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Milwaukee job growth outpaced Midwest cities

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By Joel Dresang of JSOnline.com’s Business Watch

Except for Des Moines, Iowa, the four-county Milwaukee, WI area added jobs at a faster pace than the largest cities in nearby states, according to federal data released this morning.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the Milwaukee area’s 1.2% job growth from November 2006 to November 2007 was second only to metro Des Moines’ 2.5% among large metro areas in the region. Jobs in the Indianapolis area gained 1.1% in that period, followed by the Chicago area at 0.9%, the Twin Cities at 0.3%, metro Cleveland at 0.2% and the Detroit area, where the payroll count dropped by 1.7%.

Danville, Va., led the nation’s 369 metropolitan areas with a job growth rate of 7.4%.

To see the report, go to jobs.

Meet me at the Brand You World event!

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Check it out, I am in great company. Speakers at this event include Guy Kawasaki (Co-founder – Truemors; Managing Director – Garage Technologies), Dick Bolles (Author – What Color is Your Parachute), Martin Yate (Author – Knock ’em Dead career series), Andy Sernovitz (Word of Mouth Marketing Guru), Tim DeMello (ZIGGS founder) AND MORE! Here’s a link to the ENTIRE daylong schedule.

I get to host an interview with Jason Alba where we’ll talk about How to Use Personal Branding to Take Your Career from Zero to 60 – Jason did it and so can you! In this session, slated for 5 p.m. Eastern, you learn from Jason Alba’s personal job seeker experience as he immersed himself in online branding and created his own online networking tool. In fact, Jason started a business during his job search! From press releases to articles to authoring a book and a blog, this session will help you understand what you can and should do right now, no matter your employment status, to get your brand out there.

Please join us! And the rest of the gang at the Brand You World global event celebrating 10 years of personal branding.

Your kid’s blog can get you FIRED

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Have you checked your kid’s blog lately? The content could get you fired.

That was the big news story on WTMJ Channel 4 in Milwaukee last night. They had stories from parents who were fired, turned down for promotions, demoted, and more based on what their kids said about them on blogs.

And the blog quotes from kids were things like, “My parents are lazy alcoholics,” “My dad does drugs,” and other wonders.

How did they get found out? Easy. Online search engines like Google. Online it is very easy to find out who someone is. Parents were found from the kids’ profiles, which they had filled out in detail on social networking sites like MySpace.

Advice to combat this situation?

1. Google yourself – and your kids. Find out what’s online. Uncover any digital dirt – and bury it.

2. Be sure your kids have all the privacy settings checked on their blogs.

3. Regularly check your kids’ blogs for content.

4. Talk with your kids and emphasize the importance of keeping private family matters off blogs.

5. Directly from WTMJ: “A note about privacy settings: Even if your kids turn their’s on when they send messages and pictures to friends, they have no control over whether those friends keep their page private. So the images and info may still get out there. “

Read the entire news story here.

FREE “How To” Guide to Networking

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Did you know 61% to 85% of people land jobs through networking? No?! Get started on your network now. Here’s a free guide to help you courtesy of me, yours truly, and the writers of Career Hub. Enjoy!

Download Your Free Guide to Networking

guide to networking The “Insider’s Guide to Networking” is Career Hub’s fourth eBook and you can download it for free without spending a penny, signing away your first-born child or even giving them an email address!

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The experts give their very best advice on the subject of networking – topics include advice on networking for introverts, what NOT to do when networking, and how the Internet is revolutionizing networking.

Get your copy here and check out other eBooks while you’re there. In these books, our experts (yep, I’m one of them) offer advice on job search, resume writing, and interviewing.

Please feel free to share this eBook with others or send your friends here for their own copy.

PMA goes a long way to getting hired faster

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Some have it some don’t. And it can dramatically affect results during your job search. What is PMA? Positive Mental Attitude.

Here’s a person who has ZERO PMA. Just got this today:

“I have mostly applied for B.S. jobs in the Milwaukee area, for supplemental income. In two weeks, I have had 1 response! I believe the economy to be much weaker than you imagine!!!!!!!!!!

Here is an updated resume sent to your company for possible second/third shift consideration.

I am interested in …. Please see that this document is forwarded to the correct personnel. If I hear back from you, then I know I will not be wasting my time filling out one of your applications / interviewing. [emphasis mine]…”

OK, first, we’re not hiring. Second, this is what constituted as a cover letter for this job candidate. Crappy attitude. That’s my impression. Who wants a Grumpy Gus on their team?

Some time ago I did a huge outplacement for a major utility company. I still remember the labor relations director’s tip: “I hire for attitude. You cannot teach attitude. You can teach a skill.”

Guess this guy’s going keep on having a tough time – unless he changes his ‘tude – and definitely his cover letter!