Word: firm
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...that every boss is ready to be such a solicitous suitor. "The labor market is tight, but we haven't got to the point where people are so valuable that they would entice companies to engage in a bidding war," argues Bob Liu of HotJobs.com Others contend that no firm would be willing to make a bet solely on the basis of a virtual resume. Networking giant Cisco, which does two-thirds of its hiring via the Net, says it isn't interested in bidding online for corporate mercenaries...
...that matter, just a few. That's why Joyce Schwarz, co-founder of Mayday Interactive, an ad shop based in Santa Monica, Calif., is already sold on Monster's talent market. To get her firm off the ground, she beat out a few rival bidders for a personal assistant and a web designer. "It's not like a temp firm, which may not know my needs," says Schwarz. "It's matchmaking for business...
...pollack harvest may be huge, but that doesn't mean the fish is still abundant everywhere. If commercial fishermen overfish a spot near nursing sea lions, both mothers and pups can starve. That's why the Trustees for Alaska, a public interest law firm, has sued the U.S. government for failing to protect areas vital to endangered marine mammals. The group's litigation director, Peter Van Tuyn, points out that in southeast Alaskan waters, where there is little industrial fishing of pollack, the sea lion population has held up relatively well. And fur seals in the Pribilofs have done better...
...spread the word in high-crime neighborhoods, the slogan AN ILLEGAL GUN GETS YOU 5 YEARS IN FEDERAL PRISON was emblazoned on billboards, flyers and city buses. The Martin Agency, an advertising firm based in Richmond, designed a slick TV campaign aimed at changing the psychology of the underworld. "It was niche marketing to the bad guys," says Oliver. "They all know the name Exile. We hit on a label that explains what it does, which is get them out of the community...
...officials, Idris' plant in Khartoum stored chemical-weapons material and had links to OSAMA BIN LADEN, the alleged mastermind of attacks on two American embassies in Africa one year ago. But while America has provided little evidence to implicate Idris, the Saudi businessman has commissioned a U.S. investigative firm to support his claim that his plant produced nothing but medicine. Aided by the D.C. law firm Akin, Gump (where President Clinton's friend VERNON JORDAN is a partner), Idris won the release of $25 million that Washington seized last August. If Idris sues, he'll face a formidable obstacle...