Summer jobs for youths made a difference
The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today.? These words, credited to American author and philosopher Elbert Hubbard more than a century ago, might well be the truest words ever spoken when it comes to investing in our
Job Seeker Surprise: How Being Ignorant Can Help You
I just spent the last 3 days co-chairing my first charity event. It was part of a large triathlon called Timberman with more than 2500 athletes in attendance. Over the course of the weekend, 85 amazing individuals competed in races that ravaged their
Starting over in U.S., Iraqis face tough times
CHICAGO ? Her mansion in Iraq was bombed, her medical career and future in her beloved country dashed the day she found a white envelope on her car windshield. Inside was a single bullet. Wassan Yassin was marked for death.
She knew she had to flee.
Is my old manager sabotaging my job search?
I recently retired from a job that I had been at for more than 30 years. For most of that time, I had the same manager. In the last few years, we had a new manager and it was no longer a happy place to work. During that time, I ended ended up almost
7 Ways You Can Use Your Phone to Screw Yourself Out of a Job Opportunity
Music instead of ringing-Apparently, there's this new thing where instead of hearing a ringing sound when you someone, you hear music, chosen by the owner of the phone. Now, there's nothing inherently wrong with that-but consider whether your choice of
Jobless reluctantly leave metro Atlanta
Onrushing trouble shakes some Americans loose of their financial moorings: Lose your job through a layoff, lose your home through foreclosure, and suddenly there isn?t so much to hold you.
'Digital dirt' can haunt your job search
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A recent survey found 45 percent of employers used social networking sites to research candidates
Twitter Helped Me Find a Job
When Jen Harris was laid off from her job at MPC Computers in Idaho last October, she tweeted the message "just been laid off from MPC."
"By the time I left the parking lot, I had a job offer from a friend that had a Web development company in town,
Over 50 and out of a job?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. ? Jill Angel thought she had it made. After a wide-ranging career that included teaching and broadcasting, she took early retirement in 2005 from the California Highway Patrol, where she'd risen over 23 years to assistant chief.
The
No job? No problem for some
Iowa City, Ia. - The day Max Ostby lost his job turned out to be one of the best days of his life.
As the economy soured, Ostby, 34, an environmental consultant from Iowa City, fell short in sales and was let go in March. But, what began as shock
