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'Crash' into auto repair careers with On The Job
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 On The Job Host Bobby Jon Drinkard, (left), assists Barry Hulgan (right) cutting frame for vehicle repair at Watkins Auto Body shop in Birmingham.On The Job "crashed" into automobile repair sites to learn more about careers involved in the automobile collision repair industry. Team members got "hands on" information at Watkins Auto Body in Birmingham to learn the type of skills needed to succeed in this field. On the Job then hit the road to spend time with a perennial outdoor advertising company in the southeast, Durden Outdoor in Dothan. The team learned that with determination and hard work, dreams can become a reality in the outdoor advertising business.
To learn secrets of success, watch On The Job Sunday, August 3, at 2:30 p.m. on your local Alabama Public Television channel.
To view previous On The Job videos, click online at www.onthejobtv.org.
 Displaying On The Job posters may encourage job seekers to learn more about careers and how to get them.
To request posters, contact On The Job via email: feedback@onthejobtv.org
Or mail a request to:
On The Job TV
15 Technology Court
Montgomery, AL 36116
Telephone: 1.866.855.1916
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The June/July 2008 issue of Area Development magazine provides information about labor market evaluation and job seekers' evaluations of how they live and where they work. To read the full articles, click here.
Where Has All My Labor Gone?
Changing demographics are likely to
alter corporate location and growth strategies as well as the policy
decisions of economic development organizations.
Attracting and retaining talented employees is an ongoing concern for
most companies-and has been for decades. Location strategists, those
who think about where to deploy corporate operations, do their best to
evaluate an area's labor market before deciding whether to recommend an
area for a new facility or function. Each location exhibits nuances in
terms of specific skill availability, wage levels, labor management
relations, and productivity; but historically, most states and metro
areas have been able to provide the raw number of workers to meet
companies' needs. ...
Get Great Workers - Green Your Building
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By creating sustainable work environments, companies can position themselves to attract and keep high-caliber talent.
Ten years ago, climate change, sick building syndrome, and social and environmental responsibility weren't commonplace subjects. Now these topics are prevalent in the daily news, taught in schools, and discussed at the water cooler. Simply put, people are paying more attention to how they live and where they work. The qualities of a green facility resonate with many prospective employees on personal and ethical levels, and they are particularly meaningful to the informed, conscientious members of the highly skilled work force. ...
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Developing Alabama
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The June/July 2008 edition of Developing Alabama features an Alabama delegation's trip to the Farnborough Air Show aimed at increasing the state's aerospace presence as well as updates on National Rail in the Shoals area, HudsonAlpha in Huntsville, and more announcements of new automotive suppliers throughout the state.
Click here to read articles in the Alabama Development Office publication.
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Career opportunities available with 18 employers
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AIDT is currently assisting employers to fill jobs noted on the map above. Links to all the job opportunities are available by clicking the map above or this Jobs in Alabama link. To learn about employment with AIDT, click the AIDT Jobs link. To apply for training to qualify for one of these positions, click online or contact your local Alabama Career Center office and a location identified in the advertisement. Detailed Career Center information, including addresses and telephone numbers, is available here. For information about all AIDT training and recruitment, go to our website, www.aidt.edu. |
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 Alabama's number-one business incentive provides recruitment, assessment, and training for employers creating jobs in Alabama. As Alabama's economy evolves, AIDT services continuously adapt to meet the needs of aerospace, automotive, chemical processing and bio-technology manufacturers, as well as the wide range of traditional industrial groups such as food processing, distribution/warehousing, technical services, and others.
A close working relationship with each client results in development of consistently effective processes for recruitment, selection and training of skilled and motivated employees. AIDT also provides leadership development, industrial maintenance assessment, safety assistance, process improvement assessment, and other services.
AIDT's mission for new and expanding employers creating jobs in Alabama is to recruit and train personnel to provide quality workforce development and to expand citizens' opportunities through the jobs that are created. AIDT has provided thousands of skilled, motivated employees to Alabama industries since 1971. It became the first state workforce training entity in the world to earn international ISO 9001:2000 certification for its quality management system and has been consistently ranked one of the top state workforce training agencies in the United States.
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Many job seekers are unprepared for job interviews.
Some don't dress appropriately.
Some have poor hygiene.
Some have little or no communication skills.
Without skills to present themselves better, many people fail to get the job.
AIDT provides Interview T.I.P.S. (Training to Improve Presentation Skills) to solve these and other problems cited by Alabama business leaders and AIDT project managers who interview job seekers.
Session scheduled
September 8-9 in Montgomery
Pre-registration is required.
Mobile registration deadline:
August 8
Click here to register online.
Are you prepared for
your next job interview?
Do you need computer skills
to get a job?
Have you heard of diversity and sexual harassment prevention, but you're not sure what they mean?
Skills@Work sessions available:
October 7 through November 18
December 2 through January 20
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Tuesday and Thursday
at AIDT Montgomery Training Center
15 Technology Court
Skills@Work training is available
at no cost for job seekers from high school age through adulthood.
Pre-registration is required.
Click here to register online or
call Connie Sator at 334-280-4453.
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Maritime Careers
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Maritime Welding Classes available in Mobile
Click on the ad to apply online for training.
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