employment
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Athens-Clarke County
Local Residents With Disabilities Struggle To Get Jobs Amid Long Medicaid Lines
Sitting on a wooden booth inside Taziki’s Mediterranian Cafe in downtown Athens, Lesha Bizzle can barely contain her joy. It escapes through a giggly smile while large tubs of greek dressing and red salsa sit on the table in front of her. The woman is joyful solely because she is…
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Health
Clubhouse Atlanta: Combatting Unemployment Through Community-Based Approach
Whether it is due to stigma, a past criminal record or debilitating symptoms, people with mental illness find it harder to secure employment. Georgia has the fourth-highest prevalence of mental illness in the nation. With the pervasiveness of mental illness in Georgia, how can we combat unemployment in this population?…
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Northeast Georgia News
Tips for College Students Looking For Jobs
For some students finishing school in December, graduation is right around the corner. Job hunting is currently on many college students’ minds. How Many People are Unemployed Nationally? Several media outlets are reporting the possibility of another recession. With this news, students may need to try harder when with looking…
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Northeast Georgia News
International Students Face Challenges After Graduation
Priyank Malviya, a computer science graduate student at the University of Georgia, feels that he doesn’t have an option in choosing his job. Malviya is from Lucknow, India, and he believes employers would prefer to hire someone from America, instead of dealing with visa issues. Malviya dreams of working for…
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Athens-Clarke County
Favor House: A Mission Against Addiction, Recidivism
Rev. Dr. Charles McDonald was very quick to tell me that Favor House Ministries is not a halfway house. To its residents, typically numbering in the dozens at a time, Favor House may be a last resort, a longshot opportunity to salvage their lives and relationships. Inversely, it may mark…
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UGA
Lawyer Discusses Dos and Don’ts of Social Media
ATHENS — An employment lawyer is telling University of Georgia law students that social media is a double edged sword.
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In-Depth
Government Shutdown Could Put “Non-essential” Employees’ Jobs on Hold
No gun permits, no walks in the park, and no federal loans. These “non-essential services” may be suspended at midnight tonight if Congress doesn’t reach an agreement. State parks will be open, but they may be your only option. National Parks and the people who work there are also…
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Athens-Clarke County
Walmart Plans To Hire More Veterans
Walmart has a new three-part plan that includes more jobs and opportunities for veterans. Over the next five years, Walmart’s plans to hire more than 100,000 veterans. The plan targets veterans who have been honorably discharged in the first 12 months of active duty. The program is set to kick off on…