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Newsflash - September 24, 2007
Monday, Sep 24th, 2007


















































Unemployment Statistics

Mobile =4.1


Alabama =4.0

United States = 4.7 %

(not seasonally adjusted)


Federal Minimum Wage

$5.85 per hour


**Source: Alabama Department of Industrial Relations-Labor Market Services




Mark your Calendar!



Who:
Mobile County Public School System


What:

Annual College and Career Program

October 23: 8:30 -1:15
October 24: 8:30 - 12:00



Where:

Mitchell Center


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Who:

Atlantic Marine Career Fair


When:


October 27: 9:00 - 12:00


Where:

Main Gate, Dunlap Circle Drive

For more information about Atlantic Marine's Career Fair, call 405-1433 or visit www.atlanticmarine.com









Job fairs this week at the Alabama Career Center




515 Springhill Plaza Court

Mobile, AL 36608

251/461- 4498



September 24 - September 28




Monday, September 24


9:00 a.m.

Waffle House

-Grill Operator

-Salesperson/Server

-Restaurant Manager

9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.


Mississippi Department of Corrections

-Correctional Officer Trainee


Tuesday, September 25


9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Long's Human Resource Services

-Date Entry-Excel

-Receptionist
-Medical Patient Account Rep.


-Bus Drivers - Part time
-Groundskeepers
-Production

-Assemblers and Packers-2nd shift



9:45 a.m.

Liberty National Life Insurance Company


-Sales Agent


9:00 a.m. -12:00 p.m.

Gulf Protective Service

-Security Officer

Wednesday, September 26


9:45 a.m.

Liberty National Life Insurance Company


-Sales Agent



Thursday, September 27
9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.

Long's Human Resource Services


-Date Entry-Excel

-Receptionist

-Medical Patient Account Rep.

-Bus Drivers - Part time
-Groundskeepers
-Production

-Assemblers and Packers-2nd shift




9:00 a.m.



Waffle House
-Grill Operator
-Salesperson/Server

-Restaurant Manager

9:45 a.m.

Liberty National Life Insurance Company

-Sales Agent


Friday, September 28


No job fairs scheduled at this time




**PLEASE NOTE**

CAREER FAIR SCHEDULE IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE







Need help with your job search? Try Alabama JobLink!




Why
JobLink?



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  • create a jobseeker account


  • search for jobs online


  • joblink has over 11alternate language translations available to jobseekers and business owners


  • establish a free e-mail account



  • register with job service


  • receive free e-mail alerts on job openings


  • link to Alabama Job Spider ( searches other Internet job banks for openings based on specifies search criteria

410 job listings for Mobile County


5,069 jobs listings available in Alabama



100,7188 resumes available to employers









Mobile County Personnel Board

Applications for the following positions will be accepted beginning Monday, September 24 for the following jobs:




  • Elections Specialist
  • Accountant II
  • Building Inspector I
  • Engineer I
  • Equipment Operator II
  • Equipment Operator III
  • Library Page
  • Public Health Nurse II
  • Records Specialist
  • Treatment Plant Operator Trainee



Accepting applications for over 94 additional jobs. If you are interested in applying, please send information to [email protected].





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Riverview Plaza Hotel

has the following positions available
(revised 9/21/07)



Management Positions

Director of Loss Prevention

Staff Positions Available

Cocktail Server

Concierge Lounge Attendant


Cooks

Engineer

Front Desk Clerk

Hostess

Restaurant Server



Room Attendant
Sales Assistant
Steward



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The Battle House



Management Positions


Assistant Restaurant Manager
Director of Loss Prevention

Event Operations Manager



Staff Positions Available

Loss Prevention Officer

Room Service Supervisor

Cook III (Lead Cook)

Cook I (Prep Cook)

Host/Hostess

Banquet Set Up


Seamstress

Engineering


**Positions are Full Time with a Flexible Schedule**



All applicants are subject to drug screening and background check.




APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED FOR POSTED POSITIONS ONLY



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Mobile Works Newsflash














Mobile Works Receives State Wide Recognition




Mobile Works and the Alabama Career Center Partners were awarded top honors for the Governor's Workforce Development Quality Awards: Best Practices-Urban Career Center/Programs. Mobile Works and the Alabama Career Center received the


award at the 2007 Workforce Alabama Workforce Development Conference in Birmingham on September 13. This award was given to the Alabama Career Center who consistently paralleled the mission of the "One-Stop" to serve as a point of contact for businesses and industry in Mobile County while providing a full range of services and programs to assist jobseekers. Established under the Workforce Investment Act, the Alabama Career Center offers easy access to resources for job seekers and local businesses while focusing on the mission of competitive advantage for employers through quality people and for quality people through quality jobs.




Career center partners include Alabama Department of Industrial Relations-Employment Services, Mobile Works, Department of Vocational Rehabilitation Services, Adult Basic Education-Bishop State Community College and the Telamon Corporation. To learn more about programs and services offered by Mobile Works and the Alabama Career Center, please visit www.mobile-works.org or call the Alabama Career Center at 461-4498.





Caption: Alabama Career Center Partners accept the award for the Best Practices-Urban Career Center. Pictured from left to right: Rip Mallini, Employment Services Senior Manager; Akareem Spears, Adult Education/GED Instructional Supervisor - Bishop State Community College; Sydney Raine, Mobile Works President; Bill Johnson, Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs.








Want to learn more about the services provided by Mobile Works ?


Please call 432-0909 ext. 140 or e-mail [email protected] to schedule a presentation. Alabama JobLink tutorials are also available.





BuildMobile Welding Program
Now Enrolling!


Enterprise Ozark Community College is currently enrolling. applicants for the BuildMobile Maritime program. FREE Training and Employment Opportunities.

Train for 10 weeks in the following:


  • Aluminum Mig
  • Flux core
  • Shipfitting and more!


To request and application and to learn more, please visit the Aviation Center at 1975 Avenue C in Brookley Field or call 438-2816.


















Need help with your resume or would like to brush up on your computer skills? If so, Soft Skills can get you on the road to success! Soft Skills is a job readiness program presented in a series of one hour workshops at the Alabama Career Center. Students will learn the following and much more:




  • resume preparation


  • interviewing techniques


  • dressing for success



  • effective communication skills


  • keyboarding and much more


For more information, contact Sheria Mitchell, Soft Skills Coordinator at 251/316-3528 or e-mail her at [email protected].





















JOBS

Bender Shipbuilding and Repair


Applications will be accepted beginning

Monday, September 17

for the Shipfitter/Welding Program.



The class is scheduled to begin Monday, October 1


For more information ,please visit www.bendership.com or contact the personnel office at 431-8080.or to receive an application





Jobs
(updated 9/24/07)



First Class Machinist. No educational or experience required.

Placement will depend on back ground and skill. Will work with castings and fabrication small to 20' (refer to job order # 363295).



Staff Medical Assistant with vocational certificate or credential. No experience required. Will provide assistance to the Medical Staff as necessary for examination and treatment of clients and assessment of employees (refer to job order #357208).

Director of Plant Engineering. Bachelors Degree required with 5 years of experience. Skills preferred in management, engineering, healthcare administration. 5 years experience in management of plant operations/engineering (refer to job order # 359967).



Community Marketing Representative. Part-time. High School Diploma. No experience required. E-mail a resume to the employer or call for an appointment. This is a temporary job to last through December, 2007. It could possibly be extended to last through May, 2008. Duties are to visit local public schools and other community organizations doing "grassroots marketing" to promote Education Station tutoring programs funded through "No Child Left Behind (refer to job order #363197).


Field Exploration Driller. High School Diploma or equivalent required. No experience necessary. Requires WIA certification for OJT program. This is an on-the-job training position. Duties include working as a field exploration driller. Will work outdoors in all types of weather conditions to include normal Mobile and surrounding area weather (rainy, hot or cold). Will work at paper mills, chemical plants, shipyards, fabrication shops, schools, development areas, wooded land parcels, beaches, marsh environments, etc (refer to job order # 361406).



For more information about these jobs or to learn more about other jobs in Mobile County and/or the state of Alabama, please visit www.joblink.alabama.gov.








FREE ADULT EDUCATION CLASSES

Bishop State Community College will be conducting Adult Education Classes at the following locations:



Alabama Career Center


Alma Bryant High School

Baker High School

Bishop State Carver campus

Mt. Hebron Baptist Church

Phoenix Program (100 Black Men)

Revelation Missionary Baptist Church

Salvation Army Community center

Saraland Civic Center

Theodore High School


Tillman's Corner Community Center

Washington County Vocation Tech.


Please visit www.bishop.edu to learn more or call 662-5370.


**Please Note: Assessment testing must be completed prior to GED class entry. Testing begins on Monday at 7:30 a.m. (be prepared to stay at least 4 hours) PLEASE BRING PICTURE I D. Pre-registration: 6:30 a.m. -7:30 a.m. and limited to the first 20 people