Science Careers Project Wins Army 'Salute'
An ambitious project on veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan to study and work in science and technology has won a U.S. Army Freedom Team Salute Commendation for Alan Kotok, managing editor of Science Careers.
The project, published 6 June 2008,
Second extension of unemployment benefits in works
An estimated 26,000 Tennesseans will qualify for another round of extended unemployment benefits under federal legislation signed by President George W. Bush, with hundreds more becoming eligible each day, officials announced in a news release.
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Are you planning to start a career or change jobs in the restaurant or hospitality industry in 2008? Your prospects are good.
If you'd like to work in an industry where it's possible to go from the dish room to the boardroom, a career in hospitality
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With companies in all industries looking to boost revenues, prospects are good for the rainmakers and order takers.
You spend your time at work pitching products and services, but when it comes to the interview, do you know how to sell yourself?
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Higher Degree of Difficulty
Traditionally, a college degree opens the door to respect, a new chapter in life and the first "real" job in a much-dreamed-of career. However, with today's difficult economy and rising unemployment rates, the piece of paper is no guarantee of a
Job prospects here are better than other U.S. cities
Andrea Pidliskey has spent months unsuccessfully looking for a job as a cook or a cashier. She says she wants to get regular work so she can move off a friend's couch and get her family their own place.
Doug Larsen, on the other hand, has just started
China to hire more college grads as rural teachers amid weak job market
BEIJING, Dec. 1 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Education (MOE) said on Monday it would recruit 30,000 college students as rural teachers next year, a move intended to ease employment pressure in China amid the global financial downturn.
The 2009
Web Sites Offer Options for Jobless
Unemployment in the U.S. has hit a 14-year high as companies cut back. That has sent masses of laid-off workers flocking to the Web in search of opportunities -- and job sites have been stepping up to meet the challenge.
New job sites with names like
Job-search sites expand features to meet rising demand
But some consumers may be overwhelmed by the number of job-search sites and all their new features. Scores of career sites are competing for clicks, so users must master multiple search tools -- only to discover that sometimes there is redundancy in
Business calendar
The American Red Cross Manatee County Chapter will host a free workplace safety seminar, 9-11 a.m. at the Mid-County Service Center, 10311 Malachite Drive in Lakewood Ranch. Representatives from OSHA and the American Red Cross will provide answers to
