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Colliers International produced this excellent video, Why I Love Reno.  Great work!  Enjoy…

The Department of Employment, Training, and Rehabilitation has created a new service for Nevada businesses, www.SilverStateWorks.com.  This is a great resource for employers looking for help navigating the workforce system.  Employers looking to hire new employees can receive valuable incentives through Silver State Works. For more information, go to www.SilverStateWorks.com or call 775-284-7566 in Northern [...]

Are you interested in nursing or in the ever-expanding industry of healthcare?  A great new site www.nursing-school-degrees.com is live and a great source of information. Whether you are looking for traditional brick and mortar nursing programs or online programs, this site has the information you need to start a new career.  Job Outlook, salary information, career direction [...]

The most complete job search website is now complete!  ItsAboutJobs.com is the product of months of work and evaluation, listening to the community to develop the best resource to assist Northern Nevadans with their job search. ItsAboutJobs.com features the advanced Focus-Career technology.  Use the Resume Wizard, or upload your existing resume, and instantly see the [...]

Friday’s (8/13) Job of the Day is a Chief Human Resource Officer for Banner Health in Fallon. Qualifications: Must possess a strong knowledge of human resources as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor’s degree in business, human resources management or related field. Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) certification preferred. Requires an extensive [...]

Wednesday’s Job of the Day is a Quality Assurance Specialist for the National Guard in Reno. Qualifications: -Prefer to have twenty-four (24) months experience, education, or training -skill to collect and analyze data -skill to apply guideline material by reading and interpreting technical material -skill in dealing with others in a work relationship -Excepted Service [...]

Here is a very helpful article found on msn.com about interviewing the interviewer.  This is a critical skill that can often make or break an interview. Tell us what you think.  What are some questions that you have found helpful in past interviews?

As news breaks today, Nevada now finds itself with the highest unemployment rate in the nation at 14%, surpassing Michigan at 13.6%.  California also posts a 12.4% unemployment rate, third highest in the nation.  Nevada also has the highest increase in unemployment since May 2009, a 2.5% increase.  It is obvious that Nevada has a [...]

Many Northern Nevada employers ended the first quarter of 2010 with open positions on their staff.  In the month of March, It’s About Jobs at Nevadaworks.com collected 1951 new job postings in the thirteen counties of Northern Nevada.  As the economy begins to slowly start to show signs of a lasting recovery nothing is more [...]

It is no secret that employers these days have the advantage in interview rooms.  With 13 plus % unemployment in Nevada there are no shortages of applicants for open positions..  Yet in our conversations with these employers it is evident that there are certain applicants that stand out far above the rest, even when education [...]