Tag Archives: Employment
Will Obama’s Year-end Challenges Define His Presidency?
To carry momentum into the new year, he'll need a strong finish to 2009
As we enter the final quarter of a historic but tumultuous year, I can’t think…
By Derek T. Dingle
How I Landed My Gig
Get creative and stand out above the rest to win your dream job
Instead of sending out mass resumes and cover letters, I decided to tailor each cover…
By Renita Burns
Clever Ways to Land the Interview and Snag the Job
Competition is fierce and you should be, too
With dizzying layoffs signaling employers’ reluctance to fill payrolls, securing an interview can turn into…
By Renita Burns
Tapping into the Creative Economy
The arts helps redefine a former manufacturing region
Some 60,000 patrons of the theater arts descend upon Winston-Salem, North Carolina biennially to attend…
By Alan Hughes
News Roundup: Week of Sept. 7 – Sept. 13
Union withdraws Bing support; Racial wage gap shrinks
News Roundup
By BlackEnterprise.com
Recession-Proof Healthcare Jobs
Opportunities for franchising, self-employment
The number of employees on company payrolls continues to decline in most industries. But in…
By Cliff Hocker
Could this Be a Good Year for New Graduates?
The economy may be dismal but your job search doesnt have to be. There are still jobs availableheres how you can land one
For nearly a year, Alex Easley, 22, researched, pursued, and interviewed with companies such as…
By Simone Richards
When the Tough Get Going
What you need to learn about conquering economic hardship from a homeless man turned millionaire
“There is no plan B for passion,” Chris Gardner writes in his new book, Start…
By Sonia Alleyne
20 Recession Resistant Franchises
Promising picks to choose fromeven in this economy
By the time Doni Pitchford told anyone what she had done, it was too late.…
By Tennille M. Robinson
How to Work for the Federal Government
As the largest employer in the country (excluding the U.S. Postal Service), the federal government…
