Job market gauge rises for 5th month: Conf Board (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

The U.S. job market improved in January for the fifth consecutive month, pointing to possible job growth in the first quarter of this year, a research group said on Monday.

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Job market gauge rises for 5th month: Conf Board (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

AT&T/JA Job Shadow Student Wins Trip to Support Team USA(TM) at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (redOrbit)

DALLAS, Feb. 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — To provide additional opportunities for students involved with the AT&T/JA Worldwide Job Shadow Initiative, AT&T Inc.

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AT&T/JA Job Shadow Student Wins Trip to Support Team USA(TM) at Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games (redOrbit)

Obama Job-Performance Rating Drops Among Independents (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Feb. 8 (Bloomberg) — More than half of U.S. voters who describe themselves as independents disapprove of President Barack Obama’s job performance for the first time since he took office in January 2009, according to a poll released today.

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Obama Job-Performance Rating Drops Among Independents (Update1) (Bloomberg)

Van Gaal not interested in Nigeria job (CNN)

Nigeria’s short-list of targets for the vacant national manager’s job has been cut by one after Bayern Munich coach Louis Van Gaal distanced himself from the role.

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Van Gaal not interested in Nigeria job (CNN)

Reorganization at Blockbuster results in some Dallas-area job cuts 1:11 PM CT (Dallas Morning News)

Blockbuster Inc. has reorganized its Dallas-based corporate staff resulting in some layoffs, including job losses in the executive ranks.

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Reorganization at Blockbuster results in some Dallas-area job cuts 1:11 PM CT (Dallas Morning News)

Rising Above Your Job Title (Forbes)

The true leader doesn’t depend on his job description or official authority.

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Rising Above Your Job Title (Forbes)

Kan. sec of state to leave for private sector job (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Kansas’ top elections official announced Monday that he’s resigning to take a top job at a Kansas City-area company that builds and manages government Web sites.

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Kan. sec of state to leave for private sector job (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Job seekers flock to North Dakota, wind up homeless (USA Today)

More than almost any other U.S. state, North Dakota has escaped the worst effects of the country’s recession, but with its good fortune has come an unexpected problem: homelessness, as desperate job seekers flow into the largely rural state looking for work.

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Job seekers flock to North Dakota, wind up homeless (USA Today)

Drink-drive cabbie banned from job for two years (Stuff)

A Queenstown taxi driver busted for drink-driving while on the job has been barred from returning to the profession for two years.

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Drink-drive cabbie banned from job for two years (Stuff)

Job recruitments perpetuate stereotypes (Vietnam Net)

VietNamNet Bridge – Most job advertisements are not directly discriminatory in terms of the sex of the applicants, however there are still gender stereotypes favouring male applicants, according to a study on gender equality in job advertisements released at a workshop yesterday, February 7.

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Job recruitments perpetuate stereotypes (Vietnam Net)