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- Slacker Nation? Young Japanese Shun Promotions
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JVS awarded $1.5 million federal grant to develop jobs for …
MarketWatch
of Education Rehabilitation Services Administration
announced this week that they are awarding a 5 year, $1. 5 million grant
to JVS
(Jewish Vocational Service) to provide disability employment
services. The JVS initiative, entitled “Independence
through Employment,” is a broad-based
partnership to create and expand employment and career opportunities for
individuals with significant disabilities. Initiative Partners will
include the Boston
Private Industry Council, Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission,
the U. Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Transitional
Assistance, The Work Place (one stop career center), and the JVS
Business Advisory Council. Employer Partners include Mass.
Slacker Nation? Young Japanese Shun Promotions
Wall Street Journal
Dai-ichi Mutual Life Insurance Co. is finding it so hard to identify managerial candidates that it has turned to the clerical workers it calls office ladies to fill positions. Promoting these women — most of whom are in their 40s and joined the company in a non-career track — would have been unthinkable 10 years ago, employment experts say. “I never imagined I’d be called on for a management post,” says Saori Kakegawa, a participant in the program. Law firms say the trend has companies scrambling to seek legal counsel on whether they can fire employees who refuse promotions.
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Durham Tech career fair
Durham News, NC
The event, which takes place in the Wynn Student Services Center, celebrates the 10th anniversary of the program. Representatives of area pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies will be on hand to discuss employment opportunities with the public. This free job fair is a way to learn about the college’s Clinical Trials Research Associate program, the only such associate degree program in the nation. Corporate personnel who wish to participate should call 536-7233 ext.