VA Ramps Up Job Search for Injured Vets
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty percent of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are veterans -- the second highest ranking among cabinet departments after the Department of Defense -- and nearly 8 percent of VA
Using social media to find a job in a down economy
* Jennifer Leggio is on vacation
Finding a new job can be difficult and nerve-racking, particularly in a slow economy. Social networking helps you bypass the anonymity that accompanies submitting your resume amongst thousands submitted for one job
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Dallas woman takes job search to billboard
DALLAS ? Here's a sign of the times: A Dallas woman has taken her job search to a billboard over North Central Expressway.
Juli Sarpy paid $1,200 for a three-day ad promoting a "savvy chick stylopolitan fashion guru."
"I've never had anything like
Foreclosure Crisis Hits Central Florida Renters
ORLANDO, Fla. -- More and more Central Florida residents who thought they were exempt from the foreclosure crisis are finding themselves forced out of homes they don't even own, Local 6 News reported.
Nick Wilkinson moved into an east Orange County
High-Fat Diet May Hurt Biological Clock
A high-fat diet may lead people toward obesity because it can upset the body's circadian rhythms, sometimes called the biological clock.
Researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem studied an enzyme produced in the liver that increases fat
High-Fat Diet May Hurt Biological Clock
...untruths can have career consequences -- and even get you fired. Negative thinking and speaking can derail your job search. Most employers want to hire happy people. Heres a look at how the incoming presidents economic plan could affect workers across all...
GMAC Receives $5B In Bailout Funds
WASHINGTON -- The Treasury Department said that it will provide $5 billion to GMAC Financial Services LLC, the ailing financing arm of General Motors Corp., in a move that's expected to stave off a bankruptcy protection filing at the company but also
GM Offers 0% Financing In Big Sales Push
DETROIT -- General Motors Corp. said it is offering financing as low as zero percent over the next week for several 2008 and 2009 models in a big year-end sales push.
The news comes after its financing arm agreed to take a $5 billion bailout package
