GD eNews | Vol. 3, No. 8 | April 30, 2004

Paradox: More Jobs, Yet More Blacks are Unemployed
When the Labor Department reported last week that 308,000 jobs were created in March — the largest monthly gain since April 2000 — many analysts said it was proof that the nation’s employment situation has turned around. But while this jobs growth greatly exceeded the expectations of forecasters, it masked a troubling fact: black unemployment actually rose in the midst of this record increase in new jobs, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. [FULL_TEXT]

Landmark Race Relations Survey
Majority of Whites, Blacks and Hispanics Support Affirmative Action AARP The Magazine and LCCR Release
Washington, DC — On behalf of AARP and the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR), Gallup conducted its largest and most comprehensive race relations survey of blacks, Hispanic and whites to date and discovered among other key findings that over half of each group supports affirmative action for blacks and Hispanics and a majority of Americans approve of interracial marriage. [FULL_TEXT]

Ordinary People, Not Business Superstars, Turn Good Companies Into Great Ones
Companies heavily depending on business superstars rather than ordinary people are heading for a fall, concludes an article in Across The Board, The Conference Board’s bi-monthly magazine. The Conference Board is the leading not-for-profit research and business membership organization connecting more than 2,000 companies in more than 60 nations. [FULL_TEXT]

Diversity Resources for Employers
Latina Owned Diverse Connections has Passion for Diverse Talent
Irvine, CA (HISPANIC PR WIRE) — Diverse Connections announced today the launch of its executive search practice dedicated to providing diverse talent to its clients. “It’s about mirroring the consumer and studies are proving that companies that have a diverse workforce are more profitable,” said Irene Ortiz-Glass, President of Diverse Connections. [FULL_TEXT]

African American Students Outscore Whites; The Achievement Gap Is Closed
Laurinburg, NC — May 17th is just around the corner! Do you have any idea how most of the media will acknowledge the 50th anniversary of Brown v. the Board of Education of Topeka? Back in 1957 the Supreme Court concluded, “... in the field of education, the doctrine of ‘separate but equal’ has no place. [FULL_TEXT]

Building Organizational Capability Through Diversity 2004 Annual Diversity Conference
NEW YORK, NY — Diversity experts and business leaders from pace-setting companies will meet in New York in April to address diversity in the context of the marketplace, talent and organizational effectiveness. The Conference Board’s 2004 Annual Diversity Conference — Building Organizational Capability Through Diversity — will be held June 10-11, at the Westin Chicago River North. The meetings are being presented with assistance from IBM, General Motors, Sara Lee and UBS.[FULL_TEXT]

Interview Success: Asking the Right Questions
Often the greatest interview anxiety focuses on trying to anticipate all the correct answers to interview questions. Equally important, however, are the questions YOU ask the interviewer. If job interviews are getting you no closer to an offer, maybe you are not asking the right questions.There are three types of questions that help jobseekers gain interview advantage: [FULL_TEXT]

THE UNDERSTANDING CREDIT SERIES
THE COST OF BAD CREDIT
By Attorney Peter Grear

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