PR for People

Lest We Forget

David Bresler

November 10, 2015

"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it", George Santayana, 1905

The other day, after having commuted, on and off, for over 40 years from the Hartsdale, NY RR station, I noticed, for the first time, a plaque on a rock with the inscription, "Lest We Forget 1917-1918." The plaque, of course, was a memorial to local veterans of WWI, the seminal event of the 20th Century. And, while it is true that both the...

Business

Find Good Talent

Anisha Vinjamuri

November 10, 2015

Recruiting needs to change to fit the current trends. More than ever, young people in their twenties and thirties are using social media to hunt for jobs. They are using YouTube to post video resumes or visumes and these are great tools! With all the new social media tools that are available to young talent, companies need to step up their program to make sure they are monitoring all of the right social media outlets.

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Startups

Anisha Vinjamuri

PR for People Team

November 10, 2015

As chief strategist for InnovationsIQ, Anisha Vinjamuri’s primary mission is building client confidence and trust, as well as making a difference in people’s lives. Her diverse experience, strong organizational leadership and mentoring skills makes her a force in the changing world of HR. Anisha earned two Masters degrees, in Commerce and in Foreign Trade, by the time she was 22. Anisha is another ex-Micosoftee who has found her place in...

Fashion

Shoe Crazy - Five Faves for Winter

Katie Culp

November 09, 2015

I’ve been working with shoes since I was 20 years old and I know quality and fine detailing. For this winter, I love the latest styles, designs and colors. I feel especially good when I can personally recommend a pair of shoes or boots that I’m wearing and loving them too! It’s one thing to sell someone a pair of shoes and quite another to recommend shoes that looks and feel so good that I actually own a pair myself. Here are my top five...

Entertainment

Wali Collins at Broadway Comedy Club in November

PR for People Team

November 09, 2015

Wali Collins is top headliner at at the Broadway Comedy...

News

Let Them Eat Plastic

Patricia Vaccarino

November 07, 2015

The city of Seattle's ban on plastic bags has been in effect since July 1, 2012, and yet if you walk down any grocery aisle you will encounter the seven basic types of plastic. Every sandwich, vegetable (frozen or fresh), sack of fruit, snack, beverage (pop, water, juice), is...

Business

Trashing McMinnville

Manny Frishberg

November 05, 2015

We’ve come a long way in the 35 years since a small, local garbage dump called the Riverbend Landfill was allowed to be built near the banks of the South Yamhill River near McMinnville, Ore. Even then people understood that a pit filled with rotting garbage was going to leak out into the ground and water, especially in this semirural area between Portland and Salem, where it rains a reliable seven or eight months a year.

“The...

Entertainment