Workin' Girl's Career, Job & Training Roundup
If you are among the 8.8% of those unemployed in MA, or up to 10% unemployed nationwide, or one of the 80%-90% who have a job but took a big pay cut (reported ranges are from 5% to 20%) even a sunny day might not be enough to lift your spirits. So, please help yourself to your coffee, whilst we do a little roundup of a few job links and info that you might have missed or, frankly, been too bummed out to even consider.
Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment Labor and Workforce Development
Good site full of MA specific information on how our state is spending it’s allotment, where it is going and how you might tap into the funds. If you read between the lines you’ll see spaces and industries that are growing and that will have job opportunities in them. As Elizabeth Johnston, of Lightship Research, has noted – “…the national average is a turnover rate of 30%, which means if you look at 100 companies and an average transition time of 120 days there is approximately 10 job openings at any given time. This is often referred to as the “hidden or non-published job market.”
Oodles of Jobs Info @ Beck’s Cafe
Back in June of 2009 we noted in our post, Oodle of Jobs, that Yahoo’s Hot Job’s site was continuously tracking what was happening on the jobs front with the U.S. stimulus plan. Well, they still are and I think that’s a great thing. We can read all we want about the stimulus plan but unless we can put down our coffee mugs and go see the implementation at the Cafe level, so to speak, the plan isn’t helpful. So trot off to Yahoo’s Stimulus Job Watch site to get some tips and leads on industries to look for.
The Economy Changes: So Change With It!
This is a great piece published in the NY Times. It’s a quick read, motivating, and has some wonderful ideas.
Job Trends Under the Stimulus Plan and Obama Administration
Many times you just need a clue on the job categories then you can use a search engine to at least help you figure out where to go next. The Job Trends article does exactly that; it gives you some real clues as to the industries to look. Need training? Check out the Massachusetts Recovery and Reinvestment site we noted above for where to start looking for training.
The Masscahusetts Recovery Plan site has a great stack of information on what is happening and how you might tap into it. Probably best for leads on industries and job categories for you to use other search engines to find an actual position. You can also follow them on Twitter
Our link to an article we did in August of 08 on the The Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition’s Job Bank might be of help. It is not always up to date, but, you can find one or two positions there a month that can be helpful. Generally social services and LGBT related.
Simply Hired and Transgender Friendly Too
In August of 2007 we ran an article on the Simply Hired job search engine. It’s a great tool to take what you’ve learned in the links above on industries and job categories that are growing and then to focus in on companies that might be good targets.
Nelson Bolle’s premier online resource for figuring out what you want to do and then how to find a way to get paid for it. Fun to read, no nonsense, and worth your time.
