MINNESOTAJOBS.COM in the Middle Blog2008-11-23T13:09:21ZSam MorseCopyright 2008, Sam MorseSPHPBLOGMinnesota unemployment up 0.1% on October to 6.0 percent. Minnesota'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]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081120-1326392008-11-20T00:00:00Z2008-11-20T00:00:00ZThe Secret to Attracting Job Applicants Employer Branding answers one simple question - why should someone work for a certain company instead of any other company? How can a company differentiate itself from its peers and attract new employees? It's quite simple, actually. Employer Branding is all about marketing an entire company as though it were a product. However, instead of selling computers or cappuccinos, the product that is being pitched to the consumer is the people and employee experience that can be found at that company.
Full article here.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081118-1006232008-11-18T00:00:00Z2008-11-18T00:00:00ZThird quarter scholarship recipient 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 $14,000 so far. It's our way of giving back to the community by helping shape future leadings in Minnesota.
To learn more about the MINNESOTAJOBS.COM scholarship program and to sign up, please visit http://MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/scholarships]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081113-1002362008-11-13T00:00:00Z2008-11-13T00:00:00ZNovember Diversity Minnesota newsletterhere.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081111-1152352008-11-11T00:00:00Z2008-11-11T00:00:00ZMyth: Don't need a local site. My jobs are on Monster, Career Builder, etc. Myth: I don't need to use MINNESOTAJOBS.COM, My jobs are listed on Career Builder, Monster, Etc.
Busted: Many of our job seeker visitors are loyal and drop by our site often. Since we have been around since 1995 (ancient Internet history), job seekers know about us and tell their friends. Also many job seeker search for jobs using search engines like Google and Yahoo. We make sure your jobs are easily found on the search engines. We also make sure your company is found on the search engines when people search for jobs with your company. Using MINNESOTAJOBS.COM can save you a lot of money vs. the national job boards and help you target the local people you want.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081105-1045282008-11-05T00:00:00Z2008-11-05T00:00:00ZCareer Videos on-line at MINNESOTAJOBS.COM Important Note: Many of the videos have a Spanish language version as well.
Click here to go to our videos page.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081104-1026262008-11-04T00:00:00Z2008-11-04T00:00:00ZHire Me! - get above the noise. 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.
Full article here.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081103-1555042008-11-03T00:00:00Z2008-11-03T00:00:00ZJob Radio in our job seekers home page Click here to visit our job seeker's home page and check out Job Radio.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081031-1006462008-10-31T00:00:00Z2008-10-31T00:00:00ZCareer Change Resume Writing Tips Your career change resume is a very specific tool, quite unlike a 'normal' resume so you must approach it's creation differently. Here are some tips to make sure that your career change resume is up to the job of getting you to interview.
Click here for full article.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081030-1101562008-10-30T00:00:00Z2008-10-30T00:00:00ZEnhanced Training Company List MINNESOTAJOBS.COM has recently made a change to our training company area to meet the requests of unemployed job seekers who are looking for information on short and long term training programs.
Organizations that offer these courses now enjoy a quick link on our front page. Job seekers can't miss the flashy logo on the upper right corner. One click brings them to a section that offers new career possibilities.
If you have ideas for additional training resources, give me a call at 763-784-9393.]]>http://coonrapids.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081027-1046582008-10-27T00:00:00Z2008-10-27T00:00:00Z