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Veteran Representative Newsletter
June 2007
Job market talking points
According to monthly estimates of employment by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the number of workers in temporary jobs, which stood at a seasonally adjusted 2.642 million in January, fell slightly each month through May, which finished at 2.61 million. The sector lost 32,300 jobs during the period, a decline of 1.2 percent.
The slowdown could indicate a more cautious approach to labor spending during an uncertain economic period as corporations worry about the effects of high energy costs, a housing slump and rising interest rates.
Despite the slow start to 2007 for temp agencies, Steve Berchem, vice president of the American Staffing Association, says that the outlook for the remainder of the year still looks solid. In fact, Berchem says the association’s own tracking of the contingent workforce shows that temporary-help employment began picking up again by the end of May, with the first few weeks of June running ahead of 2006.
"We are weathering a soft patch, but it isn’t anything that is concerning people," Berchem says." I think that the worst of the slowdown is over."
Berchem says any current slowdown is likely restricted to certain labor sectors, but that other sectors should continue to grow. The two that are most affected: construction, which has been hurt by the housing slowdown, and manufacturing, which has been dragged down by layoffs in the auto industry.
The dip in the first few months of 2007 has both temp agencies and human resources departments watching closely to see if the trend continues for the rest of the year or if things level out and possibly start rising again. While the auto sector is expected to remain slow, construction may rebound, and other sectors like services, health care, and oil and gas are expected to have healthy appetites for temporary workers. Reprinted from Workforce Management, June 2007 edition
June: A month full of history for America
On June 14, 1775 the US Army was formally established by the Continental Congress. Two years later, the stars and stripes were adopted as the flag of our nation. June 6, 1944 was D-Day, the beginning of the liberation of Europe. For a sense of what that moment was for our country, here's a copy of President Roosevelt's address to the nation that historic day. To hear the speech: click here
Vet job search success
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Connecting with employers
In the 1950's a world-famous pianist was interviewed by Time magazine. The interviewer asked: "What's the most difficult thing about playing the piano?" He thought for a moment and said: "I do OK with the notes, but the spaces between the notes give me lots of trouble." What he meant was that he was very good at the mechanics of playing the piano, but the sublety and nuance of making music was a constant challenge.
If you assume your job seeker clients have the mechanics right, what can they do to get the sublety and nuance of job search right? One area to focus on is information about a potential employer. Every job interview includes a question such as:
- "What can I tell you about us? "
- "What do you know about us?"
At that moment, the job seeker needs to have a few facts and questions to share that demonstrate he/she took the time to do some research about the company. It's the perfect opportunity to step up and separate from the rest of the candidates. Get your job seekers to take the time to do some research and connect with the employer on one or two issues that a matter to them.
Special Announcement
What Color is Your Parachute? author Dick Bolles offers support and comments on Work Ministry in the 2008 edition of his upcoming book! Thanks for your support Mr. Bolles!
New Websites Serving Active Duty, Veterans and Families Launched
On May 15th, two new websites will be launched serving the needs of our Active Duty, Reserve, Guard, Veterans and their families. Patriotjobs.net helps outgoing service members transition into the private sector by providing them links to thousands of jobs with companies all across America.
Hire-A-Patriot.com serves active duty personnel and their families providing a connection between small mom and pop businesses looking for part -time workers and homeowners needing temporary help doing odd jobs on the weekends. Many service personnel will be able to take advantage of Hire-A-Patriot.com to help supplement their monthly pay or find work for spouses. Both websites are owned and operated by veterans. Both are free to use.
www.Patriotjobs.net
We welcome to our newest alliance partner in service to our men and women serving our country.
Alliance Partners
We appreciate your use of our alliance partners:
We support the following resources in service to job seekers:
- BPWUSA Business and Professional Women USA, women Joining Forces
- HACEUSA Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement
- Jobkabob sell your skills, not your work history.
- Career Concepts USA: Job Fair resource
Have a Vet job search success story to share? Send an email to VetRep@workministry.com.
Reminder:
Workministry.com has a growing list of job posts as well as continual improvement in resources for Vet Reps and job seekers. Please make a point of asking your clients to check the site, review the job posts and use the site resources
Editor's Note:
The Veteran Representative newsletter and message board are all about you. Our goal is to create a forum for
sharing information that helps you fulfill your mission. If you have feedback, ideas or suggestions for either the newsletter or the message
board, please send email to: VetRep@workministry.com.
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