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• Number of jobs in state down compared with last year - Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

  30-12-2015 22:27 via
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  Number of jobs in state down compared with last year
  Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
  Figures released Wednesday by the state's Louisiana Workforce Commission and adjusted to account for seasonal changes showed the number of civilians employed at just over 2.008 million in November. That's down from 2.020 million in October and from ...
  La. jobs down compared to Nov. 2014Washington Timesall 6 news articles »
  

• Hundreds of manufacturing jobs vacant due to workforce problems, study says - mySanAntonio.com (blog)

  30-12-2015 21:39 via
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  Hundreds of manufacturing jobs vacant due to workforce problems, study says
  mySanAntonio.com (blog)
  Hundreds of local manufacturing jobs are vacant due to retiring baby-boomers, the low unemployment rate and a “skill gap” among local workers, according to a study by the San Antonio Manufacturers Association. At least 837 local manufacturing jobs are ...
  

• 4 Major Recruiting Mistakes and How to Fix Them

  30-12-2015 21:36 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  There's something therapeutic about empathizing with others over shared awful experiences while recruiting for talent – especially if you can also share solutions to prevent those experiences from recurring.Below, you will find some of the major recruitment mistakes that are often committed out in the field, along with some approaches to fixing the mistakes. If you're experiencing a turbulent recruiting operation – or you just want to take a few minutes to learn about the soluti
  
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• Expert Interview: Lawyer Jane Woodcock Shares Her Unlikely Career Path

  30-12-2015 20:57 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Ed. Note: Jane Woodcock is head of the personal injury department at the U.K.-based law firm Hudgell Solicitors. Here, she speaks to Simon Wilson, a senior solicitor at the firm, about the unlikely path that lead to her law career. If you're interested in a career in law, you'll definitely want to see what Woodcock has to say.Our American readers should also ...
  
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• Entrepreneurship Advice: Whose to Take and Whose to Ignore

  30-12-2015 20:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When you start your own business, everyone has an opinion. Your brother-in-law thinks you should hire his kid. Your neighbor thinks you should solicit investments from his friend, who is apparently a venture capitalist.Log into your social media accounts, and you become even more inundated. Put the word "entrepreneur" in your bio, and you'll find yourself spammed with advice from self-proclaimed experts on the subjects of starting and growing a business....
  
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• A New Year's resolution for the region: More jobs - Press & Sun-Bulletin

  30-12-2015 20:21 via
  Press & Sun-Bulletin
  A New Year's resolution for the region: More jobs
  Press & Sun-Bulletin
  As 2015 began, the Southern Tier had just been cut out of the casino license game, Albany said “thumbs down” on fracking and the Binghamton area's unemployment rate was 7.2 percent. Now, just days into 2016, the economic outlook for our region seems ...and more »
  

• Joe Barton and Steve Scalise: Develop American resources, create American jobs - Dallas Morning News

  30-12-2015 20:14 via
  Dallas Morning News
  Joe Barton and Steve Scalise: Develop American resources, create American jobs
  Dallas Morning News
  These words, the beginning of a quotation of Daniel Webster, are emblazoned upon a plaque hung prominently in the House of Representatives' chamber. They certainly hold true today as Republicans work to grow our economy, create good-paying jobs, ...
  

• 5 Company Perks That Definitely Attract Millennials

  30-12-2015 19:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As baby boomers transition out of the workforce and millennials flood in, employers need to take note of the new strategies they'll need to attract and retain the top talent of today's workforce. Millennials value job satisfaction more highly than previous generations, and contemporary workers who are dissatisfied with their current employers will almost certainly scout out more attractive opportunities. Any ...
  
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• How to Build a Strong Resume: A Guide for Students

  30-12-2015 19:32 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Great resumes don't just happen: They are carefully orchestrated.Anyone who has talked to me or read any of my writings on hiring should know that I think attitude should be a major consideration in the hiring process. The logic behind this is simple: The skills needed to be successful in a position can be taught, but attitude cannot. Furthermore, bad attitudes can be destructive to an organization. An attitude is like a virus that can spread, good or ...
  
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• Kentucky Gained Manufacturing Jobs for 5th Straight Year - IndustryWeek

  30-12-2015 19:22 via
  IndustryWeek
  Kentucky Gained Manufacturing Jobs for 5th Straight Year
  IndustryWeek
  Kentucky has reinvented itself as a hotbed for auto manufacturing following the recession's steep losses. Kentucky Gained Manufacturing Jobs for 5th Straight Year. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. Advertisement. Kentucky is now home to 4,924 ...
  Kentucky Gained Manufacturing Jobs for a Fifth Straight YearBusiness Wire (press release)all 6 news articles »
  

• 3 Tips on Landing an Automotive Engineering Gig

  30-12-2015 19:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Dirty, dull, and dated: That's the perception many still have of the auto industry, but that picture is very far from reality. Today's auto industry is truly high tech and offers diverse career opportunities, especially in engineering. From electrical systems to sound engineering, the expertise needed to design and manufacture cars and trucks is vast.Vehicles are now one of the most sophisticated products we purchase. Cars are smarter, safer, and more connected – in fact, there a
  
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• Aldi jobs in Newport pay up to $85K - Cincinnati.com

  30-12-2015 19:01 via
  Aldi jobs in Newport pay up to $85K
  Cincinnati.com
  Aldi will host two hiring events for its future Newport store Jan. 9 and 10. Opportunities within the grocery store include store associate, shift manager and manager trainee positions, for positions that pay up to $85,000 annually. The event runs from ...
  

• Manufacturing slides, service jobs soar - Chambersburg Public Opinion

  30-12-2015 18:34 via
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  Manufacturing slides, service jobs soar
  Chambersburg Public Opinion
  Annual growth in Franklin County's service sector has made up for job losses in manufacturing and construction. Loading… Post to Facebook. Manufacturing slides, service jobs soar Annual growth in Franklin County's service sector has made up for job ...
  

• Making a Virtual Hire? Here Are 7 Cautionary Steps You Should Take

  30-12-2015 18:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Welcome to Recruiter QA, where we pose employment-related questions to the experts and share their answers! Have a question you'd like to ask? Leave it in the comments, and you might just see it in the next installment of
  
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• 'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' Tries for a Rich Portrait - New York Times

  30-12-2015 18:20 via
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  'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' Tries for a Rich Portrait
  New York Times
  Danny Boyle's biopic about Steve Jobs received a fair amount of attention when it came out in October, mostly because of its poor showing at the box office. But another film about Jobs also had a theatrical run, though brief and limited, the month ...
  Controversial Steve Jobs documentary airs on TV this weekendCult of Mac
  CNN to debut perhaps the only accurate Steve Jobs movieThe Next Web
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• For many, moving beyond minimum wage jobs a tall task - WatertownDailyTimes.com

  30-12-2015 18:18 via
  For many, moving beyond minimum wage jobs a tall task
  WatertownDailyTimes.com
  Lawrence Taylor is a job counselor at Jubilee Jobs in Washington. The Move Up program at Jubilee Jobs helps people transition from entry-level jobs into positions that make a livable wage. A mural is painted on the building behind his workplace.and more »
  

• Louisiana drops 11500 jobs; Baton Rouge, Lake Charles only metros to add jobs - The Advocate

  30-12-2015 18:06 via
  Louisiana drops 11500 jobs; Baton Rouge, Lake Charles only metros to add jobs
  The Advocate
  Louisiana dropped 11,500 jobs over the 12 months ending Nov. 30, with only the Baton Rouge and Lake Charles metro areas gaining jobs, according to figures released by the Louisiana Workforce Commission. The figures were not adjusted for seasonal ...and more »
  

• What are Ohio's hottest jobs? Health care dominates the latest list - Cincinnati Business Courier

  30-12-2015 16:42 via
  What are Ohio's hottest jobs? Health care dominates the latest list
  Cincinnati Business Courier
  Registered nurse is the job with by far the most openings whether looking at short- or long-term projections, according to the most recent labor market information from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Nurses are in high demand. Enlarge.and more »
  

• Jim Cramer tells us about balancing multiple jobs, his bar in Brooklyn, and ... - Business Insider

  30-12-2015 16:18 via
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  Jim Cramer tells us about balancing multiple jobs, his bar in Brooklyn, and ...
  Business Insider
  You may know Jim Cramer as just an energetic guy on television, but there's a lot more to his life story. After graduating from Harvard University, he worked as a legendarily aggressive reporter. After a few years of that, he went to Harvard Law School ...and more »
  

• Massive increase in construction jobs in Denver over past year - Denver Business Journal

  30-12-2015 16:00 via
  Denver Business Journal
  Massive increase in construction jobs in Denver over past year
  Denver Business Journal
  The construction industry has added 8,300 jobs in the past year, second nationally only to New York, which added 9,200 construction jobs. A worker at a construction site near Union Station. Enlarge. A worker at a construction site near Union Station ...
  Increase in construction jobs in Denver over past year9NEWS.com
  Orlando sees uptick in construction jobsOrlando Business Journal
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• Colorado's hottest jobs: Here are the 10 careers most in demand (Slideshow) - Denver Business Journal

  30-12-2015 16:00 via
  Colorado's hottest jobs: Here are the 10 careers most in demand (Slideshow)
  Denver Business Journal
  Colorado employers are adding a lot of new jobs these days. But which ones are most in demand? The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment each month breaks down the top 10 occupations by the number of online jobs ads to fill each type of job.
  

• Weird Jobs in the Medical Field You Never Thought About - Healthline

  30-12-2015 15:06 via
  Healthline
  Weird Jobs in the Medical Field You Never Thought About
  Healthline
  “When I grow up, I want to be a medical waste disposal technician,” said no one ever. Even people who are medical waste disposal technicians probably didn't know such a thing existed when they were kids. But theirs is a real job; one of many seldom ...
  

• Jake Coker and Patrick Brown: 2 brothers, 2 jobs, 1 bond - USA TODAY

  30-12-2015 14:48 via
  USA TODAY
  Jake Coker and Patrick Brown: 2 brothers, 2 jobs, 1 bond
  USA TODAY
  DALLAS — A photo shows four siblings dressed in crimson gear, smiling, arms lovingly wrapped around each other. They're happy because they're together. And because the University of Alabama football team just beat Georgia on the road in the pouring ...and more »
  

• There aren't really any open college jobs for Chip Kelly, which might not matter - SB Nation

  30-12-2015 14:46 via
  SB Nation
  There aren't really any open college jobs for Chip Kelly, which might not matter
  SB Nation
  Chip Kelly's made it clear before he didn't exactly adore everything about being a college coach. So, even though we had fun imagining him as the solution to various open jobs this carousel, his official exit from the Eagles probably doesn't signal a ...and more »
  

• DuPont to cut 1700 jobs in Delaware - Columbus Dispatch

  30-12-2015 14:03 via
  Columbus Dispatch
  DuPont to cut 1700 jobs in Delaware
  Columbus Dispatch
  The E-Edition includes all of the news, comics, classifieds and advertisements of the newspaper. And it's available to subscribers before 6 a.m. every day. Subscribe. All current subscribers have full access to Digital D, which includes the E-Edition ...
  DuPont to Cut 1700 Jobs in US, and More GloballyNew York Times
  DuPont to cut 1700 jobs in Delaware before Dow mergerDetroit Free Press
  DuPont to cut 1700 jobs in JanuaryPhi
  

• Big East coaches tell us their stories of their first jobs in the business - FOXSports.com

  30-12-2015 13:43 via
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  Big East coaches tell us their stories of their first jobs in the business
  FOXSports.com
  Jay Wright (left) was worrying about floor hockey. John Thompson III (center) was learning under a master. Chris Mack (right) coached high school girls' basketball. The Big East coaches come from all sorts of beginnings. Mich Schultz,Mitchell Layton ...and more »
  

• Teachers got jobs back after in-school make-out session, but still sue - New York Post

  30-12-2015 08:35 via
  New York Post
  Teachers got jobs back after in-school make-out session, but still sue
  New York Post
  Sapphic schoolteachers Cindy Mauro and Alini Brito were fired, but then rehired by a reluctant Department of Education, after their steamy after-hours classroom shenanigans at James Madison High School in 2009. The two have already filed suit against ...and more »
  

• Potential Galt casino creates battle over jobs, noise, traffic - KCRA Sacramento

  30-12-2015 05:12 via
  KCRA Sacramento
  Potential Galt casino creates battle over jobs, noise, traffic
  KCRA Sacramento
  A battle is brewing in Galt over the possible building of a hotel and casino. Tweet · Pin It. Show Transcript Hide Transcript. Advertising. Video Transcript. ENVIRONMENT. THE COASTAL COMMISSION IS REVIEWING THE LAWSUIT. GULSTAN: A NEW ...and more »
  

• Needham Jobs: PTC, ExecuNet, Kindred Healthcare - Patch.com

  30-12-2015 02:06 via
  Patch.com
  Needham Jobs: PTC, ExecuNet, Kindred Healthcare
  Patch.com
  There have been a wide variety of open positions in Needham posted on the Patch Jobs Board. Positions in industries ranging from healthcare services to to technology and business are available in Needham. Click on the links below to ...and more »
  

• Rick Carlisle invokes Steve Jobs to describe Steph Curry's effect on the game - For The Win

  30-12-2015 00:23 via
  For The Win
  Rick Carlisle invokes Steve Jobs to describe Steph Curry's effect on the game
  For The Win
  Fresh off of a 122-103 win over the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, the Golden State Warriors are gearing up to play the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday, and the question on everyone's mind is pretty much the same one that's plagued us all since the ...
  Mavs' Rick Carlisle compares Stephen Curry to Steve JobsNBCSports.com
  Mavs' Carlisle compares Steph Curry to Steve Jobs, Bill GatesComcast
  

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