It’s becoming harder than ever to get your resume read by a real person. “HR people are drowning in resumes, and despite their best intentions, many can’t keep up,” says executive recruiter Mike Travis. Help your resume win the attention it deserves by following these up-to-date tips from industry insiders. * “Keep it shorter, tighter, […]
New York City is number one again – this time they’re the first city in the U.S. to require major fast food restaurants to post the calorie content of all their menu items. The chains have had nutrition facts available for a long time, but now the calories are actually posted – prominently. Here’s an […]
<div> Keywords Can Make or Break Your Resume By Erika Malzberg, for LiveCareer As many as 80% of employers use keywords to decide which resumes are worth a look. Using the right resume keywords can get you noticed and earn you an interview. Here’s how: What are keywords? Keywords are used in job descriptions to […]
Italian police confiscated some 70,000 balls of mozzarella in Turin after consumers noticed the milky-white cheese quickly developed a bluish tint when the package was opened, authorities said Saturday. Agriculture Minister Giancarlo Galan ordered ministry laboratories to investigate what he called a “disturbing” development. State TV said a woman in Turin called police after noticing […]
This morning NBC’s <strong><em>Today Show</em></strong> shared a hidden camera investigation of numerous big name retailers like Victoria’s Secret, Macy’s Bloomingdale’s, The Gap, etc. selling “used†underwear. The thought of wearing underwear that someone else had on is detestable.
<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-2503″ title=”babysling” src=”http://www.prisonbreakfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/babysling.jpg” alt=”” width=”392″ height=”154″ />The government warned Friday that those chic baby slings that hip moms and dads are sporting these days can be dangerous, even deadly for their little ones. The Consumer Product Safety Commission said it has investigated at least 13 deaths associated with sling-style infant carriers over […]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Scientists have sequenced the DNA from four frozen hairs of a Greenlander who died 4,000 years ago in a study they say takes genetic technology into several new realms. Surprisingly, the long-dead man appears to have originated in Siberia and is unrelated to modern Greenlanders, Morten Rasmussen of the University of Copenhagen […]
<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-2451″ title=”cellphone” src=”http://www.prisonbreakfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/cellphone.jpg” alt=”” width=”392″ height=”154″ />Every parent of a young child today knows the dilemma: When is your child old enough for a cell phone? A computer? A TV in their room? Good questions, and while the scientific and psychological consensus tends to skew toward encouraging later adoption of gadgetry (12 […]
<img class=”alignleft size-full wp-image-2198″ title=”ODD-US-BEAUTY-FESTIVAL” src=”http://www.prisonbreakfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/camel.jpg” alt=”” width=”400″ height=”279″ />DUBAI (Reuters) – Ten golden-colored camels adorned with sparkling ornaments line up for the finale of a beauty contest in one of the UAE’s northern emirates, awaiting the selection of two proud winners. Gulf Arabs from across the region gather in a large sandy plot in […]
<img class=”alignright size-full wp-image-2252″ title=”right-foot” src=”http://www.prisonbreakfreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/right-foot.gif” alt=”” width=”135″ height=”103″ />Below is an email that’s going around. Maybe it’s been circulating for years, but I received it for the first time today. It makes a claim that seems dubious at first. But, upon experimentation, appears to be true. At least, it’s true for me. There must […]