The News Review:
- Wrongly sacked lecturer’s career ‘ruined’ – friend
- The Government of Canada Helps Langley-Area Residents Gain Skills and…
- Microsoft Pitches IT Careers to High School Girls
- Mark Fellows: New career paths for auto industry
- Is an MBA degree worth it?
- Medical Careers College Announces Medical Career Education Expo
Wrongly sacked lecturer’s career ‘ruined’ – friend
New Zealand Herald – Mar 27, 2008
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The Government of Canada Helps Langley-Area Residents Gain Skills and…
Maketwire – Maketwire (Communiqués de presse) – Mar 27, 2008
All three programs provide a range of activities that can be tailored to meet individual needs. Projects funded under the Skills Link program have been reviewed to ensure compliance with the Department’s administration of its grants and contributions programs, and are subject to review under the Financial Administration Act. Employment Assistance ServicesThe Employment Assistance Services (EAS) program provides funding to organizations that offer employment services to help clients re-enter the labour market. Funding for the EAS program was provided for in the March 2007 federal budget. All unemployed Canadians have access to a range of services under the EAS program. However, some EAS offerings are available only to clients who are eligible to receive Employment Insurance (EI) benefits, or who have recently been receiving EI benefits. Employment Assistance Services include providing clients with information about the labour market, help preparing resumes, career-planning services, employment counselling, diagnostic assessment, help with job-search skills, job-finding clubs, and job-placement services.
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Microsoft Pitches IT Careers to High School Girls
eWeek – Mar 27, 2008
Microsoft aims to stop the shrinking pool of female candidates in technology careers in its tracks by reaching out to high school girls in hopes of showing them a real-world view of IT careers. The second annual DigiGirlz event, held on March 26 in Islandia, N. , was attended by more than 150 11th grade girls from seven schools on Long Island… , was attended by more than 150 11th grade girls from seven schools on Long Island. Presenters from all walks of IT gave presentations on career planning and job roles in areas from law to health care, the public sector and security companies. Women at the top of the field doled out unconventional career advice to girls in the hopes of dispelling the notion that one must be a geek to work with technology. "It was a strange twist of fate that I ended up in IT.
Mark Fellows: New career paths for auto industry
mlive.com – Mar 27, 2008
It’s another take on a subject I wrote about a few weeks ago, the capacity of old-line industries to reinvent themselves for the markets of the future. Center for Automotive Research staffers Kristin Dziczek and Bernard Swiecki, speaking to the Tri-County Economic Club, noted that the Ann Arbor-based industry analyst company predicts the Detroit Three automakers will hire 77,200 workers by 2016. That will go on as manufacturers shed workers through retirement and other attrition, which will tend to mask the continued hiring among not only the domestic automakers, but transplant companies as well. They won’t be your father’s factory jobs, of course.
Is an MBA degree worth it?
Globe and Mail – Mar 27, 2008
As part of that mandate, he led the Globe and Mail’s coverage of management education, including business schools, and continues to write about this area. The author of four business books, including The Codfathers, Lessons from the Atlantic Business Elite (2005), he is currently writing a book on the shift of economic power and wealth to Western Canada. Editor’s Note: globeandmail… Many of the senior executives I talk to have used down times in their sector to go back to school and deepen or broaden their skills. The good thing is that there are programs today that offer some flexibility to allow you to keep working while you are learning. Maybe you don’t have to leave your job to get that extra versatility. I agree there may be some redundancy in the financial MBA.
Medical Careers College Announces Medical Career Education Expo
Medical News Today – Medical News Today (press release) – Mar 27, 2008
Admission to Saturday’s Medical Career Education Expo is free. Attendees will have the opportunity to experience interactive, hands-on demos using lifelike simulation technology and explore the many career paths available after graduation. For more information about Medical Careers College’s Medical Career Education Expo please visit… The school’s Financial Aid Offices are open Monday through Thursday 8 am to 8 pm, Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Saturday 9 am to 1 pm. Classes are conveniently offered in both day and evening sessions. Graduate employment services are also available on a local, regional, and national level. New class terms commence at regular intervals throughout the calendar year.
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