Job & Career News http://mplicjob.wordpress.com Tidbits & Hints from the Memphis Public Library Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ en hourly 1 http://www.gravatar.com/blavatar/210fedeeb941670dd1660d5e2b9e4ba6?s=96&d=http://s.wordpress.com/i/buttonw-com.png Job & Career News http://mplicjob.wordpress.com Try a Job with the U.S. Government http://mplicjob.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/try-a-job-with-the-u-s-government/ http://mplicjob.wordpress.com/2009/11/18/try-a-job-with-the-u-s-government/#comments Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:08:22 +0000 Robyn http://mplicjob.wordpress.com/?p=334 ]]>

If you are interested in pursuing a job with the Federal Government, now is the time to start researching.  Read this article for more.  Also, you may begin your search at http://www.usajobs.gov/, the official job site of the U.S. Government.

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ABC’s Good Morning America’s Job Club offers some advice on what to do to turn a seasonal job into a permanent one.  Click here for more.

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“Creating Careers for Christians” Job Fair @ St Paul Date: November 6, 2009 Time: 9AM – 3:00PM Facility: St Paul Baptist Church 2124 East Holmes Road Memphis, TN 38116

List of Confirmed Companies

Comcast Carthage Intermodal
Kelly Services TDOT Career Express
Mary Kay Cosmetics Medtronic
Methodist Healthcare ServiceMaster
Shelby County Schools University of Phoenix – Memphis Campus
UPS Sitel
Social Security Administration Summerfield Associates
Swift Transportation U.S. Navy
Army National Guard Tennessee Career Center
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Career Transformation Club “CTC” 

The Career Transformation Club is offered through Dress for Success Memphis and its new Working Woman’s Career Center.

The Career Transformation Club is a Breakfast Club, offering Personal & Professional Support for women who are in transition to a successful career.

When: Every Tuesday beginning October 27, 2009

Time: 9:30am

Where: Dress for Success Memphis 2730 Colony Park Drive, Suite 7 Memphis, TN 38118

Dress for Success Memphis:   Where Success is Our Focus

Phone: 901.363.3100 Fax: 901.363.3788 E-mail: denise@dfsmemphis.org

Dress for Success Memphis

2730 Colony Park Drive, Suite 7 Memphis, TN 38118

Suits to Self-Sufficiency

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SOUL CLASSICS 103.5 Job Fair

Find your next job at the SOUL CLASSICS 103.5 Job Fair, Thursday, October 22nd at Southwest Tennessee Community College, Macon Campus from 10am-4pm.

While you’re there, you can meet with representatives of Save-A-Lot, Avon, Davita Dialysis, City of Memphis Government, UT Medical Group, Coventry Health & Life, The Villages @ Harrison Creek, AWG Inc, A Nu Life 4-U, Citadel Broadcasting-Memphis, Southwest Tennessee Community College, and more!

The Job Fair will be huge. Admission and parking are free to the public.

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Putting Memphis Back to Work

Date:October 14, 2009

Time:10:00 AM – 3:00 AM

Facility: Memphis Botanical Garden

750 Cherry Road Memphis, TN 38117

Description: Part of the “Putting America Back To Work Job Fair Series”! 15,000 jobs by 2010! National Job Fair Event

Top Employers From The Entire Memphis Region! Dress for Success. Bring Plenty of Resumes All Job Seekers Welcome FREE ADMISSION!

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If you are looking for work in the scientific community, you will definitely want to check out the Science Careers site from the journal Science.  In addition to offering great articles and information about different scientific fields, you can find postings for biotech, pharmaceutical, faculty, and postdoc jobs around the country.

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If you do, here are the top 10 job tweeters to follow, according to CareerBuilder.com.

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Real People Real Jobs Real Change

Job Seekers

Are you looking for a change?

Are you looking for more than just a job?

Are you looking for the right opportunity?

Then Jobs In Community Training Program is for you!

Find your place in Hospitality!

If you are interested in becoming part of the largest and fastest growing industry in the world, Jobs In Community can help! Our 4-week, 80 hour intensive training prepares you for entry-level work within the hospitality industry. After training is completed, we assist with job placement in hotels within the Downtown Memphis area.

All interested persons must schedule an intake interview before being accepted into the program. For a complete training schedule and more program information, please contact the office @ (901) 576-6983. (Participants are required to register with the Career Center & complete TABE testing). All participants must maintain an email address.

HURRY! CALL TODAY!!

The next training begins 8/31/09!

Sign-up now!!!!!

For directions or more info, please call: 901.576.6980.

Uptown Alliance CEDC

314 A.W.Willis Ave. Memphis,TN 38105 (901) 576.6983 www.uptownalliancememphis.org

Uptown Alliance is a 501 ©(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible to the extent the allowed by law.

Thank you for your prayers and continued support.

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A handy chart showing the number of unemployed persons as compared with the number of job postings for the 50 largest metropolitan areas.  From Indeed.com.

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