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Meetings Calendar | |
December 13, 8:00 a.m., Executive Committee, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, 3660 N. Washington Blvd., Sarasota
January 10, 8:00 a.m., Executive Committee, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota
January 24, 8:00 a.m., Suncoast Workforce Board Meeting, Suncoast Workforce Career Center, Sarasota |
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Businesses -- Did
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In October 2012, the Suncoast gained 2,000 jobs over the year compared to a loss of -16,900 jobs in 2009 for that same period. |
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Hot Jobs! | |
Operations Manager: Comprehensive benefits package! Bachelor's degree in Accounting, Finance, or Business preferred or at least an Associate's degree. Five plus years experience required. Will oversee logistics for inventory received and maintaining an accurate flow. Must be familiar with Purchasing and Inventory options in Quickbooks and the ability to work with spreadsheets. Salary $40k-$80k depending on experience. Position located in Venice. For more information, visit Employ Florida and search for job number 9720522. |
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Greetings!
Our Career Centers will be closed on Monday, December 24th and Tuesday, 25th in observance of the holiday season. Our offices will resume normal hours of operation on Wednesday, December 26. We wish you and your family a safe and joyful holiday.
Sincerely,
Mary Helen Kress, President & CEO
"Pleasure in the job puts perfection in the work."- Aristotle (384 BC- 322 BC), Greek philosopher, zoologist |
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Florida's Consumer Confidence Down |
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 Each month, the Bureau of Economic Business Research at the University of Florida releases the Florida Consumer Confidence Index that gauges perceptions and expectations of Floridians. For the month of November, four out of five of the components that make-up the report fell and one remained steady. According to Chris McCarthy, Survey Director, the primary reason for the decline was due to the outcome of the election noting that Florida was the most divided state in the country. The other reason for the decline was due to increased media coverage regarding the fiscal cliff. However, McCarty claims that while consumer confidence is historically low, it's still relatively high post-recession. "We expect holiday sales growth to be positive, but not as high as the 4.1 percent predicted by the National Retail Federation, "said McCarty. Read more>
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Preparing Candidates for HIre |
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In May of 2012, we launched a series of Career Preparation Workshops to better prepare our customers who are seeking employment. These workshops were critical because we know the importance of having an effective resume, confidence during an interview, the necessity for follow-up and other techniques that make it as easy as possible for a business to come to a hiring decision. The workshops include basic employability skills such as computer based Tech 101, Resume Basics, job search techniques to Building Your Job Search Marketing Plan, and Workforce Professionals Network. The workshops are very comprehensive and the content was developed with the employer in mind. If you'd like to know more about these workshops, a schedule is available on our website on the Calendar page. |
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