Monthly Archives: February 2011

WIA FUNDING WILL BE CUT—WILL YOU HELP US?

***WIA FUNDING will be cut-we need your help!!***
The skinny on the funding-Underemployed and Unemployed constituents that are receiving TANF, Food stamps, Unemployed benefits, are eligible to go to school and receive the funding. It pays for their training. Please click the links and ask to NOT CUT the funding. You need to submit to both links!
WIA info link.
Thank you,
On-Site Computer Training Staff

Worried because You’re Not a College Graduate?

By: Mauri Schwartz

When nearly all job postings are asking for a college degree, and even some for a master’s, what do you do if you don’t have one? The one thing that you do NOT want to do is to lie on your resume, about a degree or anything else. If you do, you will ultimately pay dearly for your dishonesty. But there is a way to lower your frustration level.

Believe it or not, there are a lot of positions that don’t require a college degree. Here’s how you can find them. In previous columns I’ve mentioned that my favorite job search site is Indeed.com. It isn’t an employment bulletin board, but rather a search engine for jobs that allows seekers to find positions posted on thousands of company career sites and job boards.

The simple search on Indeed.com’s home page lets you enter a job title or keywords plus a geographic location. However, using its advanced job search feature you can refine your search in several ways. Look for the phrase “Advanced Job search” in tiny letters just below the “Find Jobs” button on the right side of the screen and click on this link. On the subsequent page you’ll be given an array of options, such as job type – full-time, part-time, temporary; commute tolerance – distance between home and employer; salary; and age – how long the job has been posted (not your age!).

There are also options that allow you to get specific with your keyword search. You can specify an exact phrase, or look for certain words in the title. The choice you want is the one that allows you to exclude job descriptions with stated words in them. It’s called,”With none of these words.” Type these words into that box: degree ba bs. When you complete the search, the result will be a list of positions that don’t have these words in their requirements section. A few jobs may slip in for which the employer requires a degree but failed to include it in the job description. In general, however, you should be able to apply for these positions without getting screened out for not having a degree, as long as you’re otherwise qualified.

About the Author
Mauri Schwartz, President of Career Insiders, is a leading figure in the San Francisco Bay Area career management community. Career Insiders consults with companies and nonprofit organizations in the form of outplacement and hiring assistance, as well as with individual job seekers. In addition to her outstanding success rate in helping clients achieve their career goals, Mauri is a frequent speaker at conferences, job fairs, and career panels. She serves as Adjunct Advisor of Career Services at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Mauri’s motivational style uses techniques that combine old fashioned interpersonal relationship building skills with the latest technological tools.

 

Have You Heard of Milton County-Atlanta?

Have you heard of Milton county?

If not, you soon will.  State lawmakers have introduced several bills which are all different versions of the same measure that calls for the division of Fulton county and the creation of Milton county.

Republicans argue the new county is needed because the growth of north Fulton has left its citizenry under-represented and overtaxed.  They also contend that there has been a track record of dysfunction and mismanagement in Fulton county that has cost taxpayers a lot of money, partly because Fulton county government is too big, unresponsive and poorly managed.

The new county would include the three new cities as well as Alpharetta, Roswell and Mountain Park to include a population of more than 310,000.

 

Democrats contend the move would be politically and racially divisive — Atlanta is majority black while north Fulton is predominantly white — and could sap vital financial resources from Atlanta and Fulton county.

“It’s a bad idea,” democratic state Sen. Vincent Fort has told reporters. “If Democrats can’t stop this, there’s no reason to have a Democratic Party in Georgia,” as reported in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution.

There is a strong push to stop the creation of Milton County and its potential effects.  A meeting will be held this week:

When:   Saturday, February 19, 2011

Where:  East Point Public Library

2757 Main St.

Atlanta, GA 30344

Time:    10:00am-12:00pm

Fulton County Commission Chairman John Eaves said Milton County proponents have misled North Fulton residents into thinking the new county will lower their property taxes and lead to providing better county services.

Click the link below to see video of Chairman John Eaves:

http://www.11alive.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=738233018001#/Milton%20County%20Deal/738233018001

A bit of history—

Georgia lost two counties in 1932 when Milton and Campbell counties were consolidated into Fulton as a cost-saving measure.  Milton County was absorbed into Fulton County as it was facing bankruptcy during the Great Depression.

Of the 180 member House, Republicans currently hold 112 seats (62% of the vote); only 8 votes shy of a two-thirds majority.

Of the 56 state Senate seats, Republicans currently hold 35 (also about 62% of the vote).  This leaves Democrats with 21 seats and Republicans short of two-thirds majority vote by only 2.

The measure must pass both chambers with a two-thirds vote.

Again, there is a strong movement to stop this by the many concerned citizens of the Atlanta metro area.  There will be a meeting held on this important issue this week:

When:   Saturday, February 19, 2011

Where:  East Point Public Library

2757 Main St.

Atlanta, GA 30344

Time:    10:00am-12:00pm

 

Will you reverse this outrage immediately? Sign our electronic petition NOW.

 

Help us! Will you sign the electronic petition immediately?

 
NAFTA’ed? Too bad.
Thanks to the actions of Speaker John Boehner and the House Republicans, a noncontroversial, previously bipartisan program to help workers who lose their jobs due to outsourcing and unfair trade deals like NAFTA has expired.

Tens of thousands of AFL-CIO members and activists already have expressed outrage. Add your name to our electronic petition to House Speaker Boehner.
   

 

It’s shocking, unacceptable and totally unnecessary: Thanks to the actions of House Speaker John Boehner and the House Republicans, assistance for jobless workers harmed by unfair trade deals like NAFTA expired Saturday.

The program that expired—called Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA)—provides financial help and training for workers who lose their jobs or see their hours or wages reduced due to outsourcing, offshoring or increased imports.

Demand action this week to renew assistance for workers whose jobs are outsourced: Sign our electronic petition to Speaker Boehner and House Republicans. (We’ll deliver a copy to your member of Congress, too, so he or she knows how you feel.)

Until last week, there was a bipartisan consensus that people who lose their jobs because of unfair trade deals like NAFTA deserve help and training for finding new jobs.

By rejecting extension of the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, Boehner and House Republicans have decided that people who lose their jobs because of unfair trade deals like NAFTA no longer deserve help. Maybe they’re supposed to pull themselves up by their Chinese-made bootstraps.

Demand Speaker Boehner reverse this outrage immediately: Sign our electronic petition NOW.

When Boehner and Republican leaders pulled TAA extension off the floor last week, they said they didn’t want to pick “winners and losers.” That’s a cruel joke for working men and women. The deck has been stacked, and the winners already have been picked: CEOs, multinational corporations and Big Banks. America’s workers have lost.

Displaced workers struggling to find their footing deserve dignity and the possibility of working again. If we’re going to continue with unsustainable and unacceptable trade deals, the very least we can do for workers who lose their jobs is provide financial and training assistance.

Urge Speaker Boehner and House Republicans to reverse their outrageous refusal to renew Trade Adjustment Assistance by taking immediate action this week.

In solidarity,

Manny Herrmann
Online Mobilization Coordinator, AFL-CIO

To find out more about the AFL-CIO, please visit our website at www.aflcio.org.