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Local job fair draws hundreds; 16 hired on the spot Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:49PMBy Aubrey Whelan, Times Staff Writer Tuesday, July 19, 2011 sp_341366_diez_JOBFAIR_1 (07/19/2011 St Petersburg) Sirena Ionata, standing, retail sales manager of Community Bank & Co. speaks with Sheila Lynch, 48, right, all the way from Boston and Florence Hutchison-Culbreth (cq) of St. Petersburg at the bank’s job fair at the Coliseum Tuesday at the Coliseum. Bank leaders were prepared to fill ...
Case Farms says many applicants at job fair will be hired Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:47PMCase Farms job fair expected to result in many hirings.
Eastday-Summer student accommodation fears Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:26PMOUT-OF-TOWN students coming to the city for summer internships are opting for overcrowded apartments or illegally renting dorm space on quiet campuses, raising fire and personal safety concerns.
Saint Barnabas job fair targets jobs for vets Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:24PMBY KENNYWALTER Staff Writer Clayton Simpson is one of countless veterans trying to start a new career. That is why Simpson, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps, along with many of his fellow servicemen and women, attended a job fair for veterans at Monmouth Medical Center last week. read more
Finding work still a full-time job in Danville Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:16PMOne Pittsylvania County woman, who spent nearly 23 years in the textile business, has been looking for a job since March.
Young and jobless Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:59PMHow do you compete against six million other candidates?
HUFFPOST HILL -- Gang Violence Hits Capitol Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:22PMThe Gang of Six, led by an anarchist comedian from Oklahoma, was applauded by the White House for throwing a pie in the face of the elderly. Bill Clinton doesn't need to parse the 14th Amendment.
The People Behind The Numbers - Greece Threatened With Widespread, Long-Term Poverty Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:24PMGreece is tightening its belt -- and the number of people living in poverty is surging as a result. Thousands line up in front of food banks and resort to rifling through rubbish bins.
‘Fake’ firm dupes job seekers Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:22PMChakdah (Nadia), July 19: Around 100 youths from various south Bengal districts today lodged complaints with the Nadia police chief, alleging that they had been duped by a Chakdah-based recruitment agency.
Michigan Unemployment Rate High, Median Income Drops; How to Survive Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:36PMWhen retailers are worried about unemployment, you know it's bad. The median income in Michigan dropped $9,000 over the past decade. If retailers are nervous about surviving financially, what about those who actually unemployed? Here are survival tips for unemployed people living Michigan's depressed economy.
Side deals hold back refugee agreement Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:34AMTHE federal government must strike three separate deals to sign-off on its Malaysia refugee swap before the end of next week.
Funding slashed for job training Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:07AMA federal job training program for low-income seniors has been hacked by the budget axe.
Twitter, Jobs, Democracy and The US Elections Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:32AMI recently wrote a post about the open nature of Twitter and why I'm long on its future. I know it's easier to write "horse race" stories about who's signing up more users, raising more funding or who's "hot" lately. But something more nuanced is at hand that is worth debating - is the future of the Internet & global communications more open or more closed. Twitter is open. No, not just the fact ...
Foreign Policy: The Feminine Realpolitik Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:19AMA recent piece on why there is a lack of women in Washington from Foreign Policy has had pundits and politicians alike talking. Heather Hurlburt steps in to offer her criticism and set the record straight on the presence of women in the political think tank. read more
Nearly 2,200 North Carolina Employers Now Registered in the NC Community & Technical College Jobs Consortium Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:17AMNearly 2,200 employers are already registered at the website launched in May by a consortium of North Carolina's community and technical colleges and College Central Network, Inc. .
Republicans in DC, Tally, turn to tax breaks for jobs Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 8:02AMBy William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON —— Gov. Rick Scott and Florida Republicans in Congress are betting that tax breaks and government spending cuts will spark widespread hiring in their job-starved state. Some early signs indicate the bet might pay off, as companies expand or trickle into Florida to take advantage of tax refunds and low [...]
Job fair in Sharonville on Tuesday Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:49AMNational Career Fairs is holding a job fair in Cincinnati on Tuesday.
EDITORIAL Politics aside, this carbon tax deal has merit Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 6:12AMWE have always felt that on the big issues - the ones that matter to a nation's future - it is dangerous to hitch our wagon to one ideology or another. Be it asylum seekers, the economy or climate
Baldoz apologizes for unpaid debts of POEA Caraga satellite office Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 7:59AM--Labor and Employment Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz appealed for public understanding after issuing an apology for the unpaid rentals of the satellite office of the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) in Caraga.
£10k benefit cheat avoids jail Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 6:05AMA BENEFIT cheat who banked almost £10,000 in illegal payments has narrowly avoided a prison sentence. Martin Shand, 46, told benefit bosses he lived alone in Greenock's Huntly Drive while actually living with his wife - who was also earning a salary while working in a full-time job.
Of that 2,700 are between 20 and 24 years Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 3:19AMLabour Force Survey, 2011 16 July, 2011 - She spends most of her time in the evenings surfing through every agencys websites, keeping her eyes peeled for a tab that reads vacancies.
Library events for July 16 Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 2:12AMThe following is a list of free programs and events being held at the following East Multnomah County libraries: Fairview-Columbia Library, 1520 N.E. Village St., 503-988-5655; Gresham Library, 385 N.W. Miller Ave., 503-988-5387; Rockwood Library, 17917 S.E. Stark St., 503-988-5396; and Troutdale ...
Portsmouth area business calendar Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 1:00AMJuly 18 in Portsmouth — Women's networking: The Greater New England Agency with The Prudential Insurance Company of America invites local businesswomen to attend its women's networking event at 6 p.m. at The One Hundred Club at 100 Market St.,...
Budget cuts hit Volusia, Flagler One-Stop employment centers Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:26AMOn Friday, there were no lines of job seekers waiting to use the computers either at the One-Stop Employment Center here or the ones in DeLand and Palm Coast.
Pat's Treats trucks brings ice cream and smiles to area children Saturday, July 16, 2011 @ 12:16AMFARGO - The popular misconception about the inside of the ice cream truck is that it's chilly. In fact, it's toasty - on a warm night, sweltering, even. "Everyone thinks it's cold in here," says Katie Fronning, "but there's no AC, and the freezers let off heat." Talk about this topic
Stateline Area News in Brief Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:25PMSentence issued for child assaultA Beloit man was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday after he entered guilty pleas to charges relating to the sexual assault of a 12-year-old girl.
America's science job conundrum Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:16PMFORTUNE -- Despite the gloomy jobs report this month, there's some bright news for American job-seekers. The U.S. Department of Commerce reported that positions in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields are on the rise in the United States. The Commerce Department report says that over the past 10 years, the number of people employed in STEM jobs increased by three times as much ...
SAfrican TV producer seeks 'Str8 Talk' on Africa Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 1:04PMSouth African entrepreneur Noma Radebe's business plan is simple: Tell Africa's stories. The co-founder and managing director of a television production company plans to do that with the upcoming launch of her first live venture, "Str8 Talk," a talk show by and about young people.
DOLE-3 trains Bataan PESO managers on Phil-JobNet use Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:44AMCiting the crucial role of Public Employment Service Offices (PESOs) in the delivery of employment programs and services to job seekers and workers in the region, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) regional office has recently a conducted a one-day hands-on training for the province's PESO managers on the use of the Phil-JobNet (PJN) system.
How to Run a Background Check on Yourself Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:28AMYour prospective employer will run a background check on you. Depending on how in-depth their screening is, they'll learn about your past criminal history, employment information, educational records, ...
Robert Reich: The Rise of the Wrecking-Ball Right Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:12AMGovernment-haters seem to be everywhere. Congressional Republicans, now led by House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, hate government so much they're ready to sacrifice the full faith and credit of the United States in order to shrink it.
What not to do at a job interview Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:09AMRobert Half's website of real-life bad interview behaviour points to the need to keep one's head during the recruitment process.
Why I say mean things in workshops Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 11:09AMThere's something about leading a workshop that makes me say things I ordinarily wouldn't. Here are just a few of the things that have popped out of my mouth:
The Rise of the Wrecking-Ball Right Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:30AMRecently I debated a conservative Republican who insisted the best way to revive the American economy was to shrink the size of government. When I asked him to explain his logic he said, simply, “government is the source of all our problems.”
Registered job seeker numbers down 3.3% in June Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:29AMThe number registered job-seekers in Hungary was 553,000 at the end of June, down 3.3% from the end of May, but up 1.3% from twelve months earlier, according to fresh data published by the National Employment Service (NFSz) .
Best credit cards for job seekers Friday, July 15, 2011 @ 10:28AMEven as economists debate whether the U.S. could experience a double-dip recession, unemployed and underemployed Americans agree on one thing: looking for work can get expensive. Fortunately, the
Cardinals' Calais Campbell looking to go Hollywood Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 11:02PMHeat Index: We had to track down Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell after someone brought to our attention that he recently was attending an ''actor's boot camp'' in Miami while waiting out the NFL lockout.
Local briefs 7/15/2011 Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:26PMA Johnstown woman faces drug charges after city police said she stole drugs from a pharmacy where she was employed. Police picked up Daneille Stofko, 30, of Rambo Street, on Thursday at Martella’s Pharmacy on Franklin Street.
Higher pay rise expected this year Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:12PMExecutives in the general engineering sector were expected to get the highest basic-wage jump. -myp
Before Taking That Leap Of Entrepreneurship Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:44PMOwning a business is both a very rewarding and challenging career choice that many think about while only a few decide to pursue.
On the move – 7/15/11: Scully to lead bankers group Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 6:12PMAccounting Rich Compton has been named director of business development of ClearView Consulting, of Baltimore. Compton will be responsible for cultivating new business and managing relationships with clients and prospects. He previously spent 12 years with Jefferson Wells, where he served as the lead business development executive in the Maryland/D.C. area. He began his career with [...]
RWS holding job fairs in heartlands Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 5:11PMRESORTS World Sentosa (RWS) is seeking to fill more than 700 vacancies for its second phase of development. This will include a maritime museum and aquarium, and two hotels, the Equarius Hotel and Spa Villas. These are scheduled to open progressively from the second half of this year. To help fill the vacancies, the integrated resort will be recruiting in the heartlands over the next two months ...
Job seekers turn out at El Cerrito Safeway store Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 4:49PMLast week, 1,300 job-hungry people lined up at the Eastbay Works One Stop Career Center in San Pablo for two days to land one of the 113 positions for the soon-to-open Safeway in El Cerrito.
CoventryCares of Kentucky Announces Selection of Louisville as Operational Headquarters Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:40AMLOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CoventryCares™ of Kentucky announced today that it has chosen Louisville, Kentucky, as the headquarters for its operations. Last week, Coventry received notification of an award from Kentucky to provide services for the Commonwealth’s Medicaid program in seven of the program’s eight regions. Establishing the new CoventryCares™ headquarters will bring nearly 120 ...
Hey Monster, This Startup Is Whupping You In Latin America -- It Thought Of Something You Forgot Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 9:15AMDan Reich has visited more than 50 countries. Throughout his travels, he noticed a problem. Most emerging markets don't have easy Internet access, let alone computers in their homes.
10 Questions to Ask When You Fail Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:53AMAt some point in your career, you're going to experience failure. Probably numerous times. And when you do, you have a choice. You can either plow forward and pretend it never happened, or you can treat ...
Medina County District Library events Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:29AMThese events are scheduled at Medina County District Library branches.
More Mexicans fleeing the drug war seek U.S. asylum Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:26AMEL PASO, Texas (Reuters) - Mexican journalist Armando Rodriguez, renowned for his coverage of gangland slayings in his hometown of Ciudad Juarez, lay dead in a casket, shot by suspected cartel hitmen.
US jobless claims fall sharply Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 8:22AMob seekers wait in line to enter a San Francisco job fair. New claims for US unemployment insurance benefits registered a bigger-than-expected drop last week but still remained elevated amid an ailing ...
Customs were expecting boat - inquest Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 7:26AMCustoms were reportedly expecting the asylum seeker boat which crashed into rocks on Christmas Island.