Job Seekers over the age of 45 take note- being older in the workplace can truly be an asset. I’ve been working with job seekers for years, and the fear of age discrimination is one of the most prevalent concerns for both younger and older job seekers. The way to overcome any negatives associated with your age, is to fight back with a strong understanding of the benefits that your age and experience lend to [...]
Steve Porter, who is an Outreach Consultant with JobsInRI, has been working closely with the Workforce Development Specialist, Amy Driscoll, at the RI Hospitality Association (RIHA) to help connect employers and job seekers in that industry. Amy’s role is part of the RI Hospitality Education Foundation. Together, they’ve developed and delivered presentations at netWORKri offices across the state to job seekers focused on Transferring Skills to new careers. The reports I’m getting back have been [...]
Nov 212008
As more and more companies offer “free” job boards, develop new tools for job seekers, and rely more heavily on internet marketing, how are they competing and why? For employers, a job board has no value without there being a large quantity of highly qualified job seekers willing to work in their industry and region. I’ve seen some of the slickest job boards out there, all the bells and whistles, promoting themselves as THE location [...]
Attention All Job Fair Exhibitors!
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Sep 122008
STEP UP YOUR GAME While organizing 4 job fairs in different states this month, I’ve been keenly aware of our need to differentiate our events from the rest. When it comes right down to it, all that really matters is that local job seekers find good opportunities, and the local employers who exhibit connect with high quality local candidates. Sounds simple, hunh? Actually, it really is. When we hosted events earlier this year and last [...]
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