A report from Patch.com: The Jobs Creation Commission made a stop in Framingham on Friday. The Commission has been hold regional hearings across the Commonwealth to solicit public testimony from local businesses, hiring agencies and workers to learn more about the key factors necessary to increase job creation. Created in 2009, the Commission helps lawmakers [...]
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A report from Atlanta Journal Constitution: Print E-mail By Amy Lindgren For the AJC If you’re feeling sluggish about your job search, it’s possible you’ve gotten de-motivated somewhere along the way. By way of offering a self-help tutorial, I’ll list here the 10 most common de-motivators that I observe in job seekers. If any apply [...]
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A report from Sacramento Bee: NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 – NEW YORK, Feb. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — According to a new study conducted by TheLadders, just in time for Valentine’s Day, the majority of Americans they surveyed are not in love with their jobs. In fact, only 11.7% have found the right corporate chemistry and [...]
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A report from Bellingham Herald: Matching someone who is out of work to an open position can be challenging at this stage of the economy, so it’s great to see some success taking place in Whatcom County. Specified Fittings Inc. is one of those under-the-radar companies that play an important role in the local economy. [...]
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A report from Patch.com: Milton Residents, it’s the New Year, and I encourage you to make your New Year’s resolutions in the form of a call to action! Although the experts hint that the Massachusetts economy is recovering, I know that many of you are still struggling to find work or are staying too long [...]
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A report from WQOW TV News 18: Eau Claire (WQOW) – The job search can be maddening for those who need work to those who do the hiring. A recent Manpower survey shows 52% of employers are having a tough time filling openings. That seems hard to believe considering how many people are out of work [...]
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A report from Ct Post: A Stamford-based job search aggregator has started its own search engine, going head-to-head with long-established online employment boards. Indeed Resume, developed by Indeed.com, went live this month and is already a vastly popular option for job seekers. “We have more than a million resumes on Indeed Resume, with more than [...]
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A report from U.S. News & World Report: Perhaps the best way to view the current U.S. jobs situation is with guarded optimism. Unemployment has dropped from its peak, but slowly and unevenly. The economy continues to add jobs, but hourly wages have posted recent drops. Health and education are seeing employment growth, but construction [...]
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A report from Rockford Register Star: ROCKFORD — Tim Johnson is just six weeks into his job search, but he’s already finding the road to re-employment tough. Johnson, 35, recently lost his job as an auto broker at a Naperville company. His wife also recently lost her job, leaving the family with two kids and [...]
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A report from NewsOK.com: Unfortunately, it is not true. Experienced people can be just as prone to mistakes as their younger counterparts. Whatever lessons the individual may have learned in previous job hunts may be overlooked in the latest quest for employment. In some cases, experience may even pose a roadblock to new employment, if [...]
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