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Aug 12

Finding a Culture for Success

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If you’ve ever found yourself in a company that doesn’t value your skills, you’ll appreciate the discussion on finding the right corporate culture for the skills you bring to an organization. In this post, we’ll take a quick look at how you can overcome a very common barrier for moving your career to…

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Aug 10

Laid-off Broward teachers get good news

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As the mother of two kids who attend a public school in Broward, I was saddened to hear this morning that their music teacher, who retired last year, was not being replaced. So much for having a well-rounded education! But, on a positive note, there’s news out of Broward County Public Schools that…

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Aug 10

Unemployment: What Would Reagan Do?

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Friday's grim labor report is the latest confirmation that our economy is not recovering. A loss of 131,000 jobs and a stagnant 9.5% unemployment rate are bad enough. But a deeper look—at the little-known civilian employment-population ratio—shows how hard it's going to be to pull out of our crisis, and why the Obama…

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Aug 6

Private jobs up 71,000 in July; Unemployment rate unchanged

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Private employers added 71,000 jobs in July; unemployment rate unchanged at 9.5%. Private employers added workers at a weak pace for the third straight month in July. The Labor Department says companies added 71,000 jobs, far below the roughly 200,000 needed each month to reduce the unemployment rate. The unemployment…

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Aug 4

Land a job: Promote the brand of You

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(Money Magazine) -- Think branding is only for celebrities and cola companies? Think again. Today whatever reputation you have is spreading quickly across the Internet, thanks to Google, industry blogs, and social-networking sites. (Even failing to turn up on search engines says something about you.) That makes it critically important to take control…

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