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- Recession-proof your career – Employment expert offers job …
- Focusing careers
- Monster Worldwide and News Limited Announce Australian Joint Venture
Recession-proof your career – Employment expert offers job …
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Many who see the rising unemployment rate fear for their own job security. While itrsquo;s understandable to be concerned about employment, there are steps workers can take to help them be more indispensable and ldquo;recession-proofrdquo; their career. Randy Wolf, regional vice president of Robert Half International, a staffing company in Chicago, recently answered questions for The Times about how to keep your current job or look for a new job if you’ve been laid off. How should an individual worried about layoffs handle himself or herself at work?A. Doing something is always better than doing nothing if yoursquo;re worried about a layoff.
Focusing careers
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When lean times produce fierce competition for available positions, job applicants need every advantage they can get. The development of a career center at Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School is welcome news for today’s students, recent graduates and those still too young to have chosen a career direction. Monty Tech Superintendent James R. Culkeen emphasizes that the center – which will include on-the-job training, employment counseling and help with job placement – is intended to serve as the “missing link” that will tie together the school’s vocational and co-op programs. Monty Tech has long enjoyed success working with businesses and labor groups in Northern Worcester County. Recently, for example, the school, working through the North Central Tech Prep Consortium, signed a deal with Sheet Metal Workers Local No.
Monster Worldwide and News Limited Announce Australian Joint Venture
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Under the terms of the joint venture agreements, which remain private,Monster will own a 50 percent stake in CareerOne. The joint venture willinitially carry the CareerOne and Monster brands, and the organizationwill continue to operate from its existing headquarters in Sydney. “This deal cements CareerOne’s position as Australia’s second largestdigital employment brand and is great news for the Australian employmentsector it increases our competitive position and will bring a worldclass product into the local market, offering employers and advertisersthe best possible platform to reach millions of potential job hunters,”said John Hartigan, chairman and chief executive of News Limited. “Monster led the world in creating the online jobs market, and a decadelater its expertise and technology is unrivalled. The combination ofNews Limited’s sales and marketing prowess, together with Monster’sworld-class technology and expertise, make a powerful combination. “Monster’s established expertise in building effective employmentservices for the small-to-medium size marketplace will be a powerfulcapability in how the joint venture provides employers and advertisersthe best possible platform to reach job seekers,” said Mark Stoever,executive vice president, corporate development and strategic alliancesfor Monster Worldwide. “It’s a smart, strategic alliance — one that weare confident will have a positive impact and hold tremendous value forour customers, both present and in the future.
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