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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Raleigh, NC Job Fair April 6

Raleigh, NC, April 6, 2010 – In an effort to step up its drive to assist workers 50+ struggling during this time of high unemployment around the country. AARP, Employmentguide.com and Wiserworker.com are sponsoring multiple career fairs specifically designed to help mature job seekers in 2010. AARP will sponsor 48 career fairs in 19 states which have high unemployment rates of 10 percent or more for older workers. Raleighs’ career fair is part of the national career fair series, taking place in cities across the country.

These job fairs will be open to jobseekers of ALL AGES!

Who: Workers age 50 and older seeking employment as well as jobseekers of all ages.

Sponsored by: AARP, EmploymentGuide.com and WiserWorker.com

Participating employers represent industries such as health care, customer service, hospitality, finance, sales, insurance, skilled trades, transportation, security and more.

What: Raleigh Career Fair in Partnership with AARP

When: Tuesday, April 6th, 2010
9:30am – 1:00pm

Where: Holiday Inn Brownstone
1707 Hillsborough Street
Raleigh, NC 27605

Why: The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that in 2000, 13 percent of the U.S. workforce was 55 and older and, by 2010 that figure will likely increase to 17 percent. Nearly 7 out of 10 workers age 45-74 tell AARP that they plan to work in some capacity in retirement.

Recruiters/employers, and jobseekers if you are interested in attending or will not be able to make it to the event please email: khon.phaxai@employmentguide.com

Monday, April 13, 2009

5 Job Seeker Tips! Resources for Job Seekers in the Carolinas

1. To help you in your job search we post our weekly print publication - The Employment Guide online for the Carolina cities? You can look at and download our print publication every week and find jobs in your area.

2. You can also get job alerts emailed to your inbox. This way you don't even have to go to our website to search for the jobs being posted in your industry, we'll send them to you by email.

3. We also keep a list of upcoming job fairs all year long. You can find a list by going to our website and clicking the job fair tab along the top. From there you'll see job fairs that are in your city along with ones we've scheduled across the country.

4. As an added bonus you can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Here you can follow us or be a fan to get the most recent updates on our job fairs, job openings and other job seeking tips and advice that we might have to offer to help your job search.

5. We also host the North Carolina Job Seekers Group on LinkedIn. You can network with recruiters and job seekers from throughout North Carolina.

Best of luck!

Thursday, February 19, 2009

The Employment Guide Carolinas Office Wants To Help

Today was our second “Putting Americans Back To Work” job fair in Charlotte. Again, over 1,000 job seekers attended this event looking for employment. Unfortunately, there were more job seekers than jobs available, and while many walked away with a new job or at least a follow up interview, many more were not as fortunate. You've probably seen some of the blog posts and news coverage we've received in the last few days.

A few weeks ago we received an invitation to Job Angels, a group that's sole purpose to help job seekers out - just help 1 person find 1 job. We were moved by this initiative, so we at The Employment Guide here in the Carolinas decided to get on board.

At each of our job fairs we collect resumes for people who cannot attend or who would like to pre-register for our event. We then share these resumes with employers who attended our event. Because of the overwhelming amount of resumes we received for our February Job Fairs we decided to do our part and try to be “Job Angels” ourselves.

We originally published our offer on Twitter but decided to open this up to all of our blog readers as well. Throughout the month of February, if you have a job to offer, you can direct message @carolinajobs via Twitter or email ncjobs@employmentguide.com (Subject: Job Angel); we'll search our database for job seekers who match the type of jobs available.

To qualify for this promotion, you'll need to send us your:

Company Name
Job location (Charlotte, Greensboro or Raleigh & surrounding areas)
Job Title or Keywords (to give us an idea of what you're looking for)
How you want the job seeker to contact you

Only companies with hourly or salary jobs will qualify. We will research all companies who make request and of course reserve the right to withhold job seeker information from any company who does not qualify. We want to help as many job seekers as we can, plus this is a great opportunity for those of you with one or two jobs that you'd like to fill.

Once you send us your information, we'll research your company, search our database of job seekers, and then contact a few that we think might qualify to fill your position. We will encourage the job seekers to contact you directly. The great thing is it's free for all involved… our own little stimulus package right here in the Carolinas, and we didn’t have to spend Billions of $$$$.

- Rosie Reilman

Monday, January 12, 2009

New Blog Design

Hey NC Job Spot readers! As you may have noticed, we updated our blog look. Our blog has had the same design now for a couple of years so it is time for a little change. You'll see most of our content is all the same. However, we did add a Featured Employers section where you can find employers in North and South Carolinas that we're featuring at any given time. Just another addition that we think might be helpful for those who visit us here on the blog.

Also be sure to check out upcoming job fairs in Charlotte and Greensboro, and as always please email us your suggestions or questions! We'd love to hear from you.

Friday, December 12, 2008

Greensboro featured on AARP's Inside E Street TV

At our Greensboro Job Fair a few weeks ago, the Inside E Street Team filmed a story about the economy and job situation, particularly how it interests the mature worker demographic. They included parts of an interview from our Manager, Lyle Stone who talks about job loss and the availability of Jobs, particularly in the Greensboro area. Click the image below to watch the video!

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If you're a member of AARP, or a part of the "seasoned" worker generation, you should check out our Wiser Worker Blog . We publish articles that are of particular interest to the Boomers and mature workers.

Thanks to the Inside E Street team for featuring us in their program, we are glad to help connect job seekers in Greensboro and all of North Carolina with employers in their area, especially in tough times like these. We're doing our part to help put America back to work.

If you live in the Charlotte area, our next job fair is scheduled for next February. Check it out here.

Monday, October 20, 2008

The Employment Guide - October 20-26, 2008. Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro Editions.

Click on the image below to view a copy of this week's edition of The Employment Guide in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.

The Employment Guide Charlotte Edition - October 20-26, 2008

The Employment Guide Greensboro Edition - October 20-26, 2008

The Employment Guide Raleigh Edition - October 20-26, 2008

Don't forget to visit EmploymentGuide.com for more job listings and to learn more about the employers you see in this week's edition.

Monday, October 13, 2008

The Employment Guide - October 13-19, 2008. Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro Editions.

Click on the image below to view a copy of this week's edition of The Employment Guide in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.

Don't forget to visit EmploymentGuide.com for more job listings and to learn more about the employers you see in this week's edition.

Tuesday, October 07, 2008

The Employment Guide Distribution - Greensboro Map

Need to find The Employment Guide box closest to you? Use the map below. Click View Larger Map to enter your address to find the location closest to you.

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Monday, October 06, 2008

The Employment Guide - October 6-12, 2008. Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro Editions.

Click on the image below to view a copy of this week's edition of The Employment Guide in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.

Don't forget to visit EmploymentGuide.com for more job listings and to learn more about the employers you see in this week's edition.

Monday, September 29, 2008

The Employment Guide - September 29 - October 5, 2008. Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro Editions.

Click on the image below to view a copy of this week's edition of The Employment Guide in Charlotte, Raleigh and Greensboro.

Don't forget to visit EmploymentGuide.com for more job listings and to learn more about the employers you see in this week's edition.

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

Find the Closest Employment Guide to You - Charlotte Distribution Map

Need to find The Employment Guide box closest to you? Use the map below. Click View Larger Map to enter your address to find the location closest to you.

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