The Job Market Report Update
Monday, April 30, 2012
Google Apps update alerts: New Google Apps Control Panel Dashboard UI
Google Apps update alerts: New Google Apps Control Panel Dashboard UI: Beginning Monday, April 30th, a new Control Panel Dashboard user interface will start to roll out over the next 2-3 weeks. The new design ...
Official Google Enterprise Blog: The Gateway to the West is moving into the cloud
Official Google Enterprise Blog: The Gateway to the West is moving into the cloud: Posted by Francis G. Slay, Mayor of St. Louis, Missouri Editors note: Today, we welcome Mayor Francis G. Slay of the City of St. Louis ...
Career Coach: A good interview starts with preparation
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/capitalbusiness/career-coach-a-good-interview-starts-with-preparation/2012/04/27/gIQAwW0GqT_story.html
It's said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression, and this is ESPECIALLY true on a job interview. Dress to the nines, but fail to understand what the hiring company does, or why your skills meet their needs, and you might as well have stayed home. If you can't articulate why you would make a better candidate then all the other applicants who have put in resumes, you're libel to walk away empty handed, never to hear from that hiring company again.
Know what the business does. Know what you bring to the table, and understand how your skills will allow you to perform your job at a higher then average level. Be professional! (you'd be surprised how often this gets overlooked by first time job seekers) Look and act the part. A certain level of nervousness is normal and, in many cases, expected. But, don't let that nervousness overwhelm you. Taking part in a mock interview beforehand helps you to anticipate questions, so you can have ready ideas and answers available when those same questions come up in the real interview.
Prove to that interviewer that you're the best person for the job, and you just might land it!
It's said that you never get a second chance to make a good first impression, and this is ESPECIALLY true on a job interview. Dress to the nines, but fail to understand what the hiring company does, or why your skills meet their needs, and you might as well have stayed home. If you can't articulate why you would make a better candidate then all the other applicants who have put in resumes, you're libel to walk away empty handed, never to hear from that hiring company again.
Know what the business does. Know what you bring to the table, and understand how your skills will allow you to perform your job at a higher then average level. Be professional! (you'd be surprised how often this gets overlooked by first time job seekers) Look and act the part. A certain level of nervousness is normal and, in many cases, expected. But, don't let that nervousness overwhelm you. Taking part in a mock interview beforehand helps you to anticipate questions, so you can have ready ideas and answers available when those same questions come up in the real interview.
Prove to that interviewer that you're the best person for the job, and you just might land it!
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Friday, April 27, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Just a thought for the day
My partner, and mentor, Charlie Soeh and I were chatting this morning, and our conversation turned to the issues facing the US economy. An interesting idea struck both of us as we discussed the $787 billion stimulus bill that the administration pushed through at the beginning of Barack Obama's presidency.
Imagine this:
What if EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN had been given an equal share of that money? In other words, split that $787 billion across each United States citizen (roughly 311,000,000 people). That would place ~$2,530 into the hands of every American. A family of four would have gotten a little over $10,000.
What do you think U.S. families could have done with that money?
Imagine this:
What if EVERY SINGLE AMERICAN had been given an equal share of that money? In other words, split that $787 billion across each United States citizen (roughly 311,000,000 people). That would place ~$2,530 into the hands of every American. A family of four would have gotten a little over $10,000.
What do you think U.S. families could have done with that money?
- Made current a mortgage that was up to 6 months in arrears, saving a family from losing their home through foreclosure
- Paid the costs associated with a refinancing of a mortgage, allowing a family to reduce their loan interest rate and monthly mortgage payment
- Paid off credit card debt, with it's crushingly high interests rates
- Put a down payment on a new car, or help buy a used car outright
- Put a down payment on a new home, allowing a family to move to a different town or city where job prospects were better then their current home location.
- Allowed a breadwinner with an entrepreneurial spirit to have working capital to start his own business.
How many homes could have been saved from foreclosure? Thousands? Tens of thousands? MILLIONS??
How many families might have been able to increase their monthly discretionary spending by reducing their mortgage and credit card payments? How would THAT have stimulated the economy?
How many families could have taken the opportunity to move somewhere where they could have found work after their employer laid them off? How many people may have been given the opportunity to work for themselves, and so not have to WORRY about a company taking their job away? How might that have affected the U.S. unemployment rate?
Consumer spending makes up roughly 70% of economic activity in the United States. Where would our economy be today, if the Federal government had simply put all that money DIRECTLY into the hands of the people who drive the economic growth in this country?
Think about it...
Has the U.S. economy taken it's toll on you? Are you long-term unemployed and looking for work? Are you working, but looking for a better opportunity? Contact us:
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The Job Market Report LLC to go international
Charlie Soeh and Mark Gesswein will shortly be annoucing that they will be taking The Job Market Report LLC to the next step, and going global in scope. International job seekers will be able to connect to companies in their local markets who are hiring. Stay tuned for more information.
If you're unemployed, and looking for a job, contact us:
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Monday, April 23, 2012
Official Google Enterprise Blog: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and...Re-think
Official Google Enterprise Blog: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and...Re-think: Posted by: Chris Farinacci, Senior Director, Google Enterprise There are about 9,000 community curbside recycling programs and 3,000 commun...
Google Apps update alerts: New Gmail features: YouTube video + image sharing,...
Google Apps update alerts: New Gmail features: YouTube video + image sharing,...: Users on Google Plus will now see the following new features: - Share YouTube videos and inline images in Gmail messages with one-click -...
Long-term youth unemployment 12 times higher than four years ago
http://m.stv.tv/news/politics/304440-long-term-youth-unemployment-12-times-higher-than-four-years-ago/
Granted, this story comes from the U.K., but we face the same sort of youth unemployment here in the States. To make matters worse, these young people now face competition from older workers, who would rather take part time or entry level type jobs then become unemployed.
Granted, this story comes from the U.K., but we face the same sort of youth unemployment here in the States. To make matters worse, these young people now face competition from older workers, who would rather take part time or entry level type jobs then become unemployed.
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Jobs in the Oil Industry
Yes, the Oil industry gets a lot of bad press, and it seems as though there's a media war being waged against it recently. BUT, this industry is creating good paying jobs at a rate that outpaces just about any other business sector out there.
Do you have experience working oil rigs or other heavy equipment? Do you have management experience in the Energy industry, or a degree in geology? Job openings exist in this business all over the world, and the pay can be VERY good.
Interested? Contact us!
Do you have experience working oil rigs or other heavy equipment? Do you have management experience in the Energy industry, or a degree in geology? Job openings exist in this business all over the world, and the pay can be VERY good.
Interested? Contact us!
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Unemployment aid requests near four-month high
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/unemployment-aid-requests-near-four-month-high-2012-04-19?link=MW_Nav_EP
No surprise that, not only were last week's initial jobless claims number higher then expected, but that the number from 2 weeks ago was revised upward. We called that one even before the numbers hit last week. Continuing claims also increased by 26,000. Again, no surprise there. Stay tuned, to see if the upward trend continues. If I was a betting man, I'd say it will....
If you're long term unemployed, a recent college graduate, or a military veteran returning to civilian life, contact us and let us help find you a job.
No surprise that, not only were last week's initial jobless claims number higher then expected, but that the number from 2 weeks ago was revised upward. We called that one even before the numbers hit last week. Continuing claims also increased by 26,000. Again, no surprise there. Stay tuned, to see if the upward trend continues. If I was a betting man, I'd say it will....
If you're long term unemployed, a recent college graduate, or a military veteran returning to civilian life, contact us and let us help find you a job.
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Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Do small businesses create jobs?
http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/17/do-small-businesses-create-jobs/
From the article:
"Census Bureau data show that 78 percent of businesses have no employees. Among those with employees, three-fifths have one to four employees, and 98 percent have fewer than 100. However, half of all workers are employed by large companies (those with more than 500 employees), and a third work for very large companies (those with more than 5,000 employees)."
Of course, the auther conveniently leaves out that a vast percentage of those businesses with 'no' employees actually DO employ someone... aka, the business owner THEMSELVES. And, if half of all workers are employed by large companies, who does he think employs the OTHER 50%?
From the article:
"Census Bureau data show that 78 percent of businesses have no employees. Among those with employees, three-fifths have one to four employees, and 98 percent have fewer than 100. However, half of all workers are employed by large companies (those with more than 500 employees), and a third work for very large companies (those with more than 5,000 employees)."
Of course, the auther conveniently leaves out that a vast percentage of those businesses with 'no' employees actually DO employ someone... aka, the business owner THEMSELVES. And, if half of all workers are employed by large companies, who does he think employs the OTHER 50%?
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Looking for a job? You need to stand out from the crowd!
In years past, (decades actually) employment was a buyer's market for workers. If you wanted a job, you looked in the newspaper want ads, or in industry publications for available openings. You sent your resume in, waited for the hiring manager to call, set up an interview, and then went for that interview. Maybe you didn't get that job, but there were usually other available. Eventually, you got hired, and went to work.
Those days are LONG gone!
Companies are far more discriminating about who they hire now-a-days. They want perspective hires to be ready to contribute to the organization from day one. Businesses want employees with multiple skillsets who can think critically and who are fast on their feet, able to solve problems quickly. When a company publishes an employment opportunity, there are usually an overwhelming number of candidates applying. Basically, it's a seller's employment market today.
If your resume doesn't stand out from the crowd, chances are you'll never even GET that interview call.
So, how do you go about making YOUR resume jump out and grab someone's attention? First of all, you need to do your homework on the company doing the hiring.
Those days are LONG gone!
Companies are far more discriminating about who they hire now-a-days. They want perspective hires to be ready to contribute to the organization from day one. Businesses want employees with multiple skillsets who can think critically and who are fast on their feet, able to solve problems quickly. When a company publishes an employment opportunity, there are usually an overwhelming number of candidates applying. Basically, it's a seller's employment market today.
If your resume doesn't stand out from the crowd, chances are you'll never even GET that interview call.
So, how do you go about making YOUR resume jump out and grab someone's attention? First of all, you need to do your homework on the company doing the hiring.
- What is the nature of their business? You need to understand what they do and how they do it.
- What are the responsibilities of the position being applied for? While you might not be able find out exact specifics, you should be able to garner enough information to get the gist of the job.
- What can YOU bring to the position, as far as your personal and professional abilities.
Now you need to SELL yourself to your perspective employer. You need to be able to communicate why this company needs to hire you over everyone else who has applied. Have extraordinary organizational skills, and can show a track record of streamlining processes? You need to make sure your resume reflects those skills. Are you able to quickly identify issues and show that you can solve those issues? Your previous experiences dealing with these kinds of issues needs to be highlighted as well. Be sure to make whomever reads your resume aware of any accolades and awards you've received as part of your career. Your accomplishments are key selling points.
You need to market yourself to your perspective employer, and that's just to get an INTERVIEW.
Or, you could hire someone to help do some of that heavy lifting for you. Interested?
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Monday, April 16, 2012
Ouch! Decade of Obamacare Will Cost $1,160 billion
http://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2012/04/16/creators_oped/page/full/
The 'Buffet Rule' will pay for, umm, 4% of this cost. I guess the 99% (aka, the rest of us) will pay for the other $1,113 Billion...
The 'Buffet Rule' will pay for, umm, 4% of this cost. I guess the 99% (aka, the rest of us) will pay for the other $1,113 Billion...
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Friday, April 13, 2012
Google Apps update alerts: New: Google Apps Calendar Interop for Microsoft® E...
Google Apps update alerts: New: Google Apps Calendar Interop for Microsoft® E...: Designed for organizations in which some users use Google Calendar and other users manage their calendars in Microsoft® Exchange, Calendar I...
Feeling Emboldened, More Workers Are Willing to Quit
Feeling Emboldened, More Workers Are Willing to Quit
Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/2012/04/12/feeling-emboldened-more-americans-willing-to-quit-their-job/#ixzz1rwGFFhid
If you're tired of your current job, and want to move on to something better, call us! We might just be able to help you find the job you REALLY want.
Read more: http://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/2012/04/12/feeling-emboldened-more-americans-willing-to-quit-their-job/#ixzz1rwGFFhid
If you're tired of your current job, and want to move on to something better, call us! We might just be able to help you find the job you REALLY want.
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Career opportunities with Volkswagen in Chattanooga, TN
http://vwjobschattanooga.com/professional.php
Career opportunities with Volkswagen in Chattanooga TN:
Career opportunities with Volkswagen in Chattanooga TN:
- -Industrial Engineering
- -Plant Engineering
- -Product Engineering
- -Tooling
- -Quality
- -Plant Infrastructure
- -Manufacturing
- •Body Shop
- •Paint
- •Assembly
Based on your skills, experience and preferences, you have
opportunities in:
opportunities in:
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Not just another unemployment data release..
Wow, was I ever SHOCKED to come home from work this morning, and check the latest pre-market news coming out of Wall Street.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-jump-to-380000-2012-04-12?link=MW_home_latest_news
SHOCKED, I tell you!
Well, not really, actually.... In chatting with others on the subject last week, it was the general consensus that the number put out for 2 weeks ago on initial jobless claims would be revised upwards. And, lo and behold, we got that revision today, along with another bad report for LAST week. (how much you want to bet THAT number gets revised upwards as well?)
Meanwhile, some analysts over at MarketWatch.com seem to think the economy will STAY sluggish for some time to come, which will definitely NOT help the employment picture.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cloudy-outlook-hobbles-growth-forecasters-say-2012-04-11
And through all this, I hear tell that companies ARE hiring, but some are having a hard time finding enough qualified workers. Putting people back to work is going to be a lot harder during this recovery then it has been in the past, due to so many of them being LONG TERM unemployed. (out of the workforce 12-18 months, or longer) Work habits have become stale, and job skills may be out of date, according to some reported reasons why companies are wary of hiring those who have been out of the labor market for this long.
Ironically, it might actually be EASIER for newly graduated college students to get some of these high skilled jobs then it has been in the past. Their skill sets are fresher, they are usually more eager and energetic, and MUCH more in tune with the modern high tech world we live in now. But, for the most part, businesses still would prefer job experience over schoolbook learning when looking at a hiring candidate.
And so, the unemployment rate continues to stay uncharacteristically high.
The rules have changed, where it comes to finding a job in today's employment market. Maybe you need to change the way you look for a job. Want to know more?
Talk to us...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-jump-to-380000-2012-04-12?link=MW_home_latest_news
SHOCKED, I tell you!
Well, not really, actually.... In chatting with others on the subject last week, it was the general consensus that the number put out for 2 weeks ago on initial jobless claims would be revised upwards. And, lo and behold, we got that revision today, along with another bad report for LAST week. (how much you want to bet THAT number gets revised upwards as well?)
Meanwhile, some analysts over at MarketWatch.com seem to think the economy will STAY sluggish for some time to come, which will definitely NOT help the employment picture.
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/cloudy-outlook-hobbles-growth-forecasters-say-2012-04-11
And through all this, I hear tell that companies ARE hiring, but some are having a hard time finding enough qualified workers. Putting people back to work is going to be a lot harder during this recovery then it has been in the past, due to so many of them being LONG TERM unemployed. (out of the workforce 12-18 months, or longer) Work habits have become stale, and job skills may be out of date, according to some reported reasons why companies are wary of hiring those who have been out of the labor market for this long.
Ironically, it might actually be EASIER for newly graduated college students to get some of these high skilled jobs then it has been in the past. Their skill sets are fresher, they are usually more eager and energetic, and MUCH more in tune with the modern high tech world we live in now. But, for the most part, businesses still would prefer job experience over schoolbook learning when looking at a hiring candidate.
And so, the unemployment rate continues to stay uncharacteristically high.
The rules have changed, where it comes to finding a job in today's employment market. Maybe you need to change the way you look for a job. Want to know more?
Talk to us...
http://thejobmarketreport.com
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Google Plots Web Domain-Buying Spree
Google Plots Web Domain-Buying Spree
Search Giant Among Brands That Say They Plan to Apply for Generic Top-Level Domains
http://adage.com/article/digital/google-plots-web-domain-buying-spree/234009/
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
The Job Market Report LLC to Go Worldwide
Charlie Soeh and Mark Gesswein will soon be launching thejobmarketreport.com internationally, with access to job openings in Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. With over 200,000,000 people jobless worldwide, there has never been a greater need for our services. We offer a combination of coaching and personal branding to make perspective employees stand out from the crowd, and get the attention of companies who are hiring.
If you would like to know more, visit our webpage, or give us a call!
Thejobmarketreport.com
877-420-7600
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If you would like to know more, visit our webpage, or give us a call!
Thejobmarketreport.com
877-420-7600
Press 1 for sales
Press 2 for customer service
5 reasons the US job market might be weakening
By PAUL WISEMAN AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - Economists mostly shrugged off news that U.S. hiring slowed in March as a one-month aberration warped by warm weather.
But what if they're wrong? What if the sharp drop in job creation signaled something more ominous?
Monday, April 9, 2012
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Five secrets to using The Job Market Report LLC
Here are a few reasons to sign up and subscribe to The Job Market Report LLC
- We communicate with you one-on-one, and get down to the heart of why you're having difficulty getting interview and finding a steady job.
- We'll do a lot of the heavy lifting for you. Give us your details, including your prior work history and education, and we'll find employers who are looking to hire YOU.
- We'll show you how to remake your online image into one which will be attractive to perspective employers. We help BRAND you in the job marketplace.
- We can help find you work locally, interstate, or even INTERNATIONALLY. Your best job prospects might not be right around the corner.
- We're there for you both now, AND into the future. A subscription gives you 12 months of service, so that if one job doesn't work out for you, we'll work with you for the remainder of your subscription to get you hired.
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Thursday, April 5, 2012
The state of the US job market right now
The US Department of Labor released it's weekly number for new unemployment benefits for the last week of March today. Marketwatch has a story about it here:
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-fall-slightly-to-357000-2012-04-05
What I don't understand is this..
According to the numbers, 357,000 NEW claims for unemployment benefits were filed in the week ending March 31st. Meanwhile, there was only a DROP of 16,000 from the total of people ALREADY receiving said benefits. So, that means (by my admittedly sketchy math) that the TOTAL number of people NOW receiving unemployment benefit checks has INCREASED by 341,000.
If the US economy is putting more people ONTO the unemployment rolls then it is taking OFF, how can that possibly be spun by the media as a GOOD report? Sure, there were a few thousand fewer new benefits applications filed this last month then the month before, but that's like saying that a slowing of an increase in spending is a CUT in said spending. It's just not intellectually honest.
Am I wrong here, or what?
I'd like to hear any and all feedback....
This just in: March saw non-farm payroll jobs increase by only 120,000, as opposed to the 210,000 that analysts were expecting. And yet, the OFFICIAL unemployment rate DROPS by 1/10 of a percent.
Does ANYONE still buy these numbers?
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/us-jobless-claims-fall-slightly-to-357000-2012-04-05
What I don't understand is this..
According to the numbers, 357,000 NEW claims for unemployment benefits were filed in the week ending March 31st. Meanwhile, there was only a DROP of 16,000 from the total of people ALREADY receiving said benefits. So, that means (by my admittedly sketchy math) that the TOTAL number of people NOW receiving unemployment benefit checks has INCREASED by 341,000.
If the US economy is putting more people ONTO the unemployment rolls then it is taking OFF, how can that possibly be spun by the media as a GOOD report? Sure, there were a few thousand fewer new benefits applications filed this last month then the month before, but that's like saying that a slowing of an increase in spending is a CUT in said spending. It's just not intellectually honest.
Am I wrong here, or what?
I'd like to hear any and all feedback....
This just in: March saw non-farm payroll jobs increase by only 120,000, as opposed to the 210,000 that analysts were expecting. And yet, the OFFICIAL unemployment rate DROPS by 1/10 of a percent.
Does ANYONE still buy these numbers?
http://thejobmarketreport.com
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Monday, April 2, 2012
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