If you’ve done great work for people in the past, they will usually be happy to recommend you for a position – if they know you’re looking and if you remind them.

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Maryland lost 9,200 jobs in July — the third-largest drop in employment in the country for the month, according to preliminary figures released Monday by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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WASHINGTON — Unemployment rates rose in more than half of U.S. states in July and fewer states added jobs, echoing national data that show the job market may have lost some momentum. The Labor Department said Monday that unemployment rates ...

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WASHINGTON — The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits dropped 15,000 last week to a seasonally adjusted 320,000, the fewest since October 2007 — a sign of dwindling layoffs and steady if modest job growth. The Labor Department said Thursday ...

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The measure was passed by only one vote and the controversy has already begun.

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If you’re unable to accelerate to 'session speed' in an Annapolis second, you’re just going to get left in the dust.

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Five career tips on how to keep the idealism that sent you to law school (or helped you get through it).

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WASHINGTON — Americans who have a job may take comfort in knowing that companies are laying off fewer people than at any time since before the Great Recession. Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits over the past four weeks dropped to ...

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WASHINGTON — U.S. employers in June advertised the most jobs in five years but hired fewer workers, a mixed sign for the recovering job market. The Labor Department said Tuesday that job openings rose 29,000 in June from May to ...

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The skills needed to maintain a healthy container herb garden and the skills that I aspire to improve upon as a young lawyer are surprisingly similar.

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