Employment
President Obama has been talking -- a lot -- about what Washington needs to do to help save small businesses. Over the past week, he's introduced a half-dozen different initiatives aimed at unlocking credit, creating jobs and expanding the Small Business Administration's loan programs.
Good News for Obama: Economy grows faster than expected in 4th quarter. The U.S. economy grew at an accelerated pace in the last quarter of 2009, driven largely by a rebound in manufacturing and better-than-expected gains in consumer spending and commercial investments, according to Commerce Department statistics released today.
For all of you die hard fashionistas out there, January 2010 has a few of your favorite things in store: the newest issue of ELLE Italy, haute couture, and a black supermodel by the name of Liya Kebede on the cover.
For the third consecutive month, Houston area employers have been adding jobs, a sign that Houston’s economy may be stabilizing.
Resumes & Cover Letters Courtesy of Monster.com Use Numbers to Highlight Your Accomplishments By Peter Vogt, MonsterTRAK Career Coach If you were an employer looking at a resume, which of the following entries would impress you more? Wrote news releases. Wrote 25 news releases in a three-week period under daily deadlines. Clearly, the second […]
360-Degree Evaluations By Ian Christie, Monster Contributing Writer To grow personally and professionally, we need an accurate picture of our strengths and weaknesses. But how well do any of us know ourselves? That’s when a well-implemented 360-degree evaluation can be constructive. In a “360,” four to eight individuals who work with you give you […]
Top 10 Job Search Tips Courtesy of CareerBuilder.com While the popularity of online job boards puts millions of jobs at one’s fingertips, it has also made the job applicant pool that much bigger. For this reason, national job search sites and the Internet as a whole have gotten a bad rap from some industry […]
