Minnesota Jobs
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Have you been to our job seeker resource page lately?
It has lists of search firms/training companies, a job fair/event calendar, salary surveys, a list of Minnesota job network groups and much more!http://minnesotajobs.com/info.php?js_zone=true |
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Showcase Your Accomplishments - by Joan Runnheim Olson
Job seekers outside of the creative fields are now seeing the value of utilizing portfolios in their job search. Traditionally, only artists and writers have used portfolios when seeking freelance work. With job security becoming less certain, workers need to continually update and enhance their skills, while keeping a record of what theyve accomplished. Employers like to hire someone whose work theyve seen. A portfolio can support a résumé with concrete evidence of an applicants work.... |
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Do you have hidden biases?
Use this link to bring you to an interesting group of tests to see if you have some hidden biases based on race, religion or culture.The tests were put together by some people at Harvard University and are called the Implicit Association Tests. Visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/hrsection/arti ... php?empl=1 |
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State Unemployment Rate Dips to 6.8 Percent in June
Last June it was 7.0%We lost 3,700 jobs - mainly census workers.The number of jobs in Minnesota has grown 0.4 percent in the past 12 months, compared with a 0.1 percent decline nationally. US unemployment is 9.5%.Source MN DEED |
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What Resume Fits Me? - by Rebecca Adams
Make yourself stand out by finding the resume style that fits you best. Use this article to help you get started, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=99 |
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MN citys 5 of top 25 best cities to live. - Source: CNN Money
Full list of cities.http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag ... 10/top100/ |
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CNN Money says Eden Prairie best place in US to live!
We knew that MN is Gods country didn't we? More info at http://realestate.yahoo.com/promo/100-b ... 10-edition |
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5 Tips for Hiring Great Employees - By Terri Robinson
5 Tips for Hiring Great Employees This time last year employers had to be very creative to find great employees. This year the number of job seekers out there has more than doubled (according to the number of resumes posted on Monster.com anyway). Instead of having to search high and low to find a few great people, employers are bombarded with hundreds - or even thousands - of resumes. So how are you going to find the truly great employee? Recruiting for an employee to fill your position can be... |
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Septran Inc. in Bloomington has an open house 7/9 & 7/10
Septran Incorporated is looking for bus drivers. Excellent benefits for moms, etc. To learn more about the open houses, please visit here. |
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Terrific Tips for Telephone Interviews - by Wendy J. Terwelp
Learn six easy ways to have a great telephone interview, and to increase your chances of landing the job. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=11 |
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The Importance of Employee Recognition - By Robbie Q Morse
A good employee is certainly a happy employee. If your office has become a place of drudgery and deadlines, rather than a place of high morale and high effectiveness, then it might be time to spruce up the work place with an employee recognition program. A proper employee recognition program should be one that awards excellent work, rather than punishes those who may feel challenged in their current positions. An employee recognition program can give your employees something to work towards, in... |
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Hire Me! - by Joe Mayne
"Who gets hired in today's job market? What traits and characteristics do the "successful" applicants posses that gets them in the door? I've assemble five "hire me" factors--key attributes that I looked for when I interviewed prospective hires." To read the rest of this article, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=10 |
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ARC Community has an Executive Director opening
To learn more about this nonprofit leadership position, please visit http://minnesotajobs.com/view.php?job_id=999688 |
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For Employers - Low-Priced Craigslist Job Postings Can Contain a Hidden Cost - By Tony F. Lee
Craigslist has built a reputation as a great resource of free and low-cost classifieds online, especially among company recruiters operating with limited budgets. But as the years pass, it's become clear that relying on Craigslist to fill local job openings may require more time and money than its reputation suggests. In fact, in many cases, using a traditional job board is a more cost- and time-effective strategy than posting on Craigslist.http://minnesotajobs.com/HRSection/arti ... enfees.php... |
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Five resume writing strategies from a career coachs secret toolkit-by Nimish Thakkar
Ever wonder how career coaches transform ordinary resumes into wow documents. Career coaches and resume writers, depending on their training and background, use a variety of techniques to add punch to their clients resumes. I am going to share a few commonly-used techniques in this article. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=70 |
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Living in a World With No Time Boundaries-By Shawn Doyle
If you have the time to read this (I'll bet that you don't), I want to tell you about a very prevalent and destructive force that is now taking over corporate America. What force? It's the force destroying boundaries on time. The walls have been knocked down, the fences leveled, and the lines erased. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/HRSection/arti ... php?empl=1 |
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Job-Winning Strategies for New Grads - by Bruce J Bloom
Good jobs today are found and won by job-seekers who are well-organized, resourceful, aggressive, and relentless. The most basic truth in job hunting is equally valid in bad times and good: the best available positions go to the candidates who market themselves most effectively -- NOT necessarily those who are best qualified to do the jobs. Learn some PROVEN strategies to sharpen your competitive edge by visiting: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=27 |
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10 Best Practices for Managing the Aging Workforce - By Richard Anthony, Sr.
For the first time ever, we have four, and some people argue five, generations in the workforce. Each markedly different. Each variously hailed and reviled because of the myths about how they think and behave. All challenged to work toward common goals in spite of their differences. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/HRSection/arti ... kforce.php |
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How to Save a Bad Job Interview - by Kevin Donlin
"Lots of folks beat themselves up after coming up short in a job interview. But there's hope. Because you can still get a job offer, even if you interviewed poorly. How? By using your thank-you letter as an opportunity to recover and re-sell your skill" To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=15 |
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Benchmarking vs. Competency Modeling - By Bill Schult
Since becoming certified in identifying, understanding and appreciating behavior in the mid 70's it has become agonizingly apparent to me that attempting to hire a job candidate on behavior alone is courting disaster. Find out some other techniques to assess a candidate, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/hrsection/arti ... php?empl=1 |