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I find myself giving the same resume advice to lawyers at all levels so they have a better chance of making it to the 'yes list.'
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Read More »Randi Lewis: 10 tips for a better legal resume
Common App says 2 big problems fixed
WASHINGTON — Students applying to colleges this fall could see fewer glitches with their online applications. An official with the organization Common Application says the group fixed two major technical problems with its universal application. The application is used by ...
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Read More »Western Md. health exchange finds paper trail around Obamacare glitches
One of Maryland’s six health care groups contracted to enroll Marylanders in Obamacare health insurance plans has found a way around computer glitches the state has been experiencing since the health insurance exchange opened Oct. 1 – they’re going back to paper.
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Read More »Weekly jobless aid applications tick up to 308K
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits rose just 1,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 308,000, hovering near six-year lows. Companies are still cutting very few jobs, however the decline in layoffs has not been accompanied by ...
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Read More »Actions speak loudly when looking for a job
You need to go above and beyond the sales pitch, “I am passionate about environmental law because I took these classes and worked here...”
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Read More »D.C. court sees increase in marriage applications
WASHINGTON — The D.C. Superior Court says it is adding a second marriage ceremony room and boosting marriage bureau staffing to accommodate an increase in applications believed to be the result of a gay marriage ruling by the Supreme Court ...
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Read More »Delegate asks Gansler if steps to cut backlog of gun applications are legal
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland delegate is asking the state’s attorney general whether it’s legal for state police to allow up to 200 employees from five agencies to view prospective gun buyers’ information as the state churns through an application backlog. ...
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Read More »Gun applications up in Md. ahead of start of law
ANNAPOLIS — Gun purchase applications in Maryland are up ahead of the start of a gun control measure that gives Maryland some of the nation’s tightest gun laws. The Washington Times reported state police received 85,141 gun-purchase applications this year ...
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Read More »Japanese company invests in Baltimore-based SecretNewCo
Nexon Co. Ltd., of Tokyo, one of the world’s largest online gaming companies, announced it has agreed to invest in SecretNewCo, a Baltimore-based game development studio led by 22-year industry veteran Brian Reynolds.
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Read More »Unemployment benefit applications rise to 360K
WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment benefits rose 16,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 360,000, although the level remains consistent with steady hiring. The Labor Department said Thursday that the less volatile four-week average increased ...
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