Summer Jobs with Delta

Tell your friends and family about Delta's Summer Airport Customer Service program. Delta is looking for people who want to work full-time during the summer months only. They are seeking people who are committed to providing exceptional front-line service - assisting customers at check-in and baggage handling. Employees will receive $10.82 per hour as well as worldwide travel privilegesthat enable them to fly on Delta. Applicants must be at least 18 years old, able to lift at least 70lbs, authorizedto work in the US, have a H.S. diploma/GED equivalent as well as a valid driver’s license and the ability to pass an extensive background check and drug test. TELL YOUR FRIENDS & FAMILY TODAY! Go to http://www.deltajobs.net/ Select Apply Now, and then select either Airport Customer Service Ticket/Gateor Ramp Operations/Baggage Handler. Happy hunting!

More Programs for Homeowners in Trouble

On May 14, the Treasury Department and the Department of Housing and Urban Development expanded the $50 billion Making Home Affordable (MHA) program, announcing foreclosure alternatives for homeowners who may not qualify for other assistance. These new initiatives are intended to streamline the process of selling homes worth less than the mortgage or facilitate transferring ownership to the lender. Neither option helps the homeowner's credit score, but it beats foreclosure. On May 14th, the Secretary of Treasury announced new details on the Making Home Affordable program: Foreclosure Alternatives provide incentives for servicers and borrowers to pursue short sales and deeds-in-lieu (DIL) of foreclosure in cases where the borrower is generally eligible for a MHA modification but does not qualify or is unable to complete the process, which helps prevent costly foreclosures and minimizes the damage that foreclosures impose on borrowers, financial institutions and communities. Home Price Decline Protection Incentives will provide lenders additional incentives for modifications where home price declines have been most severe and lenders fear these declines may persist. To encourage the modification of more mortgages and enable more families to keep their homes, the Administration, building on insights pioneered by Chairman Bair and the FDIC, has developed an innovative payment that provides compensation based on recent home price declines. These kinds of programs are great for everyone concerned but, like most programs from the government (or financial institutions, for that matter), they tend to be extremely difficult to understand. To help make this process easier to digest, the new Administration has constructed a new consumer website, www.MakingHomeAffordable.gov, to provide homeowners with detailed information about these programs along with self-assessment tools and calculators to empower borrowers with the resources they need to determine whether they might be eligible for a modification or a refinance. Through this website, borrowers can also connect with free counseling resources to help with outstanding questions; locate homeowner events in their communities; find a pretty neat checklist of key documents and materials to have ready when making that call to their servicer. There are also a FAQ section that is updated often.

Prescription Assistance through Phfizer

Article from Journalnews.com May 15,2009 By Tiffany Y. Latta Staff Writer http://www.journal-news.com/ FRANKLIN — Pfizer is offering a prescription to help its unemployed customers struggling to make ends meet in this economic downturn. The pharmaceutical giant, which has a plant in Franklin, announced this week plans to distribute more than 70 of its medications free to customers who meet certain requirements, including a job loss since Jan. 1 and lack of prescription drug insurance. The drugs will be made available free through a program called MAINTAIN or Medicines Assistance for Those who Are in Need. “We all know people who have been laid off recently and have lost their health insurance, making it difficult for them to pay for health care,” said Dr. Jorge Puente, Pfizer’s regional president of Worldwide Pharmaceuticals. “We thought there must be some way we could help recently unemployed people who are taking Pfizer medicines to continue treatment during these challenging economic times.” The program officially begins July 1. People in need before then may call (866) 706-2400 for help. The application is available at Pfizerhelpfulanswers.com. Applicants must attest to their financial hardship and have been prescribed Pfizer medications for at least three months to be eligible for the program. Eligibility requirements of the new program include: • Loss of employment since Jan. 1, 2009 • Prescribed and taking a Pfizer medicine for at least three months prior to becoming unemployed and enrolling in the program • Lack of prescription drug coverage • Can attest to financial hardship People who qualify will receive their Pfizer medicines for free for up to 12 months or until they become re-insured, whichever comes first.

A SPECIAL WEBSITE AND SEARCH ENGINE JUST FOR INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY

Dice is one of the most popular job search engines on the Web for technology professionals. Dice was designed to help employers find and hire the most qualified technology and engineering professionals and to provide those professionals with the best job opportunities in their respective fields. Dice.com is designed for the specific needs of technology professionals, enabling them to perform highly targeted job searches based on specific criteria, including location, type of employment, skill set and keyword. Dice.com also provides job search tools such as search agents, resume posting and career-related content. The job postings available in the Dice.com database, from both technology and non technology companies across many industries, include a wide variety of technology positions for software engineers, systems administrators, database specialists and project managers, and a variety of other technology and engineering professionals. For the beginner, the website and the search engine can be intimidating. Learn how to search Dice more effectively with these four tips on how to make the most of Dice’s search options from Ask.com: 1. Use the basic search: Dice has a simple yet effective search feature front and center. Type in a cursory search here for the job you're looking for and where you're looking, and your search results will come back with more options: keyword refinements, radius options, sort by relevance, and sort by date, and more. 2. Check out the Dice RSS feeds: The sheer number of Dice's RSS feeds is amazing. You can subscribe to any of these to get job results right in your feed reader. 3. Search by occupation or location: If you'd like to see all of Dice's locations in one place for easy browsing, you can: check out the locations page or browse by skill.

4. Browse the site map: Dice's site map is a bit tricky to find, but it's a great way to get an overview of the entire site to see where you will start your search first.