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 [...]
Building Women Exploration Fair Set for Friday, April 16, at TMCC, Edison Women interested in careers in construction and related areas are invited to attend the sixth annual Building Women Exploration Fair on Friday, April 16. This year’s event will be at the TMCC/IGT Applied Technology Center at 475 Edison Way in Reno. Building Women [...]
WACA (Western Apprenticeship Coordinators Association) is an agency that recruits adults for several trade organizations in Northern Nevada. WACA represents ten different trade organizations: carpenters, electricians, ironworkers, NV Energy utility workers, operating engineers, painting, drywall and floor covering workers, plasterers and cement masons, plumbers and pipefitters, sheet metal workers, and stationary engineers. Recruiter Bob Alessandrelli [...]
Cabinet, INK is now in production! A partnership between the Children’s Cabinet and the Reno/Sparks Boys and Girls Club has developed an entrepreneurial training program for at risk youth in the area. A $174,000 grant from Nevadaworks is funding the start up of this silk-screening and design venture with the goal that all profits made [...]
The Workforce Investment Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton in 1998, created Local Workforce Investment Boards such as Nevadaworks. Congress awards funds to Nevadaworks every year for the training of Adults, Youth, and Dislocated Workers. In today’s difficult economic conditions, many northern Nevadans qualify to receive training with Dislocated Worker funds, but many are unaware [...]
