http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog RSS Feed for Career Calling Blog en-us Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:08:03 GMT 2009-10-30T12:08:03Z en-us http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/67549802.html I know we wrote a post on this topic several months ago, but a recent news report had me wondering what others were thinking. Here’s the story if you haven’t been filled in. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:08:03 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/67549802.html 2009-10-30T12:08:03Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/65814302.html What a relief! It is so encouraging to be able to see that salaries in 2010 are projected to increase by about 3% on average and this holds true for us in Kentucky as well as across the nation. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 19:16:03 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/65814302.html 2009-10-23T19:16:03Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/63567262.html "We are proud to have been named as a Best Places to Work Company in 2010!" Picture this as part of your recruitment or marketing branding. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:06:09 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/63567262.html 2009-10-06T00:06:09Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/61483347.html As budgets have continually decreased during this recession not only have we seen jobs cut, but we have also seen businesses continually trying to use their resources in different ways. One of these ways is implementing the use of social net working sites such as Twitter, MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn to find and recruit new employees. So what’s the problem? Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:15:11 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/61483347.html 2009-09-25T19:15:11Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/40711197.html The words Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and LinkedIn are becoming integrated into our society’s everyday repertoire. In the past two hours, I have used LinkedIn to reconnect with an old business contact and Facebook to secure my weekend plans. Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:20:13 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/40711197.html 2009-03-04T15:20:13Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/39985427.html Did you know only three percent of leaders in privately owned for-profit organizations openly express their spiritual beliefs at work and believe that prayer has a place in their organization’s culture? Fri, 20 Feb 2009 21:24:00 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/39985427.html 2009-02-20T21:24:00Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/39031462.html Anxiety, fear, distress, frustration, and anger are just a few emotions that spate the culture of a company who has recently had to downsize a percentage of its workforce. Wed, 04 Feb 2009 15:54:35 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/39031462.html 2009-02-04T15:54:35Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/38331959.html Now is the time for 211. The United Way of the Bluegrass has established an emergency call number. 2-1-1 provides 24/7 access for people in need of social service support. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:41:03 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/38331959.html 2009-01-26T17:41:03Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/38011919.html Over the past two weeks, I have met with and surveyed dozens of Central Kentucky employers. Sixty-eight percent of the employers have conducted or are planning to conduct a reduction in force due to the economic slowdown. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:37:34 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/38011919.html 2009-01-26T13:37:34Z http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/35890604.html Due to the thousands of layoffs this past year, many families will not have as many gifts wrapped under the Christmas tree. It’s no secret that the holidays are a stressful time period; however, it can be even more stressful when a provider for the family is without work. Mon, 26 Jan 2009 13:36:50 GMT http://www.wkyt.com/blogs/jobblog/35890604.html 2009-01-26T13:36:50Z