered "overbillings" to our company that I have not told anyone about yet. I am debating if I should kind of blackmale them and use that to get a raise. I know it's not right to blackmale, but it's not right for them to pay me only 40% of what my salary should be when I'm doing this type of work for them, that only someone with 9 years experience for them would discover. The overbillings are unnoticed by them because it matches what the expected billings are, but I have discovered that the expected billings are incorrect. Should I blackmale them and use this to get a raise?

2007-12-15 03:21:24 · 14 answers · asked by GuyT7 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

2007-12-15 03:13:03 · 5 answers · asked by saveitok 6 in Corporations

2007-12-15 03:12:22 · 5 answers · asked by Olive Crayon 4 in United States

2007-12-15 03:06:49 · 3 answers · asked by mannyc72 1 in Personal Finance

If an apartment is burglarized and neighbors recommend putting sticks of wood on the inside part of a window so as to prevent anyone from unlawfully entering the property..... would that be good rationale for breaking a lease?

A contract is legally binding, but does anyone know about these type of scenarios...

2007-12-15 03:05:42 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Renting & Real Estate

How could I be reinstated the full amount at 65. What is supplementary pension and how does it work?

2007-12-15 03:04:18 · 2 answers · asked by Iqbal 1 in Personal Finance

She (the MD) treats him very differently and gives him special treatment which I think it's really unfair. Other staff feel the same way but we're not sure what to do about it, any ideas.

2007-12-15 03:01:49 · 13 answers · asked by ruthelicious 2 in Other - Careers & Employment

Life has not been kind lately. I have run into several financial difficulties and had to move back home. My entire life is in my storage facililty and is due to be auctioned off. I have tried to plead with them to give me more time as no one can let me borrow the money due to the holiday season. Any suggestions would be kindly appreciated.

2007-12-15 03:00:27 · 4 answers · asked by Tonia A 1 in Personal Finance

If I bought it at 3.50 cents each and if it goes up twenty cents and I sell how much would i take home? I'd appreciate if anyone can help me.

2007-12-15 02:53:06 · 7 answers · asked by ivan c 2 in Investing

2007-12-15 02:48:28 · 10 answers · asked by likes_marmite 2 in Personal Finance

my friend asked to accompny him as he is going to purchase a gold chain for him. The man in the shop showed several kinds of chain and said it is purely 24 ct gold. Further he said some letter ktm gold. i can't understand.. i asked him to show 20 ct gold chain and 22 ct gold chain. He says only 24 ct gold chain is available not only here in shops also. he stressed it is ktm..gold. will anyone explain about the gold?

2007-12-15 02:40:15 · 4 answers · asked by Tamil from Vellore 7 in Other - Business & Finance

Examine the financial report for a large, publicly owned company to see if you can determine how much is spent on systems development. How much money would be saved if the productivity of the systems development organization could be doubled?

2007-12-15 02:36:29 · 1 answers · asked by AhLcYnC 1 in Corporations

I quit my job to pursue my doctorate and some entreprenuerial endeavors. However, I would still like to draw unemployment if I can. I was a teacher at a post secondary school and they begen to drop on enrollements which cut my class size and reduced me to one evening class. The company also did away with a regional position I was awarded in total it took $2200 a month out of my pocket. I was with this company for over 2 years. Thanks in advance for your help.

2007-12-15 02:32:03 · 7 answers · asked by Prof. X 1 in Law & Legal

I ordered a product a month ago from "Queens Fashions", they stated they would send me a notification when it shipped (which they never did), and they did not respond to the question I asked them two weeks after I ordered the product on whether they had a timetable for when it would ship. How do I get back at them?

2007-12-15 02:12:58 · 2 answers · asked by Ryker G 1 in Corporations

If you had a vehicle loan for 9k and credit cards that equaled 11k, but you could pay off 2 if not 3 of them which would you spend the money on if you were given 9k to do either with and WHY??

2007-12-15 02:08:37 · 12 answers · asked by Lu 5 in Personal Finance

I would like to purchase options with a level head and realistic expectations.

2007-12-15 02:03:52 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Investing

i understand when u use ur card to make purchases u either have the option of paying in full b4 the due date or paying a minimum so if im paying the minimum of the balance on the card when am i charged interest? i know abt late charges and overlimit charges but when does a customer get charged interest on purchases and cash advances?

2007-12-15 01:43:43 · 5 answers · asked by bombaa h 1 in Credit

My daughter just moved into a brand new house in a large development in July and it was appraised by a local assessor for $$$$. When she received the second half property tax bill it showed that she only owed $, representing taxes for the land only. Considering her neighbors paid much more in taxes after a similar move in date, we believe the County made a mistake. Somehow the assessors paper work failed to get to the billing department. We have a copy of the complete assessment. Should we let the County know? If she waits until the County discovers its mistake, would she be forced to pay back taxes? Suppose they do not discover the mistake for years? I say she should not be liable for the County's mistake. Gamble and say nothing. What would you do?

2007-12-15 01:42:21 · 14 answers · asked by raychance 1 in Renting & Real Estate

which would be better.... Extra money in the bank or having all your bills paid off?

2007-12-15 01:34:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Personal Finance

I'd like to buy some cheap stock to get started and gain experience. How do I go about it? I just checked out a website and it's all Greek if you know what I mean. What is the difference between a bond and buying straight stock, and how do I go about it? Is there a investors starter kit? What is my first move as far as research goes, and I don't have much to invest, where is a good starting point for me?

2007-12-15 01:33:31 · 11 answers · asked by MessieJessie 2 in Investing

2007-12-15 01:31:37 · 11 answers · asked by Love Big Live Long! 1 in Renting & Real Estate

2007-12-15 01:30:46 · 7 answers · asked by Lisa b 1 in United States

It doesn't seem to let me.

2007-12-15 01:24:01 · 0 answers · asked by Watch it bub! 3 in Small Business

I just got a card with a $500 limit and no activation fee. I lost my amx card, discover card, chase card, multiple store cards for non payment this was over 3 years ago

How was I able to still get a card even though I got all this bad stuff in my report?

2007-12-15 01:16:58 · 3 answers · asked by RAYMOND M 1 in Credit

I live in RI, where this time of year, we frequently get a foot or more at a time. My neighbors and I take care of shoveling the stairs and walkway, but is he responsible for plowing our driveway and parking area in the back? (He doesn't...ever.)

2007-12-15 01:13:09 · 10 answers · asked by ♥ 4 in Renting & Real Estate

say a stock is purchased at 50$ if u never sell it how is it worth anything. in other words how do you make money with it or is it worthless unless u sell it. whats the return on a stock that isnt sold

2007-12-15 01:09:46 · 9 answers · asked by dands81184 2 in Investing

I am so sick of working minumum wage doing retail (and food). I am almost done with my Associates of Science degree and I am beginning to get impatient. Is there any kind of job I can snag with an Associates of Science? Anything at all? Answering phones somewhere, an internship, ANYTHING? I can't take it anymore. I don't want to be in retail until I get my bachelors.

2007-12-15 00:57:30 · 7 answers · asked by Negative Nancy 2 in Health Care