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Lorraine s Lowdown: Like winning the lottery
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Lorraine s Lowdown: Like winning the lottery
theunion.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theunion.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union
Ever-public Gil Mathew, rehired last month by the Economic Resource Council as executive director version 2.0, was asked by ERC job interview panelists to share something private that most people don’t know. Replied Gil, “I speak Farsi and I worked at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran in the 1960s.” Jaws dropped. Gil’s mission was apparently classified because when pressed, he’ll admit only to working as a “clerk/typist.” His Farsi has waned as the foreign language refrain of “use it or lose it” warns, but his memories are vivid. “There’s nothing like spending the Fourth of July at an American embassy anyplace in the world. Ex-pat Americans from afar gather. We hosted thousands inside the walls of the Tehran Embassy…”
By Lorraine Jewett | Special to The Union
The County of Nevada launches a pilot program this month to cut in half the time it takes to fill vacant positions from 120 to 60 days. The county hires about 200 people each year for full-time and temporary jobs. Senior Management Analyst Susan Kadera identified ways to streamline the process by consolidating steps and establishing reasonable deadlines for job postings and interviews. “Job seekers from our community look to us to offer jobs that are meaningful, pay fairly, and are close to home,” says Susan. Adds Human Resources Director Steve Rose, “The overall shorter time to hire helps us not lose applicants to other employers. Also, the sooner a position is filled, existing staff doesn’t have to do the work of the vacant position as well as their own…”