January 11, 2008

How i got my job: Brian Hissong, 36, MInneapolis

How did you got your job? I was a stay-at-home dad during my son's first year. During that time, I was looking for a part-time job that offered very flexible hours, but was still challenging and fun. I learned of the position with BBBS on the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits

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Ex-congressman Barr teaching at Kennesaw State

Former Congressman Bob Barr can add a new job to his r sum professor. Barr, who represented Georgia in the U.S. House of Representatives for eight years, joined the faculty at Kennesaw State University and is teaching a joint class to students in the Coles College of Business and the College of Humanities and Social Sciences. The class is called "Privacy and Public Policy in 21st Century

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January 09, 2008

A Tale of Two Job Markets: Despite Marginal Increase in December Jobs Growth, High End Market Remains Strong

Beneath the headlines of slow job growth in December, hiring activity at the high end of the market is surging, according to data tabulated by TheLadders.com, the world's leading online marketplace for $100k+ jobs. TheLadders.com's Quarterly Executive Job Market Trends Report for Q407, which tracks hiring patterns in 20 major cities and surveys in-the-trenches job seekers nationwide, found a

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December 29, 2007

'Ghetto dude' slur still haunts job applicant

In the young life of Evon Reid, 2007 turned out to be the best of times and the worst of times. The worst because, on an otherwise uneventful day in July, he opened his email to find the term "ghetto dude" in a note to him from the Queen's Park office where he'd applied for a

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Posted by Rob at 08:28 AM

December 13, 2007

Does Your Resume Irk Hiring Managers?

For most job seekers, their resume will play the most significant role in their job search. Yet too often, it doesn't stand a chance of standing out from other resumes because it is too broad to make an impact on employers. In his newly released book, career expert Michael Farr teaches job seekers how to master the art of writing resumes that focus on the specific needs of the employer. (PRWeb

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November 28, 2007

State prisons chief to assist Army with detainees

Indiana Department of Correction Commissioner J. David Donahue will take a leave from his job next month to assist the Army in a review of its detainee operations. The department says Donahue will be traveling overseas throughout December and will resume his duties overseeing the state's prison system when he returns in early January. Gov. Mitch Daniels received the Army's request last week and

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November 19, 2007

French strike drags into sixth day, talks possible

French transport workers voted to extend a six-day strike on Monday, but union leaders offered a glimmer of hope talks could resume soon to end a dispute that poses a challenge to President Nicolas Sarkozy's reform

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November 15, 2007

Striking stagehands, producers to resume talks

A glimmer of hope lit strike-darkened Broadway Wednesday as producers and stagehands - anxious to get the lights back on by Thanksgiving - agreed to resume contract talks.

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