Some companies hiring FASTER

From CNN Money here is an article about how some high tech companies are speeding up their hiring process to grab the available talent before someone else does. This is great news for new grads or people who have the skills the high tech companies want. All you have to do is get out there with your resume tuned up and your interview skills sharpened. You can get those things done at the upcoming free Career Workshop at the Employment Resource Center in Shoreline on May 19. Just call Stan & Jackie Byrd at 206-363-0123 to reserve your spot.

How to get your resume past the machines

The last post was on what NOT to put in your resume, this one is a link to an article from MSNBC about what to put IN your resume to get past the computers that are now filtering resumes for hiring managers so you can get to a real person. The rules for writing a killer resume keep changing and if you can keep on top of the news you can win at the game. Keep reading 'how to' articles and take a class now and then at WorkSource to tune up your resume and you may pick up some tips on how to beat all of the competition out there to get your perfect job. d

What NOT to put in your Resume

Everyone talks about what to put in your resume, but this article from Salary.com talks about what to leave out. Most are pretty obvious, but you should definately pay attention to your email handle and also what you post on Facebook and Twitter. There have been several artiles in the Seattle Times lately about people getting burned by tweets or posts that they had written months or even years earlier. Prospective employers will check you out on all of the social media outlets so becareful about what your write. Also keep your linkedin profile up to date. Many hiring managers look at that site first. Keep your resume up to date and don't put things in there that will do more harm than good. d

Work From Home Jobs

For those of you who cannot work at full time jobs or need to stay home to care for kids, working from home is a great option. The problem is how can you tell the scams from the legitimate jobs? AARP had an article about three work at home companies that they suggested. If any of you out there reading this know of any companies that are legitimate and are looking to add more workers please let me know. We have several disabled people at church who are trying to make a living, but are unable to travel or work for long periods without resting which really limits their work opportunities. d

Government jobs in the Seattle area

Check out USAJOBS.com. They have over 200 jobs posted in just the Seattle area and there are thousands available all across the country. If you apply for a job you will need to have patience. It sometimes takes months to get an answer back as they have to post the job for a certain amount of time before thay start the interview process. The range of jobs available is all over the board; from hightech, managerial, forestry, fisheries, to general office etc.. There are even some parttime/tempoary positions as well as the full time careers. You will have to be tested for any position and veterans get extra points for their service. Good luck. d

Amazon.com has thousands of openings

Amazon.com has nearly 2,000 job openings in Seattle plus more in other parts of the world. This is a great opportunity for anytone who has any number of skills. It will take you hours to go through these jobs and there has to be something in there that will work for YOU! Here is the Amazon.com job link for Seattle so you do not even need to look it up. Good luck.

Zillow.com Has 21 Job openings

Zillow is hiring in many different positions from executive assistant to software engineers in Seattle, Irvine California and New York. Check them out at Zillows job site.

Bellevue College has a lot of new openings

Belleue College has a lot of new job openings. Check out their web site Here. There are a bunch for you to consider. Keep the link for the web page and use it often to watch for new openings. d

Intern machine shop position available immediatly

Hot lead here for 3-mo position with good possiblity of more. It would probably be for 3 months and if they do well could lead to a full time position. The company is www.tethers.com in Bothell. They design custom small satellites and are looking for someone who is technically strong with lathe and endmill shop experience. They plan to hire soon for this position. They are looking for someone with strong technical skills that has shop/machining experience and will probably hire someone the second week of January. d

Several new jobs at Sharebuilder in Seattle

Website: https://ingss.usi.net/psp/P89HING_APP/APPLICANT/HRMS/c/HRS_HRAM.HRS_CE.GBL Below is an example of some of the jobs posted in the last month at Sharebuilder in Seattle: 01/06/2012 Reporting Analyst - Customer Service 7949 Operations Seattle, Washington 01/03/2012 Customer Service Associate Call Center - Base+Incentive 7928 Business Analysis Seattle, Washington 01/01/2012 Application Architect 7924 IT Seattle, Washington 01/01/2012 Software Build Engineer (Contract or Perm) 7923 IT Seattle, Washington 12/29/2011 Web Developer II ( Contract or perm) 7922 IT Seattle, Washington 12/22/2011 Web Production Systems Administrator - III 7912 IT Seattle, Washington 12/22/2011 Senior Business Analyst - Product Management 7910 IT Seattle, Washington 12/22/2011 IT Project Manager 7908 IT Seattle, Washington 12/22/2011 IT Release Manager 7909 IT Seattle, Washington 12/20/2011 Project Coordinator - Product Management 7907 IT Seattle, Washington 12/20/2011 Manager of Database Operations 7901 IT Seattle, Washington 12/20/2011 Program Manager 7906 IT Seattle, Washington 12/19/2011 Applications/SQL Developer 7904 IT Seattle, Washington 12/19/2011 UI Developer 7905 IT Seattle, Washington 12/19/2011 Web Developer with Mobile Experience (Contract to perm) 7903 IT Seattle, Washington The company has over 120 projects scheduled for 2012 and they need people. My wife does work for Sharebuilder as a Release Manager (They are looking to hire another one to help her out). They can mention Luisa Schlicher if the company inquires as to how they heard about the job. But she will not provide a reference unless she actually knows them.