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Warren County ESC/JobLink S otli h
April 2008 VOL. 3 ONE ISSUE 22
In This Issue
Stretching the Truth
Mobile UnitDMV
Ways to Improve Your Job Search
Job and Educational Fairs
Current ESC Workforce Informationfrom
WARREN COUNTYas of
April 1, 2008County Labor Force : 7,845
Number Of Unemployed : 546County Unemployment Rate :
January 2008 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago 12 Months Ago
7.0% 6.3% 7.1% 6.5%
Current State & National InformationUnemployed Workers
Statewide (February 2008 ) : 226,447
N.C. Unemployment Rate:February 2008 3 Months Ago 6 Months Ago
12 Months Ago
5.0% 4.7% 4.7% 4.5%U.S. Unemployment Rate (February 2008) :
4.8%
Stretching the TruthWeve all heard the saying, Liar, liar, pants
on fire. Lying is never a good idea, especially when it comes t
applying for jobs. You may feel that it is not morally wrong to
lie, or that a little white lie is not that bad. Howeveno matter
how you try to color code it, a lie is a lie. If you are one who
has a tendency to embellish your resum
or application to paint yourself to be someone you are not, well
then, need anymore be said? If you see a job thseems to be perfect
for you, but in the job description, there may be one thing that
you havent done before, you ma
still have the opportunity to apply for the position. For
example, you first want to assess your skills. You may havrelated
skills that may transfer to the skills required. List those skills
and how you acquired them. Then write
cover letter that shows your potential in performing the job
that has been advertised. The worst that will happen that your
resume/application will end up in the circular file. The best that
can happen would be that the prospectiv
employer will see the potential in you and decide that
experience isnt as important as initiative. But dont lie. Lie
have a way of snowballing. Like Lays Potato chips, you cant just
stop with one.
Employment Security
Commission/JobLink Career CenterTelephone 252-257-3230
Facsimile 252-257-4369
309 N Main Street Room 123 WarrentonNC 27589
www.ncesc.com
[email protected]
Monday-Thursday8:30AM-Noon 1:00PM-4:30PM
Closed Fridays
Warren County ESC
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For those of you who have missed DMV being in the John
Graham Annex building, a DMV mobile service center hasbegun
offering driver license and vehicle registration services inWarren
County again. Along with these services, the centers
offer vehicle registration services for non-title
transactions,including vehicle license renewals, replacement tags
and
duplicate registrations. In Warren County the mobile unit setsup
at 712 Ridgeway Street, behind the county Public Utilities
building. Future dates are as follows: April 14, May 12, June9,
July 14, Aug 11, Sept 8, Oct 13, Nov 10 and Dec 8. Hours
are 9 am to 4 pm. For more information, call 919-715-7000.
Ways to Improve Your JobSearch
1. Always have alternatives. If jobs are scarce in your usual
line ofwork, look in other industries, other towns, or examine
otherskills you can market.
2. Have multiple target employers. Don't spend all your efforts
onjust a few.
3. Consider other forms of work: self-employment, part-time,
etc.4. Spend more time on your job search. The average seeker
spends
just five hours per week. Treat looking for work as a
full-time
job.5. Concentrate on small companies, those with 100 or
feweremployees, who are creating two out of three new jobs
since
1970.
6. See at least two employers per day. The average job
seekervisits just six per month.
7. Don't be put off by rejection. If the employer has no
vacancies,ask if they know of anyone who has.
8. Be prepared to "toot your horn" by being able to tell
employerswhat makes you stand out above others.
9. Use a number of job search methods. The average job
seekeruses just 1.6 methods. The more fires you have burning,
the
quicker your search will be successful.
10. Find or create a support group for yourself. Check the
localEmployment Security Commission for Job Clubs, which arehighly
effective. Or buddy with someone else who is looking forwork. Or
enlist a friend or family member to give support
and/or a kick in the rear to keep you focused and working at
your job search. Bottom line--nothing is lonelier than a
solitary
job search. Be kind to yourself--you deserve support.
11. Be prepared, mentally and financially, for a long job-hunt.
One job-hunter in three gives up too soon. Remember--gentle,
loving, stubborn persistence is the name of the game.
What Color Is Your Parachute? by Richard Bolles (1996)
Penmac, April 10, 2008, 8:30AM-12Recruiting for warehouse
workers, fooperators, machine operators. ReportESC with social
security card and picture
The Womens Economic Equity ProjecThe Womens Economic Equity
Project offwomen opportunities for training and accessjobs in
healthcare, biotechnology and high tmanufacturing. This program is
operatedFranklin-Vance-Warren Opportunity Inc wfunding from the Z.
Smith Reynolds FoundatThe program offers support for women who
seeking economic self-sufficiency by providresources necessary for
them to achieve tcareer goals. The project is now accepapplications
for women living in Vance, FrankWarren or Granville County.
Applicants shobe interested in pursuing a career
medicine/healthcare, biotechnology, or high-tmanufacturing and
be willing to commit to training necessary to enter one of these
fieYou may contact project staff at 252-436-6560an application or
to obtain additional informati
Mobile Unit--DMV Job Bulletin BoardCorrection Officer
NC 7003119
Nutritionist I
4 year degree required
NC 7002500
Social Service Director
NC 7003094
Masters Degree required
Peak Time Teller
NC7003127
Listen to WARR 1520AM or
http://www.warr-1520am.com/
on Saturdays at 1:30 PMGot Work with Sherman Johnson
Job and Educational Fairs
April 2008 VOL. # Three ISSUE #22
JobLink Partner AgenciesWarren Co. Dept of Social Services
Vocational Rehabilitation ServicesVance Granville Community
College
Warren County Schools
Employment Security Commission
