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Tight summer job market lies ahead (The Argus Leader)
This year's summer job candidates again might see stiff competition for the limited positions available for teens and young adults in Sioux Falls. Area employers already have stacks of applications for seasonal jobs typically filled by youths. Like last year, they're also seeing older adults willing to take those jobs if they have been laid off or are between jobs. "The applicant pool as a ...
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:19:36 GMT
Senior workers get help tackling the job market (The Daily World)
MACLEOD PAPPIDAS | THE DAILY WORLD Senior Community Service Employment Program client Ida Button displays some of the certificate’s she’s earned through job skills courses at WorkSource Grays Harbor.
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:15:12 GMT
Looking for a job? Clean up your Web presence (The Olympian)
If you want a job, take down the Facebook photo of you sucking a joint on your birthday and delete that blog post about how you’d like to torch the house of your boss.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:58:38 GMT
Market for jobs is slow, but recovering (The Nashua Telegraph)
Seven months into his job search, Scott Lenox is batting about .050. Out of the approximately 500 resumes he has sent, there have been hits on about 25. Seven have landed him interviews, while he estimates another 18 have prompted calls from recruiters.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:34:11 GMT
Jobless hunt in an employer's market (The Fayetteville Observer)
Maurice Ri chard recently dropped off an application for a janitorial job at an elementary school. He didn't ask if many others had applied. After more than a year of fruitless job searching, he figured he knew the answer - yes, lots.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:50:56 GMT
Job seekers outnumber openings by 10-to-1 ration in South Carolina (The Greenville News)
John Penna, 35, has been desperately searching for work since he lost his manufacturing production job about a year ago.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:14:19 GMT
Jim Annis: Today's market demands creativity in career choices (Reno Gazette-Journal)
In the first article of this series, we encouraged everyone to read "Do What You Are" by Paul Tiegger. The new rules of the job search require a creative approach. Simply picking up the phone to make a few calls doesn't work anymore. You must position yourself to lengths we have not seen in our lifetime.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:49:56 GMT
Whirlpool workers prepare for 'big, scary step' (Evansville Courier & Press)
Whirlpool workers facing layoffs gathered at the Skills Summit hosted by Ivy Tech Saturday morning in an effort to gain the tools necessary to be competitive in the current job market.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:41:00 GMT
UAE, Qatar lead Gulf hiring (Zawya)
Recruitment across the Gulf is growing again, with the UAE and Qatar in particular being singled out by recruitment agencies for the most increased activity in the job market.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 10:35:49 GMT
Report: Job loss rose in January (The Glendale News-Press)
Unemployment rates surged in Glendale and Burbank in January, according to a report released Wednesday by the California Economic Development Department.
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:23:31 GMT
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