The News Review:
- Employment organizations go where the jobs are as economy changes
- Compelling Career Opportunities–Not Pay–Promote Retention in China
- Career doctor: 48 and out of work
- Money Matters: Resources if you are unemployed
- Indianapolis Highlights Progress of Ex-Offender Employment Effort
Employment organizations go where the jobs are as economy changes
Bizjournals.com, NC
“Health care — it’s the most stable industry out there,” said Jerime O’Connor, senior director with Jobing. More than 3,000 job seekers are expected to attend the Jobing. com Career Expo scheduled from 2 p.
Compelling Career Opportunities–Not Pay–Promote Retention in China
MarketWatch
Many employers try to retain their staff by “out
paying” the competition. Unfortunately, their
focus on pay is missing the mark and wasting money. While organizations
must remain competitive on compensation, high pay will not offset a weak
overall employment offer. (2) Help Employees Build Careers. The single biggest driver of
retention is future career opportunity, which improves retention by up
to 21%. Employees want to have a vision of how their careers can develop
at an organization, and they want to see frequent evidence of progress. Although it is important to provide competitive promotion rates,
(almost) equally important is to offer development plans and training
that connect employees to the organization’s
long-term values and strategies.
Career doctor: 48 and out of work
Irish Independent, Ireland
Most would love to take the opportunity to explore and find the perfect job. Fortunately, some of these individuals have the time and resources to pursue this career exercise. Unfortunately, for many others, there are family, financial and other pressures forcing them to get back into immediate employment. You need to decide your immediate career goal — is your goal to find any job, or is your goal to find the perfect job?If you are seeking immediate employment, the quickest route is more than likely related to your previous work history. You have ruled out the bar trade, and the construction sector is slow, so perhaps examine the stock-control option. Another approach is to look beyond the job role to examine transferable skills such as your management experience. Securing an immediate job, although not ideal, will give you the freedom to refocus in the longer term.
Money Matters: Resources if you are unemployed
AZFamily, AZ
Staff is available to assist. •Job seekers are offered ways to manage their careers and plan their job search, along with information about job vacancies, recruitments and job fairs, through our resource centers located at each career center. Career advisors are available to provide orientation tours and direct individuals to programs best suited to meet one’s employment needs. •Between July 1, 2008 and September 30, 2008, 42,426 individuals sought assistance at the PWC One-Stop Centers. That number was 18,276 during the same time period in 2007, a 132% increase. The average annual number for the past two years was between 75,000 – 80,000. •For October 2008, 15,401 accessed services, up from 6,501 during October 2007.
Indianapolis Highlights Progress of Ex-Offender Employment Effort
Inside INdiana Business (press release), IN
It was a wonderful sight to see other companies who were willing to look past someone’s background and only look at the skills and knowledge the individual had to offer. ” said Desmond Smith, Human Resources Director with Saran Industries. He added, “More employers are needed to step up and not only help the city of Indianapolis, but to give these individuals an opportunity to start a career that will help not only themselves, but their families as well. “Ex-offender Jeremy Justus said, “I thought it was great to see the companies that were there willing to hire a guy like me, some were offering jobs same day which was what I needed. “The City is also coordinating efforts with two other programs for ex-offenders offered by Workforce Inc and Second Chances. The City has also made the re-entry effort attractive to businesses that employ and retrain ex-offenders by passing an ordinance in September that gives vendors preference points when bidding on city contracts. City legal is now working on the language to implement the ordinance.
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