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Not Enough Job Hunters Use Personal Websites to Get Results in Their Job Search says SET Personal Marketing

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- With employment slowly picking up in 2011, a survey shows that there are still very few job seekers using websites to market and promote their skills - when they certainly should be. 'Using a website to market experience and skills can drastically impact your job search,' Robert J. Gerberg, CEO of SET, said.

Study by ERI Personal Marketing Shows Holding Off on the Job Search Can Greatly Diminish Chances of Finding a Job

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- In today's job market, the waiting game is a game most can't afford to play. Those seeking a job in a stagnant economy must act quickly and aggressively. 'Even in difficult times, employers believe good talent doesn't last long in the market. So job seekers can give themselves a week or two at most, then they have to get into action,' Robert J. Gerberg, chairman of ERI, said.

Stories Help You Succeed in a Job Interview, says Job Expert Bob J. Gerberg

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- People don't remember numbers or excessive facts, but they do remember a good story. So it makes sense that if you're telling and using stories in your job search and interviews, people are going to remember you too. Pioneered by Robert J. Gerberg, senior consultant at SET, the technique is something SET teaches clients to use.

Barrie Watson launches books and gold investing blog, PuroGold.com

BEULAH, Colo. /eNewsChannels/ -- Barrie Watson is the owner and operator of the website PuroGold.com, as well as a devoted bookseller and gold investor. For those seeking advice and insight on gold collecting, gold investing, book collecting, or great literatures, his site provides all that and more.

IDS Pres. Curt Doman Advises Lenders to Adopt Model Privacy Form Prior to Year's End to Retain Safe Harbor under Gramm-Leach-Bliley

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah /eNewsChannels/ -- Curt Doman, president of International Document Services, Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor, says lenders who have not adopted the Model Privacy Form are exposing themselves to unnecessary risk. Lenders are not required to adopt the Model Form and may, in fact, develop their own form to use.

Peter Grandich issues report on our need for hoarding 'stuff' – offers ways to save

WALL, N.J. /eNewsChannels/ -- Market and economic commentator Peter Grandich has long stated that one of the biggest maladies with the American economy is our obsession with 'stuff.' The boom in the self-storage industry, he says, is symbolic of our addiction to excess.

LTC Financial Partners predicts mushrooming long-term care insurance sales as millions of baby boomers retire

KIRKLAND, Wash. /eNewsChannels/ -- Reports of the death of long-term care insurance are highly exaggerated, according to LTC Financial Partners LLC (LTCFP), one of the nation's largest and most experienced LTCI agencies. Last Thursday, when MetLife announced it would stop selling new LTCI coverage, 'It wasn't the end of the world,' says Cameron Truesdell, LTCFP's CEO.

Del Mar DataTrac President Rob Katz Tags 2010 'Year of Mortgage Origination'

SAN DIEGO, Calif. /eNewsChannels/ -- Rob Katz, president of Del Mar DataTrac, Inc., an industry pioneer in business intelligence, paperless lending, and loan process workflow tools, says that the most important lesson learned by mortgage lenders in 2010 is that loan origination has become the focal point for quality control.

Robert Gerberg advises on Six Ways to Build Your Appeal in the Job Market

NEW YORK, N.Y. /eNewsChannels/ -- Most job seekers take far too narrow a view of themselves and fail to do simple things that would broaden their appeal, said Robert J. Gerberg, Chairman of SET, a personal marketing firm working with professionals and executives seeking $100,000 or more. 'People could increase their opportunities significantly if they would take a few simple steps,' he added.

Web 2.0 is a Massive Leap Forward in Human Evolution, claims Researchers

GENEVA, Switzerland /eNewsChannels/ -- The Future Research Group of the World Mind Network, a think tank composed of scholars from the Silicon Valley, Oxford, Harvard, Rutgers, the Universities of Tokyo and Lausanne, and Kansas State University, says that popular Internet and Smart Phone phenomena which have emerged in the last five years represent a quantum leap in the evolution of Homo Sapiens.

Georgia business broker Loren Marc Schmerler says Pet Care Businesses are Thriving

ATLANTA, Ga. /eNewsChannels/ -- The economy may be in the doghouse, but Georgia businesses that pamper pooches and caress kittens are doing well. Last year, top Georgia business broker Loren Marc Schmerler, of Bottom Line Management, Inc., helped owners sell two pet-centered businesses, and says such businesses are bucking the economic trend.

Dr. Geoffrey Sher, Protege of Nobel Prize Winner Robert Edwards Carries on his IVF Legacy

LAS VEGAS, Nev. /eNewsChannels/ -- Dr. Geoffrey Sher of the Sher Institute for Reproductive Medicine (SIRM) applauded the selection of Britain's Robert Edwards, recipient of this year's Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine. Edwards' work led to the first 'test-tube' baby, Louise Brown, born in July 1978 in Britain. Since her birth, more than 3 million children have been conceived worldwide with the aid of in vitro fertilization.

African Governments Should Initiate Taxation from Onset of Business Start-Ups says WFAO Leader

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Mr. Henry Oliver Ford is a man that most people have never heard of before. Mr. Ford spends every moment of the day working to create a better world. Henry works to provide food to West Africa. Ford helps to run World Food Association. Mr. Ford founded this company with one vision in mind.

Mr. Henry Oliver Ford of WFAO announces a new finance structure for West Africa

MIAMI, Fla. -- Mr. Henry Oliver Ford of WFAO announces a new finance structure for West Africa. This new plan for structured finance is to help the socio-economic infrastructure. The plan that Mr. Ford has developed encompasses agriculture development, employee wage generation, Government tax base creation and the use of in-ground assets as a hedge to collateralize development. Henry Oliver is a well organized person that has practiced investment banking for years.

Opinion: Desktop Guerrillas warns about the Not-So-Silver Lining of Cloud Computing

NORWALK, Conn. -- Things did not go as planned when Joe Presto of the Norwalk-based IT consulting firm Desktop Guerrillas tried to send out his monthly invoices last Tuesday night. After error messages kept popping up, Presto did a Google search and quickly determined that the issue was with Intuit's system, not his own. The next morning he learned the full scope of the outage: 300,000 of Intuit's clients had been affected.

Marty Niedelman: Theory on Cancer Cure – Fact or Fiction

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Marty Niedelman (www.martivation.com), a pharmacist from New York, claims he has the answer which will lead to the cure of...

Tips for special tax breaks for Americans, for Haiti relief donations, from the American Institute of Certified Tax Coaches

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Whether it's text donations, celebrity telethons, or gifts of food and clothing, Americans' generous giving and support to relief efforts...

RESPA Delay Not Reflected in Investor Requirements says Pres. of IDS

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Curt Doman, president of International Document Services Inc. (IDS), a mortgage document preparation vendor for closing docs, initial disclosures...

Special election for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts: RightMarch PAC says Coakley drops below 50 percent thanks to Kennedy

BOSTON, Mass. -- William Greene, Chairman of the conservative online political action committee RightMarch.com PAC, announced today that Independent candidate Joseph Kennedy is taking...

Next Wave of Foreclosures in 2010 – Shadow Inventory Properties May Contribute

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- The year 2009 has come to a close and the real estate professionals at Bank Foreclosures Sale are gearing up...

Expert Source to Understand 'Why' of Scandals: Dr. Robert Hoyk, Author of 'The Ethical Executive'

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. -- Hardly a week goes by without some sort of unethical behavior making national headlines. Whether it is a media hoax...

Copenhagen: Environmental Justice Advocates Appeal to World Leaders to Honor Commitment to Communities Most Impacted by Climate Change

COPENHAGEN, and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Temperatures are rising at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen as negotiators scuffle to reach a consensus...

Rob Katz of Del Mar DataTrac Foresees Fewer Independent Mortgage Lenders, More Community Bank 'Skin in the Game'

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Rob Katz, president of Del Mar DataTrac(R), Inc. (DMD), the leading provider of affordable mortgage lending automation solutions, and an...

Dating Expert Rochelle Peachey of 'I Love Your Accent' Offers Holiday Survival Tips for Singles

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Few people like being alone. Sure, there are some men and women who truly like their single status, but most of...

Wooden Pallets Contribute to Reforestation, Not Deforestation, says COO of PALNET USA

VINELAND, N.J. -- To hear the claims that wooden pallet producers have clear cut, raped and pillaged their way through America's old growth virgin...

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