The News Review:
- Library opens employment services Business First of Louisville
- County’s jobless rate for June a 10-year high at 10.6 percent
- Inaugural Career Fair Announced for 2009 PGA Fall Expo
- Press restart on your career
- Unemployment rates decrease
- Funds to benefit nearly 5000 laid-off Wisconsin workers
- The unemployed keep hopes high at Morristown meetings
Library opens employment services Business First of Louisville
Bizjournals.com
The Job Shop offers free computer classes books and reference materials to help job seekers with résumé writing interviewing and choosing a new career. The center also provides free Internet service and access to copy and fax services and video conferencing. The library has scheduled career-development workshops presented by organizations such as KentuckianaWorks Dress for Success Pleasure Ridge Park Business Association Highlands Commerce Guild and the.
County’s jobless rate for June a 10-year high at 10.6 percent
San Jose Mercury News
6 percent was the highest in Santa Cruz County in a decade for the month of June a sign that the recession is not yet receding. “Santa Cruz is doing better than Santa Clara County if that’s a consolation” said Janice Shriver of the state Employment Development Department. 7 percent nationwide but is 11. 8 percent over the hill and 11. 6 percent statewide.
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Inaugural Career Fair Announced for 2009 PGA Fall Expo
PGA.com
PGA Employment Services is an important part of the inaugural PGA Fall Expo Career Fair by presenting complimentary workshops offering free access to the online PGA Employment Center and having employment consultants on hand. Designed as the golf industry’s hiring resource the PGA Employment Center offers the award-winning CareerLinks a complimentary employment referral service for PGA Professional management level positions and PGAjobfinder the golf industry’s job posting and networking resource for member and non-member non-management positions. All PGA Fall Expo Career Fair employment postings both by job-seekers and golf-related employers that remain open will be shared on PGAjobfinder after the PGA Fall Expo. "PGA Golf Exhibitions events bring together all sectors of the golf community in a rare setting where an industry career fair mutually benefits our participating companies and attending professionals who come from all over the world" said PGA Golf Exhibitions Group Vice President and General Manager Ed Several. "Whether you’re in the middle of a career change or just starting your career in the golf industry chances are you’re in pursuit of an opportunity that’s personally rewarding and professionally enriching. When you attend the PGA Fall Expo Career Fair you’ll be inspired drawn into a network of industry peers and learning about industry openings available right now. "The PGA Fall Expo Career Fair will be staged at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center within employer meeting rooms the PGA Member Business Center the new central networking platform and multiple new stages located right on the show floor.
Press restart on your career
CNNMoney.com
Yet Graham 49 who has spent the past six years at home after 18 years working in the business side of the publishing industry craves the satisfaction she felt as a professional – not to mention the financial benefits. When the market tanked she and her husband Steve 50 an executive at an aerospace company lost about 40% of their retirement savings. Moreover Steve’s company cut its 401(k) match and while his employment seems stable the Grahams are well aware that no job today is totally safe. "I’m concerned that I’m not contributing enough" says Li. Plenty of mothers share Li’s sentiment. In a recent survey by MyWorkButterfly. com a website for moms returning to the workforce 71% of mothers who went back to work named financial security as the most important benefit.
Unemployment rates decrease
Watauga Democrat
“The first classes in these programs will begin in August and we expect the proposal from Wilkes Community College to be approved shortly” Coates said. “Workforce Investment Act funds augmented by the Recovery Act will pay for this community college training and help put our High Country residents back to work. ” For more information about training opportunities contact the JobLink Career Center in Watauga County at 828-265-5385. High Country UI benefits exceed $66M in one year According to data provided by the North Carolina Employment Security Commission residents of the seven High County counties received a total of $66224811 in unemployment benefits in the 2008-09 fiscal year — July 2008 through June 2009. The payment totals include all programs: regular unemployment insurance emergency unemployment compensation tier I emergency unemployment compensation tier II extended benefits and federal additional compensation. Here’s the breakdown by county: Alleghany: $3520658 Ashe: $11030331 Avery: $4873407 Mitchell: $6576178 Watauga: $8203059 Wilkes: $25791771 Yancey: $6229407 Statewide in fiscal year 2008-09 residents received more than $3 billion in unemployment benefits.
Funds to benefit nearly 5000 laid-off Wisconsin workers
Bizjournals.com
“This funding will help employees increase their skills and attain new employment sooner” Gov. “We will be able to offer retraining and re-employment services tailored to meet the needs of individual workers connecting workers to available jobs or providing new skills to prepare them for their next job. ”Grants total $3.
The unemployed keep hopes high at Morristown meetings
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com
xana’s last job change was four years ago. “Things were way better then” she said. Kevin Thompson whose career coaching practice is based in Keyport said he is particularly concerned about re-employment prospects for graying Baby Boomers. They must convince employers that they can cut costs boost revenues or improve customer service he said. Networking and volunteerism–offering one’s services on a free trial basis–are necessary strategies he said. “You have to think outside the box.