The News Review:
- Nearly a century of employment at Consumers ends for family
- Tips For Finding Employment in Hard Times
- City to help Islanders looking for work
Nearly a century of employment at Consumers ends for family
MLive.com MI
Both Cappell’s father and grandfather worked for Consumers as well as his brother and mother. In the photographs are Cappell’s father Lincoln on the right and his grandfather Verne in the far left of the left photo. The “war to end all wars” had ended Woodrow Wilson was president and Verne Cappell began a career at Consumers Power. For nearly a century a member of the Cappell family has worked for the Jackson-based utility. That family tradition ended last week when Cappell’s grandson also named Verne retired after 25 years. It began in 1919 when the elder Verne Cappell was hired as a diesel turbine operator due to his experience on Navy submarines during World War I. At that time the power the utility generated mainly came from diesel and hydroelectric facilities.
Tips For Finding Employment in Hard Times
BusinessWeek
If you’re gainfully employed you’re probably relieved it’s not you. But if your company isn’t among those that have had to slash jobs I’m sure you at least know someone who has been affected. As a professional résumé writer I’m particularly interested in career development and the job search in general. I come in contact with all types of people from Gen Yers just starting out to baby boomers looking for a job to carry them through to retirement. Of course it can be especially tough to find a job in economic times like these. But there are some methods that can help you navigate through the madness and I’d like to share some outside-the-box tips for finding a job today. Take ChancesI started my full-time one-year MBA program in July 2001 so you can imagine what my class’ job prospects looked like after September 11 (really bad).
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City to help Islanders looking for work
Staten Island Advance – SILive.com NY
CLEATONADVANCE STAFF WRITER STATEN ISLAND N. — Staten Islanders who are looking foremployment will receive a little more assistance from thecity in the way of available free job placement servicesthrough the city’s Workforce1 Career Centers. Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced yesterday that byleveraging $4. 25 million in state funds starting today thecity will keep the Workforce1 Career Center at 60 Bay St. George and the six others throughout the city open from8:30 a.