I wrote this to a former colleague who is now working as a Director at the Maine Workforce Investment Board and a published author.  He had reached out to dialogue about what the long term unemployed can do to stay current and increase their chances of becoming employed.
I definitely agree that volunteering and, when possible, [...]

As I arranage the furniture in my new home, I can’t help but look back over the past 2 years spent posting on The Recruiting Front Lines on Blogger.  For most of that time, I spent a great deal of my effort managing our marketing and education events for the sites of JobsInTheUS.  During that [...]

We’re now working with CareerTV to provide video advice for job seekers- check out the video below:

Why would you want to keep a two billion dollar industry a secret? I hope the answer is that no one would want to, but that sometimes these things happen. The aerospace and aviation industry represents a two billion dollar piece of the Vermont economy, and employs thousands of Vermont residents…who knew.
Part of [...]

Tired of Staff Who Just Don’t Care About Your Business?
The hospitality industry has historically seen one of the highest turnover rates of any industry. While a large part of this is due to the seasonality of many businesses, a lack of attention to the hiring process is also a major factor. The hard [...]

JobsInVT.com Partners With the Vermont Chamber of CommerceVermont’s #1 Recruitment Resource Forms Strategic Partnership With State’s Largest Chamber of Commerce, Offering High Growth Industry Portals, Discounts and Webinars to Members
BURLINGTON, VT–(MARKET WIRE)–Apr 30, 2009 — JobsInVT.com, Vermont’s leading recruitment resource, has entered into a strategic partnership with the Vermont Chamber of Commerce, giving the 1,300 [...]

First, a word of thanks to the MaineHR Cafe for giving me this great idea. You can see the MaineHR Cafe elevator pitch by clicking here. As I read that recently, I was reminded that it’s important to routinely share the motivation, purpose, and hopes associated with a blog to let help new [...]

Just getting out ahead of the curve a bit on this one. My firm will be releasing the following press release shortly. Amazingly, while job seeker traffic is at record highs, there has also been growth in online job postings for two consecutive months

New England’s #1 Recruitment Resource shows record growth [...]

A few weeks back, my company agreed to a proposal I put forth to offer free job hunting workshops on-site at companies that are forced to lay people off this year. We’ve been offering this content at state agencies and college career centers across New England for almost 5 years now.
With the economy affecting [...]

Job Seekers Scammed
By LAUREN PETTY
Updated 10:30 PM EDT, Mon, Mar 9, 2009

Related Topics:Jason Blais

Online jobs database have seen a rise in sham jobs.

Many people looking for work head online, but there’s a growing trend that some of the listings aren’t legitimate.
“I actually got a call this morning from a friend. She had applied [...]