Category: Industry News
The 3 Smartest Things You Can Do to Find a Job
Networking and Resume Tips from Jobfox MCLEAN, VA /PRNewswire/ — Whether you are looking to start fresh in the New Year, or have been unemployed for any length of time, now is your chance to breathe life into your tired
Risk of Unemployment Varies by College Major – Unemployment Level for High School Graduates Without Degree is 22.9%
New Report Finds That Risk of Unemployment Varies by College Major Study also finds that some BA’s outperform graduate degrees in the job market WASHINGTON, DC /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Unemployment figures show the jobless rate for recent college graduates with Bachelor’s
Boren Scholarships ~ International Studies
Boren Scholarships provide up to $20,000 to U.S. undergraduate students to study abroad in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and underrepresented in study abroad, including Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Eurasia, Latin America, and
Vets, Holidays and Suicide
Holidays and suicides ~~ this can be a depressing time for many. Sad to say but there is one group that bears special attention: military veterans. Vets now make up half of all suicides, at the rate of 18 suicides
FYI Tidbits // S. 1747 ~ Computer Professionals Update Act would eliminate overtime payment for IT professionals
The Computer Professionals Update Act, which amends provisions in the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, would exempt IT professionals who make at least $26.73 hourly from the overtime payment requirement. IT professionals in this case are defined as those
Cyber Terrorism, Asteroids, and Solar Flares ~ It’s Time to Get Prepared, Virginia
YORKTOWN, VA./PRNewswire/ ~~ The news of late has been troubling indeed. In August of 2011, a massive solar flare interfered with satellite and radio communications around the globe. Less than three months later, an asteroid the size of an aircraft
More Women in Technology Profession; Closing Gap in Gender Differences, Massachusetts per Technisource Survey
BOSTON, MA /PRNewswire/ ~~ Years of hard work by dozens of notable groups seem to be having a positive effect on the longtime gender disparities that have existed in the IT profession.According to the 2011 Technisource Women in Information Technology
University of Scranton Offers Scholarships to Master of Science in Education Students
Funds will help educators pursue advanced degrees 100% online TAMPA, FL /PRNewswire/ — The University of Scranton, in partnership with University Alliance, is encouraging educators seeking to excel by earning master’s degrees to apply for the Bisk Foundation Scholarship. First-time
Study Confirms Landscape and Lawn Care Industry as a Key Opportunity and Economic Engine for U.S. Latinos
WASHINGTON/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce today released a major economic study confirming the vital role that the landscape and lawn care services industry plays in providing entrepreneurial opportunity, jobs and income to U.S. Latinos. “This study clearly
Unemployed Older Vets to Get GI Bill Retraining Benefits ~ this is NEW
The President has signed the VOW to Hire Heroes Act into law. There are several provisions in this law that will have a positive impact on the veteran unemployment rate. The most often reported of these are tax credits for
