CORRECTION: U.S. Air Force To Undergo HR Shift
*Human Resources Journal would like to post a correction and apologize for the mistake. The United States Air Force Personnel Center will transfer just one…
Yearly Archives: 2010
Plastikon to Open Production Plant with 126 Jobs
Plastikon, a California-based contract health care company, is entering Lawrence, Kans. through a $7 million investment that will bring 126 new jobs to the area.…
Allstate Bringing 500 Jobs to Idaho with New Call Center
Allstate Insurance said it will open a new $21.9 million customer information center in the Pocatello-Chubbuck area of Idaho. The nation's second largest home and…
Minnesota’s Unemployment Rate Holds Steady Despite Job Losses
Despite a loss of 9,900 jobs in September, the unemployment rate in Minnesota managed to hold steady at 7 percent. The Minnesota Department of Employment…
New Jersey Sustains Heavy Job Losses
According to the New Jersey state labor department, 20,200 non-farm jobs and 7,600 local government jobs were lost in the month of September. The largest…
Should You Take that New Job Offer?
In case of many start-up companies, it is difficult to learn or gather proper information for they are yet to establish a market reputation. However, every company has a start-up phase and employees who bear through the initial struggling phase of the company, usually have better returns. In case of companies without well-established market reputations, this article can help you decide on a job offer.
To Truly Support Job Creation, the Small Business Jobs Act Needs a Review
Fragile attempts at self-employment cannot be equated with the sound creation of jobs within organized business structures. However, that is what the proponents of the Small Business Jobs Act 2010 would have us believe.
Be Proactive in Business and in Your Job Search
The gloomy estimates you've heard about business failures are not exaggerated. As many as half of all small businesses launched in the United States this year will not be around by the end of next year. These businesses will remain as little more than painful memories in the minds of the people who launched them. The big question is why do so many businesses fail? Is it because of lack of venture capital? Bad location? Inexperienced ownership or management? Simple miscalculation of market demand?
Health Insurance Lobby Reduces Staff by 10 Percent
America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), one of the main lobbying groups for the health insurance industry, has announced a staff reduction of about 10 percent,…
Blue Cross Cuts 75 Employees In Northeastern PA
Since January 2006, Blue Cross memberships in Northeastern Pennsylvania have dipped around seven percent. The company recently announced that that particular branch will layoff 75…