1 September 2005 Welcome to the Pikes Peak Workforce Center Job Seeker Newsletter. We hope you find this newsletter to be informative and timely. If you have a subject you would like to see covered here, please contact ferguson.p@ppwfc.org.
In this issue: · Write Meaning, Rong Word? · Break Into IT with a Temporary Position · Jobs Rise, Unemployment Falls · 15 Myths about Job Hunting · Surviving and Moving Beyond Low Wage Jobs · What to Ask at a Career Fair Unemployment Rate (SA) Colorado: 5.2% (7/05) USA: 5.0% (7/05) Colorado Job Growth (SA) Jun '05 - Jul. '05:  3,100 Jul. 2004 - Jul. 2005: 50,000 Upcoming Hiring Events To see an up-to-date list of upcoming events, please see our web page at http://www.ppwfc.org Workshops PPWFC offers a variety of workshops for all levels of job seekers. For more information on or to register for one of our workshops visit us at http://www.ppwfc.org.	Write Meaning, Rong Word? Resumes and cover letters need perfect grammar. Click here for selected rules contributed by several experts including Laura A. DeCarlo and Dr. David F. Noble. Break Into IT With a Temporary Position The business world may be looking for technology pros, but you're not a pro (yet) if you have a newly minted certification and no experience. How do you gain that experience? One way is to take temporary assignments. Click here for complete article. Jobs Rise, Unemployment Falls A report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the nation's companies added 146,000 new employees to their payrolls during June. The same report shows upward revisions to April and May adding an additional 44,000 jobs during those months. Click here for more information 15 Myths about Job Hunting How much of a job-hunting expert are you? Read over these 15 myths and misconceptions about job-hunting and see how many of them you believed in and how many you knew were incorrect. Once you know the truths about job-hunting, you should have more job search success -- and less stress. Click here for complete list. Surviving and Moving Beyond Low Wage Jobs There’s been quite a bit of buzz lately about the number of white-collar jobs leaving the U.S. over the next decade. Forrester Research predicts as many as 3.3 million U.S. jobs that now pay combined wages of $136 billion will transfer offshore by 2014. Everything from call-enter work to software development to accounting is shifting to lower-wage centers in India, China, the Philippines, Brazil and South Africa. Click here for more information. What to Ask at a Career Fair? You've waited in line, approached a recruiter, presented your resume and given a persuasive-yet-friendly pitch for why you'd be the perfect employee for Company X. Then the recruiter asks you that ominous question: "Do you have any questions for me?" You sweat. You stumble. You panic. You blew it. Click here for a list of questions to ask.
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