Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Families and Work Institute (Thursday, 4/1/99)
Balancing work and life responsibilities has become more difficult for many persons. Employers may find that it is in their enlightened self-interest to assist their employees in the task because it can amount to a preservation and enhancement of their human resources. The Families and Work Institute is a non-profit organization concerned with work-life issues and the changing relationship between the two.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Eat Your Equity (Friday, 4/2/99)
Marcia Mogelonsky writes in American Demographics about how many older Americans are using reverse mortgages to increase their income during their late years. She explains in Eat Your Equity.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement (Saturday, 4/3/99)
Here's another Top 10 list, this time from the United States Department of Labor. According to the folks at DOL, here are the Top 10 Ways to Prepare for Retirement.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Harvard Business School Baker Library Career Resources (Sunday, 4/4/99)
The Baker Library at Harvard Business School provides a wide range of services for Harvard students, including help in getting on the right career path. You might find their Career Resources page helpful too.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Bottom Up (Monday, 4/5/99)
If you're planning to try to start a hi-tech company, large or small, Bottom Up might be the online magazine for you.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Career Builder Network (Tuesday, 4/6/99)
The Career Builder Network is a major site for bringing job seekers and employers together, with many of the largest companies listing openings. The company has received considerable press publicity in recent days because of its anticipated initial public offering.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Workplace Studies Program (Wednesday, 4/7/99)
The International Workplace Studies Program is located at Cornell University, but is supported by an international consortium of public and private sector organizations. Research is conducted into new ways of working in new workplaces, including studies of telecommuting, collaborative team environments, and many other topics.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Korean American Society of Entrepreneurs (Thursday, 4/8/99)
South Korea has been having serious problems with its economy during the past 20 months or so, but it's still come from the devastation of the Korean War to become one of the world's leading industrial economies in only about 45 years or so. Moreover, South Korea and the United States have had a close relationship for many years, in part because of their being allies during the Korean War, but also because many Korean-born persons are American citizens, given the large number of Korean children adopted by American families over many years. Everything considered, it's not surprising that there is a Korean American Society of Entrepreneurs.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: America's Career InfoNet (Friday, 4/9/99)
America's Career InfoNet provides information on trends, including information about individual states.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The Gonyea Guide to Online Career and Employment Sites (Saturday, 4/10/99)
Jim Gonyea has been a pioneer in online career-related services with Help Wanted USA and major career sites on America Online as well as the Internet. In fact, his sites were among the first. Now, of course, there are many more, so here's the Gonyea Guide to Online Career and Employment Sites.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Ancient Economies (Sunday, 4/11/99)
A little historical perspective can be useful, and so can a lot. Here's a lot: Economist Morris Silver examines some controversial or unresolved issues relating to Ancient Economies.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: The W. Edwards Deming Institute (Monday, 4/12/99)
Here's an organization about "Mr. Quality" himself. It's difficult to exaggerate the impact of W. Edwards Deming on American business during the past decade or so. However, he is best-known for helping Japanese business leaders produce their country's post-war "economic miracle," particularly in the electronics and automotive industries. Deming's quality control methods helped Japan create the world's second-largest economy only a relatively few years after its crushing defeat in World War II. For much more, visit the W. Edwards Deming Institute.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: JustSell (Wednesday, 4/14/99)
There's a sign found on the walls of many businesses that says "Nothing happens around here until somebody sells something." True enough. Professional sales personnel play a key role in the economy in all product categories and at all levels. If you make your living selling, JustSell.com may be the resource you've been looking for.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Army Career and Alumni Program (Thursday, 4/15/99)
The Army Career and Alumni Program assists military personnel and their family members make a successful transition to civilian life and work. A variety of services are offered.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Boston College Center for Corporate Community Relations (Friday, 4/16/99)
The Boston College Carroll School of Management doesn't believe that good business can occur in a vacuum or in a deteriorating environment. As a consequence, business should expect to contribute to the development and maintenance of good communities in which to live, work, and do business. The Boston College Center for Corporate Community Relations trains executives, among many other things.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: EconLit (Saturday, 4/17/99)
If you need to do some reading in economics, the American Economic Association can help you find what you're interested in with EconLit.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CommerceNet (Sunday, 4/18/99)
Those who are in any way interested in conducting business on the Internet are also likely to be interested in CommerceNet, an association of 500 companies and organizations from throughout the world that are building the global electronic marketplace.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Techies.com (Monday, 4/19/99)
Techies.com specialized in helping to get workers with professional information technology skills together with employers who need them. One of the site's principal features is that it is localized, allowing searches for IT jobs and people within a number of major cities.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Alan Greenspan (Tuesday, 4/20/99)
Don't you just hate it when someone asks you about some detail of Alan Greenspan's life and you don't know the answer? Or, perhaps you'd like to show of the fact that you know that the Federal Reserve Chairman attended the Juilliard School of Music. In any event, here's Dr. Greenspan's official biography from the Fed's Board of Governor's site, and here's even more about the man whom some regard as the most influential person in the world.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: A List of Events in U.S. Labor History (Wednesday, 4/21/99)
Allen Lutins has compiled a list of key events in the history of organized labor in the United States.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: SANE: the South African New Economics Foundation (Thursday, 4/22/99)
SANE is a private foundation made up of individuals and organizations concerned with building a new economy in South Africa that takes into account social and ecological consequences.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: HR Magazine (Friday, 4/23/99)
HR Magazine is published by the Society for Human Resource Management. The table of contents from their current edition is available on their web site, as well as the text of selected articles. Also, you are free to browse their archives.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: CNET Jobs Page (Saturday, 4/24/99)
CNET: The Computer Network was one of the first specialized organizations to leverage information across multiple venues, much as Bloomberg and some others have done. CNET's web site and television productions focus on computing and the computer industry, and the web site has a Tech Jobs page.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: USA Today Retirement Guide (Sunday, 4/25/99)
The big national American newspaper offers help in planning your retirement and will also point you in the direction of additional resources. Here's the USA Today Retirement Guide.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Quicken Small Business Tax Guide (Monday, 4/26/99)
If you own and operate a small business, a leading financial software firm may be of help. Here's the Quicken Small Business Tax Guide.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Organization of American States (Tuesday, 4/27/99)
The Organization of American States was established in 1948, but its history goes back much further, and, in fact, fulfills Simon Bolivar original vision in the early 19th century. The OAS is now the world's oldest regional association and includes all of the independent states in the Western Hemisphere. Its concerns are not limited to the economics of the region, although these issues are of major interest, particularly in the new global economy.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Syllabits (Wednesday, 4/28/99)
Syllabits is an interesting mixture of course materials from business and economics fields. Both undergraduate and post-graduate levels.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: International Development Program (Thursday, 4/29/99)
If you'd like to work in international development and need some academic preparation, you may be interested to know that M.A. and Ph.D. degrees can be earned in the field in American University's International Development Program in Washington, D. C.

Today's NewWork News Web Tip: Job Analysis and Personality Research (Friday, 4/30/99)
On its Job Analysis and Personality Research site, Virginia Tech describes its research and presents resources on issues having to do with job analysis and classification, as well as personality research, primarily as it relates to employment.

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