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...Beard, 52, is in the hotel business, so it's almost axiomatic that he has sympathy for the travails of the traveling--or moving--businessperson. Especially if it's him. Last April he took a job as vice president of operations for Regent International Hotels, a chain of luxury hotels owned by the Carlson Cos., a travel and restaurant conglomerate based in Minneapolis, Minn. The switch meant a move from Dallas to Minneapolis for himself, his wife Barbara and daughters Cassandra, 8, and Lauren, 10. Beard likes the new employment opportunity, but as a veteran of 14 previous employment relocations...
What could have been a relocation nightmare, however, turned into something of a dream. Carlson flew the Beards to Minneapolis twice so they could get a feel for the area even before he formally accepted the job, and paid an outside real estate company to show them around the most attractive residential sections of the city and surrounding suburbs. The real estate firm also offered the relocating family detailed demographics on various suburbs, including the rankings of their schools and the projected economic viability of these various towns. This way the Beards would have as much information as possible...
Well, nobody has faced this job market before. At a time of near record U.S. employment, workers with previous experience are at a premium--wherever they are. Beard is just one of some 880,000 people who will move this year for their jobs. And their new employers realize they must do more than ever to ease the bump of dislocation in order to keep the best and brightest from simply finding another job down the block. This is especially true in the legal, finance, banking, consulting and technology industries, where top talent comes at a premium. In fact, nearly...
...Shared bed with another man --Broke engagement to Mary Todd --Liked the theater --Was quite liberal --Experimented with fashion (owned a snazzy hat, wore black) --Had a "beard...
...Sharing beds was common --Eventually married her --Lived in a log cabin --Was a Republican --Never pulled it off --It really was a beard...