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Our friends at Grossman Marketing Group have won a green business award from Boston Business Journal. The award will be presented at this year’s Green Business Summit, scheduled for Friday, May 15, at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.
The company was included in the award’s “innovation” category in recognition for its trailblazing work in the green marketing and [...]

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Cross-posted to dansmolen.com.
Yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) started a small “Swine Flu“ panic (correction: make that a BIG PANIC) when it warned world travelers to avoid passage to the United States, Canada, and Mexico.
Swine Flu concerns are also being broadcast from the c-suite where senior company executives are ordering their employees to cancel reservations [...]

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Cross-posted to dansmolen.com:
Whether you are gainfully employed at a company with sound financial footing or a recent addition to the ranks of the in-between-assignments cohort, now is the time to get that curriculum vitae (CV) or résumé of yours updated and built-for-speed.
When it comes to offering advice on drafting and revising such things, we executive [...]

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Cross-posted to dansmolen.com
…In other words, is this: a) downturn, b) recession, c) economic calamity almost over?
Lately, this is a question recruiters get asked a lot.
Unfortunately, I am no economist, so I cannot say with any semblance of authority or certainty that we are at the beginning of the end of this long, long, national nightmare.
But [...]

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I am pleased to report that earlier today my Dan Smolen Direct Search, LLC corporate website re-launched in a new blog-centric format. The redesign reflects our firm’s expansion into green business executive recruiting as well as our passion for sustainability.
Please, check it out!

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U.S. Rep. Zack Space has introduced a bill in Congress to provide funding to institutions of higher learning to administer workforce sustainability training and education.
The Renew Through Green Jobs Act of 2009 (H.R. 1781, 111th Congress) would authorize the U.S. Secretary of Labor to award grants to institutions to provide workforce training and education in the [...]

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