While Some Industries Struggle, Employment in Accounting Remains Strong (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Accounting career outlooks remain promising as other industries feel the brunt of this economic downturn.

DECISION MAKERS (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Bill Barrett Barrett New position: principal, Barrett PC Previous position: director of forensic and business valuation services for a large regional certified public accountant firm Birthplace: Nutley, N.J. Education: bachelor’s degree in behavioral accounting/clinical psychology with postgraduate studies in information systems analysis, Virginia Commonwealth University

Job hunters haunted by recession (Arizona Daily Sun)

WASHINGTON -- When Nena Razmara was laid off in November from her $70,000-a-year job with a high-end residential building supplier, she thought she would be working again by Christmas.

It's a 'Dirty Job,' but Stevens grad does it (Rapid City Journal)

While on a recent visit home from California, the only times Ira Leonard considered getting dirty were when he rocketed down Terry Peak on a borrowed snowboard or took a quick hike through the Hills.

China cuts interest rates to protect jobs (Guardian Unlimited)

China's central bank cut interest rates for the fifth time in four months today in a desperate bid to revive the country's flagging economy and stave off further job losses. The People's Bank of China cut its benchmark one-year lending and deposit rates by 0.27 percentage points to 5.31% and 2.25% respectively. The bank slashed 1.08 percentage points off rates four weeks ago in its ...

Unemployed older Hawaii workers struggling to find jobs (Honolulu Advertiser)

Nancy Snider is proud of her talent for bouncing back and shifting careers, but, at age 60, even she's worried about her job prospects. "I've always seemed to excel in whatever I did and ended up in management positions," said Snider, who was laid off from her job as a telemarketing manager in October.

Local News and Notes (Provo Daily Herald)

Employment Kohl's Clinton store seeks to hire 150 workers -- Kohl's Department Stores is looking to hire 150 full-time and part-time workers for a new store in Clinton that is opening in March. A job fair is scheduled to be held from Jan. 11 to 15.

Teller banks on friendliness, math skills (Savannah Morning News)

Name: Jennifer Parker Title/job: Senior teller at Regions Bank in downtown Savannah Salary: $20,000-$30,000 What she does: Parker's duties include cashing checks, making deposits, reconciling reports, helping with customer service, counting money, maintaining the front desk, helping customers with problems and balancing checkbooks. "We're here at 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Sometimes ...

Portland City Auditor Blackmer resigns (KGW NewsChannel 8 Portland)

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Papers were filed for a special election this spring after City Auditor Gary Blackmer resigned. Blackmer announced his last day would be May 18. The term was set to expire at the end of 2010, so a special election is likely for the position.

Hot jobs: Demand, pay is high for the right skills (The State)

It’s often said someone makes money even in a bad economy. Whereas workers in some industries are being laid off by the thousands, in others — such as engineering, accounting, nursing, pharmacy and, as the cost of shipping by truck has risen, railroads — the watchword is “hired,” not “fired,” as new employees are being promised high-paying jobs. Of course, many of the jobs have their downsides, ...