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By Corridor Careers
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The podcast currently has 39 episodes available.
Iowa courts are facing a serious shortage. The Gazette's courts reporter Trish Mehaffey talks with Becky Lutgen Gardner on the opportunities available to Iowa job seekers.
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Questions, comments? Contact us at Corridor Careers
In this podcast we discuss the recent trends in employee onboarding. Joining us is new product manager for Corridor Careers, Becky Lutgen Gardner. Becky brings a wealth of experience as well as recent employee onboarding experience.
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This week we chatted with Gazette reporter Izabela Zaluska. Izabela walked us through her story on the Iowa City program that builds connections for job seekers to the skilled trades.
This interesting program helps job seekers learn more about trades before entering an apprenticeship program so they will better understand what trades are a good fit for them.
Resources:
Job openings in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City in trades
We had a great conversation with The Gazette's Des Moines Bureau Chief, journalist Erin Murphy.
Recently Erin talked with a state economist in his piece on how difficult it will be to recoup Iowa's worker losses.
Some highlights:
You can read Erin's story here on thegazette.com
So what does this news mean for job seekers? More competition among employers for their skills. Additionally, job seekers who are currently struggling to find jobs or a better career can benefit from multiple apprenticeship or upskilling programs available near them at local community colleges or workforce training centers.
Want to hear more from Erin Murphy? You can sign up for his weekday newsletter On Iowa Politics or listen in to his On Iowa Politics podcast. Once the legislative session in Iowa starts back up in Iowa, Erin will be covering all the happenings at the statehouse.
Just for fun:
Freelance ideas mentioned:
A big one we forgot to mention: Delivering newspapers!
In this podcast we review the Google-recommended functional resume format and talk about the ins and outs.
Resources:
Mental Health resources for job seekers mentioned
Free training from Google:
Kirkwood training resources
IowaWorks Earn & Learn Apprenticeships
Show notes:
This week the Careers & Coffee pod reconvenes to highlight an upcoming career fair in the corridor, taking place at the Lindale Mall on September 8, 2022.
Many local employers will be there with a variety of positions, many entry level.
Job seekers can pre-register at corridorcareers.com
A very fun bonus 🥪: The first 150 in-person attendees will receive a certificate for a free Chick-fil-A sandwich.
What's a good way to organize your materials to have a smooth job application process, over and over? We chat about some ways to keep sane while applying for multiple jobs.
Key moments:
00:00 Job Fair Announcement
02:20 The Basics: what to have at the ready for the job application process
05:16 Work History vs. Resume: crafting a relevant resume
06:00 Highlight accomplishments
07:24 Contact info of previous supervisors/employers
09:26 What are your favorite skills?
11:47 No computer? No problem: local resources Cedar Rapids Public Library Opportunity Center
Resources:
Corridor Career Fair Sept. 8
Cedar Rapids Opportunity Center (Ladd Library)
Why women don't apply for jobs unless they are 100% qualified
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Join us at our Career Fair
We're connecting job seekers with local employers at the Fall Career Fair! Our Fall Career Fair 2022 includes an exciting community partnership with the Cedar Rapids Public Library, offering attendees resources in preparing for the process of selecting and seeking out new opportunities. Join us September 8, from 3-6pm.
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