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• One-Minute Interview Tip: Review Your Own Work History Before the Interview

  23-05-2017 22:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  One of the first things you need to do when prepping for an interview is review your own work history and experience. It's hard enough to remember what you did two weeks ago, let alone two years ago. Specific examples of workplace wins over the years won't come back to you as easily as you might expect when you're sitting across from an interviewer, especially when your nerves kick in. ...
  
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• How to Find Work/Life Balance in the Job Search

  23-05-2017 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Work/life balance in the job search? Doesn't that concept only apply to employment?When I ask my clients about what they look for in their future employers, a majority of them cite work/life balance. If they value work/life balance so much, why shouldn't they also look for it in the job search itself?Recently, I
  
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• Empower Your Teams by Putting Learning Programs in the Palms of Their Hands

  23-05-2017 20:50 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mobile content consumption is more prominent than ever in today's business world. Influenced by faster data speeds, consumer apps, and shifting consumer behavior, businesses are embracing mobile to improve productivity and empower employees through learning and information accessibility. Shifting corporate learning programs to mobile is a natural outgrowth of the need to empower employees, equip them to effectively do their jobs, and improve the company's bottom line.Reassess Your Policies and T
  
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• Corporate Diversity Should Mirror Both Population and Customer Base

  23-05-2017 20:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The corporate world has come a long way in terms of diversity initiatives, but there's still a long way left to go. While many companies have taken significant steps toward recruiting and retaining diverse workforces, many others have failed to address the issue.Often, executives expect that their workforces will grow more diverse organically as time passes, but if there are unaddressed issues in hiring and retention practices, this may ...
  
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• On the Job Hunt, Don't Forget to Say 'Thank You'

  23-05-2017 20:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When we were children, adults reminded us over and over again: "Don't forget to say thank you!" Yet somehow, as adults, we often forget this simple lesson.Do you always send thank-you notes after interviews? Chances are you don't – and that's hurting your shot at landing a great job. I have also noticed that fewer and fewer people are thanking employers for their time in the cover letters they send.The crazy thing is, a thank-you note is essentially a free ...
  
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• Support Your Employees' Mental Health (Infographic)

  23-05-2017 18:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  May is National Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S., which makes it the perfect time to assess the ways in which your company supports – or fails to support – employees' mental health.Not only is providing employees with resources to manage stress and other mental health challenges the right thing to do from an ethical perspective, but it also makes good business sense. When your employees are struggling with ...
  
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• Lincoln University Plans to Cut 48 Jobs, Reduce Salaries - U.S. News & World Report

  23-05-2017 14:42 via usnews.com
  Lincoln University Plans to Cut 48 Jobs, Reduce Salaries
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  Lincoln University in Jefferson City plans to cut 48 jobs and reduce salaries as it tries to respond to a budget deficit. | May 23, 2017, at 8:33 a.m.. MORE. LinkedIn · StumbleUpon · Google +; Cancel. Lincoln University Plans to Cut 48 Jobs, Reduce ...
  
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• 16 high-paying jobs with fast-growing salaries - CNBC

  23-05-2017 14:15 via cnbc.com
  
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  16 high-paying jobs with fast-growing salaries
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  Earning potential isn't just dependent on snagging a high-paying job. You also need a job in which your wages will continue to grow steadily. Job search and salary comparison site Glassdoor zeroed in on this intersection to determine which roles are ...
  
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• State grant creates new jobs in Greenville - WNCT

  23-05-2017 11:59 via wnct.com
  
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  State grant creates new jobs in Greenville
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  GREENVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) – A local business just received a grant for over $150,000 through the Building Reuse Grant. The grant helps businesses who are expanding and renovating a vacant building offset construction costs of the renovations or ...
  
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• Eurozone Manufacturing Adds Jobs at Fastest Pace in 20 Years - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  23-05-2017 11:06 via wsj.com
  
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  Eurozone Manufacturing Adds Jobs at Fastest Pace in 20 Years
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  The eurozone's economic recovery maintained its recent, stronger momentum in May as the currency area's manufacturing sector added jobs at the fastest pace in 20 years while German businesses were more optimistic than at any time since 1991. Data firm ...
  European Economic Rebound Showing Surprising StrengthU.S. News & World Reportall 57 news articles »
  
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• GM to cut 600 South Africa jobs by July as it pulls out of country - Reuters

  23-05-2017 09:06 via reuters.com
  
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  GM to cut 600 South Africa jobs by July as it pulls out of country
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  The GM logo is seen at the General Motors Assembly Plant in Valencia, Venezuela April 21, 2017. REUTERS/Marco Bello. CAPE TOWN South Africa's top manufacturing union NUMSA said late Monday that 600 workers out of 1,500 at General Motors SA ...
  REFILE-GM to cut 600 South Africa jobs by July as it pulls out of countryNasdaqall 26 news articles »
  
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• San Francisco's Higher Minimum Wage Costing Hundreds of Jobs - PJ Media

  23-05-2017 08:56 via pjmedia.com
  
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  San Francisco's Higher Minimum Wage Costing Hundreds of Jobs
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  Here's one from our "Least Surprising News of the Day" file. San Francisco raised its minimum wage to $15 an hour by July 1, 2018. After immediately going up to $13 an hour when the ordinance was passed in 2016, the wage is set to rise to $14 an hour ...and more »
  
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• China's LeEco to slash US jobs amid global pull-back: source - Reuters

  23-05-2017 06:47 via reuters.com
  
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  China's LeEco to slash US jobs amid global pull-back: source
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  FILE PHOTO: LeEco's new Le Pro3 phone is on display during a press event in San Francisco, California, U.S. October 19, 2016. RETUERS/Beck Diefenbach/File Photo. By Jess Macy Yu | TAIPEI. TAIPEI China's embattled LeEco aims to cut its U.S. workforce ...and more »
  
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• How tax reform can bring back US manufacturing jobs - Washington Examiner

  23-05-2017 06:36 via washingtonexaminer.com
  
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  How tax reform can bring back US manufacturing jobs
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  In 2009, a newly elected American chief executive was faced with an economy headed in the wrong direction. A 9 percent unemployment rate fed a lack of consumer confidence and created the very real possibility of a double-dip recession. The Obama ...and more »
  
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• CEO Who Sold Furniture to Steve Jobs Now Aims Ford at the Future - Bloomberg

  23-05-2017 05:51 via bloomberg.com
  
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  CEO Who Sold Furniture to Steve Jobs Now Aims Ford at the Future
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  Bill Ford, executive chairman of Ford, right, speaks as Jim Hackett, incoming chief executive officer of Ford listens in Dearborn. Photographer: Jeff Kowalsky/Bloomberg. Jim Hackett once sold office furniture to Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Jobs. He ...and more »
  
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• Verify: Has Boeing met obligations to create jobs? - KING5.com

  23-05-2017 04:08 via king5.com
  
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  Verify: Has Boeing met obligations to create jobs?
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  Washington state extended $8.7 billion in tax breaks to Boeing as part of the broader commercial aerospace industry. In return, the company said it would put the assembly line for its newest plane in Western Washington. Glenn Farley, KING 7:35 PM.
  
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• Apple co-founder says robots won't soon take over most jobs - Las Vegas Review-Journal

  23-05-2017 02:53 via reviewjournal.com
  
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  Apple co-founder says robots won't soon take over most jobs
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  Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak speaks at the RECon show at the Westgate on Monday, May 22, 2017. Wozniak said the use of robots will not lead to mass unemployment. (Todd Prince/Las Vegas Review-Journal) @ToddPrinceTV. Apple co-founder Steve ...and more »
  
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• Google for Jobs Employs Machine Learning to Help People Find Work - eWeek

  23-05-2017 01:25 via eweek.com
  
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  Google for Jobs Employs Machine Learning to Help People Find Work
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  Google's new search feature is designed to help people find jobs at every skill and experience level, Sundar Pichai CEO says. Google for Jobs. One of Google's core strengths over the years has been its ability to deliver various services on top of its ...and more »
  
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• Google accused of threatening employees' jobs over leaks - CNET - CNET

  23-05-2017 01:10 via cnet.com
  
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  Google accused of threatening employees' jobs over leaks - CNET
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  An email from a Google exec counseled employees not to share confidential information with reporters, court papers allege.and more »
  
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• Business leaders to Tillerson: State Department funding = jobs - CNNMoney

  23-05-2017 00:25 via money.cnn.com
  
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  Business leaders to Tillerson: State Department funding = jobs
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  With the Trump budget about to drop, business leaders have a message for Secretary of State Rex Tillerson: State Department funding equals jobs. A letter sent to Tillerson on Monday that signed by 225 executives argues that a robust budget for the ...and more »
  
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• How Do We Fill the Lack of Skilled Construction Workers?

  23-05-2017 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Up 3 percent from January 2016, construction spending in 2017 totaled $1.180 trillion (seasonally adjusted annual rate). Between March 2016 and March 2017, private residential construction increased by 5.9 percent, while multifamily residential construction jumped 9 percent year-over-year. Additionally, there is a potential boost in demand for construction that will support broader economic growth as the president calls for new legislation that will provide $1 trillion in investments to reb
  
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