Archive for November, 2006

Did You Hire A Bad Santa?

We saw this article on Yahoo.com Berlin is facing an acute shortage of Santas just a month before Christmas, the head of a Father Christmas placement agency said Monday. The director of Berlin’s “Heinzelmaennchen” agency, which provides Santas to thousands of Berlin families every Christmas Eve, said he was having trouble getting enough qualified help. [...]

Private Pilots Over Cities; For Pleasure Or Terror?

We found this in the New York Times. SCHUMER CALLS FOR AIR TRAFFIC REVIEW Senator Charles Schumer yesterday called on the Federal Aviation Administration to complete a review of New York’s airspace in the next 90 days in light of the plane crash that killed the New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle and his flight [...]

Human Resources Finds Many Younger People Not Great Job Candidates

We found this interesting article on Inc.com Younger Employees Lack Basic Skills By: Angus Loten A new survey of employers finds that recent high school and college graduates fall short in a number of areas. With small businesses scrambling to find qualified employees, a recent national survey of employers found that young people are increasingly [...]

When You Are Among The Top Fifty, You Don’t Need A Background Check

FORTUNE 50 Most Powerful Women in Business FORTUNE’s annual ranking of America’s leading businesswomen Full list Highest paid Age Women to watch Newcomers Exits Perennials International Age Rank Name Company Age 22 Charlene Begley General Electric 39 9 Sallie Krawcheck Citigroup 41 32 Pat Curran Wal-Mart Stores 42 33 Lisa Weber MetLife 43 18 Abigail [...]