Shouldn’t the cigarette companies be taxed instead?

If legislation is passed, smokers in Washington will be paying $1 more towards a pack of cigarettes, upping the cost from an average of $5.38 to $6.30 per pack.
Proposed by Sen. Rodney Tom (D-Medina), the legislation is backed by a coalition of anti-smoking advocates including the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, the American Heart [...]

How to build a free or low cost interview and work wardrobe

So you are looking for work or have just landed a job, and the one thing you need is some decent work clothes or a few things to round out your existing wardrobe but you are on a tight budget. Here are some great resources within the city of Seattle for free or low cost [...]

Obama is hiring!

A momentous day and a memorable one! A new President, new hope and lots of changes hopefully coming our way! As 2 million people swarmed DC to see Obama’s inauguration, many of us are still worried about job loss and job security and how it is affecting families.
From www.whitehouse.gov, here are official statements on many [...]

Man kills wife, 5 children and self after job losses

Ervin Lupoe, a father who was distraught over his and his wife’s job losses, has killed his 5 children, his wife and himself in Wilmington, a Los Angeles suburb, today.
Deputy Chief Kenneth Garner said the man killed his wife, an 8-year-old girl, twin 5-year-old daughters and twin 2-year-old sons.
Although no one knows if he sent [...]

Starbucks stops brewing decaf

n an effort to reduce waste and thus save money, Starbucks has decided to stop brewing decaf after 12:00 noon in all of their stores.
From their website:
“For many of our stores, the demand for decaf is greatly reduced in the afternoon,” the company said in the statement. “With our current standard of continually brewing decaf [...]

Make money removing lice – local company hiring

If you watch the local news and read the local papers, you may have noticed a little story about Lindsay Gordon, the self-proclaimed “go-getter” who started the Seattle-based company called Lice Knowing You! – a lice removal company. Inspired by her journey as a mom who had problems with lice, she says that she was [...]

The job search starts from within – a conversation with Alaina Love

“The Job Search Starts Within”

An interview with Alaina Love of Purpose Linked Consulting and author of upcoming book ‘The Purpose Linked Organization: How Passionate Leaders Inspire Winning Teams and Get Great Results‘, McGraw-Hill, May 2009.
Alaina Love started her career as a scientist, moving her way into corporate Human Resources for a Fortune 500 company. She [...]

Want to become a more skilled leader, mentor or coach?

In the spirit of National Mentoring Month and the upcoming Guiding Lights Weekend, I wanted to share with readers my email interview with Eric Liu, author and founder of the Weekend.
Liu shares with us that the Weekend, though primarily targeted to those seeking to become a better leader or manager, is nevertheless a great opportunity [...]

User data stolen – one more reason not to use Monster!

If you are registered with Monster, here is just one more reason to take your resume and personal information off of the popular job board. In a PSA released by Monster, they admitted to have been hacked. Patrick Manzo, Senior Vice President, Global Chief Privacy Officer Monster Worldwide wrote:
“…We recently learned our database was illegally [...]

Seattle among Forbes’ best cities for jobs in 2009

Cheer up Seattle!
This past week Forbes put out it’s annual Best Cities for Jobs list. Seattle is #8 behind Baltimore but ahead of Houston – so let’s be happy that it isn’t all bad news this week!
From Forbes:
“To compile this list, Ajilon Professional Staffing looked at the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Metropolitan Area Jobs Report [...]