The News Review:
- Employment organizations go where the jobs are as economy changes
- GettingHired.com Launches Fully Accessible Online Career Center …
- Farms offer veterans employment, place to heal
- Chrysler LLC, State of Michigan and Oakland County Collaborate to …
- Help available for retraining workers
- Duluth career fair links employers to people with disabilities
- Governor Paterson Opens Job Fairs Across New York State For …
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.
GettingHired.com Launches Fully Accessible Online Career Center …
MarketWatch
– Through the GettingHired. com social networking platform, people
living with disabilities are able to participate in the social media
landscape via the GettingHired web forum and blog. Here, job seekers
can connect with peer mentors who also have disabilities to discuss
an array of relevant topics, including employment and career
concerns. com’s unique product and service provider network,
which is the only national registry of its kind, provides people with
disabilities access to a local network of providers to help candidates
with a wide range of needs. com for the Employer
— GettingHired.
Farms offer veterans employment, place to heal
San Jose Mercury News, USA
The Farmer Veteran Coalition believes that family farms, the sustainable farming movement and growing support for local and regional agriculture could all be well-served by veterans already accustomed to hard work, discipline and dedication. "What we see here is a perfectly symbiotic relationship," O’Gorman said. "The farming community needs these young workers and the economy is teaching us that a career in Advertisement yld_mgr. place_ad_here(“adPosBox”); re-strengthening our agricultural production is the safest job. "The dinner is open to the public and will feature gourmet organic foods from area farmers, flowers and herbs from the Homeless Garden Project and coffee from the Community Action Network. Proceeds will help the organization become an independent nonprofit.
Chrysler LLC, State of Michigan and Oakland County Collaborate to …
MarketWatch
“These are very challenging times in our country and industry, and the
economic fallout has been even greater in Michigan,” said Nancy Rae, Chrysler
Executive Vice President – Human Resources and Communications. “We are pleased
that the State and County will offer outplacement and re-employment services
to those employees leaving Chrysler. ”
Outplacement and re-employment assistance will be provided through the
nine Michigan Works! One-stop career centers in Oakland County. The Michigan
Works! Troy Center will provide overall leadership for the implementation of
the program, which will offer a range of services including: employment
workshops such as resume writing, self-help workshops such as entrepreneurial
counseling, job services such as career counseling and more. “We are working hard to keep the Chrysler workforce here in Michigan,”
said Governor Jennifer M. “They are talented and skilled and we know
that our 21st Century economy needs them.
Help available for retraining workers
Oneonta Daily Star, NY
“