Exec Careers: Answering Negative Interview Questions
There are certain interview questions that invite jobseekers to get negative: Why did you leave this company (especially if your tenure was short or if you were laid off)? Tell me about a difficult boss/ client/ work situation. What are your weaknesses?
ITS asks: Can Technology Make a Difference in a Job Hunt?
NEW YORK, N.Y. ? There is a lot being written about how to conduct an effective job search in these difficult economic times. Several companies have been investing heavily in technology that instantly connects people to most jobs throughout the country.
Ask Mr. Dad: Unemployed dad
Dear Mr. Dad: Two months ago I was laid off from my factory job after six years there. It was a sudden decision by the owners to cut costs, so all of us who got the axe had no time beforehand to look for another job. Now that I'm at home more while
Fear and Laboring in California:
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Labor Day will be a much needed day of rest this year for Californians, as approximately half of the state's employed workers are working harder, toiling longer hours and experiencing less job security than they did
Rise and Shine: Waking up to the NYC Tech Community
Chris Dixon attempted to do the NYC tech community a favor with his latest post, but I think winds up doing it an injustice. He acts as if New York being a good place to build a startup is a new thing, which it isn't.
"One thing that was puzzling
Madoff's beach house goes on the market
Now that he has 150 year's worth of free accommodation courtesy of the U.S. taxpayer, Bernie Madoff's beach getaway in Montauk, New York is up for grabs.
The U.S. Marshals Service seized the house on July 1 and wants to list the four-bedroom, 3,000
Which annoying Facebook type are you?
CNN listed the worst people you meet on Facebook, but we think there are more than 12.
Here is the organization's great rundown of the "12 most annoying types of Facebook friends":
CNN listed the worst people you meet on Facebook, but we think there
Baltimore CFOs Forecast Increase in Fourth-Quarter Hiring
BALTIMORE, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The hiring of full-time accounting and finance professionals in the Baltimore area is expected to increase in the fourth quarter, according to the most recent Robert Half International Financial Hiring Index. Eight
CIOs Report on Fourth-Quarter Hiring Expectations: Survey Finds East Coast and Business Services Firms Most Optimistic About Adding Staff
MENLO PARK, Calif., Sept. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Technology executives expect to take a conservative approach to hiring in the final months of the year, according to the fourth-quarter Robert Half Technology IT Hiring Index and Skills Report. Six percent of
At midnight, a couple exchanges vows
SOUTH BURLINGTON ? And with a kiss that came a minute after the stroke of midnight, they were wed.
Surrounded by a small group of 20 people in their Chittenden County home, Claire Williams and Cori Giroux became one of the first same-sex Vermont
