The News Review:
- Under New Management Smoothing the Way to Self-Employment
- lder workers pursue job-search skills
- More grads turn to internships as employment opportunities drop out
- New career site to launch at new career expo
- Finding employment in today’s job market
Under New Management Smoothing the Way to Self-Employment
New York Times United States -
“The challenges are skill-related and also attitude-related” he said. “You have to have the stomach for setbacks great tenacity and commitment and passion. Those are things that you can’t take for granted that someone necessarily possesses as a career manager. ” Yet some self-employed professionals say independence is worth that challenge. “It is an enormous change” said Gary Rich a former human resources executive and founder of Rich Leadership an executive coaching firm. “All of the structure in your world goes away” along with features like a tech help desk he said. “But I’d rather be on the phone here at home with Dell trying to decipher why my computer sounds like a garbage truck than sitting on the 33rd floor of a building in New York writing memos.
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lder workers pursue job-search skills
Christian Science Monitor MA -
Koff also notes that the Census Bureau is hiring older workers to be census takers. Cirillo encourages job seekers to visit ne-Stop Career Centers around the country. Federally funded they offer free career coaching services. Cathy Severson an employment counselor in southern California emphasizes the importance of flexibility. “A person who has spent 30 years in a Fortune 1000 company tends to want to focus a job search on large corporations” she says. “That’s not where new jobs are. They need to look at smaller companies and for self-employment opportunities.
More grads turn to internships as employment opportunities drop out
New York Daily News NY -
Internships traditionally provided a supervised learning experience in a chosen field while studying and a ticket to a first paying job with an employer after graduation. Now some financially pressed students like Dunn settle for paid internships that don’t serve their goals. “There are industries that are exploiting students” said Trudy Steinfeld executive director of NYU’s Wasserman Center for Career development which manages the school’s internship programs. Steinfeld said the media and brokerage firms are among those using unpaid interns sometimes with the promise of future jobs. “They always had paid internships” said Steinfeld referring to the brokerage firms. “All of a sudden in this economy there are big-name firms saying ‘if you want into this business you’ll have to work for free doing cold calling’” he said. “Cold calling” in this case is solicitation for brokerage clients from massive lists of telephone numbers.
New career site to launch at new career expo
Bizcommunity.com South Africa -
Those already on the career path who are actively seeking to re-skill or acquire new skills within their current profession should find the expo a good networking environment. Flagship exhibitors will be the Gauteng Department of Education University of Johannesburg Vodacom and the Shoprite Group. The expo will ensure that diverse sectors of the employment sphere are represented. ?We are proud to have the Quadriplegic Association of South Africa and Skyward Employment participating in this expo. People with disabilities are a significant part of the workplace and they will benefit greatly from the presence of these two organisations? says Michael Berger PenQuin special projects account director. Visitors to the expo will be able to upload their CVs to the new career site’s database which will be regularly scouted by registered companies. As an extra bonus visitors who upload their details before the expo will receive free entry to the venue.
Finding employment in today’s job market
Valdosta Daily Times GA -
People are being laid off daily and the economy is in a recession. Yet for those who remain hopeful there still appears to be a chance to begin a new career or job in fields that seem well always available. Finding employment in today’s job marketBy La-Keasha M. BrownThe Valdosta Daily TimesVALDSTA — Unemployment rates are higher than they’ve ever been. People are being laid off daily and the economy is in a recession. Yet for those who remain hopeful there still appears to be a chance to begin a new career or job in fields that seem well always available.