“Search for 'bridge' work can be as hard as finding another career” plus 3 more |
- Search for 'bridge' work can be as hard as finding another career
- Search continues for body in landfill in Pittsburg
- Search committee formed to find new DNR director
- Bernards Township discussion to focus on library as next chapter in job search
| Search for 'bridge' work can be as hard as finding another career Posted: 05 Sep 2010 10:00 PM PDT Workers who haven't been in a long-term job search find it hard to understand why people can't just "get a 'B' job." "Why don't they go work at McDonald's or something?" is a frequent retort. Why? Because they're not getting hired. I've had countless job hunters tell me they've applied at the Walmarts, the Home Depots, the McDonald's of the world without success. Some believe there's age discrimination. Others say they've been told they wouldn't be happy there, or they'd leave as soon as something better came along, or they couldn't be paid what they're worth. To which applicants want to scream: "Let me judge that!" But the fact remains that in this tight job market, the search for a "bridge" job is just as hard as the search for a "career" job like the one that was lost. Given that sitting at home and fruitlessly sending out applications over the Internet is ineffective, here are some ideas for "bridge work." (Believe me, I understand that many job hunters have tried all of these.) Volunteer. Even if there's no income, it gets you out to meet people and might expose you to a staff opportunity. Substitute-teach. If you don't have teaching or advanced degrees, it will be tough to compete with experienced teachers, but there's decent per-diem pay if you're needed. Do odd jobs. With only basic physical ability, you can do yard work and housecleaning or provide house- or pet-sitting services. With more specific skills, you can do painting, handyman work, sewing, cooking, elder care or child care. Become an independent contractor. If you have specific computer, accounting, advertising or marketing skills, businesses may hire you on contract. Let people know you're available. Be a temp. Look for temporary help agencies that specialize in your field of experience. That maximizes your placement odds. Go part-time. Full-time, with benefits, is the goal, but part-time jobs (some of which do include benefits) buy the groceries. The reality of this job market is that employers are more likely to hire part-timers than full-timers. Diane Stafford is the workplace and careers columnist at The Kansas City Star. Contact her at dstafford@ kcstar.com. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Search continues for body in landfill in Pittsburg Posted: 06 Sep 2010 12:16 PM PDT PITTSBURG, CA (KGO) -- The search is continuing at a Pittsburg landfill as investigators try for a fourth straight day to find a missing Hercules man. Police say Frederick Sales may be the fifth victim of a man who went on a murder spree, fueled by romantic jealousy. Hayward investigators believe Sales' body is buried somewhere in an acre of trash at the Keller Canyon Landfill in Pittsburg. Twenty volunteers and three Hercules homicide investigators are still sifting through tons of trash hoping to find Sales.Investigators believe that Sales was the victim of a murder spree by Efren Valdemoro that began Tuesday of last week. Hercules police believe that Valdemoro dumped Sales body in a trash bin that ended up at the landfill. For the past four days, searchers have come up empty. The job is tedious, distasteful and grueling in the heat. "The total amount of debris is estimated at 3,000 tons, so it is not flat, there are piles of trash and debris out there," said Hercules police spokesperson Doreen Mathews.Matthews said searchers have to painstakingly search each scoop the bulldozer picks up. "Each scoop is taking probably about 30 minutes to go through and that is why we are here again," said Mathews. Police believe that Valdemoro killed his girlfriend Cindy Tran and Frederick's father, Ricardo Sales, in a jealous rage -- believing that one or both romanced his girlfriend. Valdemoro was shot by police last week following a high speed chase. Valdemoro is also linked by Vallejo police to the killings of Marcaria Smart and Segundina Allen. Their decaying bodies were found in Allen's home, where Allen's husband Charles Rittenhouse was living at the time. Rittenhouse was arrested and is in jail for having large amounts of explosives in his home. Investigators say they won't stop the search at the landfill until they find the body or are certain that every inch of the landfill has been searched. (Copyright ©2010 KGO-TV/DT. All Rights Reserved.) Tags: hercules, CHP, crime, shooting, vallejo, pittsburg, east bay newsThis entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Search committee formed to find new DNR director Posted: 06 Sep 2010 07:34 AM PDT Jefferson City, Mo. — A nine-person committee will assist in what Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) calls "the nation-wide search" for the next director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. DNR Director Mark Templeton resigned from DNR to become executive director of the Office of the Independent Trustees of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Trust. Templeton's new job will be to secure money for people impacted by BP's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico who file claims on their damaged property. "First and foremost, the director of DNR must be focused on preserving and improving Missouri's priceless natural and cultural resources," Nixon said. "This is an opportunity to recruit a leader prepared to meet the challenges of environmental stewardship and sustainable economic development in the 21st Century." In the summer 2009, Templeton faced criticism and ultimately suspension for the part he played in delaying Lake of the Ozarks' E. coli bacteria testing results from being publicized. Nixon suspended Templeton for what the governor perceived as passing bad information to the governor's staff. When Templeton resigned in August, Nixon praised his efforts in changing the way beaches are tested for bacteria and closed if E. coli levels are deemed dangerous. Nixon named Kip Stetzler acting director of the state's Department of Natural Resources. Stetzler will serve until the nine-member search committee makes a recommendation and the governor offers a permanent appointment. Stetzler has been the director of the Western Regional Office of the Governor based in Kansas City. "This is a vital department for the state of Missouri because of the different areas it affects and we wanted to make sure we had a committee in place, up and running," Nixon Press Secretary Scott Holste said. "There are no deadlines set on it, but we are hoping that the commiteee will be able to move in a rapid yet thorough fashion to help assist the governor and his staff in finding someone." "I'm confident that this committee will find an outstanding individual who will create new opportunities for 'green' business practices across the economic spectrum - including within state government–and who will accelerate the state's development of renewable sources of energy, including wind, solar and biofuels," Nixon said. The nine-person committee has two members from St. Louis, two members from Kansas City, and members from Springfield, Columbia, Rolla, Brunswick and Jefferson City. Jefferson City's David Ward, executive director of the Conservation Federation of Missouri, is the member geographically closest to the Lake of the Ozarks. "These are people who are leaders in various fields that the Department of Natural Resources has a role in," Holste said. "When you look at the executive director of the Conservation Federation, you look at people who have roles in energy, you look at people who have roles in environmental type issues." Though the Lake of the Ozarks has been a center of controversy for Nixon and for the DNR, it does not have a resident on the selection committee. Department of Natural Resources has had to address over the last several years," Holste said. Search committee members Contact Rance Burger at rance.burger@lakesunonline.com. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Bernards Township discussion to focus on library as next chapter in job search Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:17 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. The following are comments from the readers. In no way do they represent the view of recordernewspapers.com. We encourage your feedback and dialog, all comments will be reviewed by our Web staff before appearing on the Web site. RecorderNewspapers.com requires readers to register with an e-mail address to leave comments. Registered users: This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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