Good News: Renton-based Erado has announced that they will be hiring for 30 positions in 2012. The past 15 months have been a period of great growth for the electronic communication compliance and archiving firm and they will be adding roles in Web Development, Administration, Accounting, Customer Service and Tech support. Employment will vary from…
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Yes, the unemployment rate is high and many who do have jobs are severely underemployed. Still the same, there is work out there for those who are willing to work hard – and especially those who will work for compensation based on their performance. We are currently looking to hire two commission based sales people…
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Small businesses created 55,000 new jobs in September, and employees worked more hours and made more money. These are among the results of the latest update of the Intuit Inc.(Nasdaq: INTU) Small Business Employment Index, covering the period between Aug. 24 and Sept. 23.The monthly report found that small business employment grew by 0.3 percent…
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The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps (WCC) is seeking 245 young adults, including military service veterans, between 18 and 25 to for on-the-ground projects in 16 counties across the state. For the 2011-2012 service year, Ecology will hire 150 WCC AmeriCorps members using a $2 million AmeriCorps grant from the Washington State Commission…
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Bellevue College’s Center for Career Connections is offering five free, public workshops this fall on career planning and job hunting. The workshops include: Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on FriendFeed Share on Linkedin Share on Orkut Share on Posterous share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Share on technorati…
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With the approach of the school year, a new website is providing access to over 5,000 education and training programs, and offering users information about the career they’re seeking and where to get the training to prepare for it. Increasingly, adults are heading back to school to improve their career prospects and earning power, and…
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By Don C. Brunell, President, Association of Washington Business Finding a job is the best substitute for an unemployment check, but as more and more Americans exhaust their jobless benefits, employment opportunities remain sparse. In July, the state unemployment rate was 8.6 percent, down from 9.5 percent a year ago; however, in parts of Washington…
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By Don C. Brunell, President, Association of Washington Business With unemployment stubbornly stalled at 9.6 percent, the Obama administration is desperately looking for ways to get the economy moving again. Recently, in a meeting with my manufacturing counterparts from around the country, President Obama’s representative read a speech about all the administration is doing to…
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The Bellevue Reporter recently posted a story about my friend George Northcroft who was named as the Region Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA). He will overseeing over 450 employees and an annual budget of more than $462 million. Congratulations George! Blog this! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on…
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