The News Review:
- Crisis thrusts GRs into new career
- Don’t just rely on job agencies
- Career Expo at UCM expects 125 employers
- Skills program enrolment up
- Schwarzenegger gives lucrative board seats to ex-legislators and aides
- Finding work not easy even for new college grads
- Reasons to be cheerful
Crisis thrusts GRs into new career
Inquirer.net Philippines
He earns at least P250 daily. These are success stories big and small that the government hopes to replicate across the country when the global financial crisis hits the Philippines during the first quarter of the year. They’re the crux of the ambitious Comprehensive Livelihood Emergency Employment Program (CLEEP) crafted shortly before Christmas in preparation for the economic turmoil. “The idea is to provide quick employmentreally quick employment” Secretary Domingo Panganiban of the National Anti-Poverty Commission the project’s grassroots monitor said. Panganiban said the government was working with the mindset that the country would not be spared from financial turmoil and as such his agency should come up with a concrete contingency plan. The CLEEP approach was a key component of such a plan which is worth some P300 billion in the proposed P1. 415-trillion national budget for this year.
Don’t just rely on job agencies
The Province Canada
Tell them why you’re interested in working there and ask them to contact you if an opening comes available. Don’t forget to follow up with them. – Post your resume on career employment and professional websites. – Find the best employment agencies through your research and discussions with colleagues. Develop a relationship with the recruiters. Be specific about the type of position you want and follow up regularly. People who are proactive about their job search are going to land their next position much faster than those who expect others to do it for them.
Career Expo at UCM expects 125 employers
digitalBURG.com M
in the Multipurpose Building Arena. All students may attend regardless of class status. Underclassmen will gain insight into the job market and seniors or any students interested in internships or summer or full-timeemployment are asked to bring copies of their resumes. Professional attire is encouraged. Two events are planned to help students prepare for the Spring Expo. A workshop ?How to Prepare for a Career Expo? is scheduled for 2-3p.
Skills program enrolment up
Toronto Star Canada
She has been unemployed since last year. Her employment insurance benefits have run out and she desperately wants into the program so she can take a community worker course that costs $800 a month. Martin heard about Second Career through a local employment office. She spoke to a counsellor who looked at her resumé then told her she was over-qualified and ineligible. "She just told me right off the bat I wouldn’t (qualify)" she said. "I don’t have $800 a month to go into that course. " There is little to help older adults who suddenly find themselves unemployed she said.
Schwarzenegger gives lucrative board seats to ex-legislators and aides
Los Angeles Times CA
The panel met 12 times last year and members are paid $128109. “It’s a soft landing spot for ex-elected officials who can make a good living while showing up 12 times a year” said Joel Fox an antitax advocate who worked on the governor’s aborted plan to shut down the boards. “The positions should be eliminated. “Seats on state boards have long been awarded to lawmakers loyal to governors and legislative leaders.
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Finding work not easy even for new college grads
Yakima Herald-Republic WA
“There are so many technicalities it’s best to continue going to school. Nationally demand for recent graduates remains high in such fields as accounting public service technology and health care Johnson said. But people in other disciplines — including higher education and some government jobs — may struggle more to find employment. That’s why networking internships and being open to multiple career opportunities are important she said. “Every sector of the working population doesn’t know what’s next really” she said. “We’re constantly trying to prepare students from resumes and cover letters to internships job searches interviewing and negotiating a salary. We’re really committed to our students.
Reasons to be cheerful
Sunday Business Post Ireland
The natural sciences of zoology and marine biology will increase in importance. The sea will provide a rich harvest of food and medical drugs and many new career opportunities will emerge for those with a thorough understanding of flora and fauna. So choose an area which you have a interest in and remember that a career spans 40 years and that some of the most interesting and lucrative employment opportunities will involve a blending of different qualifications. If in mid-life you are still doing a job that ‘anyone could do’ you will be vulnerable. Avoid that scenario by gradually individualising your portfolio of qualifications. That strategy works for a very wide range of careers. Thus if you intend to work in sales – another growth area – you will be far more marketable if you have an in-depth knowledge of particular commodities or services or if you are fluent in a widely-spoken foreign language.