Search the Right Job Sites to Find Your Dream Job

Search the Right Job Sites to Find Your Dream JobSearch the Right Job Sites to Find Your Dream JobWhen used correctly, job search engines and job boards can save you lots of time. Rather than taking the time to search newspapers, company web sites, and other traditional job postings, a job search engine can do it all for you with the click of a button. However, it is easy to feel overwhelmed by all the job sites available. Not all job sites are created equal, and it can be difficult to know on which sites you should spend your time. Today you are going to learn which job sites will help you find the most up-to-date, relevant job openings for you. What to Look for in a Job Site The best sites for finding job listings will allow you to find the most current job openings. If a site is listing multiple expired job listings, you will have to spend a lot of your time double-checking each job posting. An ideal job site should leid only help you find the most current openings but find th em fast. The site should have search tools that are simple and easy to use, and you should be able to search for a job based on a variety of factors, such as location, industry, etc. Best Job Boards and Job Search Engines There are two types of job sites job boards and job search engines. Traditional job boards, like Monster and CareerBuilder, are sites where the employer typically pays a fee in exchange for listing jobs on that site. The benefit of job boards is that the postings are typically up-to-date because the employer controls what he or she posts. Here is a list of the top job boards. Google for Jobsis a quick and easy way to search for jobs that match your criteria. Simply search Google by job title or keyword to get a list of open positions near you, or add a location if youre interested in working in a different city. There are a number of niche job boards as well, which aggregate job listings by specific industry or job type. Niche job boards help you narrow down yo ur job search by categories such as entry-level jobs, seasonal jobs, and industry-specific jobs. Job search engines, like Indeed, compile job listings from multiple job boards, company career pages, associations, and other resources. The benefit of job search engines is that they offer a wider variety of job postings. The one downside is that not all of the postings are up to date, so you may have to double check that listings are not expired. There are a number of niche job search engineswhich collect listings from specific industries. Networking sites like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter are also good places to job search. Not only can you search for job listings, but you can also check to see if you have any contacts working at the companies with open positions. Tips for Using a Job Site The most important piece of advice for job searching online is to narrow down your search right away. Click on advanced search if the site offers that option. Narrow down your search by exper ience, locations, and any particular phrases or keywords. You should also narrow down your search by salary range. There is no point in applying for a job you know you cannot afford to accept. If there are particular companies you do not want to work for, most job sites allow you to block certain companies. When job searching online, use a mix of both job boards and job search engines. There is no single site that will have all possible job listings. A combination of general sites and niche sites will also help you find the job that is right for you.

New Program Shows Staff Members Whats Happening at ASME

New Program Shows Staff Members Whats Happening at ASME New Program Shows Staff Members Whats Happening at ASME New Program Shows Staff Members Whats Happening at ASMEASME staff members introduce themselves during an ice breaker exercise at the beginning of the Manufacturing Market Update luncheon on Jan. 24.ASME recently introduced a new series of presentations that aims to acquaint staff members with the products and services ASME departements are developing to support the Societys new strategic plan. The new program titled Whats Happening at ASME? debuted in January with a session concentrating on ASMEs efforts in the manufacturing market and was followed a month later with a presentation spotlighting the robotics market.The program, which was organized by members of the ASME Public Information, Technology Advancement Business Development (TABD), Finance and Human Resources departments, kicked off on Jan. 24 when mora than 100 staff members packed the ASME Headquarters boardroo m in New York for the inaugural presentation, Manufacturing Market Update.During the session, Israr Kabir, business development manager for TABD, provided an overview of the manufacturing market and pinpointed additive manufacturing (AM) as a market segment where ASME could have significant impact. Elements that make AM an ideal entry point for ASME include the Societys extensive history with product design and safety, the segments strong projected growth forecast, and its expected impact on the global supply chain, he said. To put it simply, the train hasnt left the station, Kabir added. John Grimes, business development manager, Technology Advancement Business Development, gave ASME staff members an overview of the robotics market during his presentation at the Whats Happening at ASME session in February.Joining Kabir during the panel session were Arin Ceglia, director of ASME Learning Development, who discussed the additive manufacturing courses her department wa s developing including an intermediate-level design for additive manufacturing (DfAM) with metals course, and Mary Grace Stefanchik, manager of Publications Development, who highlighted a few of the publications now in the pipeline including two manufacturing journals and an upcoming DfAM textbook. Donnie Alonzo, Standards Certification project engineering advisor, who also took part in the session, discussed new Standards Certification activities related to manufacturing, such as the development of several new standards including the Y14.46 Product Definition for AM draft standard that was recently released, the formation of nine new committees related to manufacturing, and ASMEs participation in the ANSI/America Makes Additive Manufacturing Standards Collaborative.On Feb. 27, nearly 100 ASME staff members participated in the second Whats Happening session, Robotics Market Update, which featured presentations by John Grimes, business development manager, TABD Stefani Jones, manag er, learning experience, Learning Development (LD) and Luis Pulgarin, project engineering advisor, Standards Certification.During his presentation, Grimes identified the leading robotics markets including manufacturing, logistics, healthcare, security, and inspection and maintenance and the trends the market was experiencing. Those trends include an average growth in unit sales of 72 percent per year in the robotics for logistics segment, average growth of 70 percent in the robotics for healthcare sector, and average growth of 73 percent per year in the robotics for inspection and maintenance area. Arin Ceglia, director of ASME Learning Development, fields a question during the Robotics Market Update luncheon.Grimes and the other panelists also provided staff members in attendance with an update on the Robotics Technology Advisory Panel one of six panels ASME has established to seek input from subject matter experts to be used in developing new products and serv ices related to ASMEs core strategic technologies and a look at robotics products currently being developed by ASME, including standards for mobile unmanned systems (MUS) and unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), an introductory robotics course from Learning Development, and a Robotics Inspection Forum to be held in Houston this June.Spurred by the success of the first two sessions, which were both greeted enthusiastically by staff members, the Whats Happening at ASME team is busily planning upcoming presentations for the series, according to Raj Manchanda, business development director, TABD, a member of the Planning Team who moderated the manufacturing and robotics luncheons. The idea of bringing staff together towards our common goal of developing new knowledge products in key strategic technology areas is very exciting and Im glad to be a part of it, he said.Future presentations being organized by the Planning Team whose other members are Michael Cowan of ASME Public Information, Robin Savage from Finance Accounting, and Andrea Mess from Human Resources may focus on topics other than the strategic technology areas and be presented in other formats, such as breakfasts or coffee breaks, Manchanda added.ASME members, particularly experienced industry experts, interested in collaborating with ASME in Additive Manufacturing and Robotics for Manufacturing Environments, please contact Raj Manchanda at ManchandaRasme.org.

What a Delayed Employer Mandate Means for your Business

What a Delayed Employer Mandate Means for your BusinessWhat a Delayed Employer Mandate Means for your BusinessWhat a Delayed Employer Mandate Means for your Business Berkowitz, Esq.Does your small geschftlicher umgang employ fewer than 50 full time workers or the equivalent? If so, you probably know by now that you have an extra year to comply.with the Affordable Care Acts employer mandate.While that may seem like good news for many employers, the extension raises as many questions as answers.Heres what is currently known about the health care reform law, the reasons for the delay and what your small business can consider doing to prepare for the new 2015 deadline.1. Many Small Businesses Are UnpreparedMany small businesses have reported that they lag behind in preparing for the employer mandate because of uncertainty about how to comply with the law.In general, employers may know what the health care bill requires of them. What they lack is the ability to translate that knowledge in to a plan to comply with the laws complex recordkeeping and reporting requirements.Add to that the challenge of deciding where to find the best health insurance plan and how to pay for it and it is no wonder many small businesses have delayed preparing to comply.The government has announced that it will provide assistance with these issues by convening employers, insurers and experts to revamp and simplify the reporting process so that employers can begin serious compliance planning as soon as possible.2.Recordkeeping Questions Affect a Variety of BusinessesIts true that relatively few small businesses with more than 50 employees do not already provide employee healthcare.An oft-cited study by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 92% of businesses with between 51 and 100 workers and 97% of businesses with more than 100 workers already offer health benefits to their employees.But remember, the Acts recordkeeping and reporting requirements also affect the 96% of small businesses wi th fewer than 50 workers as well as those larger firms that already provide insurance.It is likely that concerns from these segments also influenced the governments decision to delay the mandates implementation.3.Health Care Reforms Impact on Jobs Is Still UncertainWe have all heard the dire predictions that implementing the employer mandate will kill jobs as employers struggle to remain below the 50 employee threshold. And while we cannot properly assess job creation statistics until the law actually goes into effect, there are arguments that in fact, the employment tarif could actually rise under the Act.The experience in Massachusetts, the state whose health care law served as a model for the Affordable Care Act, supports this conclusion.4.Ignoring the Law Not a Likely Alternative for Many Small BusinessesWill some businesses defy the law and pay the penalty instead of offering health benefits? Possibly. But given the Affordable Care Acts additional requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance by 2014, some experts believe that most employers will become the primary source of healthcare benefits for the majority of working Americans.5.Other Requirements for Employers Are Still in PlaceExperts caution that postponement of the employer mandate does not affect employers responsibilities under other sections of the law.Employers should still prepare to comply with a number of requirements that go into effect in 2013 and 2014 as planned, such as the requirement that all employers subject to the Fair Labor Standards Act provide employees with written notices about the availability of government run insurance exchanges by October 1, 2013.Additionally, to the extent that an employer currently provides health benefits to employees, it may still be required to determine if the plan meets the nadir affordable coverage standard of the Act by the original deadline of 2014.Of course, it is possible that more delays are coming, given that parts of the individual mandate are tied to the same reporting requirements that the government just pushed back a year.Stay Tuned . . . Many Republicans cheered the delay of the employer mandate as proof of the invalidity of Obamacare. Meanwhile, the Administration provided assurances that the postponement will help to strengthen the laws compliance and clarify its complexities.As a result, many small businesses have been left wondering what will happen next. How will the government resolve issues such as varied schedules, full-time equivalent workers and reporting? Will the insurance exchanges and other sources of benefits be ready for employers and individuals by the laws deadlines?Hopefully, an extra year will provide answers to these and other questions.