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Educational Spotlight: Biblical Seminary
Posted on 11. Nov, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Do you need a Master of Divinity degree in order to pursue a professional vocation as a pastor? Are you interested in working as a counselor, either in a ministry or secular setting, and want the advanced training of a master’s degree in counseling? Are you looking to grow in your understanding of the Bible and your relationship with God and would like to take adult enrichment courses? Biblical Seminary offers many opportunities to learn, from degree programs to certificates and non-degree lifelong learning classe
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Employer Spotlight: Lighthouse Solutions, Inc.
Posted on 09. Nov, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
The right team can mean the difference between success and failure in business. Therefore, finding the right members for a team is critical. That’s where Lighthouse Solutions steps in. They provide their clients with the most valuable resource in the business world, human capital.
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Employer Spotlight: Radnor Consulting
Posted on 16. Oct, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
With their broad-based experience in recruiting and their in-depth understanding of workforce trends, Radnor Consulting has helped many companies find the right talent. To their clients, they have become a trusted source for IT staffing and outsourced recruiting services in the Delaware Valley and beyond.
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Employer Spotlight: Spurgetech, LLC
Posted on 06. Oct, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
As we all know, the economy hasn’t been so great lately and you may catch yourself saying “there are no jobs out there!” Well, we like to think differently. We bring you our Employer Spotlight so that you can discover great companies with open job opportunities. This week we are spotlighting an old friend of JobCircle’s, Spurgetech LLC. Headquartered in Ashburn, VA, Spurgetech is an international company with offices in both the U.S. and in India. They are an Information Technology provider – a combination of product development, consulting and IT staffing services organization.
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What is COBRA and How to Evaluate Your Health Insurance Coverage if You Lose Your Job
Posted on 29. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
If you lost your job and were previously covered under your employer’s group health plan, you are eligible for COBRA (the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act) which allows former employers, retirees, spouses, former spouses, and dependent children access to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates. Your length of coverage is determined by your qualifying event. Job termination or reduction of working hours qualifies 18 months of COBRA continuation.
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Pink Slip Party helps to get jobseekers back to work
Posted on 23. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
We hosted our first Pink Slip Party in the Lehigh Valley last night and it was great! We had about 90 job candidates and 40 recruiters turn out for the event. After planning and hosting five of these events, this was the first time that I felt like jobseekers thoroughly understood how to make the most of this event.
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Will Your Resume Pass The Parser?
Posted on 22. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Using a ‘one size fits all’ resume never really was the best way to make yourself stand out from the job hunting crowd, but back in the days when your document was read by a real human being and the number of applicants was much lower, even a generic resume might still have been just enough to get you an interview. Nowadays, however, you are up against resume parsing systems and applicant tracking systems and goodness knows what other kinds of technological jiggery pokery. Unlike the human reader who can put your words into context and read between the lines, these computer programs just do as they are told, and if your resume doesn’t contain the precise information that they are looking for, then you won’t get a look in.
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Employer Spotlight: Fischer Cunnane & Associates
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
The leaves are just beginning to turn and it’s a great time of the year to stroll the streets of downtown West Chester, PA. This little college town has a lot to offer those who live and work here, including dozens of shops and restaurants all within walking distance. A long-time client of ours, Fischer Cunnane & Associates, just happens to make their home in West Chester and if you are interested in working in this quaint little town, guess what, they are hiring!
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Employer Spotlight: MISI Company
Posted on 04. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
If you’re in the market for great technology job, you’re in luck! MISI Company is looking for you! MISI is a company that provides solutions for Fortune 500 companies in many industries including financial, pharmaceutical, insurance and more. With their team of staffing professionals, technology thought leaders, certified usability analysts, interface designers, and system architects, they have developed a strong reputation as an innovative industry leader. The company has been around since 1978 and is headquartered in NY, but they also house a local office in Bala Cynwyd, PA.
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Get Ready Lehigh Valley – a Pink Slip Party is just around the corner!
Posted on 02. Sep, 2009 by Marisa Cogan.
Unemployed professionals in the Lehigh Valley will soon have an opportunity to network their way into a new job. Our Pink Slip Party concept, which we successfully executed in Philadelphia, New Jersey and Baltimore in the spring, is now rolling into Bethlehem in September to help connect jobseekers and employers in the Lehigh Valley.
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