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Interview Tips: Do some research on the business before the interview. (See "How to Find a Job," "Research the Employer.") Practice interviewing. Go alone. Do not take children or friends. Greet the employer with a handshake. Make frequent eye contact. Smile, be polite, and try to relax. Listen carefully to the questions asked. Ask the interviewer to restate a question if you are confused. Answer ...

The National Pest Management Association and PLANET again join forces to provide lawn care professionals with both technical and management educational sessions at the Lawn Care Summit, a national forum on current trends and future developments in lawn care, to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, December 1-3, 2010, at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta. To make your room reservations, call (800) 233-1234 and ask for the Lawn Care Summit rate: $119.00 single/double occupancy. The programming, ...

If you've been in the business for any length of time, you no doubt have several properties for which a picture is worth more than a thousand words. Have you taken the time to photograph and enter these gems in the PLANET Environmental Improvement Awards Program? Well, there's still time to enter and save! Submit your entry on or before July 9, 2010, the early-bird deadline, and save 22 percent on your entry fee. That's $285 by July 9 or $365 after July 9 - the regular deadline is August ...

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is led by five Commissioners: currently three Democrats and two Republicans. On March 27, 2010, President Obama gave recess appointments to two Democrats and one Republican to complete the composition of the five Commissioner members of the EEOC. The Chair of the EEOC, Jacqueline Berrien, was Associate Counsel for the NAACP and, prior to that, for the ACLU. Another Commissioner, ...

Young workers can be an asset to your workforce. They are enthusiastic and eager to learn; however, because of their biological, social, and economic characteristics, young workers have unique and substantial risks for work-related injuries and illnesses. On-the-job injuries to teens can be costly, even deadly. Approximately 2.6 million adolescents, ages 16 to 17 years, worked in the United States in 2007 and, in that year, 38 ...

We are in the midst of some of the most dramatic and sweeping workforce changes in the United States in decades. These changes are not coming gradually; they're cascading down like an avalanche. So, what's happening? What does it mean? And, where is this all going? What's happening? Although there is much to say about how we got to this point, too much government or the lack of it, unemployment is the 800 pound gorilla in ...

Most Critical Managerial Trait in Bad Economies: Optimism

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Drinking water standards would be tightened to limit cancer-causing contaminants under new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency. Administrator Lisa Jackson said Monday the EPA will issue stricter regulations on four chemical compounds within the next year, The Associated Press reported. Two of the compounds (tetrachloroethylene and trichloroethylene) are used in industrial and textile processing and can seep into drinking water from contaminated groundwater or surface water. ...

Heather Snowgren is excited about her future. This spring she will graduate with a master’s degree she earned through the Masters of Agriculture online program at Iowa State University. It’s a degree she worked while pursuing her career at Pioneer Hi-Bred, A DuPont Company, in Global Marker Technologies. “My Master’s degree directly applies to my work. This degree will allow me to move forward with my career in agricultural genetics,” Snowgren says. ...

Sponsored by Fresno State’s International Center for Water Technology, the WTC is seeking submissions on water issue and technology presentations

A personal bond with customers lets your company escape the commodity pricing wars and provides you with a powerful new marketing arm: loyal customers who will promote and defend your company online and off – for free.

An American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) survey of residential landscape architects of course covered popular trends in outdoor living, but many responses included plants. Among landscape and garden features, 2010 will feature an increase of design elements that reduce time and money. Topping the list are low-maintenance landscapes (94 percent); drip/water-efficient irrigation (85.2 percent); native/adapted drought tolerant plants (85.2 percent); and less lawn (73.9 percent). Other ...

Whether courses are covered in snow, lying dormant or currently being played upon, golf is a year-round business. An unseasonably snowy winter has blanketed much of the country, but the business of golf goes on … even when the course is closed for months on end. Day-to-day tasks may change considerably, but directors of golf, head professionals and superintendents aren’t just kicking back with their feet up, waiting for spring to arrive. Late-season preparation Mark Rawlins, ...

A personal bond with customers lets your company escape the commodity pricing wars and provides you with a powerful new marketing arm: loyal customers who will promote and defend your company online and off – for free.

When wildfires strike southern California—and they strike often—two things are likely. First, news crews take to the airwaves to describe the latest devastation. Second, behind the scenes, it is often Michael Harding preparing for what comes next. “The secondary disaster is always the ash and sediment that comes down and injures people. That’s where I get involved, trying to prevent that,” says Harding, CPESC, of Great Circle International and ...