Thursday, August 26, 2010

“Search Site Is Launched Labor Dept.: 84K Listings” plus 3 more

“Search Site Is Launched Labor Dept.: 84K Listings” plus 3 more

Search Site Is Launched Labor Dept.: 84K Listings

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:23 AM PDT

Search Site Is Launched Labor Dept.: 84K Listings

Urge Unemployed New Yorkers To Register

To make it easier for job seekers to search for careers, the New York State Department of Labor has launched the New York State Job Bank website at www.jobcentral.org/newyork. As noted, there are 84,217 jobs posted on the new site and it continues to grow.

The site offers free services for both job seekers and businesses to speed hiring. Job seekers can post resumes and scan job openings, while businesses can post job openings and view résumés to find candidates.

The new site offers these benefits for the job seeker:

• helps them to search job listings by key word or location;

• alerts them to the latest job postings as often as they choose;

• allows them to post resumes; and,

• gives them the option to let employers view their resume.

The department urged New Yorkers to register with the site, post their resumes, and let the Labor Department become their personal job search agent.

"In this tough job market we need to find every way possible to improve the tools we already have," said Commissioner Collen C. Gardner. "We will continue to expand and im- prove this site because the unemployed deserve nothing less. This site adds more jobs, makes it easier for job seekers to find those jobs, and helps businesses to post jobs and find talent."

Businesses that register with the new site get these benefits:

• enables them to search thousands of resumes from a highly qualified talent pool;

• automatically adds jobs listed on their web sites to the job bank; and,

• expands company exposure by posting their job across the country via Labor Department partnerships.

Anyone can also search for jobs directly on the Labor Department's homepage: www.labor.ny.gov.



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Job Search

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 12:27 PM PDT




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Bernards Township discussion to focus on library as next chapter in job search

Posted: 26 Aug 2010 10:10 AM PDT

BERNARDS TWP. – Ruth Lufkin, supervising reference librarian at the Bernards Township Library, will discuss using the library as a job search tool from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, in the library's Program Room.

During "The Library: Your Job Search Research Center," Lufkin will introduce useful library resources and showcase tools that make career exploration and transition easier as well as materials of special interest to job seekers.

She will also describe ways to search for information on particular industries, pinpoint potential employers and find nuggets of company data.

Online resources that are available remotely to every library card holder in the state, as well as those specifically available at Bernards Township Library, will be highlighted.

 Members of the Career Forum, Career Networking Group (CNG) and other support groups are especially invited to attend this free meeting.

The Career Forum meets from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. on Tuesdays at the Somerset Hills YMCA, 140 Mount Airy Road in Basking Ridge. The CNG meets on the first and third Thursday evenings of each month at the library, 32 S. Maple Ave. in Basking Ridge.

Both of these local support groups offer programs of interest to those looking for work or contemplating transition and opportunities to network with other members of the group.

Pre-registration for Lufkin's presentation is suggested but not required; those who register in advance using the Program Calendar at www.BernardsLibrary.org will receive an email reminder before the event.

For more information, call the library at (908) 204.3031, ext. 4, or email rlufkin@bernards.org.

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Looking for a Job on Social Networking Sites

Posted: 25 Aug 2010 08:00 PM PDT

UNTIL just a few years ago, looking for a job was a relatively straightforward process. Write a résumé. Scour job sites or the classifieds. Submit an application for listings that seem appropriate. Reach out to recruiters. Then, wait.

"It doesn't work that way at all anymore," said Nancy Halverson, senior vice president for learning and talent development at the recruiting firm MRINetwork.

Like everything else in business, the job-search process has undergone a revolution since the advent of Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networking sites. Job hunters today must learn to navigate the sometimes slippery social mores of online discourse — for instance, learning to promote themselves without coming off as self-involved.

At the same time, they must be constantly vigilant about managing their online reputation; the slightest slip may discourage potential employers.

"It's almost like social media has replaced the white pages," Ms. Halverson said. "Recruiters don't even know how to find you if you don't have a presence online. It's nonnegotiable — you have to have a profile on a social networking site."

For many people looking for work, however, the technological requirements of the modern job hunt present a profound hurdle. Increasingly, these people are turning up for help at the career offices and continuing education departments of their local universities and community colleges.

"Teaching people how to use these new tools is really becoming one of the main things that we do in career counseling offices," said Nancy Richmond, assistant director of career counseling and exploration at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "We're showing them that using social media is a great way to show employers that they're on the forefront of cutting-edge trends. It can be extremely helpful for their careers."

Twice a semester, Ms. Richmond's office holds workshops teaching students and alumni how to use LinkedIn and other social networks. She also offers one-on-one tutoring to help people brush up their online profiles and counseling on how to approach potential employers or networking contacts online.

Such sessions have become a mainstay at colleges around the country — often, colleges say, because students are demanding them. This fall, the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire will offer a series of continuing education courses called "The Language of Social Media," which aim to give people a quick on-ramp to the world of online networking.

The course came out of a series of classes that Laurie Boettcher, a local social media enthusiast, had been teaching at her chapter of the Chamber of Commerce; the courses were so well attended, a university spokeswoman said, that the school decided to take up the series for itself.

"We think it's important not just to teach people why they should have a presence online, but also to teach them about how to be consistent — what's appropriate in how you represent yourself online, and how you should go about promoting yourself," Ms. Boettcher said.

It's sometimes a tricky process, as many people looking for work have never had reason to set up a presence online and have no idea how to go about it. These people worked in industries like manufacturing, where Facebook and Twitter weren't a part of daily life. Or they had plugged away at the same company for decades and never felt the need to make a résumé, let alone a LinkedIn page describing their job history.

In an economy that ejected people from jobs suddenly, and with such finality, career counselors say, these people feel bereft — they have all the skills necessary for new jobs, but few of the skills required for the job-search process.

It's not the technical skills that are the toughest to master; what's often more difficult for people who haven't used networking sites, say job coaches, is mastering the subtle social skills involved in asking people online for help.

It's an art that can befuddle even technically adept people. In 2008, Oliver Schmid, an I.T. consultant based in Los Angeles, lost his job with a German technology company. Jumping into the job market for the first time in 20 years, Mr. Schmid did what job seekers have always done — he sent out his résumé and waited for companies to call him back. He didn't get any takers.

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