Kuehne + Nagel To Lay Off 115 In Research Triangle
Due to a lost contract with Nortel Networks, Switzerland-based Kuehne + Nagel, a logistics operator with a center in North Carolina’s Research Triangle Park, will…
Monthly Archives: July 2010
Merck & Co. Announces Facility Closures
New Jersey-based drug maker Merck & Co., which previously announced major job cuts, said Thursday it is shutting down eight manufacturing plants and eight research…
Fewer Jobless Claims Last Week While Many Lose Benefits
New claims for unemployment benefits fell last week by 21,000, according to today’s Department of Labor Weekly Claims Report. A positive note, yes, but a…
Court Upholds Ruling Barring Movement of Pratt & Whitney Jobs
Forbes is reporting that the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York has upheld a federal judge’s ruling in favor of Pratt &…
Take Our Jobs, Please
No, seriously, take them. That’s what the United Farm Workers of America is asking, in a summer campaign, of the country’s unemployed. Relocate to beautiful…
IBM Subsidiary Adding 600 Jobs In North Carolina
IBM plans to create 600 jobs in North Carolina through a new service center for subsidiary IBM Lender Business Process Services Inc. The company will…
French Drug Company Adding 300 Jobs in Cambridge
Good news out of Massachusetts: French drug maker Sanofi-Aventis SA plans to create around 300 new jobs through a $65 million expansion of its Cambridge…
Silicon Valley Leading Tech Rebound
WSJ: Tech jobs- in what has been seen as the cradle of past tech booms- are slowly coming back. Riding the wave of increasing global…
Finding Jobs Through Contacts
I work in the employment industry and a large part of my business is devoted to (1) helping people identify job opportunities through consolidating job listings from hundreds of sources, (2) creating new resumes and cover letters for people from scratch and (3) mass mailing résumés to targeted employers that match the interests and the geographical preferences of the applicants. However, I believe one of the best ways for people to get a job is by utilizing their own personal contacts.
Two Common Mistakes That Mark a Bad Manager
Well, if you want to be, and maintain yourself as, a good manager, it is helpful to know the most visible signs of a bad manager, and remain cautious about them. This article is not exhaustive, nor claims to be, but points out two simple mistakes that reduce the esteem of a manager in the eyes of colleagues or subordinates, and surprisingly, most of us ignore the consequences of these acts when applied to ourselves.