(PRWEB) Indianapolis, Indiana, September 6, 2005 — A career transition is no longer about getting your hands on a list of contacts, networking with headhunters, or going online to look for work. It’s better than that.

Want to neutralize most of your rivalry? Hot-swap the traditional means of securing a job with these new tactics and you’ll warp-speed your search: (more…)

(PRWEB) September 6, 2005 — A New Orleans Business Guide has been established at All New Orleans.com. The website will be used as a world wide way for business owners and professionals, displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to notify customers, employees, clients, vendors and other interested parties of their current whereabouts. (more…)

(PRWEB) August 17, 2005 — According to talk show host and author Ed Horrell, the focus of customer service is shifting from the process of how business is done to the people doing the business. This is raising the bar of service for many companies, providing better custmer service for many customers, and causing headaches for companies who don’t put emphasis on their people. (more…)

Old Saybrook, CT (PRWEB) August 18, 2005 -– A new salary survey finds that compensation managers are feeling optimistic, and that could mean good news in your paycheck. Business & Legal Reports, Inc. (BLR) has just released its 2006 Pay Budget Survey, which predicts that the national average merit increase for exempt office employees will hit 4.0% in 2006 (up from 3.7% in 2005). Non-exempt office workers (those who must be paid overtime) will see average increases of 3.8%. (more…)

New York, NY (PRWEB) August 23, 2005 — What’s in store for 2006? Research organizations have made their predictions, but unstable oil prices can cause even the most positive projections to take a drastic turn. (more…)

PHILADELPHIA, PA (PRWEB) August 23, 2005 — A new study by Hay Group, a global organizational and human resources consulting firm, shows that top-performing lawyers use a complex array of leadership styles to lead and influence others. The outstanding lawyers used styles that research has shown are more effective in driving performance over the long haul. (more…)

Princeton, NJ (PRWEB) August 26, 2005 — Labor Day this year is an appropriate time to note the progress being made by — and challenges still facing — women leaders in the workplace. While women continue on average to earn less money than men — 80 cents on the dollar — they are outpacing men in education by earning 57 percent of the bachelor’s and master’s degrees expected in 2005; and now comprise 46 percent of the workforce. While 38 percent of working women are in management and professional positions,* women in top-level leadership positions is still a rarity. (more…)