New engine for economic growth and job creation!
SACRAMENTO, CA -- A recent study by The Apollo Alliance, Green for All, and Center for American Progress, issued several reports on green-collar jobs. A green-collar job is defined as work that provides high enough wages and benefits to support a family, the opportunity to advance and build a career, and reduces waste, pollution, and other environmental risks. The list includes machinists, technicians, service workers, equipment and installation specialists, construction workers, and managers of all kinds.
The report notes that a number of America's largest cities and metropolitan regions are defying national trends in housing foreclosures, unemployment, and income stagnation. They have become new engines of job growth and prosperity through sustainability initiatives and economic development strategies. These initiatives are also focusing on managing the development of businesses and jobs to meet current environmental conditions and market demands.
The movement to make American cities more sustainable, efficient and livable is perhaps the greatest new engine for urban economic growth, innovation, and job creation in decades. There is a focus on developing local green jobs in clean energy industries - energy efficiency, renewable energy, alternative transportation, and low-carbon fuels - laying out a 4-step process which includes a focus on transitioning low income residents into green-collar jobs.
Career websites your resume should be on
LOS ANGELES, CA -- While the job market is very competitive right now, there are still millions of jobs being offered by hiring managers who search all of the top career sites and niche job boards. Sure it may take some time, but posting your resume on these websites will give you better exposure than your competition!
If you want the benefit of maximum exposure, but don't want to spend 60 hours researching and filling out website forms, consider letting a service like Resume Rabbit do the work for you. With this service, you fill out one easy form and in about 15 minutes you'll be posted on up to 80 career websites like CareerBuilder, Job.com, Net-Temps, Dice and more. A comprehensive list of all the sites they post to is on their home page.
If confidentiality is a concern, use Resume Rabbit's new confidentiality feature. Your resume can be seen, however, no one will see your name, street address, phone number or even your current company name. Whether you do it by hand or use a service like Resume Rabbit, creating accounts on all the best career websites will give you access to millions of jobs and exposure to 1.5 million employers and recruiters daily. Try Resume Rabbit now.
Don't proceed without pinpointing your job search goals
DENVER, CO -- Many people have marketable assets and skills... but fail to go after the right occupations. Oftentimes they pursue the wrong job titles. However, if their transferable skills are clarified, they can be repositioned for different goals, and sometimes for much more advancement than they thought possible.
We all have seen career fields change dramatically in recent years. Fields that once offered great opportunity have become financially confining with limited growth possibilities. Believe it or not, there are 22,000 different job titles in use today, but 95% of all professionals fall within one of 400 career specialties which are in significant demand.
Many people select new careers based on one motivating factor: Your previous experience may be related; You may have knowledge through education; Knowledge may exist from outside interests; Your choices are made based on transferable skills. Fortunately, the internet provides a lot of helpful guidance on uncovering career options. And even offers job seekers management tools and job search engines to help in the daunting job hunt task.
Best method for tapping into the hidden job market
LOS ANGELES, CA -- The recovery was supposed to start by summer, no fall, no, now maybe next spring? Companies that thought they could hang on continue to go under the waves. That's why it's so important now to figure out what you really want to be about. This is the time to learn who your friends really are. The key to making it in the networked economy, it turns out, is your personal network.
A personal network used to mean some friends from work, from church, and from the neighborhood. Before the Web was spun, our contacts were usually fairly narrow. Ideally, you already keep in touch with an assortment of former co-workers, colleagues and industry peers who will notify you about job leads before they go public. More important than what you know is who "knows what you know". Make sure you're on the radar of people who have access to the kind of job leads you want.
If you're looking to work for a specific company, the key is to connect with a current employee. That might mean asking contacts in your network. An easy way to accomplish this online is through online networking sites, where you can essentially connect with your friends' friends. First, ask for an introduction. Then, if you're at a lower level, the social etiquette is to say you want an informational interview. If you're at a high level, say you want to talk about the market and where the industry is going.
Get connected to the hidden job market
LOS ANGELES, CA -- If you feel like you've simply hit a wall in your job search, maybe it's time to let someone else find you a job. Have you ever considered hiring a recruiter? Or, better yet, hiring hundreds of them? Resume Mailman is a service that has already pre-screened hundreds of recruiters that are anxiously waiting to help you find the job of your dreams!
Most recruiters know of hundreds of jobs that are not advertised in conventional places like classified ads or online job boards. Using a recruiter is the only way to tap into these hidden jobs. And, using several recruiters is the best way to be considered for thousands of unadvertised jobs - jobs that might suit you perfectly. Resume Mailman asks you to fill out some general information and input your resume. Then, your information is instantly delivered to recruiters who specialize in finding jobs for people with your skills, in your area!
With Resume Mailman the process of getting your resume out to these recruiters takes about 10 minutes! You can even get a confidential email address for your resume AND receive a contact list of all the recruiters who received your resume. Following up with these recruiters will only help move you to the top of their minds and your resume to the top of the stack. This is a very effective yet little known way to quickly gain access to the unadvertised jobs. To check out Resume Mailman, follow this link.
Good news for job seekers in a tight job market
DALLAS, TX -- Some people want to persuade you that looking for a new job is a brutal, dog-eat-dog competition, that you must overcome nearly insurmountable odds to be the one-in-a-hundred candidate that wins the job offer. There's no doubt that our current economic downturn presents challenges to job seekers. But it's not all doom and gloom. Today's career market offers major advantages to you the job seeker.
While in the past workers often stayed with one company for decades, if not an entire career, today's workers change jobs, industries, or even careers several times over. This ongoing turnover is known as "churn." The constant churn of workers switching jobs means that at any one time there are plenty of job openings for you--even amid low unemployment rates or corporate cutbacks.
With each job you hold, you gain new experiences, develop new skills, and solve new problems. Best of all, you aren't obligated to stick with an unfulfilling job. You are an in-demand human resource empowered to negotiate for a job that is satisfying in terms of compensation, social fulfillment, and personal mission.
Freelance job seekers utilize online networks
SACRAMENTO, CA -- One of the most difficult things about being a freelancer is that you're constantly seeking out new work. Even when you have a steady stream of regular jobs, you keep an eye out for additional work. The job search is one that can be difficult, but it doesn't have to be! Establishing a regular routine for finding new jobs helps to de-stress the situation. Make use of the numerous online resources that are now available. This alone can make finding freelance work significantly easier than it ever was in the past.
One of the ways that many freelancers have started obtaining new jobs is through social networking sites like LinkedIn. This is a professionally credible site which allows freelancers to highlight their skills and meet others who can make use of those skills. To successfully network online, freelancers should create an online professional profile in multiple places.
Most importantly, don't forget to include a link to your professional resume website and project portfolio on your resume. Note somewhere in your profile that samples can be viewed of your work and provide a direct link to this as well. Creating a strong online presence through social networking platforms and and other career websites will assist greatly with networking for new jobs - whether they are for freelance or full-time.
Networking: Make sure they remember you!
BOSTON, MA -- Up to 80% of job seekers today find their jobs through networking. That's because it works. Some great places to network are Alumni Events, Job Fairs and Professional Industry Association functions. No matter where you go though, employed or not, you must always carry a fresh supply of business cards to hand out when the time is right.
There's nothing worse than making a great contact, searching for a pen and writing your number on a napkin - that they're sure to lose. Personal business cards project an image of professionalism and leave a lasting impression.
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Business & Trade publications increase marketability
LOS ANGELES, CA -- Whether you're looking to move up or move on - reading business and trade publications lets you move right in to the job of your dreams. They keep you sharp, well informed, articulate and in-demand. It's no secret that keeping up with the news and trends of your industry or profession (as well as that of your clients') will give you the competitive edge you need. And now, you can get your trade magazines without having to pay for them.
Through a special offer from The Career News, you can instantly get a subscription to practically every leading industry and business publication. It takes only a minute to search the website to quickly find the magazines matching your skills and interests.
First search by publication title, industry, or geography. Then, pick the magazines you want, fill out a brief online subscription form and press submit. It's really that easy. For more information or to sign up now for your complimentary trade magazines, go to TradePub.
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