As unemployment numbers keep climbing without an end in sight, many people are wondering if their jobs are safe or if they are next in the line in case of a layoff. People often ask me if they should be looking for a job even if they are fully employed. Is the best way to cope with the downturn is by lining up new jobs – just in case? No one knows what the future holds, and every individual situation is very different. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2009
Daily Jobs: Harrisburg, PA
So, after seeing that in three days, I’ve had 100 twitter updates, I decided to redo how we post our daily jobs from around the country. I’m going to compile them all into a single job post, and send out a twitter link to that blog post. So, without further ado, here are today’s jobs, which come to you from Harrisburg, PA and the surrounding area. Computer Jobs: Web Developer for RR Donnelley in Lancaster, PA Construction Jobs: Construction Inspector for RETTEW Associates in Lancaster Education Jobs: Educational Consultant Business Jobs: HR Manager for Pratt and Whitney, Middleton, PA Photography Jobs: Photographer for The Picture People, in Camp Hill Mechanic Jobs: Home Appliance Repair Technician for Sears Healthcare Jobs: Dentist at Aspen Dental Legal Jobs: Legal Assistant for AppleOne Nursing Jobs: Staff Nurse for Penn State S. Hershey Medical Center Sales Jobs:Region Director of Retail Sales for Kraft Food And as always, there are more where that came from! Just go to http://www.americasjobexchange.com and perform your own search! Good luck, everyone.
Fox News Story: How College Graduates Can Land That Job Offer
As most people know, college graduations are less than two months away at this point. A new class of graduates is soon going to be entering the job market, trying to find a way to land a job and put their skills to use. They sure picked a difficult time to graduate from college, right in the midst of the worst recession in decades. Fox Business News wrote up a good article about this next class of job seekers. The overall message? Don’t give up, don’t get discouraged, don’t be too picky. Read all about it yourself.
Monday morning, keep your head up!
Well, another Monday has come by, and it’s time to start up that job search again (if you were even able to stop over the weekend at all). It can be disheartening to go through looking for a job week after week, month after month, and sometimes we need something to keep our heads up. I’m going to try to help you out with that. Every Monday, I’m going to post a funny video about job hunting (no promises that it will be useful) for your enjoyment. First up: An animation called “Give Me a Job,” by YouTube user aniBoom. Good luck! Jean www.americasjobexchange.com
Looking at Michigan: Unemployment Rates on the Rise
According to this article in Bloomberg, posted on Friday, Michigan has the highest unemployment rate in the country. Now, as a former resident of that state, and with family there, that’s personally disturbing for me, so I’ve picked Michigan as today’s state to focus the job search on. I did a blanket search for jobs in Detroit Michigan, and came back with 119 pages worth of results. Not too shabby. Here’s the first page, but I’d encourage you to do your own search! Continue reading
Summer of’07
In the summer of ‘07, we launched America’s Job Exchange. Our goal was to continue the legacy of the pioneering career site – America’s Job Bank. AJB, as it was commonly referred to, was the first national job site built to help job seekers, especially those unemployed or disadvantaged, to find job search information free of cost. Employers could also post job openings free at AJB, which was sponsored by the US Department of Labor and built by NaviSite. No wonder, AJB became one of the largest online job sites, helping millions of job seekers through the’01-’02 recession and high unemployment rates of the ‘03-‘04. Continue reading
