The News Review:
- Older Coloradans switching careers
- Career Jam Fights Back Recession
- More Laid-Off Workers To Get Second Career Training
- ATL Founder Offers Unconventional Career Advice
- Early Career Visitors – Molecular Interactions Within the Cell …
Older Coloradans switching careers
9NEWS.com, CO
Use keywords the employer is looking for, as many companies now use scanner software to search for these words through a database of resumes. Thoennes also says rather than listing your previous accomplishments, provide specific examples of the impact you had on your previous employer’s success. Aside from job fairs or career employment offices, your social contacts can also help. “Maintain your memberships in profressional organizations and just get to know people, because that could be one of the most effective ways to get the next job,” said Thoennes. As for Kreutzer, he’s had two job interviews recently, but no phone calls. “So I’m back to square one,” said Kreutzer. For free advice and help finding employment, you can visit the.
Career Jam Fights Back Recession
WCAX, VT
The state of Vermont teamed up with several business sponsors to match people looking for work with companies looking to expand. Those companies say a significant issue is finding qualified people in technical fields like computer science and software, and not so much the economic downturn, although they acknowledge that a recession that hurts their customers would hurt their own businesses. Tech Jam organizer Paula Routly, a co-founder of the Vermont news and arts weekly Seven Days, said that based on employment ads in her publication, small Vermont businesses in the high tech sector are not feeling the credit crunch all that much. “We're hearing that the banks, the Vermont banks, are in great shape,” she told Channel 3. “We bank with Merchants and they came in last week and said they're all excited about their numbers. ” All of this represents the growth sector of Vermont's economy. One company alone, Dealer.
More Laid-Off Workers To Get Second Career Training
Canada NewsWire (press release), Canada
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ATL Founder Offers Unconventional Career Advice
Virginia Law Weekly, VA
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Lat recommended that students not only try aggressively to get a job, but that they also be extremely careful in choosing where to work during the summer after their second year and beyond, in light of recent news about massive layoffs at many major law firms. Above the Law, he noted, is a good resource to check out how a firm might be weathering the recession (though he didn’t recommend mentioning in interviews that you read it religiously). It is just as important, once you get an employment offer, to really dig and get information on how the firm is doing, Lat said. Still, he added, it is not a terrible time to be in the legal profession; the title of his talk was mostly tongue-in-cheek. Students should take solace in the fact that they are “far better off than their friends at Darden;” indeed, some firms are faring quite well in the recession. He reminded students to consider alternatives to working in Big Law (“I hear the DOJ will be changing their hiring criteria,” he joked. ) He also encouraged students to consider employment outside the law, noting that journalism had proved quite rewarding to him.
Early Career Visitors – Molecular Interactions Within the Cell …
Nature.com (subscription), UK
Early Career Visitors are hired for up to a one-year term. They are engaged in the integrated program of tutorials, working seminars, and workshops tied to the scientific theme of the year, and are expected to interact with local and visiting researchers. Early Career visiting positions are aimed at nontenured scientists who currently have continuing employment. The deadline for applications is January 18, 2009. To access the application form or for more information, visit the MBI website at.