Florida Techincal College present Community JOB FAIR Tuesday 2/9/10

Florida technical College is having a career fair this Tuesday and you are invited. Open to everyone, many jobs and employers will be present.


Find a new job! Meet the career team from Florida Techincal College.



Get all the details here: www.flatech.edu/events.php

2 GREAT job search tips using GOOGLE- Video Demonstration

Yes, you can find jobs using Google. Why would you want to do that instead of just using job boards like OrlandoJobs.com?

Here are the reasons:

1) Uncover jobs that are not posted anywhere except a company's career center.
2) Discover new companies with open jobs.
3) During a job search, always use as many tools as possible.
4) Be able to pull jobs into a search from many sources.

Give this a try!

These 22 Best Companies to Work For have at least 500 openings each, totaling more than 87,750 jobs

I wanted to share this article with you about some of the jobs that are available at some of the best companies to work for in the country.

Click here to View Article

Here are some of the highlights:

Google
Qualcomm
Whole Food Markets
Scripps Health
USAA
CarMax
Marriot International

A lot of the jobs at these companies are not always posted anywhere else. It is always good to go directly to company career centers directly.

OrlandoJobs.com wins Community Kickball Challenge for Burnham Research

December 12, 2009 will go down in history as the day the combination team of OrlandoJobs.com and GreatInsuranceJobs.com teams won the Community Kickball Challenge.

"Sure, it was hard to remember the skills we needed to play this game...I will always remember my 3rd grade teacher showing me proper kicking form..." said Heather Deyrieux who drove in the winning run in the championship game.

"A great day overall, great for the community and for all the corporate teams that participated!" an exhilarated Scott Kotroba mentioned in the post tournament presser.

Watch the winning video!

What does this picture from the Sun Rail signing tell you about the future of Orlando?

On Wednesday this week, I walked from our downtown office over to witness Sun Rail signing on Church Street. Our Governor, Charlie Crist was there as well as Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer and Orange County Mayor Rich Crotty and many other Senators and Representatives.

To me, this picture says so much about Orlando's and Central Florida's future! This is why:

1. "Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" Gov. Crist is predicting 8,000 new jobs to build SunRail. I look at this picture and see 50,000 jobs being created in future years! Mass transit WILL allow companies to expand and relocate in Central Florida. Just the areas around the stations will give you a glimpse of the room Central Florida will have for business expansion.

2. Mass Transit. You want a great city? This is the first step. The next one will be putting rail between the airport, medical city, innovation way, UCF and the convention center, I-Drive and the attraction. This should link to SunRail.

3. Look at the picture. In the background, you see the new arena being built. This entire area will be rebuilt and new businesses and jobs come with it. The new arena will be a major landmark in our great city and will promote Central Florida in way we never imagined.

4. Church Street Station. One word comes to mind...GOLDMINE! Sure, it has had its problems that last few years but with SunRail, the new Arena and the Performing Arts Center all within a couple blocks...I don't think it takes to much to realize that this place will prosper! Again, businesses and jobs will be created and employees will be able to get there without driving!

5. Excitement for the future. Central Florida is putting in place the infrastructure to not only handle future growth but to attract it! 9/11 and the current recession has proved that we need more diverse industries other than tourism and hospitality to help weather these storms. I look at this picture and see the center of Central Florida glowing with endless possibilities of a great future...and for you...JOBS!

Some other pictures from Wednesday's SunRail signing at Church Street Station in Orlando, Florida. (December 16, 2009)

10 Best Green Jobs for the Next Decade

Fast Company has put this great list together for the best 10 green jobs for the next decade. Time for a career change. Read the full article HERE.

What can you do to get the training and education to get one of these jobs?

Happy Thanksgiving Central Florida

In a way, Thanksgiving couldn’t come fast enough this year. It has been a challenging employment year to say the least. I know a lot of you are still looking for a good job. Many of you are under-employed. No matter what your situation is, all indications are it is going to get better in 2010.

Actually, we are seeing a pickup in activity in job postings the last couple months. Nothing dramatic, but believe me when I tell you, it beats the down cycle we have experienced the last 14 months.

We are thankful for the fantastic staff we have at OrlandoJobs.com and GreatInsuranceJobs.com. Over the last few months I have told our staff to keep in mind one thing during this time and I would tell the same thing…if this is the worst recession that can be thrown at us in the last 100 years, boy do we have an upside!
And so do you! We are very thankful for that.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Pictures taken at Gobble Fest. Below are pictures of the our staffs at OrlandoJobs.com and GreatInsuranceJobs.com.