Md. health organization seeking to hire veterans

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: January 19, 2012
Tags: Annapolis, employment, Health Facilities Association, hire, jobs, long-term health care, maryland, veterans

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland’s largest long-term care organization says its members want to hire returning veterans. Joseph DeMattos, president of the Health Facilities Association of Maryland, made the announcement Thursday in Annapolis with Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown, who is a colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, and state lawmakers who are veterans. DeMattos says several major [...]

Chicago must hire 111 black firefighters, pay damages

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: August 17, 2011
Tags: african american, applicants, black, chicago, chicago fire department, discrimination, employee, Fire Department, fire fighters, hire, illinois, ruling, u.s. supreme court

CHICAGO — Some 6,000 African Americans who passed a Chicago Fire Department entrance exam nearly 16 years ago will walk away with either jobs or cash under a federal court order entered Wednesday. The city of Chicago must hire 111 of the applicants and provide $30 million in back pay to the others. The new [...]

Groupon hires away Google veteran

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: April 22, 2011
Tags: advertising, andrew mason, Business, COO, coupons, google, groupon, groupon inc., hire, margo georgiadis

Deal-a-day coupon company Groupon Inc. has hired away a top Google executive to be its chief operating officer as rivalry grows between the two tech companies. The new COO, Margo Georgiadis, ran global sales and operations at Google Inc., overseeing the company’s advertising business, its main source of revenue. “Margo is a strong leader with [...]

Fewest requests for unemployment aid since 2008

BY: Associated Press
POSTED: February 10, 2011
Tags: applications, companies hiring, Economy, employment, hire, joblessness, layoffs, Unemployment, unemployment aid, unemployment benefits, unemployment rate, washington

WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for unemployment benefits plunged last week to the lowest level in nearly three years, boosting hopes that companies will step up hiring this year as the economy strengthens. Applications sank by a seasonally adjusted 36,000 to 383,000, the lowest point since early July 2008. Unemployment applications reflect the [...]

IBM’s CEO is looking for renaissance hires in Baltimore

BY: Rachel Bernstein
POSTED: February 1, 2011
Tags: CEO, corporate, grads, hire, ibm, IT, Johns Hopkins, samuel palmisano

IBM Corp.’s CEO says the company wants to hire, and it’s looking for Baltimore-area graduates. Samuel J. Palmisano, who has headed the New York-based technology company for nine years, spoke Tuesday to a crowd at Johns Hopkins University detailing how he wants his work force to grow. Palmisano started his career with IBM in 1973 [...]