We have a new recipient for our quarterly $1000 scholarship. It's Jacob Nelson. He's studying computer and electrical engineering at the University of MN in Duluth. We are now accepting registrations for our 3rd quarter $1000 scholarship program. Please visit http://MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/scholarships for details and to register.

It has lists of search firms/training companies, a job fair/event calendar, salary surveys, a list of Minnesota job network groups and much more!

http://minnesotajobs.com/info.php?js_zone=true

Job seekers outside of the creative fields are now seeing the value of utilizing portfolios in their job search. Traditionally, only artists and writers have used portfolios when seeking freelance work. With job security becoming less certain, workers need to continually update and enhance their skills, while keeping a record of what they’ve accomplished. Employers like to hire someone whose work they’ve seen. A portfolio can support a résumé with concrete evidence of an applicant’s work. To learn more, visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=63

Use this link to bring you to an interesting group of tests to see if you have some hidden biases based on race, religion or culture.
The tests were put together by some people at Harvard University and are called the Implicit Association Tests. Visit: http://minnesotajobs.com/hrsection/arti ... php?empl=1

Last June it was 7.0%

We lost 3,700 jobs - mainly census workers.

The number of jobs in Minnesota has grown 0.4 percent in the past 12 months, compared with a 0.1 percent decline nationally.

US unemployment is 9.5%.

Source MN DEED