"Being in human resources, employees know that if there's something they may want to hear it's going to come from my side of the table, " she said.

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For example, having the responsibility to hire, fire and otherwise manage human resources is a different skill than being responsible for receiving updates from a project team.

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In human resources departments, having your own Recruiter account is like being a bond trader with a Bloomberg terminal--it's the expensive, must-have tool that denotes you're a player.

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"While some employers tend to be more lenient with worker punctuality, 30 percent say they have terminated an employee for being late, " said Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources for CareerBuilder.com.

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"She equated the proposed title with being able to tell people what to do, " recalls Susan Heathfield, a human-resources consultant in Williamston, Mich.

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Human emigration caused by overall environmental degradation (unsustainable use of water and biological resources, unsustainable tourism) is now being addressed through a variety of pilot projects such as sustainable pasture management, ecotourism, the creation of fishing and hunting farms, and the development of alternative power sources.

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