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Frank William DeMont: “Stay positive”

Thrive Global

In January of this year, he retired from Active Duty Army after 23 years, 5 months, and 17 days of honorable service. My mother worked at Waffle House and later Waffle King as a waitress for the longest time and my father worked as a handyman. At the time I wasn’t thinking about college or seeing the world.

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Kevin Schmiegel and Paul Cucinotta: “Remain focused on the mission”

Thrive Global

Kevin and Paul served together as the Executive Officer and Operations Officer in a Marine Corps Artillery Battalion from 2001 to 2003, in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. this time by an invisible enemy. We hear from recipients time and again about how much receiving a care package means to them. Paul Cucinotta (Col.,

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Brenda Gadd: “Create your own mission statement”

Thrive Global

Since 2003, Brenda Gadd has been managing campaigns and influencing public policy at the highest levels of state and national government. After my dad retired from the Navy, he became a pastor, and my mom was a teacher, so we were very involved in our local community of Sunbright, Tenn. these shows made me want to be an attorney.

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Diversity in the workplace: the case for building diverse teams

Workable

Diversity in the workplace is about providing equal opportunities so that employers can discover and work with talented people from all walks of life—not just those who attended the best universities, have the most prestigious connections, or are most likely to be your drinking buddies after work. Diversity begets diversity.

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Diversity in the workplace: the case for building a diverse team

Workable

Diversity in the workplace is about providing equal opportunities so that employers can discover and work with talented people from all walks of life—not just those who attended the best universities, have the most prestigious connections, or are most likely to be your drinking buddies after work. Diversity begets diversity.

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Will This Tough Job Market Change Generation Y?

45 Things

At the same time, I know those tough times taught be a lot of valuable lessons. With their technology skills and great social networking abilities, GenY ( born roughly between 1980-2003) previously have found employers willing to meet their expectations. I know what it feels like to look for work when employers are cutting back.

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Disability Discrimination: Terminated Cancer Survivor’s ADA Claim Fails, Part 1

HR Daily Advisor

Medtronic, a medical device maker, hired Willow as a credit representative in 2003. of available time to work over the previous year. While she was on leave, Kristy retired and was replaced by “Tiffany.”. Mary performed the review because of Kristy’s retirement. She was told she needed to put in a formal request.