First, Do No Harm
This morning, CalChamber is releasing our 201l list of Job Killer legislation. This year’s list features 28 bills that, if signed into law, would increase costs for employers, lead to more regulations and litigation, and create further barriers to investment for companies hoping to do business here and to hire California workers. It is important to note that the first step in an economic recovery program is to do no more harm to the economy. Yet, proponents of anti-business legislation are ignoring California’s obvious and painful economic situation. Apparently, they think California’s economy can withstand additional pressure from new regulatory and legislative burdens. They are simply unwilling to accept the unfortunate reality that California has the second highest unemployment rate in the country (even higher than Detroit’s!) and is currently ranked near the bottom when it comes to business climate.
Good Advice for California Job Seekers
Recently, as research for my newest book on the emerging job market, I had the opportunity to explore job placement strategies with Ms. Alyssa Gruber, Executive Director at Green Key Resources, LLC, a New York City headquartered full service professional recruitment and temporary staffing firm.
Ms. Gruber heads the executive support/office support division of the company. She deals primarily in the very rarified world of hiring for hedge funds/venture capital funds and high level corporate offices–the executive assistant who earns over $100,000 a year, the administrative assistant with college degree who starts at $50,000 or the receptionist paid over $40,000. Though her niche is office support, the job advice she gives is relevant to job placement at nearly all levels.
1. Internet Job
Boards: Job seekers should register with major job boards (Monster, Career
Builder, craigslist), and make job applications through them. There is no cost
to the job seeker, and the job seeker is
able to identify a large number of job openings in a short period of time. However,
the flip side is that the job seeker rarely knows the review process.
Additionally, as application is so easy, the board listings usually attract a large
number of applicants.
Antonio’s Exit Strategy: Countdown to Midnight June 30, 2013
Cross-posted at RonKayeLA.
With one foot in a cast and the other in the political grave, Antonio Villaraigosa hobbled into the lion’s den of San Fernando Valley unrest Monday night and offered a little song, a little dance and a lot of seltzer down everybody’s pants.
Mostly, he seemed preoccupied by the merciful end to his reign and his pain at 11:59 p.m. on June 30, 2013 – a fact he kept bringing up during an hour-long performance before a crowd of 200 Valleyites who attended the Daily News Town Hall with the mayor at Reseda High School, an event that is part of the newspaper’s celebration of its 100th anniversary year as the "Voice of the Valley."
Editorial Page Editor Mariel Garza did her best to push Antonio on the critical issues facing the city, its residents and businesses: City Hall’s overspending and under achieving.