The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on the Labor Market

THE EMPLOYMENT SITUATION: SEPTEMBER 2005

Employment Situation Summary

Nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-35,000) in September, and the unemployment rate rose to 5.1 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today.

The measures of employment and unemployment reported in this news release reflect both the impact of Hurricane Katrina, which struck the Gulf Coast in late August, and ongoing labor market trends. Over the 12 months ending in August, payroll employment grew by an average of 194,000 a month and the unemployment rate trended downward.

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Accomplishments and Your Resume

Accomplishments and Your Resume

How do you determine what accomplishments to include on your resume?

Think about what you do each day at your job and how you demonstrate your proficiency at various tasks. What makes you so good at what you do? How do you exhibit your determination to succeed? Dig a bit into the why’s and how’s of what you do so well and you will start to understand the essence of true achievement.

As you create a list of your accomplishments, you will get an extra benefit from going through this process. You will feel more confident about yourself. Keep all of these good vibes with you while you are writing your resume, your cover letter AND as you interview. The positive flow of energy that will emanate from you will be so contagious that the hiring manager will take notice of you immediately. Everyone likes to be around someone who is self-assured and energetic. What is the best part of all of this? No blue smoke and mirrors were needed to create this scene.

It’s all you.

It is the real you.

So enjoy who you are and relate it in the best possible way to employers. What you have attained in times past will propel you into the future with an assurance of continued success.

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Why a Resume Is Important

This is how we think: Job offer - Interview - Resume

Whether it is a classified ad in the newspaper, a job posting at work or something you have heard about through the grapevine, the first thing you consider is the position and how much you would like to have it. The next thing that runs through your mind is how you are going to get that job. How do you get to the people who make the decisions? You are going to have to convince someone to grant you an interview. Since you probably don't know any of the people who do this kind of interviewing, you have to make an impression on them some other way and get your foot in the door. Poof - you need a a professional example of your skills and accomplishments.

This is what we do: Resume - Interview - Job Offer

The examples, tips and explanations found here on this site provide everything a job search candidate needs to write their own professional resume in a way that will impress employers and lead to interviews. Each sample version will provide you with ideas that you can learn from. The tips provide relevant concepts and keywords that will boost your personal and professional appeal. Learn to make a resume without having to spend hundreds of dollars on commercial services. All of the information here is provided free of charge. Get started on your dream career RIGHT HERE!

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It's all about YOU

Professional Conduct

For once, it's all about YOU

Professional conduct starts before you enter the employer’s door. It starts before you begin to look for a job. It starts with you – your attitude. It should be a way of life, not an act that you undertake when looking for a new job.

Understanding professionalism can alter your career path. It can make the difference between you getting a raise or getting nothing at all. It can lead to promotions when your peers are still languishing in their old positions.

The way you act and behave influences the way you are approached, the way you are treated and the way you are given opportunities to excel.

As an employee, your conduct will be looked at from many different perspectives. The people who work in positions at levels above your own will be watching you for clues as to your promote-ability. The individuals you work with will see how you treat others and how well you do your job. The people who are in positions at a level below yours will be checking to see if you are consistent, courteous and honest.

There are many ways to express what an employee should or should not do. Mostly, it boils down to the Golden Rule: Treat others the way you would like to be treated.

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Odd Jobs - Yes, they are REAL

Odd Jobs

Some of these are funny and some of them are very odd

All of them are REAL

No, this isn’t referring to the "odd jobs around the house" that need to be done from time to time. This is about real jobs that individuals hold, but that most people don’t think about.

For instance:

1. If you work for the Research and Development department of a lawn care product manufacturer, you get to play with bugs. Actually, you get to research chemical products that kill bugs, but for grown-up boys, this is just an extra.

2. Wastewater Treatment Centers need workers, too. Reclaimed wastewater is used on a number of golf courses to keep those greens nice and, well, green. Perhaps you could claim the next 18 holes as a business expense.

3. Who feeds the baby mice to the snakes in the zoo? There's an odd one for you.

4. Someone created a web site called toilet.com. Of course, it just proves that you can find anything and everything on the Internet. They even market a potty that is painted in camouflage for hunters (doubles as a hunting blind). What will they think of next? Will you create the newest most amazing toilet ever? This could be the job for you.

5. At DominoArtwork.com, you can have your portrait re-created using sets of dominoes. Really. It’s actually amazing. Robert Bosch is the designer and uses a mathematical process called integer programming to achieve the results. Seems like a neat way to spend an afternoon. You could learn to do this… maybe.

6. As an Horticulture Agent for a local County Extension Office, one of your tasks would be to identify pest and disease problems for trees and other plants. It isn’t always a pretty sight, but such problems are vital to diagnose for orchards and many other growers. It's not especially "odd", but it's not especially exciting, either.

7. Perhaps you would like to be a Fish Culturist and be responsible for the care of salmon. The pay isn’t bad, but the smell might be. Of course, if you live in the Midwest, you will have to relocate. The last job posting for this was in Alaska.

8. Have you ever wanted to be a steeplejack? That's an odd job title, don't you agree? You can’t be afraid of heights as you would be working on towers, tall buildings, church spires, and such. Usually the position involves repair and/or maintenance, but mostly it involves being able to stay balanced.

As you can see, there are a variety of interesting jobs that people do – or even have created for themselves. Some are more intriguing than others, but all are of value in some way or another. Mostly, the value is in shaking your head back and forth while sipping your beverage of choice and thanking the Good Lord for giving you a sense of humor.

Have a nice day!