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Two organizations join forces to help people with special needs have better employment opportunities
Read full article: Two organizations join forces to help people with special needs have better employment opportunitiesIt has become clear to experts and families that special needs employment is an issue that requires collaboration.
Major organizations partner to close employment gaps for people with disabilities
Read full article: Major organizations partner to close employment gaps for people with disabilitiesMany Texans with disabilities are able to access job trainings, but access to the actual jobs is a challenge. A new partnership between the Texas Association of Business and Special Olympics Texas aims to close that gap.
National Hire a Vet Day now includes spouses, a largely untapped talent pool
Read full article: National Hire a Vet Day now includes spouses, a largely untapped talent poolIt’s National Hire a Vet Day, and the effort now also includes military spouses., a largely untapped talent pool, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
State representative, community partners to connect with local youth at JobFest 2023
Read full article: State representative, community partners to connect with local youth at JobFest 2023JobFest 2023 will have local youth connecting to employers alongside community partners and State Representative Barbara Gervin-Hawkins.
5 tips to negotiating salary for first job out of college
Read full article: 5 tips to negotiating salary for first job out of collegeWhile many graduates to obtain employment right after college, one expert said there are certain negotiating tactics that can be used to maximize the salary of their first job.
Workforce Solutions to host ‘Ready to Work’ information session for people looking for jobs, training
Read full article: Workforce Solutions to host ‘Ready to Work’ information session for people looking for jobs, trainingWorkforce Solutions is hosting a ‘Ready to Work’ information session for San Antonio community members looking for careers.
Nonprofit empowers people to overcome obstacles with employment opportunities
Read full article: Nonprofit empowers people to overcome obstacles with employment opportunitiesA non-profit has discovered a way to help the disenfranchised secure a path to employment and at the same time feed the food insecure. It all started in one kitchen.
New year, new workplace: How jobs will evolve in 2023
Read full article: New year, new workplace: How jobs will evolve in 2023It’s the new year and you can expect a new type of workplace in 2023. Experts say we will continue to see a people-centric approach, where companies will invest more in their people. But with that said, employers will want to see their employees take more ownership and be more engaged.
Help Wanted: American ironworkers recruiting next generation
Read full article: Help Wanted: American ironworkers recruiting next generationIt's one of dozens of union locals that has launched a recruiting blitz to bring in "unrepresented" journeymen and offer paid apprenticeships to the potential next generation of skilled welders.
San Antonio job training program gets rush of applicants
Read full article: San Antonio job training program gets rush of applicantsBy Wednesday morning, 16 days after enrollment opened, the city said 2,835 people had applied for the program, roughly twice what the executive director of Workforce Development said he had been expecting.
Bexar County Clerk’s Office offering 4-day workweeks to employees
Read full article: Bexar County Clerk’s Office offering 4-day workweeks to employeesCertain Bexar County employees will have the option to work four days a week as fuel prices surge and workplaces across the U.S. push for a better work-life balance.
Low staffing leads to summer activity cancellations, delays in New Braunfels
Read full article: Low staffing leads to summer activity cancellations, delays in New BraunfelsThe City of New Braunfels has had to cancel and delay some summer activity favorites due to an employee shortage. A job fair on Saturday aims to hire lifeguards, camp counselors and park rangers on the spot.
These resume mistakes can cost you the job
Read full article: These resume mistakes can cost you the jobExperts say we’re in the middle of the “great resignation,” with a record number of workers leaving their jobs. A recent report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics revealed that 4.3 million Americans quit their jobs last August alone.
Healthcare employment expected to keep spiking over next 10 years
Read full article: Healthcare employment expected to keep spiking over next 10 yearsA U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics report showed employment in healthcare is projected to grow 16 percent from 2020 to 2030, adding about 2.6 million new jobs.
LinkedIn reveals top in-demand jobs for 2021
Read full article: LinkedIn reveals top in-demand jobs for 2021Online employment website LinkedIn is revealing some of the top in-demand jobs in 2021. A new report shows the fastest growing jobs over the past 12 months and which ones have the most jobs available. This includes different kinds of nursing professionals, including a registered nurse, certified nursing assistant, and nurse practitioners. LinkedIn says you can earn between $73,000 and $111,000 a year depending on how much education and experience you have. AdFinally, the most in demand jobs according to LinkedIn are frontline e-commerce workers.
Women are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, research shows
Read full article: Women are bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, research showsAnd although everyone has been impacted by the pandemic, women seem to be shouldering the burden more than their male counterparts. The COVID pandemic has led to an economic, mental health, and childcare crisis, and now research is showing women are bearing the brunt of it. In fact, about one-third of working moms in two-parent households reported they were the only ones providing care for their children. And some new research suggests women may be choosing to leave their jobs due to childcare concerns or other challenges. In a recent study by lean in, one in four women reported that they were considering downsizing their careers or leaving the workforce as a result of the COVID crisis.
Here are the best ways to get your resume in the hiring manager’s hand
Read full article: Here are the best ways to get your resume in the hiring manager’s handIt may not be that you weren’t qualified, but that your resume wasn’t qualified, according to the applicant tracking system, or ATS. Here’s how to get your resume in the hiring manager’s hands. An applicant tracking system, or ATS, is software that weeds out job candidates that either don’t fit the description or had an unreadable resume. However, don’t include too much formatting. If you want to check to see if your resume is readable to an ATS, go to www.topresume.com/resume-review for a free analysis.
Texas’ unemployment system is confusing and frustrating. Here’s how to navigate it.
Read full article: Texas’ unemployment system is confusing and frustrating. Here’s how to navigate it.Regular unemployment benefits:This traditional unemployment program provides assistance for up to 26 weeks per year. Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA):If you apply for unemployment and the workforce commission finds that you do not qualify for regular benefits, the agency should automatically consider you for Pandemic Unemployment Assistance and enroll you if you are found eligible. Here, under the claim information section, you will see your claim type listed as: Regular Unemployment Benefits, Disaster Unemployment Benefits (for now, this is the same as Pandemic Unemployment Assistance), or Temporary Unemployment Benefits (extensions). If you have exhausted your Pandemic Unemployment Assistance benefits and have not recently been on regular unemployment, you don’t qualify for any kind of extension. Unless Congress takes action to extend the pandemic unemployment benefits in the CARES Act, two programs will expire after Dec. 26: Pandemic Unemployment Assistance, or PUA, and Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation, or PEUC.