Roanoke Times

& World-News

: Sunday, January 28, 1996

• 10 WAYS TO BEAT GOLIATH - WITHOUT A SLINGSHOT
• WAL-MART COMETH: NOW WHAT? WILL THERE BE LIFE IN SMALL BUSINESS AFTER THE NEW SUPERSTORE? SOME WORRY - MANY DON'T
• INDUSTRY EMPLOYMENT AND WAGES
• NEW SKILLS A-POPPIN' IT TAKES A LOT MORE THAN KNOWING HOW TO START THE PUNCH PRESS TO MASTER A SO-CALLED ``BLUE COLLAR'' JOB THESE DAYS
• TRAIN ... FOR WHAT? EMPLOYERS STILL NEED SOMEBODY WHO CAN FIX THINGS
• YOU CAN'T EAT THE WATERCOLORS THEY'RE NOTHING IF NOT INGENIOUS, THESE MASTERS OF VISUAL NUTRITION. AND THEY GET A LOT OF HELP FROM THEIR MATES.
• THE SEASON IS OPEN FOR STRANGE JOB TITLES
• RESTING ON THEIR LAURELS? NOT ON YOUR LIFE
• `TYPICAL' RETIREE ... ISN'T
• LIFE AFTER CHANGES FIVE YEARS AFTER THE AT&T BOMBSHELL, HOW HAVE THE WORKERS COPED?
• OLD PLANT FINDS NEW JOB - AND LOOKS FOR MORE
• CAUTION - HARSH REALITIES AHEAD
• MEET... A REAL CAREER WOMAN YEARS AGO, IT WAS COMMON TO SPEND ONE'S WHOLE CAREER WITH ONE COMPANY. TODAY'SWORKERS USUALLY WORK FOR MORE THAN ONE - BUT JEAN TRUMP HAS TAKEN THE TREND TO NEW DIMENSIONS.