Category Archives: Career
Don’t Friend These People on Facebook
With the news of Facebook going public in the next few days, and the concerns that teenagers are having with the sudden loss of privacy from their parents and family it seems right to point out that professionally there are … Continue reading
SimplyHired cuts 20% of Staff
In a terribly ironic twist the website simplyhired.com laid off about 20% of its staff. In either a brilliant marketing strategy or a strong hunch that employees would one day blog about being simply fired it turns out Simply Hired … Continue reading
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Tagged 2012 layoff announcements, layoffs 2012, simplyfired, simplyhired layoff
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State of Michigan Launches new Job Portal
A majority of our readers are in Michigan no doubt from our great MARVIN coverage which you can find here. Not everyone these days that wants a new job however is currently unemployed you’re just in Career Purgatory like the … Continue reading
Posted in Buzz, Career, Unemployment
Tagged job search, state of mi job portal, state of mi jobs, state of michigan careers
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Citigroup to slash 4,500 jobs
Citigroup announced it would cut 4,500 jobs or 1.5% of its global workforce. This follows on the heels of previous bank headcount reductions at UBS and Bank of America. You check out our the other major layoff announcements for 2011 … Continue reading
Focus Hope Will Continue
A key job training facility for Detroiter’s Focus Hope was given a $1 million grant from MEDC to continue jobs training efforts. The group had cut its staff as its funding had run out. You can read about the impact … Continue reading
Linkedin: College Graduate Portal
We’ve noted the utility of using Linkedin for your job search. Linkedin has created a College portal aimed at getting entry level jobs and internships. College students would be advised to start an account with Linkedin to get their careers … Continue reading
Linkedin Bootcamp Infographic
As we’ve previously pointed out in many of our Linkedin posts it is a great place to be to establish yourself professionally, and as a job seeker. Check out this infographic that breaks down some Linkedin statistics for you, and … Continue reading
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Tagged job search, linkedin, linkedin.com, social networking, social networking advice
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Linkedin Job Seeker Webinar
Linkedin is truly just one of those sites that job seekers must join. We’ve talked about a lot of the perks of joining before. Linkedin hosts it’s own Job Seeker Webinar series that you can sign up to attend free … Continue reading
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Tagged job seeker, job seeker webinar, linkedin, linkedin job search, linkedin.com, using linkedin
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Master Linkedin Networking with LION
Recently I have had a couple of Linkedin Invitations and visitors to my Linkedin profile. Some people have LION prominently in their name. It turns out that LION is a group of people that are willing to be Linked In … Continue reading
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Tagged linkedin, linkedin networking, linkedin open networker, linkedin.com, LION, lion500, lion500.com, networking, using linkedin
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Start Looking for Summer Internships NOW!
Many college students forget that they should be looking at internships and somewhere around their senior year or the last semester of their senior year they consider it. As you will see below you are too late to the game. … Continue reading
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