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Read More »Dry cleaner goes pro bono for jobless
If you can’t find a job, at least you can have a clean suit. Puritan Cleaners is offering free dry cleaning to unemployed workers through the end of August. Customers who bring a letter
Read More »Chester staffing firm cuts 261 jobs
Chester-based AdvantaStaff Inc. has notified the state that it will lay off 261 employees. Employees at the staffing services company were notified on Monday and the cuts will take effect 30 days later on
Read More »Local career site goes pro bono
One Richmond job search site has stopped charging employers money to post jobs and browse resumes. RichmondJobSource.com was started in early 2007 by Rich Ringrose. Up until Tuesday, it cost an employer $130 to post
Read More »Laid off alumni turn to resume database
More than 45 job hunters have posted their resume to Virginia Commonwealth University’s alumni database that launched on January 26, according to Katherine Oliver, communications director for the School of Business. “We definitely have people
Read More »Help Wanted: VCU alum
Virginia Commonwealth University is launching a new website Monday to help alumni find jobs and help employers find alumni to hire. The site is operated by the Business and Engineering Career Center and initially
Read More »Job lines outside Red Lobster
Yesterday I got a strong dose of what a rapidly-rising unemployment rate looks like. For more than three hours, job hunters gathered outside a Red Lobster in Eastern Henrico. Yesterday morning I drove past
Read More »MBA grads face fierce job market
Professionals are flocking to graduate business schools across the country, hoping to shore up their credentials and sharpen their competitive edge. BizSense previously reported on the increased interest at local area MBA programs. C
Read More »Holiday Hiring Market Shrinking, Competition Growing
American retailers are cutting back on the holiday hiring market, according to a survey from Richmond-based job-seekers’ website SnagAJob.com. The number of jobs is going down, while the number of people applying for jobs
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