Christina Laughery is my first guest blogger http://www.linkedin.com/in/christinalaughery. She had a frustrating experience at yesterday’s Job Expo in West Des Moines.———————————————————————————-The West Des Moines Development Corporation and the Iowa Workforce Development Center held a Job Expo on Thursday at the Sheraton in West Des Moines. With about 40 employers in attendance you’d think it would [...]
Volunteering is a great way to network, fill up a jobless day, maintain or learn new job-related skills AND do something amazing for your community! Many of us neglected “giving back” when we were busy with full-time jobs; now there’s no excuse!
Drake is looking for volunteers to help at the Des Moines Arts Festival, [...]
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I went to Grandview’s career workshop today. It was a 3 hour session covering job prospecting, career transitioning, resume development and interview skills. The event was free.
The event today was [...]
Immediately after I lost my job, I joined Des Moines’ Young Professional Connection (YPC). They’re the arm of the Greater Des Moines Partnership dedicated to connecting the young professionals of Des Moines through civic, social, charitable and professional activities. If you fit their demographic of being a 20-30-something, I highly recommend that you join: http://www.ypcdsm.com/
You [...]
Now that I’ve got all this wonderful time on my hands, I’m rediscovering what it is that I enjoy doing. One of the things that I’m very passionate about is the German language. I lived in Germany for 2 years after college and loved the experience. Now that I’m back in the [...]
When do you settle for a job that you’re not interested in, overqualified for or doesn’t pay what you were earning at your previous job? I’ve been going through phases and right now the answer is, I’m not settling!
I’ve been out of work for almost four months, but after having had this time to get [...]
Hello, and welcome to Unemployed in Des Moines. I’ve been out of work since the beginning of February and over the past couple of months while looking for a job/career/work, I’ve realized two things:
1. The unemployed (myself in particular!) need and want to talk about their situation. Although my husband and friends have been a [...]
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