PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, March 19, 2009

PR Newswire Broadcast Minute for Thursday, March 19, 2009

Survey: Most Executives OK With Applicants Asking About Compensation by Second Interview

Job interviewees reluctant to discuss compensation with hiring managers during tough times are getting a green light from employers, a new survey shows. More than half of senior executives (56 percent) surveyed said they are comfortable with applicants broaching the subject in the first or second interview. In fact, approximately two-thirds (66 percent) of executives indicated they most commonly discuss the subject by the second interview with 19 percent saying it usually comes up during the first interview.

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Teen Birth Rates Up Slightly in 2007 for Second Consecutive Year

The birth rate for U.S. teens aged 15 to 19 increased by about 1 percent in 2007, from 41.9 births per 1,000 in 2006 to 42.5 in 2007, according to a report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This is the second year in a row that teen births have gone up. They increased 3 percent in 2006 following a 14-year decline.

Birth rates also increased for women in their 20s, 30s and early 40s, but remained unchanged for younger teens and pre-teens aged 10-14. Only Hispanic teens noted a decline in the birth rate, which fell 2 percent in 2007 to 81.7 births per 1,000.

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Ellen DeGeneres is 'MOTHER NATURE' in Walden Media's Upcoming Original Film

Superstar Ellen DeGeneres, Emmy award winning talk show host and comedienne, has signed on to play MOTHER NATURE in an upcoming comedy produced by Walden Media and based on an internally generated original concept. Ellen DeGeneres stars as MOTHER NATURE, who makes her grand return to earth for the first time since the planet's creation. Project is being written by Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winner Jenny Bicks (Creator and Executive Producer of MEN IN TREES and Writer and Executive Producer of SEX IN THE CITY).

Says DeGeneres: "I'm so excited to be playing Mother Nature. I've always wanted to control the weather. Nothing will stop me from doing this ... neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet ... I may be thinking of the postal service. But, I'm really excited about the movie."

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