Archive for October, 2007

Are Video Resumes Fair?

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007

The latest trend in job search is video resumes.

Whether they are a fad or not, is to early to tell. One thing is certain, good looking people will fair well. But what about the not-so attractive, yet equally skilled people? Are video resumes fair?

Is it right to allow employers to view potential candidates before meeting them? Is it right for employers to be able to discard employees based on looks? Or the way they talk? Or what about the way they might use their hands? Employers think video resumes are great because it helps them cut down on time. Right away they can find confident, skilled employees that fit in.

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Minneapolis – St. Paul Rivalry Impacts Job Growth

Sunday, October 21st, 2007

In the state of Minnesota, the majority of residents live in the Twin Cities region of Minneapolis-St.Paul area. It is under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Council. Since their creation, these two metropolitan cities have competed for attention. Through the years, these two rivals have competed for a major league baseball sports teams and what resulted are two rival stadiums, one built in each city.

In the mid 1960s, the two rivals even failed to agree on which calendar to follow in respect to daylight savings time. Eventually, the cities opted on two different calendars and those in Minneapolis were one hour ahead of anyone in St. Paul for several weeks of the year. Yet what is more important as the rivalry and disputes is the sharing of pain and suffering each experience as a collective in 2007.

Looking back to as recent as August 31, 2007, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul Minnesota the employment outlook for Minneapolis jobs and future of international trade for the state was surprisingly healthy. However, two fatal blows as the calendar pages turned left this once thriving job market in despair. More than 60,000 jobs were available statewide before the devastating collapse of the I35W Bridge.

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Austin Employment Scene

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Texas’ overall unemployment rate fell 0.8 percent within the last month. In June 4.9 percent of individuals state wide were without work. The creation of new jobs in certain areas such as Austin helped lower the statistic to this month’s 4.1 percent. Because of this the state is currently number one in employment gains.

With the addition of 1,500 new Austin jobs, the cities unemployment rate is lower than the state average. At this time only 3.2 percent of people living in Austin are unable to find to find employment.

With new legislation likely to be passed which is in the favor of jobseekers, this statistic stands a good chance of continuing to improve. Environment Texas, an Austin based non-profit organization, is pushing for a 20 percent increase in renewable energy sources by the year 2020.

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