Tailoring your job search for success
From KXAS-TV
If you're looking for a job, you need to nail the interview. And one expert knows what employers want to hear. After being laid off, Stephanie Sherrill is lining up job interviews.
"Oh it's very important. I think you're given that one
Libraries become havens of hope
Attendance soars here as people use facilities for job help, education
You can tell how tough times are by attendance at Tucson's public libraries.
But while the growing numbers of library participants underscore today's broad economic hardship, they
Job seekers turn to the library
"If there's a silver lining to the recession right now," said Roswell Encina, director of communications for the Pratt Library, it's that "people are remembering what libraries have to offer."
The library added its job and career resources section
80-minute lantern tours at Meramec Caverns
Meramec Caverns at Stanton is offering 80-minute lantern tours at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday this month. The cost is $20 for adults, $10 for children 5-11. Reservations are required.
More information: 1-800-676-6105 or visit
Grand opera downsizes
John Corigliano's "The Ghosts of Versailles" was conceived as the ultimate in grand operas. At its premiere in 1991, it showcased all the considerable resources that the Metropolitan Opera could throw at it.
"Ghosts" had platoons of famous singers:
Best-sellers ? The New York Times list through May 30
HARDCOVER FICTION
1. ?The Scarecrow?? ? Michael Connelly
2. ?Gone Tomorrow?? ? Lee Child
3. ?Wicked Prey?? ? John Sandford
4. ?Shanghai Girls?? ? Lisa See
5. ?The 8th Confession?? ? James Patterson and Maxine Paetro
HARDCOVER NONFICTION
1. ?Liberty
Young, educated and unemployed
But this isn?t just any other time. In fact, it has been among the worst of times.
In the past five months since she was laid off from her position as operations manager at a local playground contractor, the 38-year-old Healdsburg resident has been
Personal Finance: What to do with graduation money
What do new graduates really want? Here's a list of the best/worst graduation gifts, based on student surveys:
BEST GIFTS
A new car
A trip with family or friends
Money for expenses (groceries, gas, etc.)
Health insurance
Money for rent
Large
Joyce Lain Kennedy: Job Search: Pulling Out All the Stops
DEAR JOYCE: College graduation is over and I've yet to find a job. With student loans hanging over my head, I'm highly motivated. My mom sent me an article quoting an adviser who tells new grads to become more aggressive in their search activities. For
Business calendar
Nonprofit Seminar: Experts to answer questions for nonprofit leaders and finance controllers. 8:30 a.m. registration; 9 a.m. to noon seminar. June 16. Registration required. Mengel Metzger Barr Suite 1200. HSBC Plaza, 100 Chestnut St. Free. (585) 423-18
