The News Review:
- nline job boards still get the job done
- Internship Is Secured but a Seat? That’s Tricky
- pening Up to New Employment Adventures
- State Dept. hosts career fair
nline job boards still get the job done
CNNMoney.com
com) — In the midst of the worst job market in 26 years desperate job seekers are trying all sorts of extreme tactics to find employment. But for some sorting through good old-fashioned job postings reaps more results than parading down Main Street wearing a r?m?n a sandwich board. Hugh Taylor 44 has had a very successful career in software marketing so far. With three books under his belt a bachelor’s and business degree from Harvard and previous positions at Microsoft and IBM Taylor admits he was caught off guard when he received his layoff notice in February. "I don’t think of myself as the kind of person that gets laid off but I guess that’s true for a lot of people this year" he said. But when IBM cut thousands of jobs earlier this year Taylor’s was one of them. "It was a pretty bad situation" he said "the worst possible time to be out of work.
Internship Is Secured but a Seat? That’s Tricky
New York Times
The Queens district attorney has also seen an uptick in interns with 83 (from 60 last year); but Manhattan (about 50) and the Bronx (20) have their usual number this summer. A spokesman for the Staten Island district attorney said the office had seen more interest but kept hiring stable at 27 to ensure proper supervision and space. The popular internships come amid a brutal legal job market: according to the. “We know law firms hired smaller groups of summer associates” said James G.
pening Up to New Employment Adventures
Patch-Westfield
Many of these conversations focus on members who are looking to launch consulting businesses based on their professional backgrounds. Some are looking to freelance while they look for new jobs while others are looking to possibility make the consulting business a full time gig instead of a temporary stop over until a new staff position. Two members of the group have been talking about changing career paths altogether and creating their own businesses in realms different from what they had been pursuing. Juan has worked in finance for years with a passion of cars on the side. Laid off from the financial world he has been looking to reenter the financial sector. Looking at his career options he instead chosen to make the change to pursue his passion. Now he is looking to purchase a automotive services franchise.
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State Dept. hosts career fair
FederalNewsRadio.com
hosts career fair07-27-09 In this tough economy jobs are hard to find. But the State Department is hiring more than 700 foreign service officers in the next year. To get out the word they’re hosting a “Careers in Foreign Affairs Networking Event” on Wednesday. Luis Arreaga is Director of the State Departments ffice of Recruitment Wxamination and Employment.