Milwaukee Teaching Jobs
If you're considering a career in education, there are plenty of options when it comes to Milwaukee teaching jobs.
Nationwide, the education industry has continued to add jobs, despite the economic recession. Along with healthcare, it is considered one of the most stable industries and is expected to continue growing during the near future.
The Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis area's education and health services industry employed 146,600 workers during November 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. This is up from 145,200 workers during October and a .8 percent increase from November 2008.
Oregon Jobs Get Green Funding
Millions of dollars slated for green funding will help to create more Oregon jobs.
The U.S. Department of Labor recently announced that it has awarded the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership $5 million under the Renewable Northwest Project to help increase worker skills in energy and renewable energy industries.
The project is expected to preserve and create 1,734 jobs in the renewable energy industries, including electric power and biofuels, by building a skilled workforce to support companies that generate power and help local manufacturers in retooling their workforce.
Jobs Portland Oregon Has Decline by 52,200
The number of jobs Portland Oregon lost last year places the city among the worst in the nation.
A recent report from the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics found that the Portland area lost 52,200 jobs during 2009. Overall employment in the city declined by 5 percent, from 1,034,600 jobs to 982,400 jobs.
The Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton area had the eighth-highest percentage change and the 16th highest raw change in employment during the year. Of the 100 biggest labor markets included in the report, 99 saw a decrease in employment during 2009.
Pittsburgh Jobs Created by EDMC Expansion
One company's expansion will create hundreds of Pittsburgh jobs.
Education Management Corporation recently announced its plan to invest $30 million to expand in Pittsburgh, a move that will help create about 600 new jobs during the next three years and retain another 2,500 existing positions. The company currently employs about 20,000 workers in 93 locations throughout the United States and Canada.
EDMC. provides post-secondary educational services. According to an article by CoStar Group, the company has leased an additional 17,589-square-feet of space in the building where its headquarters is located. EDMC also will expand its 157,555-square-foot online higher education facility by 27,018-square-feet.
Veterans Jobs Push Among Federal Agencies
The federal government is working to create veterans jobs.
Last month, the White House ordered federal agencies to increase the number of veterans they recruit for federal jobs through the Veterans Employment Initiative, an executive order from President Barack Obama.
Under the initiative, agencies are responsible for: developing a plan to promote employment opportunities to veterans; establishing a Veterans Employment Program office to help carry out the plan within 120 days of the order; and providing annual training for HR managers to ensure they are giving veterans preference and are exercising special hiring authorities for veterans.
Flex Jobs Benefit Employees
Employees with flex jobs (Click here) are simply happier and healthier than those without.
A recent study from two psychologists - Ellen Ernst Kossek, who teaches HR management and organizational behavior at Michigan State University, and Leslie Hammer, director of the Occupational Health Psychology program at Portland State University - found there is a strong case for working a more flexible schedule or telecommuting to your job.
During the four-year study, the researchers evaluated how supportive managers in 12 Midwestern grocery stores were of their employees' lives outside work, including everything from family responsibilities to personal pursuits. As part of the study, half of the managers were trained to "work with employees to reduce scheduling conflicts between work and family obligations."
Career Online Training for Female Entrepreneurs
One organization is offering a career online training (Click here) course specifically for female business owners.
The Small Business Administration recently announced its plan to release "Winning Federal Contracts: A Guide for Women Entrepreneurs," a new online training course meant to teach female business owners about the federal procurement process.
The training course is comprised of a self-paced scripted and audio guide that helps women learn about contract rules, gives suggestions on where to find contracts and offers proposals on how to sell to the government. The SBA already had 2,300 people participate in the training during the first 14 days the course was available.
Training Requirements for Paramedic Jobs
Many people today are looking for paramedic jobs, but there are several training requirements you must complete before considering such a career.
In most cases, a high school diploma is required in order to enter an emergency medical technician or paramedic training program. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics, these programs usually offer training at progressive levels, including EMT-Basic, EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic.
During EMT-Basic training, coursework focuses on emergency skills, such as managing respiratory, trauma and cardiac emergencies, as well as patient assessment. Students often divide their time between formal courses, emergency rooms and ambulances.
Recruiting Software Company Makes Strategic Partnerships
Bullhorn, a recruiting software company (Click here), recently announced its plan to make several strategic partnerships in order to advance the ecosystem for available solutions that complement the company's software.
Broadbean, M5, The Code Works and Virtual Software are all slated to make applications that are fully integrated with Bullhorn. The solutions, which will be available by the end of 2009, will provide customers with the opportunity to achieve a stronger competitive advantage.
In addition, the solutions will allow customers to engage in a richer user experience experience across several touch points that are critical to the everyday tasks of staffing and recruiting professionals, including sourcing, telephony, vendor management and the back office.
RPO Firm Chosen by Suniva
One well-known company has been chosen to provide RPO services to Suniva, Inc.
The company recently announced that it chose Kinetix, a full-service talent acquisition and consulting firm, to provide permanent recruitment process outsourcing services for Suniva's American operations.
Suniva manufactures high-power, low-cost monocrystalline silicon solar cells and solar modules. Kinetix will be responsible for overseeing the end-to-end recruitment process for company positions in manufacturing, operations, research, technology, accounting, sales and customer service.