Job seeking has been foreign to me...until recently
I lost my job of 13 year this past July. I lost it partly to do with the economy, mostly due to poor business decisions by my employer and it's clients. Being a displaced worker after being gainfully employed for 23 years is a bit of a shock. Especially when my wife lost her job a month earlier (not to mention my daughter's mother loosing her's a couple of months before).
I have been lucky to have contract work with my former employer although that has slowed. The Minnesota Workforce Center has been great. The process to qualify for the Dislocated Workers program has been long and tedious, but it has qualified me for some training that my former employer WAS going to pay for until the bottom dropped out. I highly recommend using the MN Workforce Center in your job search, career change plans, or career education. You will meet people from all walks of life and experiences.
In this tough economy, positions are hard to find in my specialty. Hoping the uptick in business continues and we will see some light at the end of the tunnel.
I have been a IT Manager for several years with a background in graphic design and production. My specialty is supporting creative groups and ad agencies. I have been working with Apple computer systems/servers and software for over 20 years as well as working with Windows-based systems and software.
Networking has been my main focus on the job search, contacting people I know in the industry. There are a lot of people to know in the industry, so, if you are one and we do not know each other, we should.
Be well people of NE
I have been lucky to have contract work with my former employer although that has slowed. The Minnesota Workforce Center has been great. The process to qualify for the Dislocated Workers program has been long and tedious, but it has qualified me for some training that my former employer WAS going to pay for until the bottom dropped out. I highly recommend using the MN Workforce Center in your job search, career change plans, or career education. You will meet people from all walks of life and experiences.
In this tough economy, positions are hard to find in my specialty. Hoping the uptick in business continues and we will see some light at the end of the tunnel.
I have been a IT Manager for several years with a background in graphic design and production. My specialty is supporting creative groups and ad agencies. I have been working with Apple computer systems/servers and software for over 20 years as well as working with Windows-based systems and software.
Networking has been my main focus on the job search, contacting people I know in the industry. There are a lot of people to know in the industry, so, if you are one and we do not know each other, we should.
Be well people of NE
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