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More Articles from Careers & Employment Information: MORE RESOURCES: Site: Yahoo! News Search Results for careers employment Miami's minority job expo is path for new careers (Miami Herald) Two years ago Carlos Alvarez was a student at Florida International University studying economics. Now he is working full-time, but is applying to graduate school and hoping to change employment. Case Signs on As Sponsor in Campaign to Increase Awareness of Careers in Construction (BuildingOnline) RACINE, WI -- Case Construction Equipment announced that it is one of the sponsors of the 2008 "Build Your Future" campaign. This national education and recruitment program increases awareness of the rewarding careers available in the construction industry. Business And Careers (Benson News-Sun) (ARA) - Now in its eighth season, the Emmy award-winning investigative drama CSI draws a weekly audience of about 20 million viewers. But CSI is more than simply entertainment. When to get help: Coaches and consultants can bring out the best in a job-seeker (The Star-Ledger) When people find out Sheryl Spanier is a career consultant, the first question they ask is: "Can you get me a job?" It doesn't quite work that way. Spanier doesn't run an employment agency. And she is not a headhunter.... Degrees worth less in NZ than overseas (TVNZ) An OECD study has found New Zealand university students pay a larger than average share of their study costs and get less return on their investment during their careers. It's still business as usual for Immigration officers (Saipan Tribune) Despite the uncertainty in their employment under the federalization law, Immigration officers and staff are going about their usual business as much as they can, according to Immigration Services director Melvin Grey. Active-Duty Military Reservists Serving in Iraq and Abroad May Face Employment Hardships with Expired Licensing (Centre Daily Times) Active-duty military reservists serving abroad could be returning home from duty only to discover their previous careers out of compliance. One Dallas company hopes to change that by giving soldiers serving abroad access to free online continuing-education (CE) courses, effective Sept. 8, 2008 through July 4, 2009 (Independence Day). Changing careers, finding a purpose (The Beacon News) At what point in your career do you say: "I've accomplished what I wanted and now I'm done with that"? At what point do you say, "I've given my all to my job," and move on to something else. After a successful career in the corporate world with Fortune 500 companies -- and at the age of 49 -- Carole Neville is switching careers. Case Sponsors 2008 'Build Your Future' Campaign to Increase Awareness of Careers in Construction (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Case Construction Equipment announced today that it is one of the sponsors of the 2008 "Build Your Future" campaign. This national education and recruitment program increases awareness of the rewarding careers available in the construction industry. Rome Observer - Brazilian Global Study Exchange Team (Rome Observer) ROME - The Group Study Exchange has been an ongoing project of Rotary International for many years; it creates a unique environment for business people and professionals from ages 25 to 40, who are in the early stages of their careers. Warning: MagpieRSS: Failed to parse RSS file. (> required at line 14, column 29) in /home/.hellodolly/jsteiner64/scholarlyarticles.org/careers-employment/magpierss/rss_fetch.inc on line 238 Site: Warning: Invalid argument supplied for foreach() in /home/.hellodolly/jsteiner64/scholarlyarticles.org/careers-employment/inc/rss.php on line 26 |
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