Tips for creating a resume that gets results
We know the job market is tough right now, and that a faulty résumé can hinder your job search before you’re able to get your foot in the door.
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Continuing Education Resources for Veterans
The following is a repost from Accreditedonlinecolleges.org. Active soldiers and veterans are important members of American society — soldiers, because they fight to keep the American people safe, and veterans because they bring their past experiences and wisdom back to society–which can help catalyze better decisions surrounding war and protection in the future. In 1944,
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US Veterans Pay Heavily for War
WASHINGTON – Ten years after the United States went to war in Iraq, one of the most common numbers associated with the conflict is the tally of Americans killed: nearly 4,500.
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Merry Korn discusses employing disabled veterans on Federal News Radio
Merry Korn, CEO of Pearl Interactive Network answers questions about hiring service-disabled veterans on the Federal News Radio website.
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New technologies open job opportunities for injured veterans
This is a repost from the Stars and Stripes blog By Leo Shane III WASHINGTON — When Pfizer was considering sending some administrative jobs overseas, Merry Korn convinced them to outsource them to wounded veterans instead. Korn, owner of Pearl Interactive Network said she currently has four home bound, injured veterans working as administrative assistants
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CEO of Pearl Interactive Network completes TUCK-WBENC Executive Program
Merry Korn, CEO of Pearl Interactive Network, completed the 2012 Tuck-WBENC Executive Program, an intensive week-long executive learning experience held at IBM’s Learning Center in Armonk, NY, along with 50 other women entrepreneurs earlier this month. The Tuck-WBENC Executive Program, which was established in 2003 and has been sponsored by IBM since then, stemmed from
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Informational Interviews Help in Learning about Employment Opportunities
Source: About.com When you respond to newspaper or online ads, your resume is one of hundreds that will be viewed. We recommend “informational interviews”. An informational interview is an interview conducted to collect information about a job, career field, industry or company. It could also be used as a source of contacts that could lead
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Military Skills Translators Match Veterans’ Skills to Civilian Jobs
A big challenge for veterans looking to find civilian jobs is understanding how your military skills fit jobs in the civilian market place.
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Health & Disability Advocates Laud New Labor Dept. Proposal to Boost Hiring of Qualified Workers with Disabilities
HDA’s Think Beyond the Label provides tools and resources to help employers recruit prospective job seekers with disabilities. REPRINT 2/22/12 from Think Beyond the Label CHICAGO–Health & Disability Advocates, the parent organization of Think Beyond the Label, a public-private partnership that connects businesses to jobs for people with disabilities across the U.S., strongly supports a
Counting People with Disabilities
By Guest Blogger Matthew Brault, Statistician, Health and Disability Statistics Branch, U.S. Census Bureau. As most visitors to this blog are aware, the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act on July 26, 1990 represented a major milestone. The law guaranteed equal opportunity for people with disabilities in public accommodations, commercial facilities, employment, transportation, state
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