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Which Employers Are Hiring The Most This Holiday Season?

T’is the season to look for a holiday job and the prospects for finding one in Georgia are good. The glad tidings are because of the glowing national outlook for hiring overall. Outplacement firm Challenger, Gray...

by Rosemary Jean-Louis | October 20, 2014

Metro Atlanta's Unemployment Rate Increases

According to the state labor department, even with metro Atlanta jobs increasing by 5,900 to total 2,470,600 in August, Atlanta's unemployment rate increased to 8.1% from July's 7.9%. To date, 51,400 jobs have...

by Jessica Forkel | October 7, 2014

#TwitterComesToAtlanta

Twitter is coming to Atlanta ... seriously! Twitter, the mega-social network, located in San Francisco, will launch a new data center here in Atlanta leasing a 80,000 square feet in a 1 million square foot server...

by Jessica Forkel | September 17, 2014

2014's Job Market No No's!

You want the good news or bad news first?Let's start with the good news! If you are a recent graduate, according to a new survey, employers are looking to hire more of YOU than last year... YAY! BUT, the bad news is...

by Jessica Forkel | September 11, 2014

Georgia is Ranked #1 for Business for the Third Time!

For the third time in LESS than a year, Georgia has been named the top state for business by Area Development Magazine in its 5th annual Top States for Doing Business! #YayForGeorgiaArea Development Staff Editor Dale...

by Jessica Forkel | September 11, 2014

Georgia Hospitals put $40 Billion Into Economy!

According to The Atlanta Business Chronicle, a study was released by the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), stating that Georgia hospitals are responsible for putting almost $40 billion into the states...

by Jessica Forkel | September 4, 2014

Wanna make more than $50/ Hour? Ya, me too!

If you say you don't want to make more than $50/hour in your career, you are most likely lying.Career Coach at The Career Cafe, Tim Duggar says "a major factor is how much the candidate has invested in...

by Jessica Forkel | September 4, 2014

Would you change your name to get hired?

How far would you go to get hired? Change your first or last name? Change the spelling of your name? Really, what is the most extreme thing you would consider doing? See Jose's story.

by Jessica Forkel | September 3, 2014