BostonWorks Kicks Off Big Help Week, The Premier Career Resource for Boston's Job Seekers.BOSTON -- More than 23,000 Jobs, Daily Chats, Salary Guides and Much More Information for Boston's Job Seekers BostonWorks kicked off Big Help Week today, with a week of online events, job listings and resources all designed to offer the local job seeker the best information for finding a job in Greater Boston Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston, Massachusetts. While Metro Boston tends to be the "Inner Core" surrounding the City of Boston, Greater Boston overlaps the North and South Shores, as well as the MetroWest region. . The 2006 January Big Help appeared in the January 8 issue of the Boston Sunday Globe and online at www.bostonworks.com. This edition of the Big Help featured more than 23,000 jobs across a wide variety of industries, including healthcare, hospitality, finance, technology, biotechnology and many more. In anticipation of the Big Help, more than 5,000 new job seekers posted resumes on the site in the past seven days. "The Big Help is one of our strongest Help Wanted "Help wanted" is a request commonly made by an employer in search of an employee. It may also refer to:
In addition to the 23,700 jobs currently listed on BostonWorks.com, Big Help Week features a variety of online resources and events designed to provide the job seeker with all the tools and information needed to land their next job. Online Chats Throughout Big Help Week, BostonWorks will feature a series of online chats with leading experts on topics of interest to the job seeker, including:
Monday, Jan. 9, 12:00 Noon Getting a Fresh Start: The Boston Job
Market
Featuring Paul Harrington and Andy Sum of Northeastern University's
Center for Labor Market Studies, this chat will offer insight into
the 2006 job market in Greater Boston.
Tuesday, Jan. 10, 12:00 Noon: Getting the Salary You Want
Nationally known salary expert and author Lynda Ford will offer
insight and advice on salary negotiations.
Wednesday, Jan. 11, 12:00 Noon: Getting Unstuck
Elaine Varelas, managing partner at Keystone Associates, will offer
advice on how to move your career forward in 2006.
Thursday, Jan. 13, 12:00 Noon: Making the Leap from Campus to Career
Frank Faggiano, a consultant to recent college graduates, will offer
advice on getting your first job and starting your career off on
the right foot.
Friday, Jan. 14, 12:00 Noon: Be Your Own Boss
Matt Kenney, founder and director of the Entrepreneurship Academy will
answer your questions about starting your own company.
Other content features of Big Help Week include a Podcast by Elaine Varelas on "How to get unstuck in 2006, a guide to the hottest jobs of 2006, habits of highly successful employees, tips on how to start your own business, salary guides, and photo galleries of Boston's Dream Jobs. The Big Gig In conjunction with Big Help Week, BostonWorks is launching its second Big Gig Promotion. Designed to offer entry-level and mid-career professionals an opportunity to break into a new field, The Big Gig features four internship internship /in·tern·ship/ (in´tern-ship) the position or term of service of an intern in a hospital. internship, n the course work or practicum conducted in a professional dental clinic. opportunities with prominent companies in the Boston area, including Solidworks Corporation, Fox Sports Net New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , The Bulfinch Group and Sonesta Hotels and Resorts. Job Seekers across the area are invited to submit resumes and a 200-word essay on why they are the best candidate for the internship. Five finalists will be selected for each opportunity and visitors to BostonWorks.com will be invited to vote for the most deserving candidate. More information about the Big Gig can be found at www.bostonworks.com/biggig Big Help Week runs from Sunday, January 8 - Friday, January 14, 2006. For more information, visit www.bostonworks.com About BostonWorks BostonWorks, a division of The Boston Globe, is the leading recruitment services provider in Greater Boston. Combining the power of The Boston Globe and Boston.com, BostonWorks reaches an audience of more than 2.4 million each week. In addition to the Sunday Globe's BostonWorks section, the division offers BostonWorks.com with more than 23,000 job listings and 600,000 resumes; industry-specific magazines such as "On Call" for nurses and allied health professionals and 12 career fairs held in Greater Boston throughout the year. About The Boston Globe The Boston Globe is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times Company (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :NYT NYT New York Times NYT National Youth Theatre (UK) NYT New York Transit (New York, USA) NYT New York Tribune ), a leading media company with 2004 revenues of $3.3 billion, including The New York Times, the New York Times, The Morning daily newspaper, long the U.S. newspaper of record. From its establishment in 1851 it has aimed to avoid sensationalism and to appeal to cultured, intellectual readers. International Herald Tribune International Herald Tribune Daily newspaper published in Paris. It has long been the staple source of English-language news for American expatriates, tourists, and businesspeople in Europe. , The Boston Globe, 16 other newspapers, eight network-affiliated television stations, two New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. radio stations and more than 40 Web sites, including NYTimes.com, Boston.com and About.com. For the fifth consecutive year, the company was ranked No. 1 in the publishing industry in Fortune's 2005 list of America's Most Admired Companies A yearly publication by Fortune Magazine, America's Most Admired Companies consists of corporations that are highly esteemed by the likes of Business Executives, Directors, and Analysts. A survey is taken of close to 3300 professionals who give their opinions on the companies. . The Company's core purpose is to enhance society by creating, collecting and distributing high-quality news, information and entertainment. |
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