Most plastic surgery procedures are considered non-essential, or elective. When the economy's shaky and money is tight, it makes sense that fewer people elect to spend out of pocket for boob jobs, facelifts, and the like, mostly because they don't have the money to spend. The fact that elective cosmetic procedures rose by 5% last year could be viewed as an indication that the economy is recovering.
Revamping your resume will only get you so far. Here are seven creative—and not necessarily recommended—strategies some struggling job hunters are using to try and find work. This post could also double as: 7 Indicators of a Bad Job Market.
Frustrated older workers are discovering that all their decades of experience—not to mention all their wrinkles—are hurting their chances of finding jobs. So, to give off a more youthful appearance and boost the likelihood of getting hired, many out-of-work Baby Boomers are fudging their resumes and electing for cosmetic surgery.
First comes the news that the “miracle” product that’s been proven to help people lose weight is actually … water. Which costs nothing or next to nothing. Now, this groundbreaking insight: There’s a free or nearly free alternative to cosmetic surgery that will make you look and feel better than if you’d gone under the [...]
Despite a less-than-stellar economy, the number of cosmetic surgery procedures performed in the U.S. actually went up 3% in 2008. But apparently it’s possible to be vain and thrifty at the same time: Overall consumer spending on these procedures fell 9% in 2008 compared to the year before, meaning folks going under the knife were [...]
