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Published on Wednesday, 20 August 2014 00:50

Updating a resume is one of those necessary tasks that always seems to fall by the wayside. Rather than updating a resume periodically, many men and women wait to work on their resume until they're ready to start looking for a new job.

But such procrastination can make it difficult to remember all those new nuggets of information that can make a person more attractive to prospective employers. Updating a resume more regularly, such as after a new promotion or upon completion of an especially impressive project, is a good way to guarantee each accomplishment gets its due.

Farm Workers Face Dangers

Published on Wednesday, 13 August 2014 00:03

Tractor rollovers are a common cause of injury on farms.

Many occupations are hazardous, few more so than agricultural labor. Farmers recognize that they must be diligent in their efforts to prevent nonfatal and fatal injuries.

According to the most recent statistics, farmers face a fatality rate of 25.1 for every 100,000 workers. In 2008, 456 farmers and farm workers lost their lives to work-related injuries. What's particularly risky about agricultural work is that it tends to be a family profession. That puts all members of the family at risk for injury. On average, 113 youth under the age of 20 die annually from farm-related injuries.

RN jobs still in demand

Published on Saturday, 02 August 2014 00:00

Individuals thinking about their potential career path or a new occupation may want to consider nursing. According to WANTED Analytics(TM), the leading source of real-time business intelligence for the talent marketplace, healthcare providers advertised more than 46,000 new jobs online for registered nurses in July 2011. There were five metropolitan areas that saw a considerable growth in the need for RNs. These included Dallas, New York, Los Angeles, Cleveland, and Atlanta. Los Angeles has one of the biggest demands for registered nurses. According to the data, recruiters at healthcare facilities in Los Angeles placed more than 1,400 new online job ads for registered nurses in July.

Do's and Don'ts of Holiday Office Parties

Published on Saturday, 22 December 2012 00:53

With holiday office parties happening all over the country, now is a great time to go over some do's and don'ts for employees hoping to have a good time ... but not too good of a time.

The Do's

Do attend the party. Even though the holiday season is the busiest of the year for many people, time must be made to attend the office holiday party. Declining the invitation can imply an individual doesn't care about the company or his or her coworkers.