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Networking at holiday social events varies from general business networking. Learn the ins and outs from master networker Lillian D. Bjorseth, who gives you practical advice on how to look and act polished and professional.

Outsourcing can be termed to be truly successful if you have been able to work with a partner who allows you the flexibility and the cost-savings during the outsourcing process. VirtualEmployee.com is one such outsourcing service provider that can truly make the outsourcing a success.

Pace Law School in White Plains exposed a plan to tackle the problem head-on by creating a university-sponsored law practice, earlier this month.

MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based, full-service public relations firm, has announced that Ryan Didsbury has joined MMI as traffic coordinator, where he manages and oversees the daily distribution of client news releases, submits projects for client approval, and tracks newspaper and online news clips. Prior to joining MMI, Didsbury worked as the head of advertising for a local community newspaper. A recent graduate of NC State University, he earned his Bachelor of Science in business administration with a concentration in marketing.

Jefferson County's unemployment rate rose to 9 percent in October. This is high from September's rate at 8.8 percent and down from 9.1 percent in August.

A large business looking to find freelance workers won’t have a problem because they typically have the budget to do so. However entrepreneurs with less cash for hiring haven’t always been able to afford bringing a freelancer on board. Jason Parker, owner of FiversWorld.com is hoping to change that.

Per the latest improvement in technologies, incentive programs have also undergone a change. In the past, physical gift cards were used to distribute rewards or incentives to one’s employees.

BusinessVibes is a new international business directory combined with networking and trade platform. Its main concept is to help associations and companies from all over the world to find new business partners and form partnerships.

Everyone dreams of having a fulfilling and financially satisfying job. And considering the majority of a person’s life is spent working, the happier they are with their job, the happier life they will inevitably lead.

In the District, unemployment rates decreased to 11 percent with a rise in the private sector jobs.

AlphaStaff Group, Inc. (“AlphaStaff”), one of the nation’s largest professional employer organizations (PEO), recently examined the benefits of working with companies through a shared employment model.

High unemployment rates coupled with a slow growth job market have more and more people trying to figure out what to do to earn money outside of the traditional 9-to-5 scene. According to Jason Parker, FiversWorld.com may just be the money maker these people have been looking for. Parker is the owner of FiversWorld.com, a freelance marketplace for people who sell services and ebooks online.

Patty Briguglio, president of MMI Public Relations, a Raleigh-based full-service public relations firm, has announced that the company will serve as a sponsor for the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Elected Officials Holiday Reception taking place Wednesday, Nov. 30 from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts, located at 2 E. South St. The reception is being held to honor and thank elected leaders for another year of dedicated service. Attendees will include mayors from Wake County, members of the Raleigh City Council, the Wake County Board of Commissioners, the Wake County Board of Education, the Wake County state legislative delegation, and members of the area’s U.S. Congressional delegation.

Tennessee workers would have high hopes again because of the move General Motors has taken. GM's Spring Hill plant plans to employ 700 workers by next year.

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the company’s December 2011 schedule of training and development seminars. All courses will be held at CAI’s Raleigh location at 2900 Highwoods Blvd., unless otherwise noted.

The work from home Website portal 24hourwealth.com has added the top five work at home opportunities to the Website’s homepage. The Website is the definitive source for connecting companies in need of individuals to work at home and those seeking work from home opportunities.

How do we filter the right talent from 99.6 lacs college goers in India ? How do we get trained resources for the jobs? How do we effectively use the potential of youth?

Outsourcing nowadays is not just about, well, outsourcing alone! As more and more companies outsource large chunks of their business functions to experts across the globe.

According to the state officials, this improvement in the employment rate is a result of the efforts actively put by the unemployed.

Mr. Chiaravalli, President of Strategic Labor & Human Resources, LLC, joins Dr. Sean McAlinden, Executive Vice President of Research and Chief Economist at the Center for Automotive Research, and Joe Szczesny, reporter for the Oakland Press to discuss the 2011 labor negotiations between the Detroit Three and the UAW and its impact on the industry and suppliers with host John McElroy.

Some people mistakenly believe that in order to work in the military, they must be enlisted in one of the branches, have served on active duty, or be a member of the reserves.

Bruce Clarke, president and CEO of CAI, a human resource management firm that helps organizations maximize employee engagement while minimizing employer liability, has announced the firm’s newly renovated company blog, Workplace Insights. Operating since April 2010, Workplace Insights offers human resource professionals, leadership teams and business executives weekly advice and practical information regarding employee development, engagement, compliance, workplace communications and functionality, and the overall human resource industry. With the user-friendly additions, readers can now subscribe to the blog for consistent updates on recently published content, easily search specific topics through the redesigned archive section and directly link to social media platforms, including LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter.

This move is a response to the query about the students being lured with bogus data by the nation's law schools.

From girls’ night out to margarita Wednesdays, after a long day or week of work it is nice to kick back and have fun with friends. It gives a person time to laugh at the bad times and smile about the good times.