Career and Employment News

The News Review:

- Remembering Dr. King; Answering Your Questions; Quick Vote Results
- Make a career of it with assistance from Winz
- Online Recruitment – Press Office – Print a Story
- Carmichael jewelry school teaches all the facets
- Skillset Launches Careers Service For Audio Visual Sector
- Bridges program puts jobs in reach
- The Job Hunt

Remembering Dr. King; Answering Your Questions; Quick Vote Results
CNN International – Apr 4, 2008
THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. ALI VELSHI, CO-HOST: Thanks, Fredricka. The state of jobs in the United States — the March employment report is out, but what does it mean for you and your future? Also, what more and more consumers are doing to put themselves further and further into debt. And we’re going to tackle the ultimate parent question of how to pay for college. Issue #1 is the economy. ISSUE #1 starts right now. Welcome to ISSUE #1… WILLIS: You’ve got to have that three to six months worth of savings for the rainy day. Stacey, I’ve got to get you to some more solutions. What are the good careers in a recession? Where am I looking for that next job if I’ve just lost this one? STACEY TISDALE, AUTHOR, “THE TRUE COST OF HAPPINESS”: Well, we just heard what we see in this report is that the health care sector and the education sector are still creating jobs. A lot of people really get pigeonholed in the industry they are working on. For example, if you’re doing accounting at a financial company, those same accounting skills might be useful in the education sector and health care sector. TISDALE: So you really have to look where the jobs are coming from, really figure out what skills you have that are applicable.

Make a career of it with assistance from Winz
New Zealand Herald – Apr 4, 2008
With so many channels available, where do you begin?If this is your first job search for a while, you could do worse than start with this Work and Income resource for job seekers. First there’s the general advice about the effort you’ll need to put in (“On average, successful job applicants spend 11 hours a week looking for work”) and the attitude you’ll need to be successful (“To get the best result from your efforts, you have to want to find a job and be able to stick at it”). On the right-hand side are links to categories ranging from how Winz can help and finding seasonal employment to setting yourself up as self-employed. You’ll find out what you need to do before you contact Winz, a link to Winz’s online job bank, information on transition to work grants and more. The page also explains what happens when you enrol and what your job seeker agreement might entail. The job search help page includes useful tips on such things as where to look for jobs, what employers are looking for and how to contact employers. It points out that only around 30 per cent of jobs are advertised, while the other 70 per cent are found through networking.

Online Recruitment – Press Office – Print a Story
Online Recruitment – Apr 4, 2008
They publish over 9,000 new jobs per day from over 5,000 companies and agencies worldwide and their staff will be at Careers & Jobs Live to discuss their free candidate services including jobs by email, CV storage job applications online and much more. Career Excel UK, another CV Multiplex advisor, provides career and personal development coaching, training and practical support to individuals and organisations. Their career and personal development work creates knowledgeable and fulfilled workers and they will be on hand to offer their expertise at this employment related event. As always the Walls of Opportunity & Training and Wall of Opportunity 2012 will display hundreds of live job vacancies and training opportunities, all available immediately from many of the exhibitors at the event including Job Centre Plus. Don’t forget The London & Thames Gateway Graduate Recruitment Fair will be there offering advice and careers to graduates across London and the South East. Boss London East (Construction Job Portal) will be offering jobseekers who would like to pursue a career in the construction industry advice on employment opportunities and access to training at Thames Gateway Learning & Jobs Zone. Other exhibitors will include Just IT, London 2012 Olympics,Kent University, London Fire Brigade and Kaplan.
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Carmichael jewelry school teaches all the facets
Sacramento Bee – Apr 4, 2008
com Published Friday, Apr. 04, 2008 Local jewelers struggled to fill their employment ranks with new talent in the late 1970s, and Dee Rouse Huth spotted an opportunity in their frustration. “I’d ask, ‘How do you find jewelers when you need them?’ ” Huth recalled. “They said, ‘You don’t. ‘ “Huth decided to link her passion for jewelry design with a career in teaching, founding the California Institute of Jewelry Training in Carmichael. “Truly encouraging people to ‘Do something you love and success will follow,’ and encouraging those who think a trade or career is not enough to get by in this world of ours is truly an opportunity… “I’d ask, ‘How do you find jewelers when you need them?’ ” Huth recalled. “They said, ‘You don’t. ‘ “Huth decided to link her passion for jewelry design with a career in teaching, founding the California Institute of Jewelry Training in Carmichael. “Truly encouraging people to ‘Do something you love and success will follow,’ and encouraging those who think a trade or career is not enough to get by in this world of ours is truly an opportunity. “In the Sacramento area, she said, apprentice jewelers start at about $12 an hour, while experienced jewelers can earn upwards of $60,000 a year. Fernando León, a 2002 graduate, has worked as a jeweler for Nan-Den Gems in Fairfield for six years. The 41-year-old Winters resident had worked in trash disposal for Davis until suffering a back injury in 2001.

Skillset Launches Careers Service For Audio Visual Sector
4RFV – Apr 4, 2008
This pilot service is funded through the Department of Employment and Learning (DEL) and includes access to free one-to-one careers guidance or advice via the phone or e-mail. “I am delighted to welcome this new initiative which will provide accessible and relevant advice and support for those freelancing in the media and those who wish to get a step on the ladder,” comments Mair? Regan, UTV Media and Skillset Board Member. “Three Skillset Careers Advisors based in Belfast will deliver one-to-one guidance to clients. They come from different areas within the audio visual industries and will be advising clients on areas such as careers in film, TV and interactive media. “”It’s great to have locally-based industry advisors on hand to offer one-to-one sessions to media professionals in Northern Ireland.

Bridges program puts jobs in reach
Atlanta Journal Constitution – Apr 4, 2008
The Bridges program has helped him find jobs at Waffle House, Levy Restaurants at the Georgia Dome and Arizona’s in Stonecrest Mall. He has been a server, cleaner, a busboy and — yes — a cook. The Bridges program’s mission is to “enhance employment opportunities for youth with disabilities,” said Allen Brown, the Bridges director in Atlanta. Locally, the program works with about 200 students a year in the Atlanta Public Schools and the school systems in DeKalb, Fulton and Cobb counties. It is funded by the Marriott Foundation, school districts, and government and corporate grants. Darden, who has mild autism, attends DeKalb Technical College, where he is studying early childhood care and education. In the meantime, he works as a courtesy clerk at a supermarket, where he bags groceries, returns carts from the parking lot and grabs a broom when the store’s public address system calls for “cleanup on Aisle 3… In addition, he said, the employer gets the equivalent of a second supervisor in the employer rep, who can provide additional coaching, training or motivating. “We will be on the job site to help with any issues that may arise,” Brown said. “Graduates can move to full time or in new directions” toward a lifelong career, he said. The program typically follows students for 12 to 24 months after high school graduation, as they move from seasonal to permanent employment, advance, earn raises and take on more responsibilities. The program is seeing positive outcomes, Brown said. About 80 percent of the program’s graduates are placed in what Brown called competitive employment, where they are competing with the whole population of job-seekers. Of those, 75 percent keep their jobs for at least 90 days, and 75 percent of those in the jobs that long make progress by being promoted or meeting other employer goals.
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The Job Hunt
CU Columbia Spectator – Apr 4, 2008
As such, CCE should reach out to first-years during orientation and place more of an emphasis on meeting with students regularly to discuss their career plans. CCE needs to establish more of a presence in the student experience throughout all four years on campus, starting from day one. Deciding on a career and finding gainful summer and postgraduation employment can be among the most stressful aspects of college life. While many students do receive guidance from CCE’s career counselors and events, many more do not. Much of the stress of the job search would be alleviated by more personal contact between students and the career office. TAGS: CCE, Internships Article Tools: EMAILPRINT.

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