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AOL’s recent announcement about their voluntary separation packages brings back the question of whether or not the acceptance of a voluntary package is a good thing or not in this economy? First of all, let’s be real about why companies offer voluntary packages. The reason is to soften the blow of what is coming and ... - Read full post
The gloves are off: the media has reported that AT&T is suing Verizon over the company’s “There’s a Map for That” ads with the claim that the spots mislead customers as to AT&Ts overall coverage area, representing only 3G and not wireless coverage overall. While this news is not unexpected, it does come on the ... - Read full post
Goldman Sachs has been in the spotlight as of late, namely due to excessive financial compensation for some of the company’s top brass. Case in point, protesters recently gathered outside the Chicago office to ask the company to donate its entire projected $23 billion bonus pool to prevent every foreclosure in America.
This was a big week for the computer industry – Apple continued to show strength with a favorable earnings report and new marketing campaign; Microsoft launched Windows 7 (in the hope of erasing Vista’s memory forever) and, while the company’s earnings fell 18% to $3.6 billion or 40 cents per share, they beat street estimates ... - Read full post
In Sunday’s New York Times, an article by Julie Creswell honed in on a CEO who ruled his business from afar. Sure, everyone has those days when our shoulders relax because we know the boss will be out of the office for a day or two, but is it a good thing for business and ... - Read full post
The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its monthly report this morning on the state of unemployment – and the findings are not positive. U.S. unemployment rose to 9.8 percent in September, up 0.1 percentage points from August. This means that a total of 15.1 million persons were unemployed in September, twice the number at ... - Read full post
During Tuesday’s Yahoo! press conference announcing the launch of a $100+ million brand campaign, Carol Bartz, CEO of Yahoo got fired up following a reporter’s question that led to flurry of frustration that rang through Silicon Valley – and beyond – comparing Google and Yahoo.
These past few weeks have seen a number of guffaws and acts of incivility and decorum. It started with Congressman Joe Wilson, shouting “You Lie” at President Obama. Followed by Serena Williams telling an umpire to place the tennis balls somewhere I won’t repeat. Lastly, Kanye West not being able to control his displeasure at ... - Read full post
The Walt Disney Co. announced Monday that it will buy Marvel Entertainment Inc. for $4 billion in cash and stock, and the deal is expected to close at the end of this year. Various news announcements spoke about the approximately 5,000 Marvel characters that would now be part of the Disney Corporation, but few spoke ... - Read full post
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Voluntary Layoffs: Should I Stay Or Should I Go Now? by Rusty Rueff November 20th, 2009
Three Useful Tips To Format Your Resume by Hank Stringer November 20th, 2009
Clearview Counterpoint: Career Experts Divided On Medical Privacy Issue by Clearview Team November 19th, 2009
How To Circumvent The Resume Black Hole by Liz Ryan November 18th, 2009
Don't Let Your Ego Ruin Your Interview by Jeff Hunter November 16th, 2009
