GD eNews | Vol. 4, No. 06 | March 31, 2005
Racially Charged Incidents Cause Unease in Booming Los Angeles
By Ben Fox, MURRIETA, Calif. (AP) – Like thousands of other Californians, Crystal Farr moved her family to the inland suburbs of Los Angeles to live in more affordable housing than she could find along the coast. She has come... Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Business News | Comments
Should African American Businesses Advertise?
By Kyle Moffett Mobile, AL - Why don't we? We never had to. Forty years ago everything we needed was on one street. Remember Davis Avenue, The Boulevard, Mt. Vernon Avenue and Main Street? The harsh effects of Jim... Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Business Resources | Comments
What You See May Depend on Race
Research by a Miami University psychologist shows that race matters when it comes to interpreting facial expressions, a finding that has implications for everyday interactions between whites and blacks. Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Employer Resources | Comments
Improve the Way You Work
By Fred Green – Ergonomics is the science of equipment design, especially for the workplace, intended to maximize productivity by reducing operator fatigue and discomfort. Though most of us have been influenced by ergonomics in someway or another, it was through... Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Moving Forward | Comments
Reference Letters Are Revealing, Despite Fluff
Letters of recommendation are standard for job applications, but are they really useful? They are if you know how to read them, says a Radford University expert on LOR's. Nearly 80 percent of employers use reference letters as part of... Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Cover Letters | Getting The Job | Moving Forward | Comments
See Yourself as Others Do? Measuring Progress Toward Your Goals
When people feel they've hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective may give them the help they need to move forward, a new study suggests. The research found that picturing... Continue»
Posted on March 31, 2005 to Getting The Job | Interviews | Moving Forward | Comments
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