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    Who's Clueless Here?


    December 05, 1997

    Age used to matter. If you were too young, you had too little experience to get a job. If you were too old, you had too much experience which meant you were too costly.

    No more.

    Just as high school kids are being plucked from interminable 12-year prisons before their time, so too are those who thought they were done being plucked from their rose gardens.

    The politically correct Green Thumb company, whose mission is to strengthen families, communities and the nation by providing older and disadvantaged individuals with opportunities to learn, work and serve others, has joined forces with Microsoft (as if they need additional alliances). The goal is to help fill those 190,000 empty IT jobs that currently exist. And that's what they intend to do in Sacramento, Austin, and Baltimore.

    The effort is part of the Microsoft Skills 2000 initiative aimed at bringing new people into the industry and keeping existing IT professionals up-to-date on technology.

    But...

    Green Thumb has no Web site. For information about their program, we were told to call 800-842-6553. Being willing to ferret out additional information, we called. Guess what?

    It's only a voice mail line. We were told to leave our names and address (snail, no less) and they'd forward information.

    A problem, of course, is apparent. How can a company without a Web site possibly hope to train others or compete in the information technology field?

    A while back, in our sister newsletter "Electronic Recruiting News", we ran a column called Older Workers Arise. In it, we quoted stats that indicated more people over age 50 buy online and that it's the fastest growing age group on the Internet. So, does Green Thumb know this?

    Are we all wet on this? Do you think it's a good idea to advertise a needed training program in information technology and do everything via the US Postal Service?


    Are You an Entrepreneur?


    December 04, 1997

    According to the Wall Street Journal, 70% of people between the ages of 21 and 32 would prefer to own their own business rather than work for someone else. Are you one of them?

    The Center for Entrepreneurial Activities (CENA) just might be able to help you decide if self-employment is for you. Their goal is to assist entrepreneurs-to-be by offering practical tools.

    The idea is to help you determine the practicality of your business idea, assist you in developing a business plan, and guidance. There are also idea on marketing and advertising and a special section just for women entrepreneurs.

    You can also learn where and how to get funding, including the names, addresses and phone numbers of Venture Capital groups in every state; unique new on-line capital sources; descriptions of federal loans available and how to apply for them; a listing of the banks that do a large amount of small business lending and what you need to do to get it.

    And, CENA understands just how isolating entrepreneurship can be. To that end, there's a message board where you can network, question, congratulate and flagellate, and share experiences with others in similar situations.

    Their marketing strategy isn't bad either. As a non-member you have access to all their resources. However, if you join ($39/year) you can actually read more than the first line of each of the articles.


    Intentions Aren't Always Enough


    December 03, 1997

    Socialservice.com provides links to social service jobs in social agencies across the US.

    So they say.

    The postings are organized by state and only 11 of the states thus far are represented. Ok. We all have to start somewhere.

    But...

    Even when we followed links to states that were connected, we found stuff that really wasn't worth the bother.

    For instance, in Iowa, there's a link to Sioux City Journal Online. Ok. We have no problem at all with online newspapers. But, we can find them in better listings (like AJR Newslink).

    What Socialservice.com's home page led us to believe was that we would find links to companies and organizations offering employment in social service agencies. Nope. Just a rather eclectic few links to a few other sites that may have some mention of social service.

    We think perhaps it's time to send a wake up call to companies that put up sites that offer misleading information and poorly conceived designs. The Web writers say that new states are constantly being linked. Well, the last update of their main page was apparently on September 15th.

    We take this job hunting stuff seriously. There are thousands of sites that do also. Those are the sites that are worthy of your visits, your time, your energies.

    Remember, it's a demand market in the employment industry. You are sought. You need not grovel nor do you need to give credibility to sites whose intentions, although admirable, just don't make it.


    The Job Market


    December 02, 1997

    There are times when a site's content is worth the boringly long download time. Not often, that's true. But, once in a rare while...

    The Job Market is worth your time. It has info on more 11 million companies, an online resume builder, a calendar of job fairs, and hundreds of articles.

    Through The Job Market, you've got the added power of Lexis-Nexis and a resume and correspondence library complete with templates. Not only that, you can download the templates, fill 'em in, and then merge them with corporate contact info found at the site. Talk about understanding what a hunter needs!

    Searching for a position is easy. You can do it by job title, state, industry, or keyword. The results are posted rather oddly, though, in that the most recent load last. Takes a bit of unnecessary time that we, we think.

    To use several of their resources, such as lookups for company info, you need to register. For now though, that's not a problem since for a limited time, registering as a member is free.

    The Job Market is relatively new. It's hard to tell how many jobs are posted, but we rarely came up with "no matches" during our searches. The amount of cookies is really obnoxious and the download time is horrendous. But....

    The collection of information is quite impressive. Take a look.


    Temps Aren't


    December 01, 1997

    Temp agencies are no longer just for temps.

    If you're looking for full-time employment, don't breeze past those temp sites. Noting a growing trend in people looking for full-time employment, Olsten's says that about one-third of the strong performers placed in temporary roles "have the chance to turn them into full-time career employment."

    And Olsten's isn't just for office clerks. There's also Olsten Health Services and IMI, for the techies.

    Although they're international, Olsten's is not the only temp player. There's also

    Temping isn't for everyone. But it is a good way to test out positions and companies.

    Temping is a way to put into practice the old axiom "Look before you leap."

    Temp assignments range from a single day to multiple months and can be used as a way to tide you over, to broaden what you already know, or to explore a whole new field.

    -Jennifer Hicks



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