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Australia | Metcash cuts 478 jobs
METCASH, the grocery wholesaler that owns the IGA and Franklins chains, will restructure its business, cut 478 jobs and incur one-off charges to position the company for ongoing difficult trading conditions… Source: Read more @ Metcash cuts 478 jobs in sweeping restructure | The Australian.
Tennesse | Unemployment reform efforts divide
Joseph Green wonders if he has a target on his back — and if it’s about to get bigger. The Springfield man said he sometimes feels as if he’s being labeled as a second-class citizen because he has been out of work for nearly two years. But with state legislators considering tougher rules and more … Continue reading
Social Media | How they can helph College Students in Job Search
“A groundbreaking survey from the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development at Rutgers University found that recent college graduates, like many others across the United States, are struggling in today’s job market. Only a little over half of recent college graduates are working in full-time jobs. Additionally, half are working in jobs that do not … Continue reading
Tips for a Job | Interviewers Aren’t Friends | Must-Ask Questions | Body Language Mistakes | Qualities In the Eyes of Hiring Managers
The week is rich in tips. Here are some articles chosen by Job Market Monitor. 3 Reasons Why Your Interviewer isn’t Your Friend | CAREEREALISM I’m going to tell you something that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Ready? Okay… Your interviewer is not your friend. But you already knew that, right? So, why do so many job … Continue reading
Tips: Entry-Level Resume in Recession
The Savvy Intern by YouTern: If you’re applying for a job at the entry level, you may be taking your first stab at writing a resume, which is always exciting. But the writing process gets even more exciting (and a bit more challenging) if you’re writing yours during a tough economic period. Competition is usually a … Continue reading
US Manufacturers | Hiring Practices | Killing Them
The United States is at a dangerous juncture: Manufacturing jobs are on the rise, but the growth is still fragile. Given the hypercompetitive nature of global manufacturing, it wouldn’t take much to kill this momentum and put the U.S. back to where it was a couple of years ago. That’s why it’s critical for American … Continue reading
Smart Social Media Helps Jobs Find You | More Than 15% of Workers Get Hired Through Social Networks
Smart Social Media Helps Jobs Find You – George Anders – Harvard Business Review How does a customer-service expert in Seattle catch the attention of a hot San Francisco startup in San Francisco, 700 miles away? The answer these days is likely to involve networking and brand-building on social media’s “fun” sites — even the … Continue reading
Where To Find a Blue-Collar or a Service Job in 2020 – Richard Florida – The Atlantic Cities
The United States is on track to generate 20 million jobs between 2010-2020, according to the latest projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But job creation will vary widely by type of job and also by metro region. The nation is projected to generate 7 million new high-wage, high-skill jobs for professional, technical, and … Continue reading
Singapore | MP calls for centralised agency to match companies with job-seekers – Channel NewsAsia
MP for Pasir Ris-Punggol GRC Gan Thiam Poh has called for a centralised agency to match short-handed companies with local workers. This was just one suggestion Mr Gan made to help Singaporeans, especially those in the lowest wage groups, find jobs. He also called for a union to look into the welfare of low-wage workers … Continue reading
Be on lookout for the unadvertised job opportunities – USATODAY.com
Job hunters hold up signs in bleachers and post notices on their T-shirts. Why not a bar? But I do know of hundreds of job hunters who sit down at their desks and computers every day and call up, email or send LinkedIn messages to people and say, “Hey I’m looking for a job. Do … Continue reading
Job Hunting in the Internet Age – IEEE Spectrum
Few things have changed as much as looking for a job. In a way, it’s all Google’s fault. We’ve gone from an information-scarce world, in which the hardest thing was finding jobs you might be right for, to an information-rich world in which the hardest thing is standing out from the hordes of people who … Continue reading
Solving the Inefficient Student Job Market
StudentJobsEverywhere.com launched its job matching service aimed at addressing the historical issues pertaining to hiring students. The service provides organizations access to the 16 to 26 year old market across Canada, in one convenient location. Jobs can be posted free of charge. The service matches the organization’s requirements such as skills, experience, location, with those … Continue reading
Job Search Differences Between Today and Yesterday | CAREEREALISM
Here they are: 1. Google Has Replaced the Resume 2. A Summary is Enough 3. Social Proof is a Must 4. Resumes and Cover Letters Are Not Read on Paper Anymore 5. Relationships First, Resume’s Second 6. Employers Only Care About What They Want 7. Don’t Mind the Gap 8. Nouns Are the New Currency … Continue reading
The You Behind Your Resume | Psychology Today
One of the key factors in determining emotional resiliency is what social psychologists call an “internal locus of control.” A locus of control, which can be either external or internal, is a belief about our power to effect change in our lives. Those with a dominant external locus of control believe their destiny lies beyond … Continue reading
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