Minnesota Employment and Unemployment Release

Minnesota's unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.0 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis. Employment fell by 7,500 over the month on a seasonally adjusted basis.

Source MN DEED

The Secret to Attracting Job Applicants

Employer Branding answers one simple question - why should
someone work for a certain company instead of any other
company? How can a company differentiate itself from its
peers and attract new employees? It's quite simple,
actually. Employer Branding is all about marketing an entire
company as though it were a product. However, instead of
selling computers or cappuccinos, the product that is being
pitched to the consumer is the people and employee
experience that can be found at that company.

Full article here.

The recipient of our 3rd quarter scholarship award of $1000 was Emily Driemeyer. She is in her second year of a Exercise Science and Nutrition degree program at the College of Saint Catherine. We wish her success with her education.

MINNESOTAJOBS.COM offers scholarships on a quarterly basis to students and future students enrolled in a 2 year or 4 year degree program at a Minnesota institution of higher learning.

We have been offering our quarterly $1000 scholarship since 2005 and have awarded $14,000 so far. It's our way of giving back to the community by helping shape future leadings in Minnesota.

To learn more about the MINNESOTAJOBS.COM scholarship program and to sign up, please visit http://MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/scholarships

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Myth Buster

Myth: I don't need to use MINNESOTAJOBS.COM, My jobs are
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Busted:
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Internet history), job seekers know about us and tell their
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