As we all know Michigan is a state that really NEEDS jobs. Hats off to GE for announcing their new tech center for Van Buren Township. Its expected to bring 1100 jobs over the next few years. In this audio jobcast you'll hear all about this new venture.
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Added by Chris Russell on November 19, 2009 at 9:50am —
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The authors of "Guerrilla Marketing for Job-Hunters 2.0" Kevin donlin and david perry are back
Together, David and Kevin have created the "Guerrilla Job Search Home Study Course" and they've been featured by The Wall Street Journal, NY Times, Fortune Magazine, ABC TV, CBS Radio, and too many more media outlets to list here.
Topic: Guerrilla Case Studies. (… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on November 16, 2009 at 6:00am —
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Many people know you need a Linkedin profile but they dont know about some groups that can aid their job search.
Here are my top 5 recommendations for job hunters.
1. Job Openings, Job Leads and Job Connections! Get hired. Apply for jobs. Post your Profile. Job, career and employment leads and advice. Network and connect with gatekeepers and decision makers. HR human resources headhunters recruiters recruitment staffing hiring education consultant management coaching alumni headhunter c… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on November 10, 2009 at 7:30am —
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Janet I. Farley is a highly experienced outplacement career specialist in the job search assistance field. She worked for six years as a military transition counselor and later as a career center manager with the Army Career and Alumni Program at various locations throughout the world. She is also a freelance writer who specializes in job search advice, and the author of Jobs and the Military Spouse: Married, Mobile and Motivated for Employment, Second Edition. Janet’s advice also comes from fir… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on November 9, 2009 at 9:45am —
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Simply Hired just released data on the top 15 best and worst metro areas for job seekers from August. This data is based on the number of job seekers for each unique job in metro areas around the U.S.
Top 5 Best Metro Areas for Job Seekers:
Burlington - Plattsburgh - 1 unique job for every 3 job seekers
El Paso (Las Cruces) - 1 unique job for every 3 job seekers
Paducah - Cape Girardeau - Harrisburg - 1 unique job for every 3 job seekers
Omaha - 1 unique job for eve… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on November 6, 2009 at 9:00am —
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by Heidi Allison
It makes good business sense – and is respectful professional etiquette – to stay in touch with your former bosses. Your efforts to stay connected with past employers should pay dividends many times over when they provide you with favorable professional references. Don’t believe that former employers are not allowed to say anything, as many times they will expound on both BAD and good qualities.
If you were planning to hire someone and his or her former boss did not return you… Continue
Pat Palleschi, is a Ph.D. and founding partner at The Executive Agency a coaching a placement firm in Los Angeles. Given the slim pickins for a move up – she’s become expert in how to repackage and repurpose skills to move sideways. We'll talk about that in this podcast. (14 min) (download mp3)… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on October 26, 2009 at 7:00am —
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We’ve all heard the horror stories about older workers being forced to postpone retirement because the recession has stripped their 401(k) plans. In this period of massive layoffs and downsizing, some older workers are finding that they have no choice but to: either become indispensible in their current positions or simply change career paths.
But According to Betsy Richards, Director of Career Development at… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on October 19, 2009 at 3:00pm —
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Recruiting with New Media is still in its infancy but here are some hip employers who are doing just that and reaping the rewards. Jobs in Pods features over the phone interviews with your employees about what its like to work there.
* Nestle Purina’s Human Resources Management Trainee Program
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Added by Chris Russell on October 15, 2009 at 10:58am —
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I recently took the wraps off my green job boards. The new design is sleek, clean and efficient and has already resulted in more postings. Each board targets a particular sector of the green economy.
Search jobs in wind power, jobs in solar,… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on October 8, 2009 at 9:28am —
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Much has been written about the big 3 job boards as a place to find work. But those sites are just a small slice of the available job market. In the past few years companies and recruiters have begun shifting their jobs to many niche job boards - local or industry specific sites and online communities. Recruiting today is all about location and quality of hire.
Thats why these niche sites are so popular. Many charge much less (for job postings) than the big boards and deliv… Continue
JobRadio.FM is more than just a streaming career advice radio station. We also hundreds of pieces of audio ready to download on demand. Check out our recent series on phone interview tips. Our healthcare jobcast series dishes the dirt on healthcare jobs. Or how about some advice on how to… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on October 2, 2009 at 9:00am —
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by the staff at JuJu.com
There’s a lot of talk about “green jobs” these days, but no broadly accepted definition of exactly what the term means or which industries and job functions it applies to. So, if you’ve decided that you want to use it to describe the job you’re looking for, the first step may be to answer the question, “what does “green” mean to you?” Does it involve wildlife protection, climate policy, energy efficient technology, or something else? Which aspects of those issues… Continue
Added by Chris Russell on September 22, 2009 at 8:00am —
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Molly Wendell is the author of the definitive book on job networking: “The New Job Search: Break all the rules. Get connected. And get hired faster for the money you’re worth.” She also maintains a blog of job-search tips called “Molly’s Blog.” Here's my interview with her on all things job search...(… Continue
