Category Archives: What's New

Google: Ways it Helps and Hurts the Job Seeker

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 26, 2010
The world wide web is an amazing tool.  The amount of access to information is incredible.  From a job seekers perspective it can be a rich resource for researching target companies, identifying job  leads, and networking through social media sites like LinkedIn.  For savvy web browsers they can identify salary information,  job qualifications and requirements [...]
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Pre-employment Testing: Its role in the final decision to hire

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 15, 2010
You have made it through the final rounds of interviews, you have acquired finalist status, the job offer is almost in your hands but there is just one more thing – pre-employment testing. The role of pre-employment testing varies greatly across employers.  In fact not all employers use testing in the hiring decision.  For those employers [...]
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workshop July 12 – Managing Grief and Stress in Job Loss

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 8, 2010
Monday, July 12th 10:00-12:00pm Come together to address and discuss fears and concerns related to job loss.  This professionally facilitated session will help individuals: Regain perspective – discover and tap into positive energy Develop and bolster coping strategies Create a resilience plan to carry them through these challenging times Cottage Grove Service Center 13000 Ravine Parkway South • Cottage Grove, MN  55016 Refreshments [...]
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Kare 11 interview – Must Have Qualities for Leaders

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 7, 2010
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The Disappearing Job Posting

By Karen Kodzik | Published: July 2, 2010
While scrolling through job leads on the Internet have you ever stumbled upon the “perfect job” and the very next day you go back to look at it again and it’s gone – it had disappeared?  This can be a maddening occurrence for job seekers which leads to speculations abound regarding what could have happened.  As [...]
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