Government Careers
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Oak Harbor mayor names administrator
OAK HARBOR -- Oak Harbor's new village administrator is off to a rocky start.
During Monday night's village council meeting, Mayor Fred Conley announced he wanted Robert Pauley, of Mentor, to be the new administrator.
Councilman Tim Wilkins said Pauley
First 24 hours are critical
Rick Leroux is staying positive about his future. He knows the success of his year-long job search depends on it. The 50-year-old gets up each morning, turns on his computer and starts scanning job sites and e-mails. Later, he writes letters, conducts
State auto workers affected by slump to get assistance
Workers throughout Missouri whose jobs have been affected by the auto industry slump will receive around $2.2 in assistance from the Missouri Department of Economic Development.
The assistance through the Division of Workforce Development is through a
How to find a job in a recession
Ryan Saale was in a bind. He was planning to move back to St. Louis from Santiago, Chile earlier this year but, with the job market taking a downturn, it wasn't an ideal to a start a job search -- much less from 5,000 miles away.
In preparation for
Under Mayor Mike, Chancellor Joel, more kids stay after school
The number of New York City schoolchildren enrolled in high-quality after-school programs has risen from 48,000 in 2001, when Mayor Bloomberg was elected, to 140,000, according to a nonprofit dedicated to expanding the programs.
At a snow-dampened
In tough times, jobless turning to alma maters
It is uncharted territory for most schools. Alumni offices are typically more familiar with annual fundraising drives and homecoming tailgates than advising midcareer workers on how to survive a recession. But in recent months, schools have looked into
Finding Employment is a Gamble, Open Source Careers Aren't a Bad Bet
Schindler explains that while gathering data on the number of available jobs in these fields is challenging (and determining the number of qualified candidates competing for them is moreso), looking closely at job search sites, recruiter information,
Rise & Shine: High overhead costs for a DOE contractor
?Not every new and/or untried idea is better than the mediocre status quo or its practices.
The goal would be to try ideas and practices that actually will prove to be better.?
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Will I do more good by getting an MBA or by working for a nonprofit?
Do you have a real-life do-gooding dilemma? Please send it to and Patty and Sandy will try to answer it.
I'm a fairly recent grad from an expensive liberal arts college where I enjoyed four years of life in a bubble. Armed with my diploma, I leaped
