The News Review:
- Career Couch Getting Up in Years and Getting the Job
- Cheryl Palmer f Call To Career To ffer No Charge Resume Review …
- roville Adult Education: “a nugget of gold to a better life”
- Roanoke Spring Career and Lifestyle Fair Wednesday
- Residential Electricians Find Ready Industrial Career Pathway in …
- State unemployment rate reaches 10.1%
- Workshops job tips help keep jobseekers motivated
Career Couch Getting Up in Years and Getting the Job
New York Times
Riordan stressed that older workers can take a proactive approach to overcoming those concerns in their résumés and in interview conversations by staying focused on long-term objectives. (If you feel you have been discriminated against because of your age contact a lawyer who specializes in employment law but keep in mind that age discrimination is very hard to prove unless the interviewer has made a statement directly related to your age. Should you be direct about your age on your résumé or is that likely to knock you out of contention?A. Never lie about your age. At the same time you can take steps to minimize attention to it.
Cheryl Palmer f Call To Career To ffer No Charge Resume Review …
PitchEngine (press release)
“The number of people receiving unemployment benefits” stated Ms. Palmer “jumped to an all-time high near 5 million in February of 2009. As the economic downturn deepens many executives are looking for professional assistance with finding new employment. With millions of jobs being shed at a rapid pace many are looking for an edge over the competition. This service will help those who may not have been faced with the possibility of looking for new employment for many.
roville Adult Education: “a nugget of gold to a better life”
MSNBC
I need to be starting programs not stopping them. ” Still Robinson said classes must be cut and he has already had to reduce the emergency medical technician program and cut classes offered to students with disabilities to begin to reduce his entire school budget by $300000. “We’re trying to move people in careers and into employment and now have to scale back” Robinson said. “It doesn’t make sense in this economy to cut services that help people find jobs. ” Though the situation is grim Robinson said the school is fortunate the UHSD board of trustees is committed to the success of the school. With the passage of the recent state budget legislators allowed individual districts more flexibility in the way they allocate funding to adult schools leaving the decision to close schools completely up to local school boards. “The state has left adult education in a vulnerable position” Robinson said.
Roanoke Spring Career and Lifestyle Fair Wednesday
WSLS.com
until noon at the Roanoke Civic Center Exhibit Hall. The event will once again be sponsored by The Renick Group and Express Employment Professionals. In addition to the City of Roanoke participating localities will include Roanoke and Botetourt Counties and the City of Salem. The Holiday Career and Lifestyle Fair held in December 2008 totaled between 1000 and 1200 attendees. March’s fair will reach out to more diverse employers throughout the region. “We want to stay proactive and build off this momentum that was created from this fair“ says City Manager Darlene Burcham.
Residential Electricians Find Ready Industrial Career Pathway in …
PR Web (press release)
"It would be smart for the Licensed Electrician to take some Industrial Electrician courses too" said Fitchett. "While job hunting the licensed electrician with a certificate of PLC training in hand can be taking Industrial Electrician courses to improve job prospects and skill set. "Business Industrial Network provides skills assessment and essential retaining and pre-employment services for both job hunters and employers. Residential electricians unsure if they have a required skill or need a refresher should use the free online assessments found at.
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State unemployment rate reaches 10.1%
San Francisco Chronicle
tmpl –> A state Employment Development Department report issued Friday said California lost 79300 payroll jobs in January. Nearly 1 million Californians are out of work due to layoffs. The department said California’s unemployment rate during the modern era peaked at 11 percent at the end of 1982 during another severe recession. During the Great Depression the unemployment rate went as high as 25 percent a department spokeswoman said. Stephen Levy of the Center for the Continuing Study of the California Economy said that during the early 1980s the state jobless rate stayed above 10 percent for 12 months.
Workshops job tips help keep jobseekers motivated
Chicago Daily Herald
• LDS Employment Services of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints offers career counseling and on-site resources at 1801 N. Suite F Naperville. Info: (630) 369-0785. • Benedictine University offers a free career workshop with Bill Bartlett speaking on “Presenting Yourself with Impact: Phone Letters or Face to Face” from 7 to 9 p.