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Dollar General To Hold Job Fair Saturday In Flint

Rod Prahin — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:44:02 +0000

Dollar General wants to hire 10,000 new employees this month. Many right here in Genesee County. Details here.The discount retailer will host a job fair at the store on Fenton Road, in Flint, this Saturday from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. If you’re unable to attend the career fair, you can still apply for available [...]

What Are The Best Cities To Find A Job?

J. Patrick — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:17:37 +0000

When your son or daughter graduates from college, where is the best city for them to find a job? It turns out that Washington DC is one of the top opportunities according to Rent.com’s 10 best cities list. The list is randomly sorted but Washington shows an average income of nearly $63,000. O f course, [...]

Three Michigan Companies Land on National 'Best Companies To Work For' List

George McIntyre — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:45:08 +0000

Did your employer make the list?

Michigan Young Adults Worry About Losing Jobs to China

George McIntyre — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:31:52 +0000

Young adults in Michigan say their biggest concern is losing jobs to foreign countries like China.

If You Are Looking For A Job We Know Who's Hiring

Rod Prahin — Wed, 03 Oct 2012 10:45:22 +0000

Michigan-based Meijer says it’s ready to hire for the holidays. The company plans to add 12,000 people to its workforce. I bet there is a position for you. Here’s how to apply.You can apply at employment kiosks in stores, or go online. To apply online click here.

Don't Let Your Wardrobe Cost You Your Job

J. Patrick — Tue, 21 Aug 2012 13:00:50 +0000

Didn’t get that promotion? Things not going well at work? Check out yourself in the mirror for a clue. There is a new survey out that suggests that the way you dress at work may be distracting your employer and dimming your chances for advancement. More than 600 white-collar employees took part in a survey [...]

Woman Accidentally Sends Photo of Nic Cage to Prospective Employer

Don Deane — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 13:00:14 +0000

There’s nothing wrong with loving Nicolas Cage (hey, we sure do). But when your appreciation for the notoriously eccentric actor starts creeping into your professional life, it might be time to admit you have a problem. Case in point: a Canadian woman named Vanessa Hojda recently emailed York University in Toronto for a summer job. [...]

Best Buy Announces Plans to Lay Off 650 Geek Squad Employees — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Sun, 08 Jul 2012 18:00:17 +0000

It looks like the Geek Squad has come across a problem it can’t solve. Best Buy has announced it plans to lay off of nearly 650 employees in its Geek Squad division. This new comes just four months after the company announced its plans to close 50 stores nationwide. Specifically, the layoffs will include Geek [...]

15 of the Strangest Job Interview Questions You Can Possibly Ask

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 18:14:15 +0000

There are fewer high stress situations than a job interview. You’re being asked to endure intensely private scrutiny that a proctologist would find invasive and have to pretend to be interested in the boring speeches and conversation of a man who you will spend the rest of your life pretending is not boring and interesting.

10 Very Strange Jobs That Actually Pay Pretty Well

Mike Adams — Sun, 10 Jun 2012 21:43:49 +0000

As kids, we typically had to listen to adults preach to us about how we needed to study hard in school to become doctors and lawyers. However, what they didn’t tell us is that it was possible to earn six figures doing other, more unusual work. The people at PayDay One recently compiled a list [...]

Five Common Job Interview Mistakes

Tim Gray — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 15:08:44 +0000

Finding a job is hard work in itself — interviewing for a job is even more work to guarantee you get the job. You have to make sure you are fully prepared to impress your potential employer; find out the five most common mistakes made by an interviewee. 1. Not Being Prepared – make sure you do [...]

One Michigan County Predicting Enormous Job Growth

George McIntyre — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:58:30 +0000

The forecast is excellent for one Michigan county, as it expects to add over 11,000 jobs in the next three years. Washtenaw County predicts that 11,038 will be created, primarily in the Ann Arbor area by the end of 2014. This is according to an economic study conducted for AnnArbor.com by the University of Michigan. [...]

More High School Grads Taking Jobs At Strip Clubs [POLL]

Erin Bishop — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:08:42 +0000

Because high school grads can't find work, more kids are taking jobs at strip clubs. Strip clubs all over the U.S. have been offering jobs with good pay.

So parents, how would you feel if one of your kids worked at a strip club because they couldn't find work anywhere else?

Would You Rather Have Higher Pay or Job Security? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 20:00:45 +0000

In this economy, people are lucky just to have a job. Which is perhaps why the majority of Americans would pick job security over higher pay, if given the choice. The Pew Research Center asked 1,231 adults if, all other things being equal, they would prefer a job with higher pay or more job security. Overall, 58 [...]

Science and Technology Jobs Available – Too Challenging?

J. Patrick — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:47:13 +0000

Millions of people are unemployed in America these days, but there ARE jobs out there. If you check the employment classified you just might find a number of jobs available in the fields of, science, technology, engineering, and math. Millions of Americans may be out of work, but numerous surveys have shown lots of job opportunities in these fields (dubbed STEM by the analysts) — so why aren’t more students considering them?

A new study indicates many kids feel getting into those professions would simply be “too challenging.”

It's a Generation Y Takeover! Younger Employees Are Changing the Work Place

Shauna Wright — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:00:04 +0000

The standard 9-5 workday has been customary for decades, but it looks like all that could soon change thanks to the demands of a whole new generation of younger workers. And that’s not all they want. Since this group of so-called Gen Y’ers born between 1982 and 1993 will comprise 75 percent of the global [...]

Forget the Holiday Parties, Employees Just Want the Bonuses — Survey of the Day

Shauna Wright — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:00:31 +0000

While holiday parties are thought to bring on the holiday cheer in employees, a new survey indicates they’d be a lot happier skipping the revelries and pocketing the cash equivalent instead. When Harris Interactive and the business site Glassdoor asked 2,500 American adults to list their favorite holiday gifts from employers, nearly three-quarters of respondents [...]

The President Says America Has Gotten A 'Little Soft' [Video]

Rod Prahin — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 11:57:24 +0000

When you were a kid did your parents or grandparents ever say to you, things were a lot harder when we were kids? Mine certainly did, I have even caught myself saying that to my kids from time to time.

President Obama in a speech on Thursday said the U.S. has lost some of its competitive edge and gotten a 'little soft.' Get the rest of the speech after the jump.

Flint Township Casino Could Bring In 700 Jobs

Erin Bishop — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:02:23 +0000

According to the Flint Journal, The Bay Mills Indian Community is thinking about building a casino in the area which could generate 700 jobs in Genesee County. Officials will be meeting next month to go over this potential plan.

Mayor Dayne Walling Discusses Job Growth

Erin Bishop — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 14:30:14 +0000

Last week, President Obama announced his new plan for job creation and Mayor Dayne Walling sat down in the studio to discuss the future of jobs in Genesee County. The mayor says it’s up to everyone to work together in this situation: “We need our leaders in D.C. and Lansing to really step up and [...]