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Business Definition for: White-collar Job
- a position that does not involve physical labor.
- See also Blue-collar Job
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- Going back to the White House
- The first time Scott Coffina worked in the White House, he said he felt like "a kid in a candy store."He had a low-ranking job in the Office of Political Affairs, at the end of President Ronald Reagan's second term. But with so many prominent people just down the corridor...
- Research articles 2007-05-04
- IN THE NEWS: Laurence White; Same title, new challenge.(new executive at Townsend Agency)(Executive Changes)(Brief Article)
- Laurence White's job title hasn't changed, but the new senior VP-executive creative director at Townsend Agency, Rosemont, Ill., says he was looking for a fresh challenge after 14 years at Draft Worldwide. Mr. White is investigating new-business opportunities within dot-com accounts. He believes the 54-person agency...
- Research articles 2000-04-10
- Upbeat Snow back at White House job
- WASHINGTON -- White House press secretary Tony Snow says he's looking forward to toasting Catholic University graduates and an upcoming competition with his band, Beats Workin'. Then there's the matter of biweekly chemotherapy sessions for four months, beginning Friday, to treat his latest bout with cancer. He had...
- Research articles 2007-05-01
- White House job near end for Dublin native
- DUBLIN -- Chris Michel is in some ways a typical young man. The 26-year-old Dublin native did well at Dublin High School, went off to a good college and got a degree. The degree led to an internship, which led to his job. And...
- Research articles 2008-02-04
- Producing White Papers
- White papers are an important tool for communicating with technical decision-makers. They are widely used by companies marketing business-to-business and technology products. They should be clearly written and illustrated and may need the skills of a writer and editor, as well as a technical specialist. Making high-quality technical information available...
- Articles 2008-01-03
- CBPP Report: White House Backs Off CEA Prediction of 'Average' Job Growth
- -- The CEA forecast reflected job growth it characterized as average for a recovery. In effect, the White House is now indicating it doesn't expect job growth to be average. -- The CEA forecast reflected job growth it characterized as average for a recovery. In effect, the White...
- Research articles 2004-02-18
- Snow more cautious than White House on job creation
- SPOKANE, United States AFP ? US Treasury Secretary John Snow backed off White House predictions of a 2.6-million-job boom. "That's a projection, an assumption, that was used in developing the budget." Snow told journalists. The White House floated the 2.6-million-job figure last week in a 2004 economic report....
- Research articles 2004-02-17
- 'Barney' the dog the star of White House Christmas video
- WASHINGTON AFP — Barney, US President George W. Bush's Scottish terrier is the star of a Christmas video film released by the White House. Bush gets down on one knee to talk to the dog and send him on a tours of the White House to find "Miss Beazley"...
- Research articles 2004-12-16
- As Job Corps Turns 40, the Nation's Capital Will See 'Shadows' on Groundhog Day; Job Corps Youth Popping Up All Over
- News Advisory: As the groundhog gets ready to look for its shadow, Washington, D.C. area Job Corps students celebrating the program's 40th anniversary will take part in Groundhog Job Shadow Day on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 40 locations, including the White House for the first time.Students from Job Corps centers...
- Research articles 2005-01-28
- CCA gives White bottler of a job.
- Jul 23, 2002 (The Courier-Mail ABIX via COMTEX) -- Australian soft drink group Coca-Cola Amatil has appointed executive, Warwick White, as its managing director of Australia. White replaces former managing director, Andrew Reeves, who resigned from the position in June 2002. White, a veteran...
- Research articles 2002-07-24
- White House environment adviser's move to ExxonMobil criticized
- WASHINGTON AFP — Opposition Democrats criticized the administration of US President George W. Bush after it emerged a former top White House advisor on environmental issues, Philip Cooney, has taken a job with oil giant ExxonMobil Corp. The news that Cooney had secured a job with the oil giant...
- Research articles 2005-06-15
- -THE WHITE HOUSE: Statement by the president on Senate Passage Of Job Training Reform Legislation
- M2 PRESSWIRE-3 August 1998-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- Statement by the president on Senate Passage Of Job Training Reform Legislation C1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:310798 For years now, I have been fighting for a G.I. Bill for America's Workers to modernize...
- Research articles 1998-08-03
- Remarks announcing the appointment of Tony Snow as White House Press Secretary
- April 26, 2006 Good morning. I'm here in the briefing room to break some news. I've asked Tony Snow to serve as my new Press Secretary. Tony already knows most of you, and he's agreed to take the job anyway. [Laughter] And I'm really glad he did. I'm...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Shannon White.(Crain's Extra: Forty under 40)(United Plastics Group Inc. chief executive officer)
- Byline: JAMES B. ARNDORFER AGE: 38. CEO, United Plastics Group Inc. When Shannon White was offered the top job at United Plastics Group Inc. in the summer of 2001, the company had negative cash flow, was getting pounded by the recession and lacked a...
- Research articles 2002-11-04
- White House Outlines Strategy for Home Energy Retrofit Market
- The White House believes it's found the political version of a double whammy in the home energy efficiency retrofit market. There are about 130 million homes in the U.S. and a sizable chunk of them are good candidates for energy-saving projects, like air-duct sealing, insulation and double-panned windows. In...
- News items 2009-10-19
- Springboks coach denies job on line
- WELLINGTON AFP — Springboks coach Jake White has denied that his job is on the line but admitted his side's 49-0 thrashing by Australia was the worst he could remember. The South Africans are in Wellington preparing for what might be an even sterner challenge on Saturday against the...
- Research articles 2006-07-17
- Gonzales' hold on job grows ever more tenuous
- WASHINGTON -- Attorney General Alberto Gonzales' hold on his job grew more uncertain Monday as the Senate debated removing his authority to unilaterally name U.S. attorneys and the White House said it merely hoped he would survive the tumult. Asked if Gonzales had contained the political damage...
- Research articles 2007-03-20
- White House unable to fill new war chief position
- WASHINGTON AFP — The White House is reportedly unable to find anyone willing to fill the high-powered job of Iraq and Afghanistan wars coordinator, with at least three retired four-star generals turning down the position. President George W. Bush is creating the job to coordinate civilian and military aspects...
- Research articles 2007-04-11
- White House HBCU initiative chief quits during contentious board meeting
- WASHINGTON On the job for slightly over a year, White House Initiative on HBCUs Executive Director Charles Greene has called it quits. This came at a meeting of the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs last month, in which several members expressed frustration with Greene for failing to deliver...
- Research articles 2007-10-04
- How To Remove The "White Lies" In Your Resume Before They Are Spot!
- Let's just face it: the job market can be a very tough place to compete in. In order to survive in nowadays' job market, people often resort to artificially "Inflating" their resumes with little "White lies". Chances are, you're also thinking of doing the same. Well, as tempting as it...
- White papers 2008-01-01
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