Las Vegas II

Did you know that right in the middle of this desert city is a swamp? There is. It's a wetland preserved as a park by the County. Two of our folks from St. Matthew's work there.<br /><br />The swamp actually has water and watery plants. There are roadrunners, hawks, and all sorts of little swamp critters about. It isn't the Okefenoke or the Everglades but it is a bona fide swamp. And there are ducks, little brown ducks indigenous to Nevada.<br /><br />However, awhile back an eco-terrorist or at least a vandal released four domestic white ducks into the swamp. That was uncool so the swamp authorities rounded them up -- that is they rounded up three of them. The fourth was too smart, too fast, or too something. They could not catch him.<br /><br />For months, he eluded the swamp police. But there were occasional sightings, and more frequent quackings, to let us know he was still there. We called him Osama bin Duck. I heard a rumor the duck was eventually apprhended. He's probably in Git-mo by now.

Las Vegas II

Did you know that right in the middle of this desert city is a swamp? There is. It's a wetland preserved as a park by the County. Two of...

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L'Argonne fête sa rentrée

<BR><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyCCUenLi02H6Os5d1C8lfcA8OYl9WIuLiXZZOhdQjAyoUVnbsIa0fxqddO9ijpX_COfoDxgYglrGMSAMLtNt24BMPi7yv0gXvwPVA9LISLjJhcOHloLD4Au8E_Z5uf4nWUc2Huzb0lHv/s1600-h/argonne+en+f%C3%AAte.bmp"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386909083349290162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqyCCUenLi02H6Os5d1C8lfcA8OYl9WIuLiXZZOhdQjAyoUVnbsIa0fxqddO9ijpX_COfoDxgYglrGMSAMLtNt24BMPi7yv0gXvwPVA9LISLjJhcOHloLD4Au8E_Z5uf4nWUc2Huzb0lHv/s320/argonne+en+f%C3%AAte.bmp" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 221px; height: 320px;" /></a><br />Samedi 3 octobre 2009, venez rencontrer la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans lors du forum des associations et des services de proximité de l'Argonne.<br /><br /><strong>Lieu</strong> : Centre Rouget de Lisle - 8 rue Jean-Philippe Rameau<br /><br /><strong>Date</strong> : 03 octobre 2009<br /><br /><strong>Horaires</strong> : de 14h à 18h

L'Argonne fête sa rentrée

Samedi 3 octobre 2009, venez rencontrer la Maison de l'Emploi du bassin d'Orléans lors du forum des associations et des services de ...

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Hiring Manager Secrets

<a href="http://www.mygvbiz.com/smartmove">How to earn extra cash in the tough economy</a><br /><br />Adapted from "Career Building: Your Total Handbook for Finding a Job and Making It Work" the Editors at CareerBuilder.com<br /><br />Here's the bottom line: You have to get a job, you have to go to work, and someday, you'll probably have to change jobs. "CAREER BUILDING: Your Total Handbook for Finding a Job and Making It Work" (Collins Business) is a one-stop guide for navigating all those times in your career.<br /><br />If you worry about every possible way you can blow a job interview -- from mispronouncing the boss's name to babbling incessantly when you don't know what else to say -- you're going to walk in there feeling like you're destined to fail. True, job interviews are rife with opportunities for you to embarrass yourself, but hiring managers are more forgiving than you might think. We consulted some hiring experts about what is really going on inside their heads when interviewing job applicants. They offered the following insights:<br /><br />They like you. They really like you.<br />Most hiring managers come to the interview wanting to hire you. They are hoping you are the best person for the job and can start when they need you. After all, you made it to the interview didn't you?<br /><br />Show you are confident, even if you have to fake it.<br />Most hiring managers come to the interview wanting to hire you. They are hoping you are the best person for the job and can start when they need you. Have confidence. If you are frustrated with your job search, don't let that negativity show to the employer. Your pessimism can be a turnoff. Even if it's a temporary attitude brought on by rejection, the hiring manager might think it's your overall attitude. After all, you made it to the interview didn't you?<br /><br />Don't apologize for being out of work.<br />A layoff can happen to anyone. What do you do if it happens to you? Don't be ashamed -- in today's climate, layoffs occur (unfortunately) daily. Many job seekers are in your shoes. Don't apologize. Instead, focus on the job you are interviewing for by showcasing your skills and exhibiting how you are the best fit.<br /><br />Target your job search.<br />While you don't need to possess every single skill listed on a posting, you should at least be qualified for the position and prove that you have transferable skills. Your targeted résumé will help prove you're a serious candidate and have the right qualifications for the position. If you're spending time applying for jobs you're not qualified for, you're wasting valuable time you could be devoting to a position that's a better fit. If you recognize where your strengths lie and what transferable skills you possess, you'll see better results than if you apply to any posting you come across.<br /><br />Get primed.<br />"Tell me what you know about the company" or "Why would you fit in well here?" have become staple interview questions, so don't be caught off guard. Shrugging your shoulders and saying, "I don't know" isn't going to score you points. Look at the company's Web site and read press releases and newspaper articles to see what's going on with your prospective future boss. In addition to prepare for the interview, you'll learn whether the company and its culture are a right fit for you.<br /><br />They don't want to hear what you think they want to hear<br />Interviewers have gotten very smart to picking up if someone's spewing something they've memorized from a book. By only saying what they think the employer wants to hear, job candidates are simply putting on an act, and employers can see right through that. You have to be yourself in an interview and you have to be sincere.<br /><br />They don't expect you to have all the answers<br />Employers are more interested in how you find answers to things you don't know than if you pretend to know something you don't. In some cases, the interviewer may ask a question that he or she doesn't expect you to be able to answer simply to see how you handle it. If you ever find that you don't know the answer to an interviewer's question, the best thing to do is to admit that you don't know, but either add that you could give an educated guess or provide a way you might go about finding the answer. Most important, if you don't know, don't try to fake it. Not knowing is OK. Making something up or pretending to know is not.<br /><br />They want you to want them<br />You need to express genuine interest in the job or the company. As much as the recruiter wants to sell the candidate on the position and company, the recruiter also wants to know that the candidate actually wants to work in that position or for that company.<br /><br />From the editors of CareerBuilder.com, CAREER BUILDING is filled with the statistics, tips and priceless information on job-hunting and working in the digital age, including good and bad résumé samples, using social networking, searching online, résumé "keywords" and e-mail mistakes to avoid. In today's unstable economic climate, CAREER BUILDING is the guide you can't afford to go without.

Hiring Manager Secrets

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6 Ways to Expand Your Job Search to a Different City

<a href="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/fz/ar5c70t6vkq092jm3kfz.gif"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://emj.icbdr.com/artieimages/fz/ar5c70t6vkq092jm3kfz.gif" style="cursor: hand; float: left; height: 200px; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; width: 200px;" /></a><br /><div>Every day, more and more people are searching for work. And every day, there are fewer and fewer jobs available -- or so it seems.<br /><br />If your job search is coming up short, it might be time to start exploring other options. Expanding the job search to another city, for example, is one thing many job seekers don't think about when trying to land a new gig. While it's not ideal to have a longer commute or to pack up and move altogether, the stark truth is that some cities just don't have the same opportunities as others.<br /><br />So how do you go about landing a job in a new locale? Here are some ways to broaden your job search to a different city:<br /><br />1. Target your search<br />The first step in broadening the scope of your job search is determining where you want to look. You won't do yourself any good if you search all jobs in every location. Try two things: First, search for the type of work you're interested in and see what cities come up first in your results. On CareerBuilder.com, for instance, if you search for "nursing," Phoenix, Dallas and Houston are listed as the cities with the most job postings for that keyword.<br /><br />Or, if you know what city you'd like to work in, but are open to any line of work, search for jobs by location. If you know you want to move to Indianapolis, for example, use that as the starting point for your search. Your results will show you the industries with the most job postings, which you can narrow down yourself.<br /><br />2. Expand your network<br />By now you know that when it comes to finding a job, it's not what you know, but who you know. But what happens when you want to relocate and you don't know anyone where you are job searching?<br /><br />If you don't know anyone in the city where you are job hunting, turn to your social and professional networks for help. Clue your network in on where you are searching for work and ask anyone and everyone you know if they have any leads for you. Chances are that someone you know has friends or family in the area; or a contact of yours might have an old boss who relocated to the place you're looking. Perhaps someone you know knows someone else who can help you -- you get the picture. The point is, everyone in your network has a network of their own so don't be afraid to turn to them for help.<br /><br />3. Update your résumé<br />The fastest way to get eliminated for job consideration in another city is by not having a local address on your résumé. List your current address as your permanent residence but also include a local address of a friend or acquaintance until you get one of your own. Don't know anyone in the area where you're moving? Rather than listing a local address, include your targeted moving date on your résumé to let employers know you are serious about making the move.<br /><br />4. Utilize your cover letter<br />Your cover letter is the perfect place to discuss your plans to relocate. Explain why you are looking for work outside your current area, when you plan to move and any days you'll be visiting the area before relocating. Tell them you'll be in town for X amount of time and you hope you'll be able to meet with them during that period.<br /><br />5. Register with a local staffing firm<br />Staffing firms are extremely helpful in your job search -- especially when you're conducting it from hundreds of miles away. Many recruitment agencies have offices in cities nationwide and therefore, have knowledge about hundreds of job openings you might not know about otherwise. Register with a local staffing firm and let them know the other cities where you are interested in working. Your representative will be privy to the job markets in other cities and can share your résumé with colleagues in other places.<br /><br />6. Plan a visit<br />It's very hard to score a job from afar, so make plans to visit the area where you're relocating and set up an interview while you are there. If you can give employers a time frame of when you'll be available to meet in person, they'll be more likely to take your application seriously.<br /><br />Keep in mind that before you're asked for face time, it's likely that a hiring manager will want to talk to you over the phone for an initial screening. When this happens, choose a quiet place and have a copy of your résumé handy, plus the job description and any details you can disclose about your move.<br /><br />Although a long-distance job search can be trying, expanding the scope provides you with new opportunities, new contacts and will hopefully move your career in the right direction.<br /><br />Rachel Zupek is a writer and blogger for CareerBuilder.com. 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6 Ways to Expand Your Job Search to a Different City

Every day, more and more people are searching for work. And every day, there are fewer and fewer jobs available -- or so it seems. If your j...

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