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Minnesota unemployment up 0.1% on October to 6.0 percent.
Minnesota Employment and Unemployment ReleaseMinnesota's unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.0 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis. Employment fell by 7,500 over the month on a seasonally adjusted basis.Source MN DEED |
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The Secret to Attracting Job Applicants
The Secret to Attracting Job ApplicantsEmployer Branding answers one simple question - why shouldsomeone work for a certain company instead of any othercompany? How can a company differentiate itself from itspeers and attract new employees? It's quite simple,actually. Employer Branding is all about marketing an entirecompany as though it were a product. However, instead ofselling computers or cappuccinos, the product that is beingpitched to the consumer is the people and employeeexperience... |
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Third quarter scholarship recipient
The recipient of our 3rd quarter scholarship award of $1000 was Emily Driemeyer. She is in her second year of a Exercise Science and Nutrition degree program at the College of Saint Catherine. We wish her success with her education.MINNESOTAJOBS.COM offers scholarships on a quarterly basis to students and future students enrolled in a 2 year or 4 year degree program at a Minnesota institution of higher learning. We have been offering our quarterly $1000 scholarship since 2005 and have awarded... |
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November Diversity Minnesota newsletter
The latest Diversity Minnesota newsletter is now out. To view it, click here. |
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Myth: Don't need a local site. My jobs are on Monster, Career Builder, etc.
Myth BusterMyth: I don't need to use MINNESOTAJOBS.COM, My jobs arelisted on Career Builder, Monster, Etc.Busted: Many of our job seeker visitors are loyal and drop by oursite often. Since we have been around since 1995 (ancientInternet history), job seekers know about us and tell theirfriends. Also many job seeker search for jobs using searchengines like Google and Yahoo. We make sure your jobs areeasily found on the search engines. We also make sure yourcompany is found on the search... |
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Career Videos on-line at MINNESOTAJOBS.COM
MINNESOTAJOBS.COM has added a page that has videos on just about any occupation. Interested in learning more about another field of work? These videos are a great introduction to the field. We've indexed the videos so it's very easy to find topics based on general career areas.Important Note: Many of the videos have a Spanish language version as well.Click here to go to our videos page. |
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Hire Me! - get above the noise.
Hire Me!Who gets hired in today's job market? What traits andcharacteristics do the "successful" applicants posses thatgets them in the door? I've assemble five "hire me"factors--key attributes that I looked for when I interviewedprospective hires.Full article here. |
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Job Radio in our job seekers home page
We've added a great resource for job seekers. It's job radio (jobradio.fm). There's a button to listen to continuously streaming advice and useful information for job seekers.Click here to visit our job seeker's home page and check out Job Radio. |
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Career Change Resume Writing Tips
Career Change Resume Writing TipsYour career change resume is a very specific tool, quiteunlike a 'normal' resume so you must approach it's creationdifferently. Here are some tips to make sure that yourcareer change resume is up to the job of getting you tointerview.Click here for full article. |
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Enhanced Training Company List
MINNESOTAJOBS.COM Web Site UpdateMINNESOTAJOBS.COM has recently made a change to ourtraining company area to meet the requests of unemployedjob seekers who are looking for information on short andlong term training programs.Organizations that offer these courses now enjoy a quicklink on our front page. Job seekers can't miss the flashylogo on the upper right corner. One click brings them to asection that offers new career possibilities.If you have ideas for additional training resources,... |
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The Minnesota unemployment rate fell in September
Minnesota's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for September fell three-tenths of a percentage point to 5.9 percent. This was driven by an over-the-month decrease of 7,100 in the number of unemployed. The national unemployment rate remained steady at 6.1 percent in September. Source MN DEED |
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Everyone's Got Style
Everyone's Got StyleYou're undoubtedly familiar with the idea that everyonehas a different learning style, communication style, and soon. You've also probably experienced any number of the manystyles assessments out there, from Myers-Briggs toDISC to whichever was popular in the organizations whereyou've worked.So, of course, you know everyone is different.Except...Read the full article here. |
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The World Always Looks Brighter From Behind A Smile
The World Always Looks Brighter From Behind A SmileSmiling is the universal language. People like smiles a lotmore than frowns. Many careers have been enhanced because ofthe presence of a bright smile. Read the full article by clicking here. |
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Making Job References Work For You
Making Job References Work For YouA prospective employer can only assume that you possess thequalities described in your resume. The only way aprospective employer can determine the accuracy of yourresume is by checking your references.Click here for full article. |
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Diverse candidates' job interviewing challenges
We've added some fascinating videos to DiversityMinnesota.com. These video clips, developed by Lila Kelly and associates, show some of the challenges people of color, LGBT and disabled people have when interviewing for a job. These videos are part of a comprehensive program to help hiring managers and HR personnel find the fullest potential in all candidates they interview. These video clips are currently on the front page of DiversityMinnesota.com. We think you will find them enlightening.... |
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Diverse job candidates' interviewing challenges
We've added some fascinating videos to DiversityMinnesota.com. These video clips, developed by Lila Kelly and associates, show some of the challenges people of color, LGBT and disabled people have when interviewing for a job. These videos are part of a comprehensive program to help hiring managers and HR personnel find the fullest potential in all candidates they interview. These video clips are currently on the front page of DiversityMinnesota.com. We think you will find them enlightening.... |
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Human Resource Challenges - Getting Employees to Read Your Company Manuals
Human Resource Challenges - Getting Employees to Read Your Company ManualsEmployees must read the manuals of the company and theymust understand the procedures, rules and informationcontained in them. If someone gets hurt on the job, getssexually harassed or gets fired or terminated then thereare sometimes huge legal problems. Many humanresource directors and personnel managers realize that muchof the conflict can easily be resolved as soon as everyoneknows the rules. Unfortunately, just because... |
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Updated training section
MINNESOTAJOBS.COM has made some important changes to our training section. We have added and will continue to add educational institutions that offer short term training. These programs should help some of our unemployed visitors get back into the workforce quickly with a new career. |
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Do You Really Need a Different Resume for Each Job?
Do You Really Need a Different Resume for Each Job?Youve probably heard that employers expect to see an exactmatch to their skills on your resume, and that you should betailoring your resume to each job. But, you might thinkif Ido that, I'll be writing forever!Of course, theres a point to customizing your resume tomeet the needs of employers. A resume in todays competitivemarket must deliver a clear message in order to beeffective. However, this doesn't mean that every resume... |
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New Diversity Minnesota Newsletter out
Diversity Minnesota has just release it's latest e-newsletter. You can find an on-line version of it at http://diversityminnesota.com/newslette ... 200810.phpIf you didn't get the newsletter in your email, it might have gone into your spam filter or you are not signed up for it.If you are not signed up for it, please visit http://diversityminnesota.com/support.php and request to be included in the monthly Diversity Minnesota Newsletter.FYI, It's Hispanic Heritage Month until October... |