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High unemployment rates coupled with a slow growth job market have more and more people trying to figure out what to do to earn money outside of the traditional 9-to-5 scene. According to Jason Parker, FiversWorld.com may just be the money maker these people have been looking for. Parker is the owner of FiversWorld.com, a freelance marketplace for people who sell services and ebooks online.

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the company will serve as a sponsor for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Elected Officials Holiday Reception taking place Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2 E. South St. The reception is being held to honor and thank elected leaders for another year of dedicated service. Attendees will include mayors from Wake County, members of the Raleigh City Council, the Wake County Board of Commissioners, the Wake County Board of Education, the Wake County state legislative delegation, and members of the area’s U.S. Congressional delegation.

Tennessee workers would have high hopes again because of the move General Motors has taken. GM's Spring Hill plant plans to employ 700 workers by next year.

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company’s December 2011 schedule of training and development seminars. All courses will be held at CAI’s Raleigh location at 2900 Highwoods Blvd., unless otherwise noted.

The work from home Website portal 24hourwealth.com has added the top five work at home opportunities to the Website’s homepage. The Website is the definitive source for connecting companies in need of individuals to work at home and those seeking work from home opportunities.

How do we filter the right talent from 99.6 lacs college goers in India ? How do we get trained resources for the jobs? How do we effectively use the potential of youth?

Outsourcing nowadays is not just about, well, outsourcing alone! As more and more companies outsource large chunks of their business functions to experts across the globe.

According to the state officials, this improvement in the employment rate is a result of the efforts actively put by the unemployed.

Mr. Chiaravalli, President of Strategic Labor & Human Resources, LLC, joins Dr. Sean McAlinden, Executive Vice President of Research and Chief Economist at the Center for Automotive Research, and Joe Szczesny, reporter for the Oakland Press to discuss the 2011 labor negotiations between the Detroit Three and the UAW and its impact on the industry and suppliers with host John McElroy.

Some people mistakenly believe that in order to work in the military, they must be enlisted in one of the branches, have served on active duty, or be a member of the reserves.

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the firm’s newly renovated company blog, Workplace Insights. Operating since April 2010, Workplace Insights offers human resource professionals, leadership teams and business executives weekly advice and practical information regarding employee development, engagement, compliance, workplace communications and functionality, and the overall human resource industry. With the user-friendly additions, readers can now subscribe to the blog for consistent updates on recently published content, easily search specific topics through the redesigned archive section and directly link to social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

This move is a response to the query about the students being lured with bogus data by the nation's law schools.

From girls’ night out to margarita Wednesdays, after a long day or week of work it is nice to kick back and have fun with friends. It gives a person time to laugh at the bad times and smile about the good times.

Yadkin County was one of those 92 counties with decreased unemployment rate at 8.8 percent in September.g

Seegrid Corp. recently the company announced the hire of David Sheaffer as Project Manager. “Seegrid will certainly benefit from Sheaffer’s expertise, success and leadership, as we continue to develop innovative solutions for warehouse management,” stated John Mazock, VP of Manufacturing.

MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based, full-service public relations firm, has announced that Emily Packard has joined the firm as an assistant account executive. In this position, Packard will leverage both traditional and emerging media to gain positive results for clients in a wide range of industries, including real estate, engineering, the arts, law, printing and more. Prior to joining MMI, Packard worked at a local marketing services company in Wake Forest, N.C. She earned bachelor’s degrees in journalism and mass communication, as well as political science, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, then completed a master’s degree in communication at NC State University.

LinkedIn continues to be the first online destination for hiring managers, recruiters, and senior staff looking for professional resources. With more than 120 million members, LinkedIn has become a business-critical networking resource, and executives who want to advance their career need to understand how to harness the power of LinkedIn. In this month’s session of Experts Connection (http://www.experts-connection.com), “LinkedIn for Executives: Beyond the Basics, 2012 Edition,” Jason Alba, founder and CEO of JibberJobber.com and author of “I'm On Linked-In - Now What???,” will offer the latest tactics to get the most out of LinkedIn, and how to present yourself as an expert in your field. The webinar is sponsored by NETSHARE and is scheduled for November 15 from 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. ET, (1:00 - 2:30 p.m. PT).

The job scenario for veterans in Ohio has been miserable post 9/11. Nearly 14.8 percent veterans were unemployed in the state in May.

The upswing in the number of people seeking out winning opportunities in sweepstakes and contests is noticeable since the economic slump settled on the country and that kind of activity is a win-win for entrants and sponsors.

The nation is going through difficult economic times. In reaction to this, about three of the law schools in Missouri have decreased their number of applications.

VirtualEmployee.com, one of the leading outsourcing service providers in India, has added to its repertoire of IT-based offerings. A company in the UK or the US can now hire a full-time, dedicated virtual PHP developer from India who will work remotely for it from VE's office.

Human Resource Management Firm Welcomes Nominations For Exceptional Workplaces In Small, Mid-Size And Large Company Categories

As Employers Race to Fulfill PA Act 32 Requirements by January 1, 2012, CIC Plus Steps in with Affordable, Easy-to-Manage Solutions

There are millions of people in the United States who do not know how they will pay their mortgage or rent this month. Some of these people have received cuts in salary or have been laid off all together, while others have been subjected in different ways to the economic injustices imposed by large corporations and the government.

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana (RMHC®-CNI), alongside Children’s Memorial Hospital, announced today the launch of the Calendar Raffle for Kids, a new fundraising effort tied to the sale of a yearly calendar that highlights the stories of kids whose lives have been forever changed by the two organizations.