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• 7 Tips for Hiring Top-Tier Marketing Talent

  01-06-2017 22:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of Recruiter QA!Today's Question: What's your secret to hiring the best ...
  
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• 5 Different Ways to Let Your Employees Work Remotely

  01-06-2017 21:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You want your employees to come into the office, but you also want to be understanding of their needs for work/life balance and offer remote work options.Thing is, your flexible work policy doesn't have to be an all-or-nothing scenario. Giving your workers the ability to work remotely doesn't mean that you have to pack up your office and let your employees work full-time from home. Actually, the opposite is true. At last year's
  
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• How to Leave Your Ineffective Job Descriptions Behind in 2017

  01-06-2017 21:41 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Hiring and recruiting are rarely easy tasks, and according to a survey from Jobvite, 95 percent of recruiters believe they will only get more competitive in the coming years. For this reason, it is critical that our job descriptions — some of the most basic tools in a recruiter's toolbox — evolve along with the changing climate. It isn't just a matter of switching up what you put in your job descriptions — ...
  
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• No Rest for the Tickled: Entrepreneur Goes From Concept to Shelf in Less Than a Year

  01-06-2017 20:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Heather McDowell always stressed the importance of a healthy diet to her child. That meant no soda or other drinks that contain too much fat or sugar. But few healthy beverages exist for children, and McDowell probably never thought she'd be responsible for bringing one to market."I was inspired by my son, Jayger Wilde, who kept reaching for my sparkling water," McDowell says, recalling the day her product, Tickle Water
  
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• Stocks Rise, S&P 500 Nears Record After Better Jobs Data - New York Times

  01-06-2017 18:25 via nytimes.com
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  Stocks Rise, S&P 500 Nears Record After Better Jobs Data
  New York Times
  NEW YORK — Yet another sign that the job market continues to improve is driving stocks and bond yields higher on Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index is on track for its first up day in three and crossed above the 2,420 level for the first time ...and more »
  
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• 3 Ways to Make Sure Tech Doesn't Kill Your Employees' Productivity

  01-06-2017 18:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The workday begins. Your employees enter the office. They check email, answer messages, shift files. Then they take a quick peek at the news. Then they jump over to YouTube for a hilarious two-minute video. Next it's a sneak peek at the latest iPhone on TechCrunch, followed by the holy trinity of Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.With smartphones at arm's reach and the internet loaded with diversions, it's almost inevitable that your staff will get pulled into a time-wasting vortex.But ...
  
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• Snyder pushes 'good jobs' business incentive plan - The Detroit News

  01-06-2017 17:53 via detroitnews.com
  
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  Snyder pushes 'good jobs' business incentive plan
  The Detroit News
  Mackinac Island — Michigan is growing jobs but needs a “closer” to compete with other states for larger companies, Gov. Rick Snyder said Thursday as he joined business and political leaders in urging the state House to approve a business tax incentive ...and more »
  
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• How to Learn About a Company's Culture Before You Interview

  01-06-2017 17:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Despite all the talk about work/life balance, Americans still spend a lot of their time at work. Isn't it important, then, to not only like what you do but also enjoy the people and environment that come with your job? Before you send out that next resume or fill out that long online application, stop to think: What do you actually know about this company?It's difficult to fully understand a 
  
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• Automation of jobs should be like Star Trek, not Star Wars - TNW

  01-06-2017 17:43 via thenextweb.com
  
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  Automation of jobs should be like Star Trek, not Star Wars
  TNW
  At tech festival Brain Bar in Budapest, Péter Árvai, CEO and co-founder of Prezi, gave a talk titled “Embrace automation?” where he argued that being replaced by machines doesn't have to be a bad thing — if we choose the right sci-fi movie future.
  
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• A Jobs Rally At Last - Wall Street Journal (subscription)

  01-06-2017 17:40 via wsj.com
  
  A Jobs Rally At Last
  Wall Street Journal (subscription)
  Employment at small firms sizzles in May, and owners are hungry for even more hiring. By. James Freeman. James Freeman. The Wall Street Journal. BiographyJames Freeman · @FreemanWSJ · Google+ · [email protected]. June 1, 2017 11:39 ...
  
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• Wall St. higher as strong private jobs data boosts confidence - Reuters

  01-06-2017 17:13 via reuters.com
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  Wall St. higher as strong private jobs data boosts confidence
  Reuters
  Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid. By Sweta Singh and Tanya Agrawal. U.S. stocks trimmed gains but remained higher on Thursday as investors turned ...
  US STOCKS-Wall St higher as strong pvt jobs data boosts confidenceReuters UKall 1 news articles »
  
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• 7 Tips to Boost Your Confidence

  01-06-2017 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Article by Jamie FriedlanderAlthough the confidence gap primarily affects to women, people who feel marginalized in any way often experience it, too. Say, for example, you're the youngest or oldest person at your office, an introvert, or the only minority. You might feel insecure and begin second-guessing your every action.Follow these tips to boost your confidence so it falls in line with your
  
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• 1000 full-time jobs coming to Jackson County - CBS46 News Atlanta

  01-06-2017 16:29 via cbs46.com
  
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  1000 full-time jobs coming to Jackson County
  CBS46 News Atlanta
  Online retailer Amazon has announced plans to build a new facility that will bring 1,000 full-time jobs to Jackson County. According to BusinessWire, the company plans to build a fulfillment center in Jefferson and the new jobs will add to the 1,500 ...
  Amazon bringing 1000 jobs to Georgia fulfillment centerFOX 5 Atlantaall 5 news articles »
  
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• How to Increase Employee Participation in Your Retirement Plan [Infographic]

  01-06-2017 16:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  You offer employees a pretty great retirement plan — but the problem is that few of your employees are actually making use of it. Even many of those who do aren't taking full advantage of the opportunity.If you're wondering just what you can do to boost participation in your company-sponsored retirement plan, try starting with the five tips provided below by CPA firm
  
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• If you have one of these 10 jobs, you should ask for a raise immediately - CNBC

  01-06-2017 16:16 via cnbc.com
  
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  If you have one of these 10 jobs, you should ask for a raise immediately
  CNBC
  It used to be nearly impossible to figure out if you were being underpaid. But with the rise of salary data, as well as an increase in public discourse on pay, that's less and less true. A new report by Glassdoor on jobs with high salary growth may ...and more »
  
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• Three Horsemen Of Risk At Starting Gate Ahead Of Jobs Data: VIX, Gold, Bonds - Forbes

  01-06-2017 16:02 via forbes.com
  
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  Three Horsemen Of Risk At Starting Gate Ahead Of Jobs Data: VIX, Gold, Bonds
  Forbes
  (Thursday Market Open) Ahead of key jobs data tomorrow, investors might want to watch the so-called “three horsemen of risk” later Thursday to see what expectations the market is building in. Those “horsemen” are VIX, gold, and bonds. The jobs data are ...and more »
  
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• PRECIOUS-Gold dips as US jobs data bolsters dollar - Reuters

  01-06-2017 16:02 via reuters.com
  PRECIOUS-Gold dips as US jobs data bolsters dollar
  Reuters
  ... * US private sector adds more jobs than expected in May * Palladium hits highest in a month, platinum struggles (Adds quote) By Eric Onstad LONDON, June 1 Gold dipped on Thursday after the first of two key U.S. jobs reports this week beat forecasts ...and more »
  
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• Pechanga Resort & Casino will post 560 jobs on Thursday, June 1 - Press-Enterprise

  01-06-2017 15:39 via pe.com
  
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  Pechanga Resort & Casino will post 560 jobs on Thursday, June 1
  Press-Enterprise
  Michael Murphy shows off the 10th floor of a hotel tower under construction in April at Pechanga Resort & Casino. By Fielding Buck | [email protected] | The Press-Enterprise. PUBLISHED: May 31, 2017 at 3:05 pm | UPDATED: June 1, 2017 at 9:09 am.
  
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• Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But - The New ... - New York Times

  01-06-2017 15:23 via nytimes.com
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  Steady Jobs, With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But - The New ...
  New York Times
  Volatile wages, owing in part to undependable schedules, are one factor increasing economic anxiety even with unemployment at a post-recession low.and more »
  
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• Companies accelerate hiring, adding a robust 253000 net new jobs, ADP says - Los Angeles Times

  01-06-2017 14:59 via latimes.com
  
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  Companies accelerate hiring, adding a robust 253000 net new jobs, ADP says
  Los Angeles Times
  Companies accelerated their hiring last month, adding a robust 253,000 net new jobs in a sign the labor market remains healthy and the economy is strengthening after a weak winter. The private-sector job creation figures reported Thursday by payroll ...
  Private Survey: Companies added a solid 253000 jobs in MayABC News
  ADP: Businesses added robust 253000 jobs in MayUSA TODAY
  ADP: 25300
  
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• May Was the Strongest Month for Jobs Since June 2015 - NBCNews.com

  01-06-2017 13:39 via nbcnews.com
  
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  May Was the Strongest Month for Jobs Since June 2015
  NBCNews.com
  U.S. employers hired significantly more people in May, making it the strongest month for hiring since June 2015, according to a LinkedIn study. The data released Thursday said seasonally adjusted hiring in May was 6.2 percent higher than in April, and ...and more »
  
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• Experts say US leaving Paris climate deal likely wouldn't add jobs - CBS News

  01-06-2017 13:28 via cbsnews.com
  
  CBS News
  Experts say US leaving Paris climate deal likely wouldn't add jobs
  CBS News
  President Donald Trump has declared that abandoning the Paris climate agreement would be a victory for the American economy. Many economists have big doubts. They say the agreement would likely help create about as many jobs in renewable energy ...
  Lee, Hatch say leaving the global climate pact will boost American jobs and decrease energy costsSalt Lake Tribune
  Scoop: Trump is pulling US out of Paris clima
  
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• Some Michigan companies are 'turning away work' as 100K jobs go unfilled - MLive.com

  01-06-2017 13:11 via mlive.com
  
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  Some Michigan companies are 'turning away work' as 100K jobs go unfilled
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  Judi Wilcox, of Ann Arbor, ties a bow on an order before sending it to shipping at Zingerman's Mail Order on Thursday, December 1, 2016. Melanie Maxwell | The Ann Arbor News (Melanie Maxwell). Print Email · Paula Gardner | [email protected] ...
  Businesses plan to invest $41 million, create 350 jobs in Oakland CountyCrain's Detroit Business
  349 new jobs headed to 3 companies in Oakland C
  
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• Aetna Plan Would Move Headquarters But Preserve Most Jobs Here - Hartford Courant

  01-06-2017 12:01 via courant.com
  
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  Aetna Plan Would Move Headquarters But Preserve Most Jobs Here
  Hartford Courant
  Reports surfaced in late May that Aetna was considering moving its headquarters to New York City. Aetna says it hopes to have an agreement by summer to relocate its corporate headquarters and top executives, departing after more than 160 years in ...and more »
  
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• Vietnam Trade Deals 'Will Create Jobs': Trump - Newsweek

  01-06-2017 09:37 via newsweek.com
  
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  Vietnam Trade Deals 'Will Create Jobs': Trump
  Newsweek
  U.S. President Donald Trump talked trade with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc during a White House visit on Wednesday and welcomed the signing of business deals worth billions of dollars and the jobs he said they would create. The U.S. ...and more »
  
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• The Fed and Conflicting Signals in the Jobs Report - Bloomberg

  01-06-2017 09:00 via bloomberg.com
  
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  The Fed and Conflicting Signals in the Jobs Report
  Bloomberg
  Clashing data accentuate some key questions related to productivity, wage dynamics and the behavior of inflation. by. Mohamed A. El-Erian. @elerianm More stories by Mohamed A. El-Erian. Wed May 31 2017 23:00:07 GMT-0700 (PDT). Market's getting ...and more »
  
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• RUAG bidding on contracts that could bring more jobs - The Decatur Daily

  01-06-2017 07:05 via decaturdaily.com
  
  The Decatur Daily
  RUAG bidding on contracts that could bring more jobs
  The Decatur Daily
  RUAG Aerospace's facility in Decatur employs 25, but officials hope that number grows to 150 by 2020. [JERONIMO NISA/DECATUR DAILY]. prev. next. RUAG Space USA's new production facility near Decatur could go beyond providing rocket components ...
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs Talks Media Investments, Meeting With ... - Hollywood Reporter

  01-06-2017 06:48 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
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  Laurene Powell Jobs Talks Media Investments, Meeting With ...
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  The investor and philanthropist said she backed Anonymous Content and MACRO "to inspire the kind of stories that we would like to see told."
  Laurene Powell Jobs and Senator Kamala Harris are worried about ...Recode
  Here's What Happened When Apple's Steve Jobs' Widow Met With ...TheStreet.comall 4 news articles »
  
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• Laurene Powell Jobs Talks Media Investments, Meeting With Donald Trump - Hollywood Reporter

  01-06-2017 06:48 via hollywoodreporter.com
  
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  Laurene Powell Jobs Talks Media Investments, Meeting With Donald Trump
  Hollywood Reporter
  The investor and philanthropist said she backed Anonymous Content and MACRO "to inspire the kind of stories that we would like to see told." Laurene Powell Jobs has spent the last few years investing in media and entertainment companies as a way to ...
  Laurene Powell Jobs and Senator Kamala Harris are worried about Trump and immigrationRecode
  Here's What Happened When Apple's Steve Jobs'
  
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• Our Turn: Pass SB 129, save 900 New Hampshire jobs - Concord Monitor

  01-06-2017 06:14 via concordmonitor.com
  
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  Our Turn: Pass SB 129, save 900 New Hampshire jobs
  Concord Monitor
  The House of Representatives has an opportunity to support New Hampshire jobs. Senate Bill 129 (the New Hampshire Clean Energy Jobs and Opportunity Act of 2017), the product of almost a year of hard work and compromise among numerous ...and more »
  
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• Analysts: Leaving climate deal likely wouldn't add US jobs - ABC News

  01-06-2017 06:07 via abcnews.go.com
  
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  Analysts: Leaving climate deal likely wouldn't add US jobs
  ABC News
  FILE - In this May 18, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington. A White House official says President Donald Trump is expected to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord.
  Trump climate decision; Oil surges; US jobsNBC2 News
  Lee, Hatch say leaving the global climate pact will boost American jobs and decrease energy costsSalt Lake Tribune
  
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• May's jobs report poised to be a success — but the truth is in the details - New York Post

  01-06-2017 06:01 via nypost.com
  
  May's jobs report poised to be a success — but the truth is in the details
  New York Post
  So let me find a great big one, get up high and shimmy out onto a limb and say that the May employment report coming out on Friday will be a good one. That needs an explanation before you mistakenly think I'm getting optimistic about the economy. I'm not.
  
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• Analysts: Leaving climate deal likely wouldn't add US jobs - Chicago Tribune

  01-06-2017 04:20 via chicagotribune.com
  
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  Analysts: Leaving climate deal likely wouldn't add US jobs
  Chicago Tribune
  President Donald Trump speaks on May 18, 2017, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Trump will announce Thursday whether he will withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. (Susan Walsh / AP). Paul WisemanAssociated ...
  U.S. needs to accelerate growth in green jobs by treating climate change like the crisis of WWIIDaily Kos
  Lee, Hatch say leaving the global climate pact wi
  
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• Tech Guru Breaks From The Pack, Says Automation Will Create MORE Jobs - The Daily Caller

  01-06-2017 04:06 via dailycaller.com
  
  Tech Guru Breaks From The Pack, Says Automation Will Create MORE Jobs
  The Daily Caller
  Tech guru and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen said Tuesday that automation, like the technology embedded in self-driving cars, will not take away available jobs but will actually create more. “It's a Luddite fallacy. It's a recurring panic ...and more »
  
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• Union blasts Times' decision to cut editorial jobs - New York Post

  01-06-2017 03:57 via nypost.com
  
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  Union blasts Times' decision to cut editorial jobs
  New York Post
  The union that represents about 400 journalists at the New York Times on Wednesday blasted a move by the newspaper to abolish a whole layer of editors — while eliminating the public editor position entirely. “The announcement that the New York Times ...
  New York Times axes editing jobs in favour of '100 more reporters'The Guardianall 66 news articles »
  
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• Steady Jobs, but With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But - The ... - New York Times

  01-06-2017 03:47 via nytimes.com
  New York Times
  Steady Jobs, but With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But - The ...
  New York Times
  Volatile wages, owing in part to undependable schedules, are one factor increasing economic anxiety even with unemployment at a post-recession low.and more »
  
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• Steady Jobs, but With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But - New York Times

  01-06-2017 03:47 via nytimes.com
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  Steady Jobs, but With Pay and Hours That Are Anything But
  New York Times
  The Question Isn't Why Wage Growth Is So Low. It's Why It's So High. A Question of Incentive. Why Work Requirement Became a Theme of the Trump Budget · Market Value. Angry Over Zillow's Home Prices? You Can Win a Prize by Improving Them ...
  
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• U.S. needs to accelerate growth in green jobs by treating climate change like the crisis of WWII - Daily Kos

  01-06-2017 03:04 via dailykos.com
  
  Daily Kos
  U.S. needs to accelerate growth in green jobs by treating climate change like the crisis of WWII
  Daily Kos
  In this era when every day can bring another profoundly disturbing bit of news about climate change, it's easy to miss the good news about what's being done to keep it from becoming worse than it could be. What's happening in the world of clean, green ...and more »
  
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• VIDEO: Young Job Seekers are Trying to Land Summer Jobs - WCBI

  01-06-2017 02:35 via wcbi.com
  
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  VIDEO: Young Job Seekers are Trying to Land Summer Jobs
  WCBI
  COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI) – The loss of the Mississippi Department of Transportation job program, leaves a lot of students in our area searching for summer work. It didn't require job experience and gave students something to do over the summer, and not ...and more »
  
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• Mayor asks business to help with youth jobs - St. Louis American

  01-06-2017 01:43 via stlamerican.com
  
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  Mayor asks business to help with youth jobs
  St. Louis American
  Hillary Frye, executive director of STL Youth Jobs; Jared Boyd, chief of staff for treasurer Tishaura O. Jones; and Michael Holmes, executive director of SLATE, joined Mayor Lyda Krewson for a May 23 press conference about funding summer jobs for local ...
  
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• Nearly 80 employees losing jobs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale - STLtoday.com

  01-06-2017 01:40 via stltoday.com
  
  Nearly 80 employees losing jobs at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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  CARBONDALE • Close to 80 people are losing their jobs and possibly dozens more will be affected in the coming weeks on the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus, according to a memo Interim Chancellor Brad Colwell shared with the campus ...and more »
  
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• No One Wants These Jobs - Above the Law

  01-06-2017 01:17 via abovethelaw.com
  
  Above the Law
  No One Wants These Jobs
  Above the Law
  What happens when legal jobs once considered prestigious suddenly… aren't? Lawyers — or at least a particular breed of lawyer — are known as prestige chasing achievers, anxious for a leg up in the game of life. As such, high profile positions in the ...
  
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• 349 new jobs headed to 3 companies in Oakland Co. - The Detroit News

  01-06-2017 00:33 via detroitnews.com
  
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  349 new jobs headed to 3 companies in Oakland Co.
  The Detroit News
  A trio of Oakland County companies will leverage support from the Michigan Strategic Fund to create 349 new jobs. The business expansions will total more than $40 million in new investment, impacting several communities across the area. That investment ...
  
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