Strange Resume

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Chris Lawson chimes in on 850 KOA Denver News Radio about strange resumes people submit. People have submitted resumes stating their family works for the mob to printing their resume on cute little pink bunny paper.
Listen in to hear the full discussion on strange resumes.

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Resume Inflation not going away

Résumé legitimacy moved to the forefront this week after Yahoo parted ways with CEO Scott Thompson after just four months on the job when it was revealed that his official biography included a college degree he never received.

The bio listed two degrees - in accounting and computer science - from Stonehill College, a small school near Boston. The revelation that Thompson never received a computer science degree raised questions about why the accomplishment had periodically appeared on his bio in the years he ran PayPal, an online payment service owned by eBay Inc.

Chris Lawson, president of the Texas-based Eli Daniel Group, a full-service staffing and recruiting firm that specializes in job placement, said résumé padding is prevalent in today's job workforce, especially among applicants who don't have a degree.

Read more: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/business/resume-inflation-not-going-away-1/nN6Xk/

US employers add 80,000 jobs as economy struggles

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Chris Lawson featured on WTVN, Columbus, Ohio talks about the 2012 June job numbers and the effct on Small Businesses across the country.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. employers added only 80,000 jobs in June, a third straight month of weak hiring that shows the economy is still struggling three years after the recession ended. The unemployment rate was unchanged at 8.2 percent, the Labor Department said Friday. The economy added an average of just 75,000 jobs a month in the April-June quarter — one-third of the pace in the first quarter. For the first six months of 2012, employers added an average of 150,000 jobs a month. That's fewer than the 161,000 average for the first half of 2011. Weaker job creation has caused consumers to pull back on spending.

Read the entire story: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5illhSB6AKF9wwRBGp6YNVRJSBgCg?docId=eae427774a8b4821ae648dc1d43214b7

Chris Lawson, CEO of Eli Daniel Group, a Texas-based job staffing/consulting firm.

Chris Lawson Featured in the Washington Post

Chris Lawson, chief executive of the Eli Daniel Group, a Dallas-based staffing firm, said the jobs picture remains muddled. “We’re getting into this wait-and-see trap,” he said.

Lawson said that some employers are worried about what is going to happen in the presidential election, which will determine how the health-care law plays out.

“Small businesses are thinking about the new health-care landscape,”  Chris Lawson said. “They ask themselves, ‘Am I going to add staff or wait and see what shakes out with this election?’ On the data, there seems to be more negative news than positive. My guess is we’ll see unemployment remaining the same, or that number could go up a bit. I don’t see us all of a sudden starting to turn the corner.”

Read the entire story Washington Post

Obama Care and Small Business WBAP Features Chris Lawson

Chris Lawson Featured on WBAP

Will Obama Care run small businesses out of business? Chris Lawson, CEO, Eli Daniel Group talks about the impending changes that could impede the growth of small businesses across the nation.

"We are in a time right now that we really don't know what's going to happen, nor has it been explained" explains Chris Lawson.

College Grads Scared By Job Prospects

College Grads Scared By Job Prospects

The job outlook for recent college grads looks grim. The non-partisan Economic Policy Institute says unemployment among college grads under 25 has averaged 9.4%. Social scientists say these young adults are a lot like young Americans during the Depression ... and like them, this economic uncertainty will change the entire mentality of this next generation.

How can parents prepare their children for financial survival in this new world, where economic security is not guaranteed? Ed and Amy spoke with Chris Lawson, a hiring expert and CEO of the Eli Daniel Group.

Read more: http://www.kfbk.com/pages/KFBKMorningNews.htmlarticle=10218633#ixzz1zDDAf3oe

'Looking everywhere, and no one is hiring'

Chris Lawson, CEO of Eli Daniel Group, a Texas-based job staffing/consulting firm.

He says the growing demands of summer classes, sports practices and band camps are keeping many teenagers from seeking full-time work, and acknowledges the economy's influence in creating a tight job market for all age groups.

Full story: The Clarion-Ledger

Teen Unemployment | Chris Lawson Featured on Fox 4 News

Chris Lawson Featured on KLIF Dallas Texas | Boomerang kids

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KLIF Dallas, Texas

With School out and statistics show that about 25% between the ages 16 and 24 are without jobs. Employment and hiring expert Chris Lawson, CEO, with Eli Daniel Group says most teens are not looking for work. It been a trend since 1994 that the number of teen between 16 and 19 years of age has been on a decline. Where the focus of academics and sports there is also a lack of motivation to find a job.

Yahoo CEO's resume scandal -- -- When is lying okay?

Chris Lawson, CEO, Eli Daniel Group Featured in the Miami Herald.

Have you ever exaggerated just a little bit to put yourself in the best light possible?

Most of us do, particularly when it comes to our bios or resumes. We take what we've done and word it just so to make ourselves look as accomplished as possible. It's what we're told to do.

But resumes are tricky. Experts tell us it's okay to airbrush our photos, glamorize our accomplishments. Yet, we aren't supposed to cross the line into over-embellishment or take it a step further and add facts that aren't true.

That's where Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson went wrong. He just was fired as CEO after it was found he padded his resume with an embellished college degree, ending his term at the company after
just four months.

To read the entire story: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/worklifebalancingact/2012/05/yahoo-ceos-resume-scandal-when-is-lying-okay.html

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Yikes, Teen unemployment not getting any better but do teens really want to work?

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Texas staffing firm expert, Chris Lawson, President of Eli Daniel Group discusses the recent teen unemployment rate.