Las Vegas City Employee Pay Cuts or Layoffs
In a move justified by helping the city budget, Las Vegas mayor Oscar Goodman announced Thursday that all city departments are likely to experience layoffs.…
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ABC to Cut 20% of News Staff
Being called a "fundamental transformation," ABC has announced plans to cut around 20% of their news staff. David Westin, president of ABC news, said buyout…
Surprise! Unemployment Claims Rise
New claims for unemployment insurance jumped unexpectedly last week. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, jobless claims rose by 22,000 to a seasonally-adjusted 496,000…
The Oregonian Cuts Five Percent of Staff
The Oregonian, the largest newspaper in Oregon, terminated 37 workers Wednesday morning. Severance packages were offered to the affected workers, which represent about 5 percent…
San Francisco Facing Mass Teacher Layoffs
Up to 900 teachers and administrators in San Francisco could be laid off following a vote of the school board. District officials have until a…
Conducting Policy Review
Most companies have official policies on employee behavior. Those policies, however, are ineffective when HR departments do not take the time to review those policies with each employee.
Expert Interviewing Tips – Part 2
We discussed self-assessment, researching the company, and studying your resume last week on 'Expert Interviewing Tips - Part 1'. This week, let us focus on a very important factor, which if taken care of, will go a long way to determine your success.
If You Really Want Success, Go through Unpeopled Ground
In The Art of War, Sun Tzu says, ''To go one thousand lives without fear, go through unpeopled ground.'' To me, this means when you go forward, you should move through open space that is undesired or uncontested. When you move in this way, your movement will not be challenged by others and you will experience success.
Making Money With Resale Rights
You can make a lot of money selling products on the internet with resale rights.
Gravitate Towards People and Organizations that Appear to Have Good Luck
I have spent a large portion of my life finding jobs for people. In this career I have gradually come to realize that there are some people and organizations out there who simply have what I would call bad luck. Something seems to go wrong with everything these people or organizations get involved in. Others appear to have good luck-everything they touch seemingly turns to gold.