North Coast Hot Jobs Oct. 24

Hello job seekers. If you find any links that don't send you where they should, then let me know. Here is the link to this week's North Coast Hot Jobs listing, https://www.scribd.com/document/328770002/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Oct-24

Sorry for no North Coast Hot Jobs listing last week. I had some personal stuff to take care of.

Is your career field in demand within a certain area? Before you relocate to another area or go to college in hopes of getting an education and then moving to a specific region, you should first consult the Occupational Information Network (O*Net). This free online web service provides you with a idea of what the status of a particular occupation is within a certain area. You can determine whether your specialty is in demand, not in demand or somewhere in between. Their website is located here, http://www.onetonline.org/

You can type in a keyword in the Occupation Search block, such as "computer" or look under the "Find Occupations" heading. When you click on one of the many results, you can find out whether the outlook is bright or not in a certain area. Look before you leap.

If you know of any Alaskan Native or Native American that has physical or mental disabilities and is having a hard time looking for work, ask them to contact me at 360-460-7549.

Have a good one.

Jim Allen, MBA, Vet
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

North Coast Hot Jobs Oct. 11

Hello job seekers. If you find any links that don't send you where they should, then let me know. Here is the link to this week's North Coast Hot Jobs listing, https://www.scribd.com/document/327239300/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Oct-10

This recession we are recovering from is part of what is called a business cycle. A business cycle is composed of four parts. There is the prosperity phase, recession phase, depression phase and recovery phase. We are still mired in the recovery phase here anyways, but the American economy is definitely looking good. Because America was able to act swiftly to control the rapid descent of the economy, it has bounced back quicker than other global economies. So, how does this affect you? Your chances of getting employed are getting better each day. Then, if you end up with a lower paying job than before the recession, as the economy grows stronger, employers will be forced to pay employees more just to keep them. In addition, other employers will offer more pay to hire you away. This will be the prosperity phase. This is also sometimes referred to as an employee's market.

If you know of any Alaskan Native or Native American that has physical or mental disabilities and is having a hard time looking for work, ask them to contact me at 360-460-7549.

Have a good one.

Jim Allen, MBA, Vet
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor

North Coast Hot Jobs Oct. 4

Hello job seekers. If you find any links that don't send you where they should, then let me know. Here is the link to this week's North Coast Hot Jobs listing, https://www.scribd.com/document/326383950/North-Coast-Hot-Jobs-Oct-3 

The state has created a new tax credit for businesses that hire veterans. This was developed, because the state's veterans have a higher unemployment rate than the national average. So, if a business hires an unemployed veteran, they would be entitled to up to a 20% tax credit of the employee's wages and benefits. However, this tax credit cannot exceed more than $1500 per new hire veteran employee. This would be an even higher amount if an employer could join this state tax credit with the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit, that can also apply to veterans. More info on this new state tax credit can found at this link, http://dor.wa.gov/Docs/Pubs/SpecialNotices/2016/sn_unemployed_vets.pdf

If you know of any Alaskan Native or Native American that has physical or mental disabilities and is having a hard time looking for work, ask them to contact me at 360-460-7549.

Have a good one.

Jim Allen, MBA, Vet
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor