Advertisements No one wants to spend their career working at a job they hate. It is unrealistic to think that you will love every second of your job, but you should enjoy most days at work. What that looks like for you will depend, everyone has different priorities when it comes to their career and […]
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Top Tips for Staying Safe in a Warehouse
Advertisements Working in a warehouse can be rather demanding. The work itself is physically taxing, and the environment can also be intense. Many hidden health hazards can lurk around the corners of a warehouse, some of which are more easily recognizable than others. As such, it’s extremely important that warehouse employees and managers take the […]
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Job listing: Racine County Vision Screening Coordinator
Advertisements Job Title: Racine County Vision Screening Coordinator Minimum Qualifications: Strong communication, organizational, interpersonal skills and ability to work independently is required. Experience or stated desire to work with community volunteers, school personnel, and young children from diverse backgrounds. Computer literacy with Microsoft Office and database software. Ability to provide own transportation to screening sites […]
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Could your social media profile hurt your job search?
Advertisements One of the questions I get asked is: Does HR or recruiting really looks at a person’s social media presence when making hiring decisions? While it may seem invasive or unfair that one may be judged by their online presence, what you put online is fair game even if it’s on your “private page” […]
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Racine County Eye kicks off Help Wanted, an employment podcast
Advertisements Racine County Eye is dedicated to helping its readers, which is why we started a weekly employment podcast called Help Wanted. In our very first episode of Help Wanted, Kate Walker, talent and recruitment specialist with the Racine County Economic Development Corporation, talks about where the jobs are and the labor shortage area businesses […]
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How to Make a Good First Impression at Work
Advertisements Your first days at a new job can be nerve-wracking and overwhelming, and you don’t want to start your new career on the wrong foot. These tips for how to make a good first impression at work will help you curb those first-day jitters and show your new employers that you’re ready to shine […]
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Jobs That Help, Milwaukee-based Nonprofit jobs website, expands to Racine County
Advertisements Press release MILWAUKEE, WI – Jobs That Help, the specialized Milwaukee-based jobs listing website for nonprofit organizations and job seekers, is announcing its expansion to Racine County, as well as to the rest of the state. Jobs That Help was launched in February 2019 by a team of Milwaukee nonprofit professionals in order to […]
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Foxconn Technology Group to host hiring event
Advertisements Foxconn Technology Group will host an interview event for people with engineering or technical skills Tuesday and Wednesday at their facility located at 13315 Globe Drive. Foxconn announced a construction timeline in March for its Gen6 LCD plant in the Village of Mount Pleasant, which represents the largest part of the project. Original plans included […]
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3 of the Main Disadvantages of Job Hopping
Advertisements Frequently switching between jobs is becoming more popular among young workers who can’t seem to get comfortable in one career path. However, jumping from company to company could have negative effects on your career down the line. While switching jobs has some benefits—such as a potential salary increase and a diversified skill set—you should […]
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Editorial: What we have is a failure to…
Advertisements Thousands of jobs remain unfilled while thousands of people are still out of work or underemployed in Racine County. The situation is akin to a person dying of thirst while standing in a river. To understand the problem and how Racine County Eye can help, I have conducted dozens of interviews with employers, staffing […]
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Racine County Eye to host open house Friday
Advertisements For the past several weeks I have been in a growth accelerator class for my business through WWBIC, which requires me to conduct 100 interviews over the course of 10 weeks. I am learning a lot from the business community to people who are experiencing homelessness about the skills gap/worker shortage here in Racine. […]
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Catch 22: Skilled workers wanted
Advertisements As Foxconn Technology Group, which makes electronic components, builds its 22-million-square-foot manufacturing campus in Mount Pleasant, thousands of new jobs are headed to Racine County. The project is one of the largest manufacturing campuses in the country. But local employers already have difficulty finding people to work for them, and they’re expected to hire […]
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Resume and Cover Letter Tips and Tricks
Advertisements The job market is incredibly competitive, but writing and submitting a perfectly written resume and cover letter will pay dividends. Once you understand how to write both, you can—and should—tailor each to the position and the company in question. Whether you’re looking for a serving job or for work at a law firm, the perfect […]
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How to hire and retain A players in a tight labor market
Advertisements If you are a business owner who is ready to learn a few strategies to grow yourself, your team and your business — this ActionCOACH workshop is the perfect event for you to attend. ActionCOACH is a team of committed, positive and successful people who are always striving to be balanced, integral and honest. […]
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Racine unemployment rate drops, pressure to build a skilled workforce remains
Advertisements The extra push needed to spur employment in the City of Racine has started to take root as the unemployment rate dropped from 5.6 percent in July 2017 to 4.9 percent in July 2018. This represents the biggest drop in unemployment among the 32 most populated communities in Wisconsin and is about twice the […]
