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Every week I read an article about the crushing debt our children have taken on to fund a college education. When my children were growing up, I wanted them to go to college and get a degree. I pushed my children which caused one to rebel and the other got a degree in a field [...]

Higher Education Cost vs Benefit Ronnies Blog

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My wife and I just finished hiring a new employee for our company, Anclote Title Services, Inc. The position came about from a resignation in our small business. It is the first time we have hired a new employee in several years. Our business employs five full time positions. We have been in business since [...]

Hiring Process Validated Ronnies Blog

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I often read articles giving tips on how to "ace" interviews and am left to wonder if the people writing the articles have actually interviewed an employment candidate. There are so many academics who spend their time studying and teaching the art of interviewing, but nothing is a better teacher than experience. In my career [...]

The Art of Inerviewing Applicants Ronnies Blog

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I received an email with an audio file from the Mark Levin Radio Show that is most alarming. The caller reports that he is a brain surgeon and had just returned from a seminar in Washington where they were told how the new health care law will affect patients 70 and older with brain emergencies [...]

Health Care Law Limits Brain Procedures For Patients 70 and Older Ronnies Blog

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The closer we get to the 2012 presidential election the better the economic news we seem to be hearing. Does this mean job opportunities will increase in 2012? I believe the answer is yes.  In my area (Tampa Bay Florida) housing sales of existing homes is looking up and there are predictions that values will increase [...]

Increased Job Opportunities Coming in 2012 Ronnies Blog

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I have read several articles indicating that consumer confidence is rising. Speculation is that we feel better about the economy which gives us more confidence about the job market. Supposedly, if you have a job, you feel less stress about losing it. Likewise, if you are unemployed, you feel better about your prospects of getting [...]

Does Improved Consumer Confidence = New Jobs? Ronnies Blog

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Like most of you I know several people who are on unemployment. One person received 99 weeks of unemployment and when the money ran out, he still did not have a job. In this particular case, I know that he did not begin looking for a job until his unemployment benefits ran out. His reluctance [...]

Unemployment Compensation, Good or Bad? Ronnies Blog

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Manpower Employment Outlook Survey Reports Most Promising U.S. Hiring Outlook Since 2008 | Manpower U.S. Pressroom. Above is a link to a survey by ManpowerGroup that reports hiring will increase by 9% in the first quarter of 2012. The survey size was over 18,000 employers around the country. The industry sectors surveyed with a positive [...]

Employment Survey Most Promising For 2012 Ronnies Blog

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Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level in 3-1/2 Years | Fox Business. Above is an article about a reduction in first time unemployment claims. Jobless claims for last week were still over 350,000 so I am not sure what there is to be happy about. This is apparently an indicator that the economy is improving. [...]

Weekly Jobless Claims Hit Lowest Level in 3-1/2 Years | Fox Business Ronnies Blog

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My Blog is new and my hope is that it will become a resource for the employer and employee on issues that are important to them. I know that in order for my Blog to be successful, I need people to participate in the discussion. So I am looking for people who would like to [...]

Help Wanted, Come and Write About Your Employment Stories Ronnies Blog

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When an employer has an issue with an employee it is to their advantage to discuss the issue with the employee and get it resolved. But what happens when an employee has an issue with a co-worker or their employer? Most employees need their jobs to support themselves and their families, thus the power sits [...]

What Employees Should Know Before Making a Complaint Ronnies Blog

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No employer or employee wants turmoil in their work environment. However, there are times when circumstances dictate otherwise. This article will explain how to solve employee behavioral issues. We hire people with the expectation that they will be good employees and contribute to making the company successful. Most employees will work as we expect with [...]

How to Resolve Employee Behavior Issues Ronnies Blog

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After much consideration, I have decided that Ronnies Blog needed a domain of its own. So I registered a new domain and moved Ronnies Blog. I have more flexiblity now and am looking forward to the change. If you bookmarked Ronnies Blog and are following my posts, you will need to reregister on the new [...]

Ronnies Blog Has a New Home Ronnies Blog

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My son has recently moved to Seattle Washington to attend an underwater construction school. When he finishes this school in about seven months, he will likely go to work on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico. He has the potential to make $30 or $40 an hour right out of school and work [...]

Jobs in the Oil Industry Ronnies Blog

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How to Interview Applicant is the final installment in my Three Part Series on How to Hire Good Employees. Interviewing applicants is the last step in determining who you will hire. Not all managers are good at interviewing; however, it is a skill that can be learned. The purpose of interviewing applicants is to determine [...]

How to Interview Applicants Part Three of a Three Part Series Ronnies Blog

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High unemployment has made reviewing resumes more difficult and time consuming. In desperation, people are applying for everything whether they qualify or not. The volume of resumes can be a problem as reviewing them can become tedious. A manager wants to hire the best person, so it is important to review every resume with as [...]

How to Review Resumes – Part Two of a Three Part Series Ronnies Blog

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  Image by Getty Images via @daylife This article is the first installment of a three-part series. In this series I will describe what an employer can do to get the best employees possible when advertising for a job. The first installment describes how to post a job to get the best qualified applicants possible. [...]

How to find Good Employees – A Three Part Series Ronnies Blog

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No 1 for Sales Jobs recently started following me on Twitter (@Ronniesresouce). I looked at their website and found that employers post sales jobs on this site. If you are looking for a sales job you may want to look at No 1 Sales Jobs. Good luck, I hope you find a job in your [...]

Sales Job Website Ronnies Blog

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Image via Wikipedia Unemployment numbers continue to remain high. Corporations are said to be sitting on large amounts of cash reserves, reluctant to invest due to the anti business climate in Washington. With elections looming in the near future, uncertainty will remain and investors are not likely to invest their cash reserves for the next [...]

Businesses That Need Employees Ronnies Blog

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www.flickr.com I was reading a Blog entry at Resumebear about why corporate recruiters don’t communicate with you. If you have been applying for jobs you have experienced the lack of communication from potential employers and the frustration it causes. As frustrating as it is for you, you have to understand that the volume of resumes [...]

Why Corporate Recruiters Won’t Talk to You Ronnies Blog