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CLOONEY FILM LEAVES INDUSTRY UP IN THE AIR
Job termination is never easy. But in Jason Reitman's Oscar-nominated film, "Up in the Air," George Clooney makes it look like a slick transaction, a problem that can be solved with a couple of witty lines and a fullsome termination package. Many career transition professionals say the film misrepresents what they do. For starters, most outplacement firms in Canada don't actually fire people. In the three decades Michael Hazell, CEO of career transition firm Hazell & Associates, has been in the business, "there's not once where anyone in our staff has been the person to deliver the (bad) news." http://www.thestar.com/business/article/776086--clooney-film-leaves-industry-up-in-the-air
LAID OFF AND TONGUE-TIED
''I've just been laid off, Aunt Melba. Could you pass the stuffing?'' It may not be the jolliest segue into a holiday meal with relatives who shower you with kisses and presents once a year, but since the economic downturn has been front and centre these past few months, talk of fresh layoffs and shaky employment situations will inevitably slip into catch-up conversations this week. http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/article703201.ece
