Press room Tony EversGovernor Amy PechacekDesignated Secretary Workforce Development DepartmentSecretariat201 E. Washington AvenueBox 7946Madison, Wisconsin 53707-7946Phone: (608) 266-3131Fax: (608) 266-1784Email: [email protected] New tool will use AI and machine learning to offer personalized career paths MADISON – Thinking about changing careers, but worried about your chances of success? Your company is looking to […]
Expects the 2022 election and labor shortages to lead to shifting customer priorities and shifting talent Growing list of Washington lobbyists, nonprofits, corporations and consultants validates recruitment agency’s track record of success WASHINGTON, October 31, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — “With a divided government expected, this will be new territory for job seekers and employers in Washington,” […]
Omnium Circus, on a mission to be the most inclusive circus in the world, has been named Leading Disability Employer 2022 by the National Organization on Disability (NOD). This highly selective award, given on the eve of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (October), is awarded to a very limited number of companies based on strict […]
A Passaic County woman has admitted her role in a scheme to steal more than $3.7 million from a New Jersey company where she worked. Amy Aldi, 50, of Wayne, pleaded guilty to wire fraud in federal court in Newark on Tuesday, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Federal prosecutors previously said that from 2018 […]
HONOLULU (KHON2) – A pop-up job fair will take place on Saturday, September 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Queen Kaʻahumanu Center. According to Mayor Michael Victorino, the Job Expo will feature job postings in Maui County. He said there will be 50 employer and resource booths as well as door prizes […]
An employee who was fired by Braden Wallake, the CEO of Ohio-based marketing firm HyperSocial (currently trending on social media as the “crying CEO”) earlier this month, is now flooded with job offers. Braden Wallake made headlines earlier this month after posting a photo of himself crying while announcing the layoff of his employees. The […]
Tech companies like Twitter and Coinbase lured fresh graduates with lucrative salaries earlier this year. Now they’re canceling offers, leaving graduates to scramble just before their start dates. Many had turned down other opportunities, and some relied on promised jobs to secure visas. When Travis Chan, a rising senior at the University of California, Davis, […]
The Office of Personal Management has issued new guidance to federal agencies to help them start a more competency-based approach to hiring. CHARLOTTE, NC — Federal agencies may soon be hiring based on job seekers’ skills. The Office of Personnel Management issued new guidance to federal agencies to help them start a more competency-based approach […]
Robert Kuciemba began working for Victory Woodworks in 2020, after San Francisco issued a health order allowing certain critical industries to reopen in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Robert and his wife, Corby, allege that they strictly complied with various orders related to COVID-19, followed all recommended safety procedures and minimized their exposure to […]
Chinese electric vehicle company XPeng It was recently discovered that Motors had broken employment contracts with 20 new graduates. The company responded to Chinese media on Friday, saying that due to recent job adjustments and optimization of the merit pay system in some departments, a small number of newly hired graduates have been affected. The […]
My least favorite question in an interview, other than “where do you see yourself in five years?” (because let’s be real, I’ve barely planned my day, let alone the next five years.) is “do you have any questions for us?” I usually ask the interviewer to describe the company culture to me and pray that […]
FITCHBURG — Many industries will be represented at Monty Tech’s Career Expo, which returns this year after being absent last year due to the pandemic. Health care, social services and trades will be among the industries represented at the show. Employers expected to attend include Heywood Healthcare, Ironworkers Joint Apprenticeship Committee and MilliporeSigma, according to […]
NEW DELHI- Competent (Nasdaq: CTSH), a leading provider of information technology, consulting and business process services, has been recognized by LinkedIn as one of the best places to work in India for the second consecutive year. Cognizant ranked #3 on the LinkedIn Top Companies 2022 list for India. LinkedIn Top Companies is an annual ranking […]
In a startlingly sweeping decision that should send shivers down the spine of any home care agency that uses freelance labor, a federal court in Florida ruled on April 12 that a home health care worker who provided home care home health and support services for the elderly and disabled adults was in fact an […]
The process of managing your finances can seem complex and time-consuming at first even when all the information is readily available. Being in control of your financial position however can help you better prepare to face the challenges of tomorrow. I am an financial planner and though I often help others in their financial affairs however, I […]
More than 400 job offers were made to high school students at the WOW 2.0 job fair at Shelton State Community College on April 6. Twenty-seven companies participated, recruiting 978 positions. Students from 12 school systems in the nine-county area of western Alabama participated. High school graduates were able to speak with professionals from industry […]
SAN ANGELO — A former employee of a San Angelo contracting company has been charged after tankless water heaters were listed for sale online, according to court documents released Tuesday, April 12, 2022. On January 30, 2022, police met with employees of a contracting company regarding a reported burglary in the 5700 block of Melrose […]
Tuesday was quite a special day for Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu, as 10 years ago on this day he was laid off as an accountant in a multinational company and as a result ventured into the acting profession. Simu Liu, who has worked on shows like Kim’s Convenience, and rose to fame last year for […]
UK holders of European Research Council funding say they have been inundated with approaches from continental universities after being given a two-month ultimatum to move to an eligible institution or risk losing the grant. Around 150 UK-based academics who have been awarded Starter, Consolidator and Advanced Grants were contacted by the ERC on 8 April, […]
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The owner of a mushroom farm is to pay a worker €15,000 for failing to pay her minimum wage for an 80-hour week – while concealing falsified details of her working hours when she signed them. The arbitrator who investigated her complaint called it “the most heinous violation of her employment rights.” Ana Lacramioara Manciu […]
So I rarely resort to clickbait tactics, but anytime you can use the phrase “underwear model” in a legal blog title, you just cash in. And the plaintiff’s status as a former underwear model has some relevance here – apparently his former employer – and now fiercest competitor – tried to humiliate the guy with […]
When looking for a job, a number of factors can work against you. When you’re turned away from a job you’re looking for because you’re told you’re “overqualified,” it might sound flattering at first, but it’s probably not what you want to hear. But does being called overqualified prevent you from getting the job? According […]
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WKRN) – TDOT will host a quick recruiting event on October 18-19 to fill available positions in the Davidson and Williamson County areas. The agency is looking for operations technicians willing to work day and night. Job offers will be made the same day as long as applicants are able to pass a […]
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Through a partnership with Youth CareerConnect, high school students at Bend-La Pine Schools can develop their skills and gain real-world work experience through internships with central Oregon employers . Bridgit Montgomery, School to Career Program Manager at Bend-La Pine Schools, hopes to raise awareness of this new opportunity and inspire as […]