Scarborough, Maine – February 8, 2012 – Dresser & Associates, the leading Sage HRMS (formerly Sage Abra HRMS) business partner in the nation, announced today that it continues to grow its team and its operation, adding two new positions focused on serving existing clients and acquiring and retaining new clients.

The cornerstone of our business success is our continuing goal to exceed our customers expectations, said Mark Dresser, president of Dresser & Associates. We

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The first reaction to relocation for most people is often fear or apprehension. First, you need to understand that this is completely normal – it’s a huge step to move away from an established routine, friends and family – so don’t feel ashamed or concerned if you’re feeling this way. It doesn’t mean the Ge more info…

There are numerous aspiring candidates who are in search of an accounting job in the present employment market. However, to compete against other potential candidates and to highlight your skills, you need to have a perfect résumé. These days, it is easy to find an online sample accounting résumé or a cover letter. Although the internet is an amazing resource to find a sample résumé, you may not find a perfect one to follow. So here are few tips for you if you are looking forward to learn the steps of creating a winning résumé in the accounting field.

Classifying the Accounting Skills: Accounting is a vast field that comprises of a number of subjects. A stude

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First, here’s the email I got over LinkedIn from J. :

Hi Joshua,

I noticed that we are both connected to M. F. – how do you know M.? I first met her at Jacob’s Pillow, and she actually photographed my wedding. Small world.

I wanted to touch base with you because I saw an open position at J.R. that I thought would be a great fit for me. I’m located in Portland now (after being in Massachusetts and DC for many years), and do social media strategy for a digital marketing agency here in town.

It’s a fun role, but you know how agencies are – fingers in a lot of different businesses, but no ability to truly own a marketing program. It looks like

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In a new study, Assistant Professor Michael Luca shows just how much restaurant reviews on Yelp affect companies’ bottom lines. The more difficult question: Are these ratings reliable as a measure of product quality? Key concepts include:

Creating Online Ads We Want to Watch

The mere fact that an online video advertisement reaches a viewer’s computer screen does not guarantee that the ad actually reaches the viewer. New experimental research by Thales S.

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Entering the world of employment, as you will have noticed, is quite different from education. Job hunting is extremely competitive and online recruitment sites can be quite daunting to begin with. Many people send a generic resume to as many positions advertised as they can and yes, it may well get them an interview, but the lack of strength and focus in the resume makes them an unlikely candidate.

Some simple job hunting tips can help to provide structure to your search using online recruitment, making you more attractive as a candidate to an employer.

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This follows the announcement of Apple’s E-Textbook initiative, which was annouced last Thursday at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum, Mercury News reported.

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While a B.A. in English isn’t going to earn you a six-figure salary out of undergrad, it does open up a surprisingly large number of career paths.

In the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q, the lead character sings: “What do you do with a B.A. in English / What is my life going to be? / Four years of college and plenty of knowledge, / Have earned me this useless degree.”

If you’ve been paying much attention to financial news lately and you are—or are thinking about becoming—an English major, you may very well fear landing in this precise situation in four years! Howev

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But most people encounter the field only through its most prominent casestypically visionaries who have built national or global organizations that have achieved social impact.

This focus on success stories has led to a skewed view of social entrepreneurship as nothing more or less than a field of huge, realized dreams.

“A big weakness of the existing qualitative studies is that they’re very biased toward heroic entrepreneurs.”

“A big weakness of the existing qualitative studies is that they’re very biased toward heroic entrepreneurs,” says Matthew Lee, a doctoral candidate at Harvard Business School whose research focuses on social enterprises.

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• Personal networking
• Re-training and/or upgrading skills.
• Relocation to a region, state, or country with a growing economy; or in need of a particular skilled labor force.
• Search online job boards
• Post resumes on career web sites
• Search corporate web sites for job listings
• Review local newspapers or classifieds
• Contact Headhunters and placement agencies
• Attend on-site career fairs
• Participate in online newsgroups and chat forums
• Contact the desired employer directly.

A hard look at common job search methods will expose many of the reasons why job seekers are not getting the results they desire.

Fact # 1: 10% or less of all hires are filled through job boards, classified advertisements, corporate sites, or job fairs

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Dropbox

Dropbox is one of those apps that everyone is writing about.

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Professionalism is generally judged subjectively. I suspect most people would agree on what makes a “professional” senior corporate executive, however, may have a range of ideas on what makes a “professional” mechanic.

Professionalism is not simply whether someone wears a nice suit, rather it’s a number of traits that combine to form a professional image.

How does a potential employer judge whether someone is professional or not? Here are some common indicators…

Attitude. Attitude creates a positive impression. However, It’

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