Jim Stratton: Unemployment checks delayed for some Floridians
It looks like the state has tightened its procedures for sending out unemployment checks to jobless Floridians. Now, as best I can tell, the state is requiring that job-search activities be verified before checks are issued. The upshot, according the
Calendar of job, budget events (Aug. 15 and on)
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Voluntown library to offer job service
Voluntown - The town's public library will offer online access through the JobNow program from Brainfuse Inc., which provides free online job coaching.
The service offers users personality assessments, resume and cover letter templates and examples,
DPS board's appointment of exec riles Bobb
Detroit -- The surprise appointment of a general superintendent for Detroit Public Schools set off a new round of acrimony between the district's board of education and its emergency financial manager on Friday.
Saying the board had violated state law
Papers question Duncan decision
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David Cameron's decision to rebuke but not to sack Alan Duncan for complaining about the lot of MPs is still being questioned by many papers.
The Daily Express calls it "the first
Older but Wiser: Resume Strategies
Editor's note: This is the third article in a new series about job transitions for older attorneys. Look for a new article in the series each Monday over the next several weeks.
It may have been a while since you have drafted a resume, and you might be
