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A spotlight on long-term unemployed... and those who care
The generosity of the Tampa Bay community never ceases to amaze me. ... Read more
- extended unemployment benefits
- florida agency for workforce innovation
- Florida jobs
- jeff harrington
- long-term unemployment
- Max Wysong
- unemployment
Help Wanted signs popping up at this morning's job fair
After writing about rising unemployment trends and reasons why Tampa Bay is lagging recovery compared to much of the country, it was nice to see so many companies talking about actual AVAILABLE jobs at the job and career fair in St. ... Read more
- Bank of America
- careers
- Davaco
- Disney
- hiring
- jeff harrington
- job fair
- Massey Pest Services
- nielsen
- st. petersburg
- Tampa Bay jobs
- The Coliseum
- ValPak
Four things that are somehow related
1. September is International Update Your Resume Month. It's true.
2. Says TechNewsWorld: And the job goes to ... the canddiate with the right keywords! ... Read more
- humanity
- international update your resume month
- jaron lanier
- Resumes
- technewsworld
- the chronicle of higher education
- the job search
- thomas boyer
Cara and the pink slip party
The story ran in Monday's paper:
The pink slip party was set for Wednesday evening at the Centre Club on West Shore and Kennedy boulevards. She helped line up a couple of motivational speakers and got recruiters to pledge attendance and nailed down sponsorships from local businesses so job-seekers could get in free.
"I want to find a job," she said, "but I want to help other people in the same position, too." ... Read more
- cara christopherson
- help wanted
- job hunt
- michael kruse
- networking
- pink slip party
- Resumes
- st. petersburg times
The job market view from 50+
Tuesday morning's torrential downpours may have hampered voter turnout for the primaries but not turnout here at a Tampa job fair geared toward those aged 50 and up. By AARP's count, about 1,000 people came through the four-hour fair and 200 of them took part in seminars to improve their job marketability. ... Read more
Battling the job slowdown
A couple months ago, it looked like the economy was starting to get back on track. Temp hiring was up; new unemployment claims were down. The latest reports about job creation aren't as optimistic. Nowhere near as bad as the depth of the recession, but some setbacks nevertheless. ... Read more
Seniors: Mark your calendars
Amid a flurry of job fairs targeting laid-off employees, new graduates and veterans, AARP is organizing a Tampa job fair this month geared toward those 50-plus in the job hunt. ... Read more
Executive reinvents her professional self
Job counselors say one of the hardest things they face is people who either A) Don't accept that the kinds of jobs they had before just aren't available or B) Have trouble taking the necessary steps to learn a new career.
The latest Help Wanted tale about Erma Charles reinventing her professional career is a case study about making the leap. ... Read more
- career change
- dex charles
- erma charles
- help wanted
- investment banking
- jeff harrington
- MBA
- networking
Florida's unemployment rate at 11.4 percent - false hope or recovery underway?
Re: Florida's unemployment rate drops to 11.4 percent
Until now, many of the economists I talk to have been rather cautious about declaring a recovery in Florida's jobs market is underway.
To be sure, there are plenty of signs that the rate may spike higher later this year, especially as discouraged workers who've left the labor force start looking again. But after back-to-back-to-back drops in the unemployment rate, hope appears to be building that the worst is past.
... Read more
- Census jobs
- florida agency for workforce innovation
- Florida jobs
- Florida unemployment
- help wanted
- jeff harrington
Tough summer job market for teens shaping up as a modern record.. for worst
The latest from outplacement firm Challenger Gray & Christmas: ... Read more
- bureau of labor statistics
- Challenger Gray & Christmas
- Florida unemployment
- outplacement firm
- teen jobs
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The unemployment crisis and how it affects Tampa Bay residents is one of the major news stories of 2010. The St. Petersburg Times and tampabay.com will cover the issue in a series of articles called Help Wanted: Unemployed in Tampa Bay. You'll meet the people behind the high Florida unemployment rate, the ones scouring the help-wanted ads and constantly wondering: Who's hiring right now?
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