Ace Employment Services - Temp Agency » Uncategorized http://www.aceemploymentservices.net Winnipeg's Newest Self Help Temp Service Agency Thu, 03 Nov 2011 06:14:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Only the Great Will Appreciate You Staying Late http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/390/great-staying/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/390/great-staying/#comments Sun, 04 Sep 2011 14:11:08 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=390 Only the great companies will treat you with the respect you deserve when it comes to the little, everyday things they expect. I have worked for the good, the band and the ugly and when you are out there looking for a company that has your best interest in mind there are a few tricks you learn over the years.

First off you look for number of years in operation. Very seldom will you find a company that has been around for sixty plus years that will actually care about their employees. Your best bet would be to look for the company’s that have just began that need to grow that way you have the chance to become recognized and a ground to plant you achievements.

Another trait to look for is how well they have treated employees in the past. If they don’t offer any bonuses then look into if they offer holiday pay or extra income when your family needs it most. I have never worked for a company that hasn’t given me some kind of bonus before Christmas.

Great companies don’t just treat their employees well, they also are in good standing with the job market they are established with and have a good, strong name behind them. You wouldn’t shop at a grocery store named Moldies or Nasties Food and Bev. So why would you work for one?

You would however use a condom that is named Trojan or Magnum because it has a well written and strong title. Now I’m not saying you should go apply for these companies but you should look into companies that at least have a decent backbone.

Great companies also are going to have employees that love their job. If you type in a companies name in Google that you would like to apply for make sure the first or second hit isn’t a blog about how horrible the company is or a forum with employees complaining. If the employees working there seem like they hate their life then that shouldn’t be something to look into to apply for. I have had a few jobs where I just couldn’t wait until the clock hit five pm.

Basically the only Great companies out there are going to be the ones you research and you find the most positive feedback on. It is also an opinion so it is basically all up to you on whether the company would be great to work for or not. I could love a company that you would hate to work for so make sure you find one that works for yourself and not just for everyone else.

 

This article has been written by E. Fortie, a business consultant and blogger. He writes for the business administration courses blog, a free resource center for people who want to get an online degree in business administration or learn how to successfully manage their businesses. He is available to provide business career answers by mail at

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Blog Traffic Exchange Related Websites ]]> http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/390/great-staying/feed/ 0 Resume Writing Tips: Work Experience Author: Shene’ Commodore, CPCM http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/386/resume-writing-experience-author/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/386/resume-writing-experience-author/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:49:38 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=386 We conclude our Resume Writing tips with some pointers on writing your work experience and a resume writing pointers. The Work Experience details how your work experience proves you have the skills to meet the requirements of the job description. You should not simply restate the job description in your related work history, but show you how your courses and/or work experience provided the skills necessary for the job requirement needs. You Work Experience should be listed as follows: WORK EXPERIENCE: List most recent jobs first. Company Name, City, State Dates of Employment (year to year): JOB TITLE Brief summary of key responsibilities • Job Duties/Accomplishments: How to develop your Work Experience or Work History Your work experience should emphasize your applicable skills and achievements to prove the potential value you bring to the employer if you were chosen for the job. List any special projects you performed that made a difference to the company. If you participated on any decision-making committee or contributed to the team, be sure to state how you were successful. List any milestones you lead, helped achieve, developed, or participated on that ensured a successful outcome and put them in measureable words. Employers are more interested in your responsibilities and achievements than in job titles or job descriptions; but remain truthful. 1. Job information. Gather specific information on the job you’re applying for from the job description announcement and list any related work experience or course work you have completed. 2. No work experience. If you have no work experience, list related volunteer experience or community activities where you may have utilized the same or similar skills. For example, did you develop and lead a related project for a non-profit group where you wrote a proposal response, contract administration, or assisted with the grant award discussions? 3. Related course work. List courses you have taken that are relevant to the job. For example, courses in business (accounting, management, marketing, finance) are usually related to the job. Explain how your knowledge gained in this cours(es) would benefit the employer or help you successfully perform the job you are applying for. 4. Military Experience. If you have military experience and/or were not dishonorably discharged, list your military experience. Your military experience should list the branch of service, your highest rank, type of discharge, date of separation, special assignments, duties, clearances, collateral duties, and decorations that relate to the job that you are seeking. Applicable military training can be listed under the Education heading on your resume. 5. Special skills or talents. This is optional. Here you can provide information about knowledge of foreign languages, volunteer or leisure activities with roles related to the job, memberships in professional organizations like NCMA, etc. This shows your commitment to the profession which is important since employers are concerned about turnover and career progression. 6. References. "References are available upon request." Do not list references on your resume. Applicants are sometimes not asked to provide references unless you are a top contender for the job. Be prepared in advance. If asked, you should have your professional references typed on a separate sheet of paper. Be sure to have three to five references listed by name, position, company, and phone number. These should be people who know you and your work — not your relatives. Be sure to get each person’s permission to use him or her as a reference and remind them again when you approach your second interview. Resume Writing Pointers ••• Always perform a spell check ••• Be honest, and truthful about every item listed on your resume ••• Keep a current list of 3 references. Make sure their telephone numbers and job title/company information is current. Keep them informed. ••• Simply state with clarity what you offer the employer, and supplement and support your résumé with concrete details from related work experience and/or course work. ••• Give concrete examples of your abilities and skills. ••• Be concise. Use direct, positive language. Avoid fluff or too much formal wording. ••• Make sure you include information relevant to the job you are seeking Blog Traffic Exchange Related Websites ]]> http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/386/resume-writing-experience-author/feed/ 0 Labor Department Grants to Provide Veterans Job Training http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/384/labor-department-grants-provide/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/384/labor-department-grants-provide/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:46:55 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=384

Homeless Veterans Get Boost from Labor Department

 

By Donna Miles
American Forces Press Service

 

WASHINGTON, June 1, 2011 – As part of an interagency effort to support America’s veterans, the Labor Department today announced $37 million in grants to provide job training for about 21,000 veterans, many of them homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Labor Secretary Hilda L. Solis announced the grants today, awarded to continue successful programs into their second and third years.

Twenty-two grants totaling more than $9 million will provide job training to about 4,000 veterans to help them succeed in civilian careers, Labor Department officials said.

Those funds, provided through the Veterans Workforce Investment Program, emphasize training in “green” jobs related to energy efficiency and renewable energy, modern electric power development and clean vehicles.

“Our veterans sacrifice so much for our country, so it is important that we provide assistance to them when they return home from active duty,” Solis said. “These grants will help veterans access the resources they need to find good jobs and build a bright future for themselves and their families.”

Solis also announced 122 grants totaling more than $28 million to provide job training to about 17,000 veterans who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

These grants, awarded under the Labor Department’s Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program, include $4.3 million for the Homeless Female Veterans and Veterans with Families Program and $3.9 million for the Incarcerated Veterans Transition Program that helps veterans who have served time in justice facilities, officials said.

Homeless veterans may receive occupational, classroom and on-the-job training, as well as job-search and placement assistance and follow-up services, through the programs.

“The Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program is recognized as an extraordinarily efficient and effective program, and is the only federal program that focuses exclusively on employment of veterans who are homeless,” Solis said. “I am pleased that the department can assist these veterans and their families.”

The Labor Department grants are awarded to state and local agencies, boards and nonprofit organizations that have demonstrated through first-year funding their ability to administer effective programs to veterans within their geographic areas, officials said.

More information on the Labor Department’s unemployment and re-employment programs

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Navy Adm. Mike Mullen has been a staunch advocate of programs to support veterans who have transitioned from military service.

“They bring home a potential that is unimaginable for the future of our country,” he said May 11 at Arizona State University’s Phoenix campus. “This is an exceptional group, and they will make a difference for a long time to come.”

Mullen recognized the Post-9/11 GI Bill as a big step in helping tens of thousands of veterans get the training and education many seek. But he also called communities a key part of helping combat veterans make a smooth transition following wartime service.

“If we can just open up our lens to be inclusive of them as they return home, with that little boost, I really believe they will take off and make a huge difference for the future,” he said.

Meanwhile, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki is leading President Barack Obama’s effort to eliminate homelessness among veterans by 2015.

“As the president has said, ‘We’re not going to be satisfied until every veteran who has fought for America has a home in America,’” Shinseki told the Marine Corps League in February. “If you wonder what I will be working on for the next several years, this is it. We will end veteran homelessness in 2014.”

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — The recovery of the U.S. job market from the Great Recession is finally beginning to pick up steam. For each of the past three months, the Bureau of Labor Statistics has reported the creation of more than 200,000 jobs in the U.S. labor market. Hopefully Friday’s numbers for the month of May will show that trend continuing.

Our nation’s job prospects are improving, as these numbers indicate. But it’s premature to celebrate, as unemployment will likely remain high for many years to come. And some recent policy developments are clearly counterproductive, and could potentially reverse some of the progress that has painstakingly started to occur. Read more about Friday’s report on job growth in May.

The nation’s unemployment rate remains stuck at 9%, and millions who have left the labor market altogether are not even included in that measure. At the rate of job creation we’ve observed in the past three months, it would take roughly eight more years to reduce unemployment rates to what existed in 2007, before the Great Recession began.

Private sector adds few jobs in May

Private businesses barely added jobs in May as large companies cut workers, according to a report released Wednesday. Kathleen Madigan reports.

So many years of high unemployment, especially among the large fraction (over 40%) of the unemployed who have been out of work for six months or more, will permanently scar millions of workers, making it more difficult for them to be rehired. Their skills and their job networks will likely atrophy, reducing their ability to gain employment — especially in good-paying jobs that require specialized skills. Indeed, there is already some evidence of employers have difficulty filling such jobs, despite the enormous availability of unemployed workers to fill them.

Poverty rates among children will be elevated for many years to come, as will unemployment and underemployment among our youth, worsening all of their future opportunities.

Job training funds shouldn’t be reduced now Commentary: The jobless need more federal aid, not less
Georgetown University

Economist Harry Holzer says cuts in job training programs threaten the recovery.

Under these circumstances, what should be our top economic policy priorities? At a minimum, we should undertake no actions that will threaten the economic recovery and reduce the demand for goods and services in our economy. Generous assistance to the poor and unemployed should remain available while they are out of work.

Most importantly, we should be strengthening our investments in education, job training and employment services in order to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available. In particular, states and localities should be getting more federal help in developing education and workforce systems that train workers for the good jobs in health care, advanced manufacturing, and professional services that are just starting to reappear in larger numbers.

But current policy is moving in a very different direction. Instead of helping to prepare workers for jobs, cutting government spending has become our top priority. While concerns over future long-term federal budget deficits are very legitimate, the national obsession with cutting spending right now is not. Sensible efforts to curb these deficits by raising future tax revenues (which are at a 60-year low) or to trim our bloated defense budgets are resisted, as are serious reforms in our very large federal health and retirement programs down the road.

Instead, we fall back on the political path of least resistance: cutting discretionary nondefense spending, which already constitutes a very small part of the federal budget. We do this even though major cuts today in federal spending, on top of those already occurring at the state and local levels, would almost certainly weaken the economic recovery and threaten our recent progress on jobs.

And large cuts in our federal employment and job training programs, which have already occurred as part of the budget deal for the current fiscal year, threaten our ability to prepare workers for the jobs that are being created. These cuts are particularly short-sighted, in light of the growing evidence on the cost-effectiveness of most such programs, and the ongoing need among both workers and employers for assistance in generating the skilled workers to fill skill-demanding jobs.

Our labor market recovery is both slow and precarious, and the unemployed will continue to suffer short-term pain and long-term scarring. Efforts to improve their prospects and those of job-creating employers should continue, while we start to address our long-term budget challenges in a more sensible and responsible fashion.

Harry J. Holzer, professor of public policy at Georgetown University and former chief economist at the Labor Department, is the author of “Where Are All the Good Jobs Going?” Read more about his book here. 

 

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When it comes to cutting millions of dollars out of state community- and technical-college budgets this spring, perhaps the most vexing issue is that the very programs that could kick-start new careers won’t be available for all the students who want to enroll.

The Legislature last month sliced $84 million from the community- and technical-college budgets for the next biennium, while authorizing 12 percent-a-year tuition increases for the next two years.

Even before the cutbacks, classes at many of the state’s two-year schools had waitlists. Now, as the schools look for ways to trim further, it’s becoming likely that those waiting lists will grow still longer as classes are cut from the schedule. And some programs will be phased out altogether.

“The employment needs are there; the jobs are going to be there,” said Steve Hanson, president of Renton Technical College. “That’s what’s so frustrating.”

The Renton college’s nursing program is so popular that students already are admitted by lottery, so some don’t get in.

At South Seattle Community College, the aviation program is full for the fall quarter. The school’s popular culinary and wine programs have waitlists for the summer quarter. There are even waiting lists for online classes.

“Unfortunately, time is our enemy,” Seattle Community Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield said. “If you have lost your job, you don’t have a year to wait to get into a program.”

Seattle Central Community College has proposed eliminating nine programs, including apparel design, interpreter training and opticianry. Some are the only programs of their kind in the state.

Yet, there’s ample demand for students who finish some of these programs.

“I haven’t even graduated yet, and already I have a job,” said Milli Miniti-Jigamian, who is studying opticianry and will earn her degree in June 2012. “This [program] gets you in the field right away.”

All the students in Renton’s precision-machining program have job offers, Hanson said.

Even during the worst of the recession, about 80 percent of graduates from Seattle Community Colleges found jobs after they finished their training, Wakefield said.

Shortfall’s consequences

Since 2009, the funding shortfall created by the recession has caused the state’s 34 community and technical colleges to close programs and courses that were not completely filled, said Charlie Earl, executive director of the State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC).

Now, the schools will need to slice much deeper.

“They will be cutting sections they could fill, or overfill,” Earl said. The cuts will include programs in health care, business and manufacturing — “areas where we know there are employment possibilities in the future.”

Among the hardest hit will be the professional and technical training courses — programs more expensive to deliver, because they have a lower student-to-faculty ratio and often require training equipment, Earl said.

Colleges also might be forced to trim basic-skills classes, which allow students to complete their GED, take English as a second language or prepare for college with extra work in basic academics.

“In my 18 years, we’ve had plenty of times when we’ve had a little budget cut here, a little budget cut there,” said Karen Strickland, a former community-college teacher who now leads the Seattle chapter of the American Federation of Teachers. But this time, the cuts “are having a much deeper and broader impact.”

In a news conference and rally Wednesday at Seattle Central, Strickland urged students and faculty to call their legislators and tell them how the schools are being affected. “They need to hear what pain this budget is causing,” Strickland said.

Strickland said the schools’ importance to their communities goes beyond the role as job-training center.

According to a study commissioned this year by the SBCTC, community colleges contribute $11 billion a year to the state’s economy. The schools generate more than $100 million in added tax revenues annually, the study says, and for every state dollar invested in the schools, $1.70 in tax revenues are returned to the state.

Different solutions

Not every community or technical college will be affected by cuts to the same degree. Some schools will be able to tap into reserve funds, postponing some cuts. Others have found federal or private grants to make up some of the shortfall.

And most schools already have reorganized programs or cut administrative positions to help dampen the effect on students.

For example, Renton Technical College will use reserve funds to get through the end of this year. Seattle’s three community colleges — North, South and Central — have reorganized administrative roles, cut about 100 positions, reduced travel and enlarged some classes.

One of the nine programs on Seattle Central’s list of proposed cutbacks is its 65-year-old apparel-design program, which trains students in the design and manufacture of clothing. Graduates go on to design for Nordstrom, Cutter & Buck and REI, among others, said Camila Sigelmann, coordinator of the program.

“It’s the greatest program nobody knows about,” student Cielle Miller said. She started her training at a private fashion academy in Italy, “and it was nowhere near as good as this.”

If programs are eliminated, students already enrolled will be able to finish, said Wakefield. Not every program on the list will be eliminated, and the school is looking for alternative ways to fund them. A final decision will be made by mid-June.

The proposed tuition increases also are a concern. Hanson, of Renton Technical College, said some students will have to take out larger student loans, leaving them in debt after they graduate.

Others may not be able to attend anymore. Under the proposed increase, tuition for full-time students would jump from about $3,100 a year now to $3,800 by 2013.

Earl and Hanson both advise students planning to attend a community college this fall to register as early as possible to avoid getting closed out of a class they need.

“For anybody who’s interested, go early; you don’t want to wait until the first week of school,” Earl said.

Katherine Long:             206-464-2219      

or klong@seattletimes.com

Blog Traffic Exchange Related Websites ]]> http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/379/classes/feed/ 0 The King’s Kitchen Donates Profits To Feed Poor, Offers Free Job Training To Community http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/375/kings-kitchen-donates-profits/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/375/kings-kitchen-donates-profits/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:45:58 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=375 Over a year and a half ago, in the midst of nationwide economic turmoil, Chef Jim Noble launched a new restaurant. It may seem like a risky venture, but Noble had faith in his success.

His strategy? Giving his profits away — literally.

At The King’s Kitchen in Charlotte, N.C., all profits are donated to local outreach and community food programs that help fight hunger both domestically and abroad. And his strategy seems to be working. Last year, The King’s Kitchen was able to donate $50,000 to help those in need.

Deeply religious, Noble says that he wanted to promote kindness to his neighbors and give the community a way to give back.

“I think everybody wants to help but they don’t know how.”

The restaurant features local, organic food and its menu is inspired by what his website calls “new local southern cuisine.”

He was able to launch The King’s Kitchen free of debt, as he garnered donations for its opening. Although it does operate in competition with other for-profit restaurants in the neighborhood, Noble is confident in the support of his community to keep the restaurant running.

“Sometimes in life you have to make a distinction between success and significance.”

The restaurant also operates as a local community center, offering free job training to those in need.


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It’s not exactly a well-kept secret that the current employment market is a bleak one. For the past three years or so, the loss of jobs and the near or above double-digit unemployment rates have been regular newsmakers.

This information is not sitting well with those middle-teens who will soon be entering the fray and competing for a place to earn a paycheck.

To help give the young folks a leg up, a local nonprofit group teamed with an employment agency and a credit union on a summer work program.

The idea was hatched by Zelda Turner, from the Iredell-Statesville Community Enrichment Corporation, andKevin Williams, from the Surry County-based WorkForce Carolina, when two met at a function last month.

“The idea is to give these students some skills and a hands-on kind of involvement in the whole employment process,” said Williams, whose company will operate as a liaison between the employer and the teens.

Last week, about a dozen teens participated in the initial meeting for the program, during which they filled outjob applications and went through an “interviewing” process conducted by ISCEC staff members.

Turner, ISCEC’s programs manager, said her hope is that youngsters will have a positive introduction to the working world that will carry long after the summer ends.

“If you start out doing something you like, I think that kind of gives you a jump on a career,” she said, and mentioned one youngster who aspires to be a dentist.

“If we can get him into a dentist office,” she said, “I think we will have really done something.”

But Williams said even if some of the teens end up with jobs they are not exactly crazy about, a learning experience has taken place.

“I think it’s just as important to learn what you don’t like as it is to learn what you do like,” he said. “But really the whole program is about getting skills that will help young people become productive citizens.”

Part of those skills involves what to do with a paycheck once you get it. And that’s where First Legacy Community Credit Union comes in.

First Legacy’s South Statesville branch has agreed to waive its normal fees and to provide financial planning for the program’s participants.

“We’re in the community,” said Branch Manager Tonya Zsarmani, “and we want to be as helpful to the community as possible. We think it’s very important for our youth to learn about financial management and how it will affect their future goals.”

Sisters Kenyata and Yadacia Terry were among those who participated in the program’s kickoff event and both have big future goals.

The girls — who are only 10 months apart — want to be a judge and veterinarian, respectively, and are hoping to get into a summer program that will help them to those ends.

“I see this as a great opportunity,” said Kenyata, who will graduate from the Pressly School later this month and is considering furthering her education at either Duke University or Fuhrman College.

“I’m hoping to get something in administration,” she added. “I’m a very social person so I’d like to be in a social environment. I also like to organize things.”

Now the program — which is being called the ISCEC Youth Summer WorkForce Program — needs employers to provide its key ingredient: work.

Employers who would like to be part of the six-week, 20-hour-per-week program should call either Turner at            (704) 761-4752       or Williams at             (336) 783-8207      .

“The goal is not for them to see how much they can make,” said Turner, “but to give them real world experience.”

Turner said ISCEC Chief Operating Officer Darbah Skaf and Statesville Housing Authority Executive DirectorDavid Meachem were both helpful in getting the program off the ground.

“They deserve a lot of the credit for this,” Turner said.

Want to help?

If you’re a business leader and would like to participate in the program, call Zelda Turner at            (704) 761-4752       or Kevin Williams at             (336) 783-8207      .

 

Blog Traffic Exchange Related Websites ]]> http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/373/program-teens-hands-training/feed/ 0 Immigrants in US Take Job Training http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/370/immigrants-training/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/370/immigrants-training/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:28:56 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=370 Many Americans donate items, especially clothing, to Goodwill Industries. The non-profit organization sells the items at lower prices in their stores in the United States, and other countries. The money is used to provide job training for the disabled and disadvantaged, including immigrants in the U.S.  Our reporter visited a Goodwill store and training center in Arlington, Virginia, where some immigrants are learning how to search for a job.

Yafet Deferesu, from Ethiopia, and Perline Rasoanoromalala, from Madagascar, are working on their resumes in hopes they will get a job.

She came to the United States six months ago, after obtaining an immigrant work visa. Deferesu has been in the U.S. for 30 years and has had a difficult time getting a job because he has disabilities, including being blind in one eye. Each of the immigrants recently completed a free, three-week career enhancement program at Goodwill they hope will give them an edge in a tight job market.

“Goodwill, I think, is a good support for us job seekers and also for immigrants to help us to understand how it works here in the U.S.,” said Perline Rasoanoromalala.

“Every day I come here, the energy is so positive that it promotes what I want to accomplish and finding a job,” said Yafet Deferesu.

 

Rasoanoromalala has a college degree and worked for a U.S. development organization in Madagascar.  She would like to work for a development agency again.  Deferesu has been out of work for several years and is looking for a job as a bookkeeper.

At this Goodwill training center, they receive career counseling, including how to interview for jobs and market their skills. Lisa Bauer, the training center manager, says they also learn how to put together a resume.

“Resumes are different throughout the world and here the employers really expect to see what that person has achieved,” said Bauer. “Really almost asking somebody to boast about themselves, and in other countries, that’s not favored at all as a practice.”

Immigrants also learn that cultural differences may be misinterpreted during job interviews and could hinder them from getting work.

“I did not know that crossing your arms is perceived a different way in the U.S.  For us, it’s a sign of I’m listening carefully to you,” said Rasoanoromalala. “Here maybe it’s a lack of openness.”

Deferesu says he learned how important it is to have good communication with the people who interview him.

“I did interviews for the first time in a long time and I was very excited about it because it was so rewarding,” said Deferesu.

Rasoanoromalala says Goodwill is also helping her dress for success.

“They give me clothing vouchers, which means I can go to Goodwill’s retail shops and get clothes or shoes,” she said.

Goodwill has 2,500 stores around the world, mostly in the U.S. and Canada.  There are also stores in 14 other countries, primarily in the Caribbean, Latin America, and Asia. The newest store recently opened in Seoul, South Korea.

Jim Gibbons, head of Goodwill Industries International, says the organization gives its clients a realistic assessment of their skills and abilities.

“What I think Goodwill does for the disabled and immigrants is to have high expectations, give the facts, and then surround the person with the tools and support for them to be successful,” said Gibbons.

Rasoanoromalala says that support is making her hopeful she will find a job in the near future.

“America is a land of opportunities, so I keep faith, and cross my fingers as you say,” she said.

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Online PR News – 01-June-2011 –Further expanding their online dental professional resources and training material, Warschaw Learning Instituterecently published their new e-book entitled “Human Resources Handbook: Essentials for the Dental Practice”.

This easy to read guide for Dentists and office management staff relates to their duties and responsibilities toward office staff as governed by State and Federal Labor laws. The most common laws and regulations that all offices are held to are reviewed, as well as tips and techniques to help implement and enforce HR protocols with your new or even current office team members.

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Included in this Human Resource e-book are guidelines on how to conduct successful interviews and hiring only high quality candidates for employment. The HR handbook will also guide you through training techniques and the types needed by your employees, such as mandated by labor laws.

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Blog Traffic Exchange Related Websites ]]> http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/367/human-resource-handbook-essentials/feed/ 0 Transcript: My One-on-One Interview With Rahm Emanuel http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/365/transcript-interview-emanuel/ http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/365/transcript-interview-emanuel/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:40:59 +0000 admin http://www.aceemploymentservices.net/?p=365 I sat down for an interview with Rahm Emanuel yesterday.  Here is the full transcript.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Great.  Mr. Mayor, thanks for doing this.

RAHM EMANUEL: Thank you.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: So, two weeks in, you used to hearing “Mr. Mayor”?

 RAHM EMANUEL: Am I what?

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Used to hearing “Mr. Mayor”?

RAHM EMANUEL:  (LAUGH) I still (UNINTEL).  It’s interesting.  A lot of folks were “Hey Rahm”, first name basis.  So–

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And that’s okay with you?

RAHM EMANUEL:  Yeah.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  You know, for most of the last six days–

RAHM EMANUEL:  It’s what comes after that that I’m more nervous about.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  Well, and … you’ve got a tough act to follow.  For most of the last six decades a Daley sat in this office.  Is it going to be hard to escape that shadow?

RAHM EMANUEL: I do think this.  One, the public is ready for a change.  And to Mayor Daley’s credit, he knew they were ready for a change.  He left a great city.  A lot of great work that he has done.  And I’m not just talking physical, although that’s nonetheless a manifestation of it.  But there is a change that has to happen.  And it’s,  it was the season for change, in the sense that we have the shortest school day and school year in the country … worked on now getting the legislation so we can reverse that so our kids can get actually a day of academic instruction and be in a safe place.

Parts of our city had  a per capita basis, a worse murder rate than New York.  I just announced 500 new police officers from clerical positions to the streets.  And I visited the Commander today.  So, we have to make those changes.  And on day one, I wasn’t even in the office 24 hours, cut $75 million out of Mayor Daley’s budget.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  You still have a $700 million shortfall.

(Crosstalk)

RAHM EMANUEL:  But that comes, George.  So, on every aspect, ethics reform, put your fiscal house in order, changing the way we organize our schools, putting cops on the beat.  On every aspect, the voters who wanted change were beginning to make the downpayments to bring that change about.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: What kind of sacrifices are the people of Chicago going to have to make if you close that gap?

RAHM EMANUEL: Well, one of the things in that $75 million: I put a ten percent cut in the mayor’s office.  Day two, the City Council for the first time,  fewest committees since World War II and a ten percent cut in the City Council budget.  Everybody will have skin in the game when it comes to belt-tightening.  But there’s also other things.  It’s not just belt-tightening, it’s doing things different and more effective.  And we’re going to have to do both of it — all of it — to close that gap.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: And that means getting buy in.  I wonder if, you know, you say that you said in your inaugural, you’re not going to follow the path of Scott Walker, Governor Scott Walker, John Kasich in Ohio.  But do you have more sympathy for the constant challenges that Chris Christie’s facing and Scott Walker’s facing?  And how much change are you going to demand from the unions, as well?

RAHM EMANUEL:  Well, here’s the thing.  I don’t think what I rejected was using a fiscal crisis to achieve a political end.  I did also say that assuming that we’re going to do everything we’ve done in the past and hope for a different result is also a failed strategy.  I think both are wrong for Chicago and for its future.  Now, we just passed the most comprehensive education reform in the country.

It gives the board the ability to lengthen the school day and school year,  so kids can learn and be safe.  Tenure reform, so we keep good teachers, let go of bad ones, and reward them with merit pay.  It passed 59 to 0 in the Senate.  Democrats  and Republicans together.  That’s a different strategy.  I said the old way was not working, we’re not going to try and do something political.  We’re actually going to try to do the one thing that had never been tried in the school systems here in Illinois or in Chicago.  Not just rhetorically, but we actually put kids first.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  You mentioned that  on your first day, you passed executives orders on, issued executive orders on ethics reform.  And that gets to a question that we asked our viewers for questions for you.  And one came in from Tom Nealon  of Midlothian, Illinois.  He says, “Chicago has a pretty poor reputation for crooked politics. How do you plan on changing that image?”

RAHM EMANUEL: Well, there’s two things we did. I actually was, I walked over from my inaugural.  Came in here with my family.  Went back out actually to this desk in this room, where you’re sitting …   And I signed six executive orders.  I shut the revolving door.  You work for me,  you cannot lobby for two years when you leave.  And there were five other executive orders, banning lobbyists from contributing to the campaigns.  That was Tuesday.  That was, rather, Monday.  On Wednesday, in addition to that, the City Council passed its own ethics ordinance, which I had asked them to do.

Which is that if you’re a former City Council member and you’ve committed a felony because of public service, you’re not allowed on the floor of the City Council anymore or in the back room,   took that away.  Now, those are the first set of steps.  Now, I also want to bring a level of transparency to the way the city government functions, how we do no-bid contracts, and bring,  we’re actually doing dashboards for  how city government works.

So, it’s not just ethics reform.  It’s bringing the public in for part of the process that they need to have that confidence.  I am a progressive in view of government.  I think government can be an affirmative force.  But if people have a cynical attitude about either public service or government or those in government, you can’t get the buy in for government to be a force for change.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  And a lot of Chicago politicians have given them good reason.

RAHM EMANUEL: Absolutely.  Both Chicago,  Illinois, and both parties.  And part of what I’m doing and the change I want to bring about,  and I said this repeatedly — which is why the former  independent  I.G. for the City of Chicago endorsed my candidacy and my proposal — is I want people to have trust that our time in public service is about serving the public.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You’ve worked at every level of politics.  You’ve worked in Congress.  You were a congressman.  You worked in presidential campaigns.  You’ve worked in the White House.  What’s different about this –

RAHM EMANUEL:  That’s how I got this gray hair (LAUGHS).

 GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  I understand that.  What’s different?

RAHM EMANUEL: Let me —  I’m so glad you asked that.  Let me give you today.  Okay?  I announced the first ever city — of any city in the country — with Comcast, a strategy on the digital divide.  If you’re on free lunch in our school, you now get a $150-coupon to buy a computer.  Major discount.  Your Internet connection for broadband goes from $60 a month to 10 bucks.  An entire educational training, all paid by Comcast.  Over $20 million investment in dealing with the digital divide.  First city in the country.

While I was there, I went to District 7, to the Commander (UNINTEL).  He got 55 of the 500 cops, so about ten percent of one district, Englewood area.  I said, “Okay, tell me how you’re using it.  Where is it?  Where are you putting them?”  So, we walk through on units on the C.T.A., kids going from the C.T.A. to school, also dealing with empty houses, and then (UNINTEL).  Those are the three strategies he wants to use on the — we had 500 cops, we announced to the street from back office, actually from  clerical work to beat cops.  So, I wanted, I checked in, he got the full allotment on Sunday.  On Monday morning, I was, on Tuesday morning, I’m checking in.  “How is that being used?  What’s your strategy?  What are you doing here?”  Third, I went to our math and science school, (UNINTEL) one of our special schools.

And I talked to the kids about how they’re doing on their APs.  How  … they have 100 percent of the kids take the ACTs at this high school.  Its’ down on the southside Englewood area, Lindblom.  Eighty-seven percent go onto college.  What are you doing in math and science?  What are you learning?  I was, sat in on an AP math class and a computer class.  So, in this job, I don’t talk about public safety, I check in with a commander about how they’re going to use those 55 cops.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  So, you’re on the ground and you can access –

 RAHM EMANUEL: It is the greatest — I joked– I said to Bill Daley the other day, if I had known this was this great, I would have primaried Richie four years ago.  (LAUGHS) I think – and you get to talk to people.  And you get to not talk about crime, you get to actually check in on a commander.  And you get to actually try to make the tough decision.  Where are we taking the police officers and how do we move them — which district?

You check in on a school, with a principal, who has got another assistant principal, who’s going to the New Leaders for New schools, which I’m a big supporter of, the principal training.  What is that school doing that I can take to another school?  They have (UNINTEL).  Here on the south side, largest Chinese language classes at Lindblom High.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Your number one constituent, the president of the United States.  Has he given you any advice?

RAHM EMANUEL:  Yeah.  (LAUGHs)  He has.  Yeah, he, we have talked with repeatedly on both education — he was proud of what we accomplished on the new policies, for the length of day and year and tenure reform, public safety — but also he was impressed when we did, I announced last week, General Electric has a thousand jobs in the city.  They’re adding another thousand jobs.  They’re doubling down on the City of Chicago.  It’s now going to be the largest city outside of Connecticut for GE employees.  We’re talking about economic development and the decisions we have to make.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: He called you out last week, when he went to APAC.  He said he didn’t need your advice.

RAHM EMANUEL: He called both of us – that’s true, he doesn’t.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: But, but, you know, did the president- go too far?  How much trouble did he cause for himself?

RAHM EMANUEL: Well, I think he — George, first of all my focus is on what goes on in Englewood, what goes on in Lindblom High.  I looked at the whole speech.  I looked at everything he said in support of Israel, with its security and safety.  And I saw  the president that I worked for.  And he’s been consistent about Israel security and safety, as his number one concern.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  So, for any–

RAHM EMANUEL:  – as it relates to dealing with the peace process.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS:  Any  pro-Israel Democrats who were bothered by this you don’t think they should be.

RAHM EMANUEL: I’m like, if they can look at the speech they may see a different speech.  I read– I read the speech, and I saw the same president who pulled out of the Durban Conference.  The president’s been clear about not using the United Nations for independent action.  It has to be done in negotiations.  And I think the president, as I worked with, is consistent about Israeli’s military strategic edge.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You’re on the ground here in the Midwest.  The president’s going to have to do well here, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, if he’s going to get reelected next year.  What’s the single most important thing he has to do?

RAHM EMANUEL: Well, look,  he is doing what I’m doing.  Focusing on the basic concerns that people talk about at the kitchen table.  We’re not – what I’m also excited about, just from my perspective. People are economically distressed.  They’re trying to make ends meet.  They’re trying to get a paycheck from the beginning of the month to the end of the month and pay the bills and still have stuff left over.  Yeah, here in Chicago I can say they’re optimistic, though, given the changes we’re making, that we’re actually doing what’s right for the future.

He knows what he has to do, which is the same thing I’m trying to do on– much, much, much smaller playing field.  Hear their concerns and make sure that we’re addressing them and we’re focused on the stuff that matters most.  A good school for their kids, safe streets for their family and their neighborhood,  a job that pays, so they can afford things for their children and afford things for their family.  And that’s the bread and butter of the American dream and the American life.  I’m doing it on a very, very, very small scale.  He is focused on he is focused on that since day one.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You talked about the jobs GE brought to Chicago.  Is the economy turning around here?

RAHM EMANUEL: It’s, you know, yes, but not enough for everybody.  And one of the reasons — and I’m not trying to get the Comcast announcement in — to do what we have to do, I need the most trained workforce ready to deal with the …  jobs of tomorrow.  And technology, if you think about it George, is supposed to be the great leveler.  You want to apply for a job today, you have to really do it online.

If you want to deal with your own health records or health information, dealing with your health, online.  Banking, online.  And yet, if you look at the divide, it’s just– this great leveler is actually a point of difference.  And my investment and the reason I want to do this is because I want every child, regardless of what neighborhood you grow up in, in what conditions you grow up in, you’re familiar with technology as if it’s second nature.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You helped make Jon Huntsman Ambassador to China.

(Crosstalk)

RAHM EMANUEL: Is this a review of all my time as Chief of Staff? (LAUGHS)

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, no, you did.   And  did you expect him?

RAHM EMANUEL:  No.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: To run for President?  No.

RAHM EMANUEL: No.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: A lot of Democrats think he’d be the strongest Republican candidate.  Are you one of them?

RAHM EMANUEL: I’m– whatever I think, I’m going to be focused on what goes on in this office and this job.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Still a national leader, national Democrat.

RAHM EMANUEL: I thought,  I do think that,  I think the president of the United States, people will judge– first of all, let me back up here.  There will be an assessment of the president versus whoever.  And I think if they’ll look at the country he inherited, worst economic conditions since the Depression, an auto industry that was on its back, and actually, a lot of people– even some of the national leaders of the Republican Party were advocating of let it go.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Including Mitt Romney.

RAHM EMANUEL:  A lot of them said, “Let the American auto industry get (UNINTEL)–” I remember the president’s speech to Congress.  When the president said, “We’re not going to let the place where– it was America where the car was invented go over the side.”  He made the tough decision where a lot of people were second guessers, the naysayers in America.  Made tough decisions, forced the industry.  Management, labor, bankers, suppliers, all made some concessions.  And it saved 1.2 million jobs in this country.

And that was against the winds of all the naysayers and on the other side, where the only model that existed prior to that was Chrysler.  And he had to do it with the entire industry.  And we are stronger for it, because he was ready to sail against the wind.  Just taking one industry, not counting the financial, not counting the recession, and not counting the war in Iraq.  Which are all decisions he made in the first five months.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: So, as Mayor of Chicago, who would you like to run against as a Democrat (LAUGHS) (UNINTEL PHRASE)?

RAHM EMANUEL:  First of all, first of all, this is day one of my third week.  I’ve just started.  The voters will make that decision.  What I’m excited about is their optimism, which is not where they were before.  They’re excited about the city.  They’re excited about the opportunity to actually turn the page, hit the reset button, and I have a lot of work to make their lives better.  And they’ll make an assessment about whether I deserve even to run again.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Well, we’re out of time.  But, you know, if you do a good job here, a lot of Democrats are going to be talking about you to run for president in 2016.

RAHM EMANUEL: I got a job to do here and that’s all I’m focused on.

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: You never think about it?

RAHM EMANUEL: You know my wife.  No.  (LAUGHS)

GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: Mr. Mayor, thanks very much.

RAHM EMANUEL: Thank you, sir.

The interview took place in Chicago, Ill., on May 31, 2011.  The transcript has been edited for clarity.


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