Friday, July 30, 2010
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Resource Room

Located in Racine and Burlington the Employment Resource Center offers a wide array of job searching tools and plenty of staff assistance in using them.  These job searching tools include:

  • Jobcenterofwisconsin.com, a computer based list of jobs in Racine County as well as the entire State of Wisconsin,
  • Internet access to a variety of employment sites, local and national classified job advertisements,
  • On-site recruitments by Racine County employers, 
  • Review of State of Wisconsin bi-monthly bulletins for listings of state jobs and test sites via the internet.
  • Fax machines for faxing applications or any job related information.
  • Job hotline at (262) 619-jobs to find employers recruiting at the Workforce Development Center.

Personal computers are available to create cover letters, and other employment documents.  Job search books, videos, employer information and reference materials are available to assist you in conducting your job search or developing an effective resume.

Friendly and knowledgeable staffs are available to provide individual assistance.   The Employment Resource Center in Racine is open Monday 7:30 am - 5:00 pm, Tuesday thru Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.  The Burlington Location is opened Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 am – 4:00 pm.  Please contact us in Racine at (262) 638-6424 or in Burlington at  (262) 767-5399 for additional information.

 

  

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Learning Adaptability in a Career Tsunami

In times of economic hardship, some industries are harder hit than others. Typical
career paths are seeing changes on a much larger scale than usual. There are new
opportunities opening; and the old opportunities are closing. This means that the
ability to be adaptable to change becomes most important during this time. Below
are a few helpful tips on flexibility:

  • Creating a positive attitude
  • Build your relationships
  • Learning to listen
  • Organization
    • Tasks that will advance my career
    • Tasks that may deter my progress
    • Tasks that are neutral

One should always keep in mind that flexibility in the workplace can always be further
developed. Many of these skills can be improved on your own. There are
many books and helpful internet sites that can help. Surviving the workplace jungle
is sometimes not easy but developing key skills to become adaptable will be very
helpful to you.  read more...

  
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