Newsletter
May 02What Will be Your Legacy?
Posted in Job Center at 1:20 pm
Be nice to the people you meet on the way up. They’re the same people you’ll meet on the way down.
This old saying is still sound career advice. After you leave a job, people quickly forget all your accomplishments. (often, they forget them while you’re still there!) What they will remember, however, is YOU and how you treated them.
According to Jeff Garton, author of Career Contentment: Don’t Settle for Anything Less! (ASTD Press, 2008), the most important career asset you take away when you leave a job is the relationships you forged with your co-workers. He calls this your “legacy,” and a positive legacy is important for gaining future job and client referrals. To ensure you’ll be remembered favorable, Garton advises focusing less on what you do and more on how you do it when interacting with coworkers, supervisors, customers and vendors. Building a reputation for honesty, fairness, diligence and pleasantness is more valuable to your career success in the long run than bringing in that big grant or building that killer system. From the May issue of the NAWDP Advantage newsletter.
Don’t Let Workplace Stress Ruin Your Holidays
Posted in News at 1:32 pm
In today’s 24/7 connected world, Americans are finding it increasingly difficult to switch off from the stresses of the workplace, according to the American Psychological Association. A 2006 APA survey found that work is the number one cause of stress for Americans and almost 1/3 report having trouble balancing their work and family lives.
A generation ago, taking time off for family and friends at the end of the year meant leaving your work responsibilities back at the office. Today, thanks to cell phones, faxes, email, BlackBerrys and the like, work frequently intrudes on our personal lives even during the holidays. In fact, 83% of email users admit to checking their email daily even when on vacation. Constant use of technology can add to the stress of an already hectic time. Increased stress can push people toward unhealthy coping behaviors such as smoking, comfort eating, inactivity, and abuse of drugs and alcohol. It can also ruin the fun of the holidays for you and your family.
The APA offers these strategies for managing work-related stress during the holidays: Know your stress signals. Recognize how you deal with stress. Turn off technology. Keep a “To-Do” list. Find healthy ways to manage stress. Take care of yourself. Ask for professional support if it just proves to be too much. Article from National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.
What Job Seekers Are Looking For in a Job
Posted in News at 1:44 pm
Saving the environment may be nice, but when it comes to looking for a new job, most people still put opportunities for advancement and more leadership reponsibility ahead of things like working for an “ecologically friendly” company or having a shorter commute. According to a survey by JobFox, a short commute was ranked 13th on the list of things job seekers looked for, and a “green ” employer was ranked 18th. Advancement opportunity was the number one thing job seekers sought, followed by leadership responsibility and work/life balance.
Oct 18Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team
Posted in News at 12:46 pm
The U.S. Congress has designated each October as National Disability Employment Awareness Month. This year’s theme is “Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team!”
To help create awareness among businesses, persons with disabilities and the citizens of Manitowoc County, the Job Center has set up a display with information about employment services and disability resources.
In addition, businesses can take advantage of the Disability Navigator Program. The purpose of this program is to expand the workforce development system’s capacity to service customers with disabilities and inform employers about disability issues.
Patty Branton, Disability Program Navigator for the Bay Area Workforce Development Area, serves Manitowoc County and may be reached at 920.448.7217. Branton provides no-cost consulting and training for businesses on disability issues and incentives.
For more information, please visit the display at the Manitowoc County Job Center, 3733 Dewey Street, Manitowoc, available Monday - Friday from 8 AM to 4:30 PM.
Aug 10Job Center Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary
Posted in News at 11:57 am
Ten years ago, a group of employment and training organizations joined together to form a partnership known as the Manitowoc County Job Center. On July 31, 2007, Chamber members, agency board represenatives and local dignitaries joined staff at the Job Center to commemorate 10 years of service to the citizens of Manitowoc County.
The mission of the Job Center is to advance the well being of the area by developing and maintaining a quality workforce through integration of employment, training, education and economic development services for employers, job seekers and workers.
During the past 10 years Job Center staff has served thousands of individuals including employers, workers, job seekers, entrepreneurs, career changers, students, dislocated workers, veterans, single parents, persons with disabilities, economically disadvantaged youth and adults, displaced homemakers, non-English speaking adults, older workers and more.
The Job Center is open to the general public Mondays 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and Tuesdays-Fridays, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.