http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/ Career building starts here. To get more out of your career, click choose from one of the sections on the right menu. 2008-06-27T21:50:15+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001752hard_work_while_fatigued_affects_blood_pressure.html Working hard when fatigued may be admired by many Americans, but it is a virtue that could be harmful to one's health, according to new research by psychologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). The research supports a... Career News Editor 2008-06-27T21:50:15+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001751employer_web_sites_greatly_influence_african_american_applicants.html Attributes of employers' Web sites, such as design and content, influence prospective employees' job search intentions--especially African American job seekers--finds a recent study by Caren B. Goldberg, a management professor at American University's Kogod School of Business and David G.... Career News Editor 2008-06-27T21:49:32+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001749breaking_the_pattern_how_motivation_plays_a_role_in_getting_healthy.html Hands up if these scenarios are familiar: * You get the exercise bike/treadmill/elliptical you wanted for Christmas, but by April, the machine has been moved to the basement for lack of use. * You sign up for the weight loss... Moving Forward Editor 2008-06-27T21:47:50+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001748in_fathers_day_message_obama_calls_for_greater_paternal_responsibility_in_black_community.html By Hazel Trice Edney WASHINGTON (NNPA) - Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Sen. Barack Obama, in a Father's Day message at Chicago's Apostolic Church of God, exhorted Black fathers to be more responsible in raising their children. He based his exhortation... Career News Editor 2008-06-20T17:15:09+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001747analysts_predict_low_cost_to_proclinton_black_officials.html By Zenitha Prince WASHINGTON (NNPA) - In the waning days of the Democratic primaries when it became clear Sen. Barack Obama (Ill.) would be the presumptive nominee, pundits predicted that the strong aftertaste of acrimony, which still lingers on the... Career News Editor 2008-06-20T17:14:10+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001737optingout_revolution_a_myth_steep_employment_gains_for_women_mothers.html Contrary to the popular perception of a so-called "opting out revolution," new sociological research from the June issue of the American Sociological Review reveals that professional women's employment rates have continually pushed higher over time, and that the employment gap... Career News Editor 2008-06-13T17:25:53+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001736wrestling_with_rudeness_advice_for_addressing_incivility.html Rude behavior can make you want to scream, but confronting a rude person can make you squirm. Given the choice between standing up to a bully and seething in silence, many people pick the latter, at a loss for how... Keeping The Job Editor 2008-06-13T17:25:06+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001734new_book_explores_value_of_emotional_labor.html Emergency dispatchers, caseworkers and other public service workers perform "emotional" labor that should be valued in the same manner as mental and physical labor, according to a new book co-written by a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher. Emotional labor... Keeping The Job Editor 2008-06-13T17:20:45+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001733ius_kelley_school_hopes_to_attract_more_women_into_business_careers.html Twenty years ago, Diana Caldwell saw fewer female role models in corporate America and other women in the classroom when she arrived at Indiana University's Kelley School of Business as a student. "In terms of the percent of the student... Career News Editor 2008-06-13T17:19:58+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001729restoring_the_american_economy_for_working_families_a_way_forward.html By. U. S. Rep. Gwen Moore (D-Wis.) With the current economic hard times, many Americans are confronted with a whole host of economic and financial of challenges vital to their family's well being. Sadly, there are hard-working families losing their... Moving Forward Editor 2008-06-06T17:39:39+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001728the_costs_of_health_care_are_burying_american_families.html By Marian Wright Edelman Child Watch(R) Column Unpaid medical bills are piling up on kitchen tables all over America. In addition to the rising costs of food, gas and housing, more and more working families are becoming overwhelmed by skyrocketing... Career News Editor 2008-06-06T17:38:41+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001727the_first_step_of_making_good.html By. Farrah Gray There are many ways of making good in life, and one of them is succeeding in one's career. To accomplish this, there are ways of personality sprucing that can give anyone the edge. The key 'C' word... Moving Forward Editor 2008-06-06T17:37:40+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001713female_lawyers_more_likely_to_practice_in_firms_less_likely_to_make_partner.html The legal profession's efforts to promote diversity are working to get women lawyers in the law firm door, but once they're in, they remain less likely to be promoted to partner, a new study by a University of Iowa sociologist... Career News Editor 2008-05-30T18:03:13+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001711three_solutions_for_recession.html By Farrah Gray Getting on with your life's work is used often, which implies a career transition for an individual in whom they exploit their achievements and experiences to date. This is often true of successful entrepreneurs. It is the... Moving Forward Editor 2008-05-23T13:37:35+00:00 http://www.greaterdiversity.com/mt_career/archives2/001703women_firefighters_can_take_the_heat_but_few_firehouses_give_them_the_chance.html Fewer than 4 percent of the nation's firefighters are women, and more than half of paid fire departments have never hired a female firefighter, finds a new report issued by Cornell's Institute for Women and Work in the ILR School... Career News Editor 2008-05-20T13:44:29+00:00