The News Review:
- Firms head to fair with jobs to fill
- Investigator’s retirement ends arson dogs’ careers
- The Way It Works
- Business roundup: August career development workshops set
- Self-employment thrives in recession
- Library opens employment services Business First of Louisville
- SHEEP-$KINNED
Firms head to fair with jobs to fill
Greenville News
“People who are degreed are finding it difficult to find work” during this recession she said. They are finding she said that they may have to go outside their field of expertise to find jobs but that can present major opportunities for them. The Urban League of the Upstate aids job seekers in ways other than the career fair Martin said. Its Career Links Employment Services help entry-level job candidates prepare for a job she said. They have access to a job lab where they can conduct computerized job searches or create a resume. Also Martin holds an employment workshop on Tuesdays at 10:30 at the Urban League offices 15 Regency Hill Drive in Greenville. She discusses soft skills such as punctuality body language appropriate use of cell phone appropriate business dress conflict resolution interviewing skills and researching a company.
Investigator’s retirement ends arson dogs’ careers
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin
” For the record there was no screaming. De Antonio got her start in Santa Ana where she literally bumped into a job with the fire service. The Santa Ana native thought her future was with the police department after graduating from the academy and found employment with the range County Probation Department. ne day at a City Hall parking lot a stranger approached De Antonio about working for the fire service. The Santa Ana Fire Department facing discrimination charges at the time was looking for women and minorities to serve. After one year with Santa Ana De Antonio moved to the tri-communities of Cucamonga Alta Loma and Etiwanda. Part of her job as an inspector was to visit businesses to ensure they did not violate safety codes.
The Way It Works
Hartford Courant
Many students with whom I work as a career consultant feel the pressure to have a job in hand before graduation. They want to prove that their time and money was well spent to confirm a four-year goal or to simply avoid going home. Regardless of their reason for seeking meaningful employment they have one thing in common: The economy adds an additional variable to an equation that is already stressful and anxiety-producing. Ironically the poor economy gives some graduating students the feeling that they are “off the hook” for having to find a job that meets their goals. It provides them an odd kind of relief. They report that there is an expectation for them to find employment but they are unsure of what would be meaningful and rewarding opportunities. The economic climate provides them the chance for more extended self-exploration so they can make well-informed choices.
Business roundup: August career development workshops set
Salisbury Post
Located at 164 Dale Earnhardt Blvd. the R3 Center is a career development center established by Rowan-Cabarrus Community College to assist workers who are unemployed or under-employed. The center’s mission is built on three Rs ? a refocus on individual skills and interests retraining and further education and partnering with other workforce development agencies to secure career-oriented re-employment. Due to the popularity of its free workshops the R3 Center encourages clients to call in advance at 704-216-7201 and reserve a seat. Call also for specific workshop locations. The center’s August schedule of workshops includes the following sessions:- New Client Launch ? 9-10 a.
Self-employment thrives in recession
Calgary Herald
“Like a growing number of laid-off employees stay-at-home spouses and other unemployed workers in this recession more people are turning to some form of self-employment–a trend that occurs during every economic downturn. rganizations are reticent to take on full-time employees during a recession and even though they may have an opening on their organizational chart they can account for a consultant or contractor so it appears on the balance sheet a different way. “We’ve seen it happen often in oil and gas where you get geoscientists engineers finance people to go back into a position in a contract role then over a period of a few months it often converts into something that’s longer in nature” says Richard Bucher vice-president of career management consulting with Right Management in Calgary. “We see self-employment balloon in a time like this and then it will correspondingly shrink as the pendulum moves back” he says. For Hardy her small business has been thriving. She determined how much income she needed to generate while her husband was lining up what they hope will eventually become their primary source of income. Then she put in the hours to make it happen.
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.
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SHEEP-$KINNED
New York Post
Trina Thompson gave it the old college try but couldn't find work. Now she thinks her sheepskin wasn't worth her time and is suing her alma mater for her money back. The Monroe College grad wants the $70000 she spent on tuition because she hasn't found gainful employment since earning her bachelor's degree in April according to a suit filed in Bronx Supreme Court on July 24. The 27-year-old alleges the business-oriented Bronx school hasn't lived up to its end of the bargain and has not done enough to find her a job. The information-technology student blames Monroe's ffice of Career Advancement for not providing her with the leads and career advice it promised. "They have not tried hard enough to help me" the frustrated Bronx resident wrote about the school in her lawsuit. "She's angry" said Thompson's mother Carol.