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- Reg Wydeven column: Graduate blames college for lack of employment
- Career change is possible
- Falls event will recognize veterans help them find new career …
- lder but Wiser: Resume Strategies
- lder Youth Work Readiness program find employment in Delco
Reg Wydeven column: Graduate blames college for lack of employment
Appleton Post Crescent
Thompson graduated this spring from Monroe College of New York with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology. Last month she filed suit against Monroe in Bronx Supreme Court because she was unable to lure any job offers. In her complaint Thompson alleges that Monroe’s “ffice of Career Advancement did not help me with a full-time job placement. I am also suing them because of the stress I have been going through. “Thompson is seeking $72000: $70000 in reimbursement for her tuition and $2000 to compensate her for the stress from her three-month job search. Thompson claims she has done everything she can to set the hook for getting a job including firing off cover letters and resumes to companies listed on Monroe’s e-recruiting Web site. nly two employers had responded however and she has yet to land a job.
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Career change is possible
News & bserver
It doesn’t get you ready for what’s ahead. 3: Put aside one lesson taught by parents and grandparents: Lifetime employment and lifetime employment in the same career actually represent things of the past. 4: Update your skills. About 10 years ago when we were getting ready for the millennium fears were rampant about computer problems resulting from the centennial changeover. Computer experts were called out of retirement to reboot computers that relied on Fortran and Cobol programs.
Falls event will recognize veterans help them find new career …
Stow Sentry
Military both past and present” according to its Web site. The keynote speech will be delivered by Thomas Green an Iraq War veteran. Green is also the national representative for the Veterans Employment Coordination Service a group that assists veterans who want to find work at VA facilities around the country. While there will be bands performing food served and activities for children the focus of this event is on helping returning servicemen and women make the transition back into civilian life. Many veterans affairs groups community groups government agencies and colleges and universities will offer information at the event. A job and career fair will also take place. Bonacci said his organization was “very selective” in determining which employers would attend this event.
lder but Wiser: Resume Strategies
The National Law Journal
Include your e-mail address and cell phone number on your resume as it signals that you are technologically up to date. FRMAT • Chronological A chronological resume is organized by your employment history in reverse order from the present back to your first legal position with job titles names and locations of employers dates of employment and responsibilities and accomplishments for each. Recruiters and hiring partners like this resume format because it clearly demonstrates your job history and career advancement. • Functional This format sometimes is used by job seekers with a number of jobs gaps in employment or a job history in a different field. A functional resume is organized by skills and functions. In a purely functional resume company names employment dates and position titles are intentionally omitted. This resume format is the least common and least preferred by employers because it signals that there may be issues in your background and leaves too many questions unanswered.
lder Youth Work Readiness program find employment in Delco
Delaware County Daily Times
com UPPER CHICHESTER — The day after ignoring a bum knee and installing wall displays at the Chichester Avenue Goodwill Shakera Green was operating the cash register on one of the stores’ busiest days. “Today’s her challenge” said Regina M. Jones director of career development for Goodwill. “It’s $2 Tuesdays. All the summer clothing will be on sale. She’s handling it. She’s smiling.