Career Development
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If you are engaged in a job search and sending out numerous resumes and applications without hearing anything back from the employer, you are not alone.
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Looking for a new job? Next Friday (11/18/2016) at the AMWAY Center, OrlandoJobs.com presents the 8th Annual Florida Blue Florida Classic Career Expo & Diversity Job Fair.
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If you are a member of LinkedIn, you already know how this site can be a very valuable resource especially during a job search. LinkedIn is really a large public resume database that gives recruiters and companies looking for talent an organized place to find your credentials.
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Harvard Business Review just completed a study that explores if chit chat before the formal interview influences the interview itself.
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The Benefits of Co-Working Spaces
9/28/2016
Orlando has embraced the co-working phenomenon and has several dynamic spaces available to entrepreneurs and remote workers. -
For many years, the Florida higher education system has been unable to offer degrees in the rapidly expanding field of genetic counseling, leaving it the largest state in the nation without such programs.
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You heard it here first. In the next couple years, your resume will only be one half of a page.
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Knowing how to use Facebook or Twitter is not nearly enough to succeed; social media managers need a broad range of skills to manage and promote their companies. Here is an overview of what a career in social media entails:
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4 Ways to Pay for Trade School
7/21/2016
When considering what to do after high school, trade or technical schools are often overlooked. However, with lower tuition costs, no dorm rooms and less time in school, you can save a significant amount of money while setting yourself up for a solid career. -
Free Professional Development Resources
7/19/2016
Whether you want to try out programming or just become a better public speaker, these professional development resources are free. -
The GIG economy. Predictions claim that in 2020, 40 percent of workers in the United States will be independent workers, also known as GIG workers (Intuit Research).
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Companies based in the Orlando area are building simulation and training equipment and systems for the defense, medical, education and entertainment sectors. However, while demand is high for employees in this area, many employers are having difficulty finding qualified candidates.
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At some point in our careers, many of us will feel that we are entitled to a raise. Here are a couple of factors to consider when you’re planning to ask your supervisor for a raise.
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Many job seekers leave interviews thinking they did a great job and just to find out they didn’t get the job. It may have happened to you.
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You would think with very low unemployment (4.5%) and record number of total jobs ever in the Central Florida job market, employers would be hiring almost anyone who at least had some of the required skills. Pre-recession (2007), employers did hire in excess because the economy was booming and i...
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The total number of jobs in Central Florida’s Professional and Business Services sector has hit a record milestone, and the forecast for all sectors through the rest of 2016 is for strong, continued growth, according to a report out today from OrlandoJobs.com.
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Each year it seems like the Central Florida human resource community comes up with ways to keep making their jobs even harder. You are already asked to deal with budgets, technology, insurance, compliance, benefits, hiring, firing and organizing company events. Add stay interviews to the list. ...
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Now that the job market is flooded with more part-time work than ever before, finding a full-time job has never been more difficult. And according to the most recent Bureau of Labor Statistics employment report, nearly two in 10 U.S. workers are part-time—significantly higher than pre-recession l...
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2016 is looming right around the corner. Is it time for a new job? The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS.gov) official unemployment rate is the also known as the U-3. Nationally, that rate is 5.0% (October 2015). This is pretty good. The US has added a lot of jobs in 2015 and seems like that i...
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As of November 2014, we had over 2.6 million quits. The number has almost caught up to pre-recession levels. What does that mean for the job seeker?