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| Did you know? Washington is the birthplace of both Jimi Hendrix (Seattle) and Bing Crosby (Tacoma). | | Washington companies Avista Corp. is an energy company involved in the production, transmission and distribution of energy as well as other energy-related businesses. The ... Go to Site
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Busy About
by Nan S. Russell 10/6/2008
Once upon a time, a prince and princess lived in stressful palace, surrounded by a stressful village, inside a stressful land. They knew it was stressful because everyone...
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Overloaded at Work: Should You Talk to Your Boss?
by Paula Santonocito 10/6/2008
You’re inundated. The work keeps coming, and recently it’s begun to pile up. The only way you’ll complete every task on your to-do list is if you can clone yourself.
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Creative Materials for Job Search
by Kathy Bornheimer 10/6/2008
Everyone is used to sending or receiving traditional items in the job search process. The resume and cover letter is standard fair for everyone. Why not consider some les...
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 Jobs in WashingtonThe following articles focus on employment and jobs in Washington as well as issues relating to careers and jobs in Washington. | |
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"Business News"
AOL Canada, Canada - Oct 5, 2008
The US government announced Friday it was hiring Barclays Global Investors of San Francisco and State Street Bank and Trust Co. of Boston to manage its...
"The truth on the $70 billion, two-year state budget"
TheNewsTribune.com, WA - Oct 5, 2008
Locke closed the rest of the gap with proposals to cut jobs, freeze hiring, postpone pension payments, raid other funds and reduce costs by letting inmates...
"We Lost Newman And A Lot Of Money"
Hartford Courant, United States - Oct 5, 2008
That includes $12 million less in personnel costs, achieved mostly through a previously announced hiring freeze, and $10.75 million less for the Department...
"Op-ed column: Governor, leaders too afraid of unions to cut state..."
Schenectady Gazette, NY - Oct 5, 2008
For example, our governor ordered a hiring freeze. Good. That’s one of the easiest belt-tightening measures to implement. But two weeks ago 78-year-old...
"Markets crimp plans of would-be investment bankers"
Boston Globe, United States - Oct 5, 2008
Just as many were eyeing a job market where starting salaries can far exceed $100000, an era of giant investment banks came to a crashing end and the need...
"Two state agencies scrutinize expenses"
Daily Record, WA - Oct 4, 2008
Before the formal freeze, the DNR required new hires to be reviewed for costs by agency officials in Olympia. Boyum said a hiring was more likely if the...
"US job cuts accelerate, recession fears rise"
Reuters South Africa, South Africa - Oct 4, 2008
By Glenn Somerville WASHINGTON (Reuters) - US employers cut 159000 jobs last month, a ninth straight monthly reduction and the deepest in 5-1/2 years,...
"As the Hospitality Tax Turns"
Free Times, SC - Oct 1, 2008
Further, millions more in hospitality tax funds have been used for a drainage and street improvement project in Olympia (a good project to be sure,...
"Governor calls for budget cuts"
Olympian, WA - Sep 29, 2008
4 memo, Gregoire asked state agencies to save money by imposing a freeze on hiring for new jobs, including student positions. At press time, there are 15...
"A Kitsap University Campus? Survey Says Not Necessarily"
Kitsap Sun, United States - Sep 29, 2008
"My thinking is we're going to have to talk about a multi-dimensional response," said consultant Bill Chance of Olympia, who conducted the survey for the...
"State revenue forecast sheds $529 million"
The Olympian, WA - Sep 19, 2008
The new quarterly forecast, issued by the Office of the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council in Olympia, sets up a potential $3.2 billion budget shortfall...
"Olympia expects job cuts"
The Olympian, WA - Sep 19, 2008
Similar problems have created a budget crunch in Tumwater and prompted a hiring freeze for state agencies in August. In Olympia, sales tax, collected in...
"Dour outlook boosts cuts in state budget, tax worries"
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Sep 19, 2008
By CHRIS McGANN OLYMPIA -- A new $530 million downgrade in the state's tax revenue forecast has spurred immediate spending cuts and amplified worries among...
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