15 Jul, 2011
Make Make Sure
In the age when smartphones, tablets, laptops, and the home computer workforce make connecting to the Internet as simple as reading a road sign, thousands of college-bound individuals are setting their sights on online options for studies and education.
There was once a time when an online degree was looked down upon, but that day is potentially diminishing. It is becoming a growing and more popular option for some. More and more people are seeing that there is little difference between the education once receives in a typical classroom setting and the one they receive working from home via computer. W
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15 Jul, 2011
For most of us, employment is the only way of producing wealth to take care of the needs of our families. But in order to maximize wealth generated during an employee’s lifetime, a candidate must be a strategic marketer. As they are transiting jobs, many employees get into a mode of frenetic activity. They create resumes and blast them off to businesses and their search firms.
What they don’t often realize is that this is a waste of time as the odds are against them. Successful candidates stack the odds in their favor by being strategic marketers. Deliberate in their actions, they get ready, take aim, and finally fire.
Getting Ready
A strategic marketer understands that there are three dimensions to a customer buying a specific product or a service. The
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15 Jul, 2011
Too many achievements? There are ways to convince an employer you are not overqualified for a role. Photograph: Tom Jenkins
How do you persuade an employer that you aren’t a “flight risk”, liable to go as soon as a better opportunity arises? If you are getting feedback that you’re overqualified for roles, try these strategies:
Don’t lead with your degree on your CV
Unless you’re applying for a graduate-entry role where your degree is crucial, prioritise your skills or employment history instead.
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14 Jul, 2011
Menlo Park Park
Diageo, the UK-based maker of Guinness, Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker and other brands, is shuttering its Menlo Park facility, according to an article published today by the Palo Alto Daily News.
The closure is expected to affect 150 jobs and will take place next month.
Because the plant has been operating for over 50 years, the union that represents the employees is scrambling to find another bottling company that will employ them.
The vast majority of the employees 128 are represented by the union, which also plans on negotiating extended severance packages.
They think they can make more money by putting these people out of work, Fred Pecker, secretary-treasurer of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6, told DailyNews.com.
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14 Jul, 2011
Jobs Summer Jobs
The time for teenagers to seek summer jobs has arrived. Subsequently, hiring employers, along with job-seeking teenagers and their parents, would be wise to become familiar with the restrictions imposed by state and federal child labor laws.
In summary, federal child labor law:
Federal child labor law is governed by the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), a landmark federal labor law that also governs the minimum wage, overtime pay and equal pay. The FLSA is enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor, which strictly enforces the child labor provisions.
Did you know? Under the FLSA, employers may pay a subminimum wage to workers under age 20, which is less than the going rate for older workers.
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