SF Chronicle: Job Market May Have Hit Bottom

What goes up, must come down ... so is true with Unemployment Rates. The San Francisco Chronicle recently reported that based on January employment statistics, the job market may have hit bottom.

It means that things may get worse, but only marginally .... and the building blocks for recovery are there. Healthy, profitable businesses are still still running lean operations (notice the long lines at banks and popular department stores) This will eventually change as consumers start looking for a better customer experience and not necessarily the best price ...and retailers will be forced to increase staff to normal levels. Not to mention all the turn over from over-worked and stressed employees that are asked to do more than usual as companies stretch the capabilities of their workers.

If you haven't found a job in a while ... don't be discouraged. Keep looking, there are companies making lots of money taking advantage of a desperate (and cheap) labor market. Once they realize that 100's of applicants won't be applying to every opening they have, they will start to treat their workers better and the people that apply to work their better. Keep trying and keep looking.

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Kohl's Still Hiring In Elk Grove, CA

If you are looking for full or part time retail work in Elk Grove, CA, there might not be a better place to apply then Kohl's.  The company has been able to withstand the recession, and continue hiring during a time when many large retail chains are cutting back it's workforce.

The current job openings at the Kohl's in Elk Grove include: Merchandiser, Salesperson, Assistant Manager, Stock Clerk, and Customer Service Representative.  

To apply, just visit CA Jobs List for a complete list of Kohl's California jobs, and be sure to check out the other career and job openings in California!

San Joaquin County WorkNet Job Fair: Stockton, CA April 1, 2010

If you are looking for a job in the central valley, be sure to attend the 8th Annual Job & Resource Fair on Thursday, April 1, 2010, from 10:00am – 3:00pm, at the beautiful Stockton Arena.

There will be hundreds of employers seeking San Joaquin Valley's top talent. Be sure to dress sharp and bring a few copies of your resume to hand out to employers. Take advantage of this great opportunity.

As a reminder, many of the best San Joaquin Valley Jobs can be found at www.209valleyjobs.com and www.cajobslist.com

Don't Forget To Spell Check Resumes

One of the funniest resume titles we've seen here at CA Jobs List was an email to us saying "Looking for a fool time job." It seems like common sense to spell check, but about 1 in 3 resumes have spelling or grammatical errors.

It's one thing to mess up in a blog post. It will happen here quite often. But to blow your chance with a potential employer simply because you didn't read over your resume and email is a shame. Especially now that the job market is so rough, you need to give yourself every opportunity to land that job in California that you are looking for.

If you need to spell check something, just type in "spell check" in your favorite search engine and use the one that you like the best. I use Orangoo, but there are a bunch out there. Orangoo is only able to spell checks documents and does not check for grammatical errors.... like "fool time job" which would not be caught by a spell checker alone.  Be sure to proof read your stuff!