Archive | May, 2010

Sleepy Burglar Injected Himself with Horse Tranquilizer

Burglar would have gotten away with crime except for one little thing – he injected himself with a large dose of a horse tranquilizer! Yes, Jacksonville police arrested the sleepy burglar who injected himself with lethal dose of horse tranquilizer, enough to kill a man!

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Resume Falsification

Obama Officials Release Strong Statement: U.S. Jobless Rate is “Unacceptable” Today, the nation’s Treasury Secretary, Director of the Office of Management, and Chairwoman of the Council of Economic Advisors pleaded with the House Appropriations Committee to pass President Obama’s proposed budget. Why? Because they say that his plans for how to spend the nation’s money [...]

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Resume Lies

Bizarre Employees Can Wreak Havoc on Everyone It doesn’t matter where you work or what you do; a strange, odd, or bizarre employee can make you dread waking up in the morning. Why? Because all you have to look forward to are more of their antics and annoyances – oh, and complaints from your employees. [...]

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Criminal Background Check

How Today’s Work Schedules are Outdated and Could Be Hurting Your Employee Retention Rates In a recent NPR story that ran in March 2010, the question of modern-day work schedules was brought into the limelight. Not only are they outdated, say the experts, but they do not promote a healthy work-family-life balance for U.S. workers. [...]

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Criminal Background Check

Older Women Take the Brunt of Unemployment Numbers in the U.S. (Listen to this story on NPR.org, from their Morning Edition show)   In a story featured on National Public Radio this week, the topic of unemployment rates was “top dog”. For many folks who are victims of the recession (or “mancession” as NPR put [...]

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What May Be Lurking “Between the Lines” of Your Applicant’s Resume

According to the most recent surveys, nearly 3% and 7% of all job applicants have either a misdemeanor or felony criminal record, respectively. This can be disastrous for employers looking to hire people to fill sensitive positions. These types of careers might include health care workers, CEO’s, childcare professionals, police officers, and accounting personnel. Whether [...]

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