Archive for June, 2009
June 27th, 2009
Gift Card Issues Resolved
Simon Property Group agreed to modify its giftcard fee in New York that was misleading and costly for consumers. Gift card users faced a 2.50 administration fee per month for unused gift cards beginning on May 18th.
Simon agreed to only charge the fee if the card hadnt been used in one year. They did extend the expiration date of the cards out from 1 year to 18 months. And they made the customer service hotline a free call instead of 50c per call.
If you arent in New York be mindful of your gift cards you may have received from Simon Property Group. They are still good cards and the stores are great its just they cant expect consumers to leave the cards in a drawer for 3 years.
The Simon card includes full disclosure of all fees. They are also putting an adhesive label to the front of the card that clearly spells out any charges. That way if a consumer gives a gift card they will also be aware of the terms.
Check out their actual terms:
http://www.simon.com/giftcard/terms_and_conditions.aspx
About the writer:
Stuart Simpson
http://www.bestgiftcard.com/
Posted in Business
June 26th, 2009
Yesterdays Project Manager Is Todays Project Engineer
The rapid growth of technology greater exposure to knowledge higher levels of awareness are making the young project engineer act more and more like a project manager. What I mean is todays project engineers are actively supervising new graduates setting and monitoring schedules budgets interacting with clients and so on. A decade or so ago these duties were undertaken by project managers or supervisors who were promoted to that level largely bacause of seniority. They were promoted regardless of whether it is a right fit for them or not.
Nowadays young/junior engineers are trusted with more increasing responsibility because of their ability to multitask with the help of cutting edge technology. This makes me wonder whether the technology is friend or foe to the younger engineers? Younger engineers are stuck with older/outdated titles but their responsibilities are growing and they are expected to do more and produce more. Younger engineers do the bulk of work and when it comes to the face value with clients and the company’s brass they are getting almost nothing. Could this be the reason why there is a higher turnaround in the companies with larger percentage of younger engineers.
About the writer:
Ramakrishna Pochiraju is registered professional engineer. He has over ten years of experience in serving local state and federal clients as a consulting engineer in designing roads highways and freeways.
Posted in Business
June 25th, 2009
Become A Mortgage Auditing Specialist
According to U.S. Government Auditors more that 45 of all home mortgages and 75 of home equity loans contain miscalculations or errors in favor of the lender. These errors are costing homeowners to be overcharged billions of dollars per year and with the number of home mortgages being refinanced because of low interest rates the figures can only increase.
This problem presents a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs that would like to enter into the Mortgage Auditing Industry. As a mortgage auditor you will help homeowners recover refunds from errors that are due to them these refunds average 1500 per homeowner.
Consumer Mortgage Reduction Service is looking for people willing to become mortgage auditors. No special skills are required to become an auditor and all processing and calculations are done by CMRS and auditing specialist can earn up to 300 per client. So if you have the ability to market a program that will allow you to earn a substantial income then mortgage auditing is for you.
To find out how you can start a successful career as a Mortgage Auditor and start earning an income you can be proud of. Visit Consumer Mortgage Reduction Services website to find out more at http://www.consumermortgagereduction.com
About the writer:
Consumer Mortgage Reduction Service provides entrepreneurs with the opportunity to start successful equity acceleration and auditing businesses. for more info visit: http://www.consumermortgagereduction.com
Posted in Business