Having a hard time looking for a job? Try asking intercession to God from St. Cayetano (Cajetan) because he is known as the patron saint of job seekers and the unemployed.

St. Cayetano was of noble lineage and was born on October, 1480 at Vicenza. His parents were Gaspar, Count of Thiene, and Maria Porto. Maria Porto was known to be very pious and was responsible for his studios upbringing. St. Cayetano eventually became a diplomat at Rome in 1506 and was largely attributed to the reconciliation of the Republic of Venice with Rome. By 1516 he had advanced already to the priesthood.
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270 nurses and caregivers hired under the very controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) are leaving Sunday to work in Japan’s various hospitals. The group total is broken down into 92 candidate nurses and 188 caregivers

The OFW’s will first receive language training for six months before being deployed in their respective health institutions. The health workers are first classified as candidate nurses and caregivers until they pass a professional exam that would give them full-fledged nurses and caregivers status in Japan. The nurses and caregivers will receive an average salary of P75,000 per month. This is considered small, but since they are undergoing training, this can be considerd as acceptable.
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They say an economy is in a recession when there is negative growth for 2 or more successive quarters in a year. Credit becomes tight, money doesn’t move and everything becomes scarce.

How do companies survive during a recession? Well there are a couple of things that through the ages companies have practiced in order to be competitive and survive. It usually boils down to reducing cost, maximizing productivity and squeezing every once of profit that you can get till demand goes back up again. Staying Liquid, Cash heavy and Debt Light is a must in these times.

Some Tips for Surviving a Recession

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Barely out of the gate of 2008, December’s holiday cheer was greeted with January’s dim news of companies announcing their round of job cuts.

This is on top of the job cuts already announced last December.

January Job Cuts:

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Board Exams are no trifle matter, because of the amount of time invested in preparing for it, hitting the passing grade on the first shot is a must. Here are some helpful tips based from my own personal experience of taking a board exam.

You are probably thinking that this is a business blog, why the heck should I be reading something about tips on passing the board exam? Well I always advocate that going abroad to get capital is the best way to start a business, rather than saddle yourself with debt from the onset.
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