The MicroTrain Blog

As the job market continues to change, new information emerges regarding job websites, interview questions, growing industry areas and companies, etc.   And keeping on top of the changing trends is essential to your successful job search!

Research is the name of the game and fact finding is your mission!  So take the time to proactively position yourself and Know What You Don’t Know!

Where to look?  Well, here a few helpful places to find information:

1.       LinkUp (www.linkup.com)

LinkUp is the new and unique job search engine that only lists jobs taken directly from company websites. We call them "hidden jobs" because they are typically unadvertised outside of company websites and can be difficult to find if you don't know where to look.

 2.       Bureau of Labor Statistics (www.bls.gov) 

With the strongest commitment to accuracy, quality, and integrity, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) produces some of the Nation’s most sensitive and important information. On a timely basis, we provide key figures on unemployment; inflation; earnings levels; projections of occupational and industry growth; productivity trends; job accidents and illnesses; consumer household expenditures; and much more.

 3.       Bloomberg Businessweek (www.businessweek.com) 

In 1981 Bloomberg started out with one core belief: that bringing transparency to capital markets through access to information could increase capital flows, produce economic growth and jobs, and significantly reduce the cost of doing business. Today’s Bloomberg builds on that foundation - everything we do connects decision makers in business, finance and government to a broad and dynamic network of information, news, people and ideas that enables faster, more effective decisions. 

 4.       Illinois Department of Employment Security (www.ides.state.il.us)

IDES is your direct link to Illinois workforce services: job placement and referrals, unemployment insurance, employment and training programs, career and labor market information, payroll tax filing, and more!

This week: Explaining why you were fired, getting certified to get the job, and most resumes still have spelling mistakes!

• How To Explain that You Were Fired
  If you were, then you're going to have to explain it someday.
• 13 Ways to Ramp Up Your Job Search
  Action!
• Ten Ways to Find a Job
  A little "101" help.
• You Can Use Facebook to Help You Get a job?
  I just assumed Facebook was how you lost a job...
• What To Do When No One Is Calling You Back
  ...and it's not your phone's fault.
• Personal Branding: What's Stopping You From Being Yourself?
  You can either fit in or stand out.
• Most Resumes and Cover Letters Have Spelling Mistakes
  What, still?! Don't be one of these people, eliminated from consideration before they had a shot.
• Who To Get Your Resume to Stand Out
  You know, once all your spelling mistakes are sorted out...
• Eleven Ways to Be a Master Networker
  Go talk to people, people!
• Why Pay For Training?
  Um... because it gets you job interviews?
• Can You Improve Your Job Search with New Certifications?
  You better believe it!
• 5 Sure-Fire Ways to End Up With a Career You Hate
  Sadly, I know some of these people.
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  You know, if you're into that whole "information technology" thing...