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There are more senior executives looking for work today than ever before. And with the national unemployment rate at 9.1 percent as of September 2011, the outlook for improvement is bleak.

Training for Entrepreneurs.com unveils today their website's new membership enhancements - Discussion Forums, Online Business Directory, Business Mentoring Programs, and Virtual Online Classrooms. With these new website features and programs, Training for Entrepreneurs.com has positioned itself as one of the most comprehensive online resource centers for small business development. Business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs alike can acquire valuable business knowledge and fine-tune their entrepreneurial skill set for advancing their personal and professional careers.

Let's just face it. A paid service always gets generates a better response than a free service. This is particularly true of recruitment options.

Human Resource Management Firm Hosts Conference On State And Federal Laws Impacting Employers

Clean Design, Inc. President And Other Board Members Will Work To Set Chamber Policies And Priorities

A few days back, the world population touched the 7 billion mark. No wonder the debate has gained momentum about how this growing population would put unprecedented pressure on already scare resources. The riots over food (in Egypt), water crisis and deaths due to curable diseases in developing countries have raised concerns over the population explosion. With the 7 billionth living child hailing from a country like India (and some other nations, symbolically chosen by the UN), the blame of populating the world and causing the global crisis is being shifted back to the developing nations and citizens of the Third World! But then, the moot question is – is the earth really not ready for 7 billion people and is nature really stretched for generating resources for all? Are the citizens of developing nations consuming more and is the population expansion in these countries the real reason behind the growing resource crunch?

Every day billions of people across the world wake up and go to work. For the lucky ones this means simply walking down the hall to get to their office and wearing work attire that favors comfort over professionalism. Working from home may seem like a distant dream for some people, but with hundreds of millions of jobs available online more and more entrepreneurs are finding that working for themselves is not only possible, but quite easy given the right resources.

Just about everybody knows what sports coaches are, and how they help with the training, teaching and direction of teams or athletes.

Jobless rates were lesser in September this year than that in 2010, 249 of the 372 metro areas nationwide were higher in 102 areas and remained steady in 21 areas.

AlphaStaff Group, Inc., recently launched Allegro People Solutions, a new line of products and services intended to help their clients save money, increase productivity and manage their business more efficiently.

According to Labor Department statistics, over 49,000 jobs have been cut in the past year by the States and localities 210,000.

Australian company PA Everyday now caters to businesses in United States. Small to medium businesses all over the States can now hire their own virtual assistants and set up virtual offices in Cebu, Philippines.

Michael J. Hensley, CFP, ChFC, AIFA, of Guardian Capital Advisors, LLC (GCA), a firm specializing in Retirement Plans as well as financial advice for individuals and businesses, has announced that the firm is a 2011 sponsor for Raleigh Roundup, a fundraiser supporting cancer research. This event presented by the Red Sword Guild is taking place on Friday, Nov. 11 at the Kerr Scott Building on the N.C State Fairgrounds at 1025 Blue Ridge Road. Proceeds from the event benefit the American Cancer Society. Activities at the Raleigh Roundup include live music, silent and live auctions, casino gaming, mechanical bull riding, dancing, food and more. The Red Sword Guild is a volunteer organization dedicated to raising funds in support of the American Cancer Society’s programs in research, education, advocacy and patient services.

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based, full-service public relations firm, has announced that the company was named the top area small business at Triangle Business Journal’s Best Places To Work Awards. MMI Public Relations received the highest score among all companies in the small business category in a survey performed by the publication and Quantum Market Research, which ranks entrants on quality of human resources, employee morale, corporate values and more. 2011 marks the third year MMI Public Relations has been named to the Best Places to Work list.

Sharon Lechter, best selling author and financial literacy expert was named a Finalist in the Lifetime Achievement category in the 8th annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Founder of Pay Your Family First, also a finalist for a Best Company category, Lechter continues to innovate new ways for families to teach financial responsibility globally.

The legal industry is going through a crisis situation because the fresh law school graduates are finding it harder to get jobs and salaries have considerably dropped over the past few months.

CIC Plus, Inc., an employee self-service solution provider, launches a New York Wage Theft Prevention Act Solution to assist large employers with the annual and ongoing delivery events, as well as record retention associated with the new legislation. The release comes in preparation for the annual sign-off requirement, running from January 1 to February 1.

Is the future of work independent of geographical location? Yes! This is because as more and more companies embrace outsourcing to increase profits and save costs, it is the virtual employee or the freelancer who is in much demand. And it doesn't really matter that both these entities sit separated from their clients some halfway across the globe.

Lamont Farmer, managing partner of haircolorxperts at the Arboretum (http://www.haircolorxpertsraleigh.com), has announced that Catherine Melonas has joined the salon as a senior specialist. In this position, Melonas will use her 16 years in the salon industry to build client relationships and perform color and cut services as well as consultations with new clients. Originally from Cheboygan, Mich., Melonas graduated from Mitchell’s Hair Styling Academy and credits her success to her passion for working with people to make a difference in their personal appearance.

The NC Ellis Cannady Chapter IAEI International Association of Electrical Inspectors will hold their annual convention, electrical industry tradeshow and NEC Continuing Education seminars on November 6-8, 2011 at the Richard Childress Vineyard facility in Lexington NC. This meeting is the best opportunity in North Carolina for Inspector and Contractor continuing education, with nationally recognized NEC experts and local electrical safety professionals.

VirtualEmployee.com's revolutionary new concept of video conferencing has taken outsourcing up a few notches. With clients now actually seeing their candidates face-to-face in front of them as they conduct their interviews, the geographical and time zone difference suddenly seems to have disappeared.

AlphaStaff Group, Inc. (“AlphaStaff”), one of the nation’s largest professional employer organizations (PEO), and the only national PEO to work exclusively in partnership with insurance brokers, recently launched People Solutions Tool. The announcement was made by Joseph DeRosa, executive vice president of small and medium business sales and marketing.

The more employees a company has, the more complicated things such as payroll, health insurance, benefits, worker’s compensation and other employee relations become.

Imagine learning about the latest show deals, product launches and on-the-hour promotions available at an event through your Twitter or Facebook accounts. This will soon become a reality for gadget enthusiasts who plan to visit Singapore’s longest-running consumer electronics and IT exhibition, when it returns for its 23rd edition this November.

The number of people unemployed dropped to 129,400 in September from that of 135,720 in August.