I have read an article entitled "So, you want to be a nurse in the US" by Christian V. Esguerra of Philippine Daily Inquirer. The article is about a study conducted by the AcademyHealth which identified some of the unethical practices of recruitment agencies. Some of the revealed problems are found in the article's subtitles namely, "Questionable practice" and "Selling of contracts".
Read this article to be aware of the disadvantages of being employed through an agency.
The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net :
"So, you want to be a nurse in the US"
I have read an article entitled "So, you want to be a nurse in the US" by Christian V. Esguerra of Philippine Daily Inquirer. The article is about a study conducted by the AcademyHealth which identified some of the unethical practices of recruitment agencies. Some of the revealed problems are found in the article's subtitles namely, "Questionable practice" and "Selling of contracts".
Read this article to be aware of the disadvantages of being employed through an agency.
The following link will take you to INQUIRER.net :
"So, you want to be a nurse in the US"
Many state and local governments are investigating whether or not it is possible to convert their fleets of hybrid cars and trucks in to plug-in hybrids.Gasoline-electric hybrids use both electric and gas motors, but plug-in hybrids can be recharged from a wall socket and come with more battery packs, which allows them [...]
Pakistan’s intelligence agencies have submitted a preliminary report to the authorities, terming the method of treatment given to Benazir Bhutto and the medical report after her death as suspicious. The intelligence agencies indicated that a political figure, through an administrative officer of the PIMS, was behind the controversy created by the administration of the Rawalpindi General Hospital (RGH) over the cause of Benazir’s death, sources said. The PIMS officer remained with the surgeon and also arranged the controversial press conference of Dr Musaddaq, they added. The agency report quoted the medical report by a team of surgeons as saying, "There is a significant difference between the diameter of the hook of sunroof and the head wound of Benazir." A surgeon included in the team that took care of Benazir has disclosed that she sustained two bullet injuries and was handed over alive to under-training doctors when she was taken to the Rawalpindi General Hosp
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Gee, it is about time....From The Washington Times:The United States has started a new initiative to force dozens of U.N. independent agencies to publish detailed budgets in an effort to see how U.S. contributions are being spent, an official said yesterday.U.S. diplomat Mark Wallace said the United States intended to use its muscle as one of the largest contributors to the agencies to persuade administrators to make the changes, rather than seeking support for a resolution."We're not seeking co-sponsors on this," said Mr. Wallace, who oversees management and administration issues for the U.S. Mission to the United Nations. "We think it's important enough to do ourselves for now."The U.S. Mission has circulated a list of eight demands for the U.N. Secretariat and its agencies, funds and programs aimed at bringing transparency and accountability to traditionally murky areas.The initiative is called the U.N. Transparency and Accountability Initiative, or UNTAI. The U.S. Mission has tri
Collection agencies can be a real pain in the neck. Their representatives are annoying, rude and they won’t leave you alone until you pay them. Besides that, a collection agency is capable of ruining your credit profile for up to 7 years and that can really hurt you in many ways. So if you have [...]
In my last post, I introduced you to my favorite adoption bookstore, Tapestry Books (www.tapestrybooks.com, 877-266-5406). Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with Shep Morrow, who bought Tapestry Books a year ago. He told me about Tapestry’s cool programs.Custom...
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Pakistani intelligence agencies may have played a role in derailing the Lal Masjid deal by jamming the mobile phone of slain radical cleric Maulana Abdul Rashid Ghazi when he virtually agreed to the demands of negotiators. A key negotiator has suspected the role of the agencies in bringing the last-minute negotiations with Ghazi to a halt. "After the repeated attempts in getting Ghazi on the phone failed, decision-makers decided to start the operation." More...
B2B Magazine has created a list of the top 100 B2B (Business to Business) advertising agencies. Below is the list with links to the ad agencies' sites. Some interesting stats include:•overall ad spending in 2006 was $149.6 billion, up 4.1% from 2005•Internet ad spending was 6.1% of the the total ad spendingYou can read the entire article here. The following is a list, in alphabetical order, the top 100 advertising agencies:•360i: Bryan Wiener, President•Adventive Marketing: Steve Bork, President•Agency.com: David Eastman, CEO•Al Paul Lefton Co.: Al Paul Lefton Jr, President•Alexander Marketing: Bob Milroy, President•ANEW Marketing Communications Group: Charles Macleod, President•Aristotle Web Design: Marla Johnson Norris, CEO•Atmosphere BBDO: Andreas Combuechen, CEO/CCO•Bader Rutter & Associates: Greg Nickerson, President•Badertscher Communications: Steve Badertscher, President/Creative Director•Bernhardt, Day & Hines: Thomas E. Day, President•Bayshore S
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