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3 Reasons to Visit Missouri Career Centers 2008-04-28 13:00:56 Deavolo understands why most unemployed and employed jobseekers don't know what the MissouriCareer
Center has to offer. "When I was unemployed," the Career Counselor says, "I just came in every four weeks to check in like everyone else and then left."
I shared the misconception that the Missouri Career Centers were just euphemistically named Unemployment Offices with overworked counselors Read more:Reasons
KC's Best Places to Work (Part 3) 2008-04-27 18:14:10 The final installment of the descriptions and links to career pages for the Kansas City Business Journal's list of best employers, based on employee surveys.
Saint Luke's Health System - (Large company) - "The Saint Luke's Health System is a faith-based, not-for-profit aligned health system committed to the highest levels of excellence in providing health care and health related services in a Read more:Places
Why I love kcphilnet.org 2008-04-26 16:13:34 The Council of Philanthropy in Kansas City operates a job board for non-profits called JobSource on its web site
Here are a few of my favorite reasons to go this site first for non-profit jobs in Kansas City.
1. Contact information for the jobs -- As you know, if you've worked the internet job boards, the contact information is most often blank or "N/A". That makes it
KC's Best Places to Work (Part 2) 2008-04-25 09:32:36 Continuing with the descriptions and links to career pages for the Kansas City Business Journal's list of best employers, based on employee surveys.
Grapevine Designs - (Small company) - "As a promotional marketing agency, we grow ideas! We work within your brand standards to design solutions that sell your message. Expertise: Brand reminder promotional items, Logo design and campaign Read more:Places
KC IT Job Market Slump 2008-04-24 09:36:39 I have two good friends (I'll call them Cheryl and Jack) who recruit for local IT consulting agencies. I'm not a worrier -- and neither are they -- but what they see in the market has us all anxious.
Cheryl says that the demand for IT consulting requisitions and hires in Kansas City is the lowest she's seen for the fifteen years she's been in the business. She says it's worse than after 9/11. Read more:Market
, Slump
Kansas City Life Insurance Group 2008-04-24 09:34:31 Kansas City Life Insurance Group
has put life back into the career of one jobseeker and it may do the same for you.
The husband of a friend recently took a position at Kansas City Life Insurance Group. His previous position at a major KC company involved high stress, lots of unpaid overtime, uncertain hours, and little or no support from management.
His move to Kansas City Life has given him Read more:Kansas
, Kansas City
100 Manufacturing Technician Openings 2008-04-23 15:02:48 I just received this notice from Right Management:
GE Transportation plans to fill approximately 100 hourly ManufacturingTechnician
positions at our new facility located just 5 minutes from the Kansas City International Airport. GE would like to have all candidates apply online by April 25. The start date will be in mid-August. Starting pay $17/hour.The full job descriptions are below....
KC's Best Places to Work (Part 1) 2008-04-23 10:17:13 I've done research on the Kansas City Business Journal 's 2007 list of companies that employees evaluated as the best places to work. I've compiled links to the career opportunities at the employer web sites (where available) and short descriptions for each employer.
Here is the original Kansas City Business Journal article on the finalists:
Read more:Places
A Monstrous Job Fair 2008-04-21 13:51:48 Last week I went to my first job fair. I had always thought of job fairs as places for entry level job seekers. Since I was looking for a management job, I was hesitant but was assured by others that job fairs were great places for any job seeker to network and find out about companies.
I selected this job fair as my first because it was sponsored by a major Internet job board and they promised
Does salary.com add up? 2008-04-29 14:37:33 Salary.com has a free Salary Wizard that allows you to view an estimate of salary, benefits, and bonuses for specific job titles in your area. Salary.com also offers a premium product (in other words, it costs money) that it says will provide more accurate information.
Here is what they say about how they come up with their numbers: "Our consumer database begins with hundreds of employer surveys
Networking Event Calendars 2008-04-30 15:29:03 Looking for events where you can network and meet others who might be interested in your skills or business?
Here are some sources that I've found.
Kansas City Business Journal Tip Sheet - Each weekly issue contains a list of upcoming events for a couple of weeks in advance on the Tip Sheet page. If you don't subscribe, you can find the latest issue in your local library. (As far as I can tell, Read more:Calendars
How fresh are those job board postings? 2008-05-01 14:27:44 The job posting seemed fresh
-- Indeed.com had it listed as "new!" and "1 day" old. The originating site at TheJobPlanet.com said it had just been posted on April 29.
So why did I find out from the company that the job had been filled 6 months ago?
With the proliferation of job boards and job search engines like Indeed, I would expect that some jobs would still be posted long after they were
Update to job posting freshness 2008-05-03 17:30:00 This is an update to my posting on Thursday How fresh are those job board postings?
I talked to one of my recruiter friends and he told me that some job boards do allow the employer/recruiter to recycle their postings and put a new date on them. He told me that Dice makes it very easy. All he has to do is check boxes by each posting in his list and it will show a new date. So beware of how " Read more:Update
Two Job Fairs on May 6 2008-05-04 19:56:19 If you're looking to meet employers, learn more about companies you're interested in, and network with others in your industry and outside, Tuesday, May 6 is your lucky day. Here are two career fairs -- one virtual and one physical -- that you can participate in.
Wall Street Journal Virtual Career Fair - 9 AM to 6 PM EDT
Unlike physical job fairs, virtual job fairs take place within an Read more:Fairs
Is this the future of job fairs? (Pt 1) 2008-05-06 21:28:45 Today I left the suit hanging in the closet, put on some comfy clothes, sat back in my power recliner... and went to a job fair.
The Wall Street Journal Virtual Career Fair recreates the trade show atmosphere of an ideal physical job fair online. After you log in, you are invited into a virtual world with an exhibit hall, a media center with company documentation, and a lounge where you can
Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 1) 2008-05-05 14:19:43 Fortune magazine published its list of the 100 Best Companies
to Work For. Here is the link to the complete list:
I did some research and here are the six companies in the top 20 on the list who have job openings or locations in the Kansas City Metro area.
4. Edward Jones (Financial Services)
Fortune's review: http: Read more:Fortune
Is this the future of job fairs? (Pt 2) 2008-05-07 20:39:40 In yesterday's post, Is this the future of job fairs? (Pt 1) , I reviewed my experience at the Wall Street Journal Virtual Career Fair.
WSJ has scheduled another online interactive fair for July 29. For details, see -fair?frame_src= I encourage you to participate -- I got some great contacts and had fun
Does Salaryexpert.com know it all? 2008-05-09 13:46:26 Like other estimators, salaryexpert.com offers a basic free tool that estimates within a wide range and a customized report that an individual pays for.
Salaryexpert.com uses area-specific government survey data for its base salary range. Salary.com says that it uses a database of consumer surveys. (See my review of salary.com.)Thinking up creative alternate titles for job positions is important
Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 2) 2008-05-10 20:16:41 This posts continues my review of the companies on Fortune
's 100 Best Companies
to Work For list that have job openings or locations in the Kansas City Metro Area. (See Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 1) )
21. Principal Financial Group
Fortune's review:
Career page:
22.
Dice.com - Lucky for IT job seekers? 2008-05-12 16:33:59 Dice.com markets itself as the #1 tech jobs board for technology careers. With 90,000+ job listings, almost 800 in the Kansas City Metro area, it would be difficult to argue with their self-proclaimed title.
Why should I use Dice?
Dice doesn't have all the technology job listings but it has plenty that other boards don't (see next question). Because Dice is only technology jobs, it's easier to Read more:seekers
Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in KC (Part 3) 2008-05-14 22:08:41 This post continues my review of the companies on Fortune
's 100 Best Companies
to Work For list that have job openings or locations in the Kansas City Metro Area. (See Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 1) and Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 2) )
51. Paychex (Payroll Services)
Fortune's review: Career
Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in KC (Part 4) 2008-05-16 20:58:22 This post concludes my review of the companies on Fortune
's 100 Best Companies
to Work For list that have job openings or locations in the Kansas City Metro Area. (See Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 1) , Fortune's Best Companies to Work For (Part 2) and Fortune's Best Companies to Work For in KC (Part 3) )
80. Healthways
Fortune's review:
Research online with Johnson County Library 2008-05-19 18:49:09 To us Jackson County
residents, there's more than a state line separating us from Johnson
County; there's a mental barrier that often keeps us from taking advantage of resources that can be helpful to us.
Take the Johnson County Central Resource Library
at 9875 W. 87th Street in Overland Park. I found out that it was only about 30 minutes from my home in Independence (non-rush-hour time!) and Read more:Research
, online
Social Networking Sites in the Job Search 2008-05-29 16:18:17 Maybe you think social networking sites are just for teens. Or maybe you joined a professional network like LinkedIn ( ) because people told you about it but you've never really done anything with it so you have two connections. I'm here today to convince you otherwise.
I'm not affiliated with LinkedIn, except as a user, but after the stories I've heard I'm a believer Read more:Social
, Sites
, Search
Getting to know your interviewers 2008-05-28 15:35:50 I was just another applicant to the hiring manager. He greeted me in a friendly, but distant manner, until I said, "Congratulations on your new grandson." He opened up immediately and with those few words we were able to establish a rapport that lasted throughout the interview.
How did I know about his grandson? I found the tidbit in his organization's newsletter that had been posted on
Don't forget the government 2008-06-23 11:38:59 In your job search, don't forget to check federal, state, county, and city job opportunities.
Many government agencies do NOT post to public job boards like CareerBuilder and Monster, so the only way to check their openings is to go to their own sites.
The official Federal government job site is
The State of Missouri job site is
The
Craigslist as a Job Board 2008-07-07 15:52:21 Craigslist, the Internet classified ads website, is not the first place that comes to mind for a job search. But, because of its broad reach and low cost (ads are often free), job opportunities show up there that might not show up elsewhere.
When I reviewed the Kansas City area Craigslist job board at , I checked out the sections for Internet engineers, nonprofit Read more:Board
Job Clubs (Part II) 2008-07-06 16:21:58 In my previous article on job clubs as tools for a job search, I talked about two types of job clubs. But what do people get out of job clubs -- is it just a place for people to complain and be depressed?
I asked several friends why they thought joining a job club helped their job search and here are their responses:
"Talking with others in a job club helps you think out of the box about yo Read more:Clubs
Job Clubs (Part 1) 2008-07-05 20:43:13 When I invited a friend of mine to a job club at a local church, she said, "What good is it going to do me to sit around with a bunch of other unemployed people?"
Maybe you share my friend's opinion. So I'm going to give you the same answer I gave her.
Career clubs, job clubs, or career transition ministries are groups that are organized, often sponsored by local churches or colleges t Read more:Clubs
Best Employers in Lee's Summit 2008-07-04 17:14:49 If your Kansas City job search includes the Lee's Summit
area, you might want to consider these companies that were recognized by the Lee's Summit Chamber of Commerce. All of these employers were finalists for their 2008 Res in Motus (Business in Motion) Business of Year Awards.
The criteria for recognition:
Lee’s Summit Chamber of Commerce member in
good standingIn business a minimum of 3
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