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  • scottchr 8:09 AM on 09/18/2011 Permalink  

    Taking America Back 

    As I have stated in many of my articles the United States is one of the greatest countries on the planet.  We have helped more countries in need than any other single power and have developed more for the good of civilization than any single country in the world.

    As we have helped so many, it is only right that we continue to prosper and lead the world.  However, as we have focused our attention on improving life for so many outside our country we have lost focus on sustaining our own prosperity.

     1. We have companies that now think in short term profits for the sake of stock prices.  Some of these global corporations also offshore their workforce while continuing to take large profits overseas, thus avoiding paying the same US income tax local organizations pay.

    2. We have two political parties that continue to fight as if there can be only one party winner.  It seems as though our leaders are more interested in promoting their parties principles rather than the principles of their voters while accepting large donation from corporations.

    3. We no longer support US products for the sake of saving a few dollars.  We as a people have become satisfied with low quality, throw away products, and wind up spending more in the long run.  We need to return to believing quality is King.

    Many people will banter about the idea that it is the fault of the Democrats or the Republicans, some will even say it is the fault of the President.

    The truth in the matter is it is the fault of the American people.

    We continue to buy products made in other countries for the sake of a saving a few dollars not realizing the ramifications of our action when 20 million of our 300 million plus population buys that product.  One five-dollar product could save over 3 thousand jobs.  A one hundred dollar product could save 60 thousand jobs.

    We continue not to take a part in our legislative process by voting, and many if they do vote, either vote pure party line because that’s the way our parents did it or believed.  On the other hand, we simply refuse to take the time to educate ourselves in the candidates experience and beliefs.  Currently over half of our Senate and Congress, the people we have placed in the position to have a direct effect on our lives, have never had any business experience at all, sure, they have experience in parliamentary procedure, but far too many are professional politicians.

    We begin supporting political groups that seem to shout the loudest without taking into consideration what the true focus of their leaders are.

    We continue to listen to our favorite talk show host, read only a single writer’s view, or watch the same news broadcast until the rhetoric is no longer opinion in our mind, it becomes fact.

    Do you really want to take America Back?

    Open your mind to new ideas.

    Buy and support local businesses and products.

    Educate yourself on different political candidates.

    Support companies that support you.

    Stop dwelling on the past and work towards a better future.

    Go out and buy one 20 dollar US made product whether you need it or not, if we could get 150 million people to do that, we could save over 300,000 jobs.  If we could get everyone doing this ever week we could put 156 billion dollars back into our economy and over 9 billion dollars in tax revenue.

    Take America Back

    We’re the Only Ones that will DO IT

    Economic prosperity, American Economy, Taking America Back, Economic, Recovery

     

    Author Bio

    Scott Christianson is the owner of http://www.GreatJob.org a non-profit employment website with resources for job seekers and unemployed individuals seeking helpful information not usually listed on most employment websites and http://www.SkyeJewelers.com a custom jewelry company that specializes in one-of-a-kind jewelry designs.

     

    • davidlee 4:19 PM on 11/06/2011 Permalink

      The American Jobs Program.

      It’s time to face the reality that sustainable job growth can not be created through infrastructure rebuilding, certainly it will create jobs in the short term, but it will also create a heavier tax burden on it’s citizens, corporations and individuals of the US.

      The only way to create jobs in the US is to return many of the jobs back to the US through manufacturing, technology and services. Over the last 20 years the American people have seen millions of jobs leave the US, through off-shoring. Estimating conservatively that 200 thousands jobs per year over the last 20 years have left the US amounts to 4 million jobs, and this is a conservative estimate, reference http://www.greatjob.org/offshoring.html. This situation has been caused by many factors, lower salaries in foreign countries, reduced restrictions on pollution, and emerging markets. Unfortunately, the government has not had the foresight to be proactive enough to secure legislation that could have help stem the tide of jobs leaving the US.

      How to fix it.
      The government needs to reduce the advantage to moving jobs to other countries by offering incentives to companies that either keep jobs in the US or reward companies that have returned jobs to the US or increase the overall cost incurred for moving jobs from the US.

      The Problem:
      With the advent of high speed telecommunication it has become more affordable to allow companies to send jobs overseas than it is to hire in the US, many of the jobs include programmers, network administration, customer service, accounting and data storage. This issue will continue to be a problem as long as international companies can see a cost saving by off-shoring these positions.

      One solution:
      Increase telecommunication fees and taxes for calls and data communication that is rerouted overseas, this is a major cause for many of the Data Communications Careers and Customer Services jobs leaving the US. It is far too easy and cost effective to reroute a call to an American company based in Chicago to countries with call centers on foreign soil, when the companies are able to pay half if not less than then half the salary they would be paying to a US worker. This also gives larger organizations an unfair advantage over smaller businesses that simply can not afford the luxury of building a foreign call center.

      Increase funds to universities and college for research and development, this has a three pong advantage. One effect would be to increase funds available to financially strengthen our universities, second the technology would be learned by the people graduating the university, and three this would help reduce tuition fees to the universities.

      Tax deduction for education:
      Separate the Tax deductions for education into a separate category from itemized deductions. By separating the tax deduction for education into a single category from tax payers this would allow individuals to continue education in order to keep up with changing technologies.

      Disallow a college or universities from offering reduced resident rates to non-US citizens. One major complaint from many students today is that foreign residents can qualify for better tuition rates than US residents and out-of-state US residents.

      Reinstate finance rules to set limits on credit cards and other revolving credit accounts to only allow x % over the prime interest rate. This has caused an overburden of many individuals who saw their 6-9 percent credit interest implode to 25 and 32 % interest rates. If credit card companies complain that this is only way to insure they can make a profit due to the bad-debt ratio they incur, as with any business, it’s time to re-evaluate their process on issuing credit.

      Increase tax deduction for purchases of domestically US built vehicles, not all. One major problem with many of the vehicles tax incentive programs that have been created lately, is that have not specifically been designed to help promote US manufacturing and US jobs, “Cash for Clunkers” as one example, allowed foreign car manufacturers to make a killing while US auto dealers closed.

      We have to look at the true causes for the financial crisis this country is in. Bantering about whose to blame is only elevating the lack of confidence the American people feel about government in general and only avoids moving forward with real solutions.

      A major reason for the credit crisis today is due to irresponsible activity by creditors that gave credit to individuals and companies that did not have the ability to repay the loans. Secondly, reducing interest rates to such a low percentage has caused the Treasury to become almost insolvent and from a consumer stand point gave buyers a false sense of what their could afford. Although we are a member of a “Global Economy” we have to focus on whose HOUSE is most important, today it is America’s. We must tune every effort in creating jobs to hiring people that will buy US goods, give tax incentives to companies to promote “Hire America”, and disallow any organization or municipality hiring foreign workers, purchasing foreign products or using foreign services to achieve a tax incentive.

      David Lee
      david.lee@greatjob.org
      David is a writer for GreatJob.org

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  • scottchr 8:00 AM on 09/18/2011 Permalink  

    Are you Blacklisted? 

    Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Third Time Stupid

    Over the years in recruitment, I have seen many job applicants make the same mistake again and again. This is a fatal mistake that I feel need to be addressed. These are the list of things that you should not do in the event of applying for jobs.

    Do not spam the HR executives
    A lot of desperate job seekers had been committing this same mistake. If you visit the yahoo groups, you will realize that some of the members are so helpful that they list out all the email addresses of the HR executives and headhunting/recruitment firms. It is really scary as the list comes in hundreds and thousands. Not surprisingly, my email was included in it as we’re in the headhunting business as well.

    Guess what happens when the hr executives receive your email. Count yourself really lucky if they don’t list your email in the spam folder. What have you achieved? Nothing, but you have probably pissed people off. If you are one of those that enjoy broadcasting your resume, you would probably ban yourself from applying for jobs. Most of the established companies have got spam filters installed and even if your email doesn’t get picked up by spam filters, your resume is likely banned from their database. Word get around fast and all HR executives normal share a common pull of blacklist resumes.

    Do not submit your resume to job portals where anybody can assess
    I always receive calls from a lot of jobseekers asking me why they are not able to find job opportunities with large MNCs. It’s not as if they do not qualify as some of them do have pretty good credentials. As all these queries piled up, I decided to do some cross reference with some of my clients to find out what was the main problem. Guess what was the reply?

    Oh…they have been banned. Why have they been banned, I asked? Well by submitting their resumes to job portals that all employers have full access to (e.g Monster.com), you have just flooded the market with their resumes. You might think it might be a good thing but this should be done only on a last resort. Why is it so? Basically all the recruitment firms accessing that has access to the portal will pick your resume up as well. Imagine 30 or 40 recruitment firms submitting your resume to companies like Microsoft and Accenture. What happens? Your name gets strike off even if you apply directly to the company later.

    Do Not Submit Your Resume More Than Once
    By submitting your resume more than once you’re really getting on people’s nerves. A lot of people do not know that. What do you think I do when I receive the same resume 3 or 4 times a day? I delete his email and go to the spam filter and block his email address. That’s what most HR executives do as well. Remember, your job is to send a neat & professional resume to make sure that the HR executives can do their job easily. You help them by helping yourself.

    Always Indicate The Job Title/Code
    Imagine a large MNC who has got 50 different openings. Out comes a resume that does not indicate any intention. What do you think the HR executive will do? Your resume will probably end up in the deleted mail folder. Do you think the HR executive has time to call all the candidates? They might do so if your resume is really well written. Imagine 50 X 100 resumes. The likely chance is that your resume will end up being deleted.

    Now you understand the meaning of Once Bitten, Twice Shy, Third Time Stupid. There are so many people who continue to make these glaring mistakes day after day and that is going to impact on their career if they are choosing to join a large and reputable firm. More importantly, you need a good solid resume that bring you far in your career.

    To sum it up, these are the things that you shouldn’t do to avoid losing the opportunity of joining an MNC.

    1 – Do not Spam the HR executives if there are no genuine opportunities advertised.
    2 – Do not submit your resume to job portals where anybody can assess.
    3 – Do not submit your resume more than once.
    4 – Always indicate the job code.

    Follow these steps and you stand a better chance of securing a good job.
     

    Author Bio
    Edmund Ng is the CEO of a consortium of Headhunting Firms. He manages multiple job portals and the largest IT-Jobs Yahoo Groups in Singapore. He also runs http://www.PurchaseResume.com – a professional resume service provider that has helped more than 700 people get their dream jobs.

    Article Source: http://www.ArticleGeek.com – Free Website Content

     

    • Etta 2:41 AM on 11/14/2011 Permalink

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  • scottchr 7:59 AM on 09/18/2011 Permalink  

    Resume holding you back? Think again 

    It may not be your resume holding you back from getting that
    dream job;
    It could be your Social Media

    With the high levels of unemployment and the competition for the limited number of jobs available, you may have to rethink your employment-marketing plan. Yes, your employment-marketing plan. As with any item that is bought, sold or traded, you too are a product being offered to an employer. That means that from every angle an employer can view you, you should have the features and offer the benefits that set you apart from the crowd. In many cases that means having the education, the certifications, and the experience to be the product the customer wants to buy. You might have all the bells and whistles that the employer is looking for to fill the open position, only to find out that they may have selected a different candidate for the job. Why you ask, it could be the information collected from Social Medias, such as Face Book, LinkedIn, MySpace or the other numerous Social Media programs on the internet today.

    Employers today are getting more and more perceptive on ways to research your background without running expensive background checks, credit reports and criminal history records prior to ever offering you an interview.

    Several ways that you can protect yourself is to make sure the only information people can find is positive information. Think of it this way; is this information the kind of information I would like my Grandmother to see about me? Companies do this all the time and spend a great deal of money removing or burying information that is derogatory about their company and you should too.

    Some areas that you should focus on; include age, extreme political views, extracurricular activities that may not be deemed suitable or acceptable that could be listed in your Social Media listing. In addition, friends, comments or photos that may be on your Social Media profile or wall can be disastrous to your job search. Several ways to protect yourself is to simply delete your profile completely and not use these Social Medias, but this too can be nearly impossible to achieve since the data is not deleted, but simply hidden from view. Other ways include not allowing anyone outside your group of friends to view the data. That means you need to verify that everyone in your friends, colleague, or associate lists are actually people you know and trust.

    Remember, there are great things about the “Information Age”, but sometimes too much information can hurt your reputation and your chances of getting your dream job.

    Scott Christianson
    2010

     

    • Shirl 6:22 PM on 11/13/2011 Permalink

      Great thinking! That really brakes the mold!

  • scottchr 4:02 PM on 05/08/2010 Permalink  

    Off-Shoring the American Consumer into Oblivion 

     

    “Off-Shoring the American Consumer into Oblivion.”

    Everyone is aware of it, we hear the stories and the reasoning that outsourcing and Off-Shoring jobs is to make companies more competitive.  The Number Crunchers and the CEOs swear by it, that outsourcing gives them the advantage to compete in today’s market. 

    First we need to understand the difference between Outsourcing and Off-Shoring. 

    Outsourcing has been around for hundreds of years. Outsourcing is a way to be cost effective, while handing a process to an individual or group that either specializes in that process or can do the job more cost effectively.  In many cases your local dentist or doctor will send lab work to another organization for analysis, this is usually a good form of outsourcing which helps spread the costs and the wealth.

    Off-Shoring is the process that allows an organization to send the process not down the street, but to an entirely different country with completely different pay scale, human rights standards and political agendas.

    Off-Shoring can save thousands of dollars in payroll and benefit costs over the course of the year.  Much of what you hear is true.  Here are some examples, the median US income is in the neighborhood of $60000.00 per year, that same position without benefits and safe working conditions can bring $4000 in china, $3900 in the Ukraine, $1250 in India, and $233 in Africa per year.  This is the reason why many companies have decided to open new offices in other countries or simple offer business to foreign companies to supply those services, Call centers, IT services, accounting, manufacturing and even research and development projects.  But the real fact of the matter is that off-shoring is slowly deteriorating the American way of life and destroying American government and infrastructure simultaneously.  In fact off-shoring is another term for out-sourcing the American consumer.

    Let’s review some facts.

    Since around 1992, US companies have aggressively started off-shoring American jobs.  The breakdown, although not really actually tracked by any agency of the government but has been tracked by some other organizations are estimated as follows:  Approximately 200,000 US jobs have been off-shored each year since 1992 which accounts for 2-3 million jobs total depending on whose numbers you refer to. 

    		   Losses to the US economy.

    Based upon the 200,000 jobs per year lost in the US are some astonishing figures for the last ten years:

    Over $495 Billion lost in total buying power for US families with 1 wage earner over the last ten years and a net loss of $132 Billion in federal taxes income and approximately 26 Billion in state sales tax.

      Numbers Based On 200,000 Jobs Off-Shored Each Year–Some Research Predicts Higher Levels
    Year US Job Off-Shored per year Running Total Average Income Lost Wages Off-Shored to other countries per year Avg. Fed. Income Tax Lost US Government Income Tax Earning per year Avg. State Sales Tax Avg Loss in State Sales Tax Funding per year
    1 200000 200000 $60,000.00 $12,000,000,000.00 20% $2,400,000,000.00 4% $480,000,000.00
    2 200000 400000 $60,000.00 $24,000,000,000.00 20% $4,800,000,000.00 4% $960,000,000.00
    3 200000 600000 $60,000.00 $36,000,000,000.00 20% $7,200,000,000.00 4% $1,440,000,000.00
    4 200000 800000 $60,000.00 $48,000,000,000.00 20% $9,600,000,000.00 4% $1,920,000,000.00
    5 200000 1000000 $60,000.00 $60,000,000,000.00 20% $12,000,000,000.00 4% $2,400,000,000.00
    6 200000 1200000 $60,000.00 $72,000,000,000.00 20% $14,400,000,000.00 4% $2,880,000,000.00
    7 200000 1400000 $60,000.00 $84,000,000,000.00 20% $16,800,000,000.00 4% $3,360,000,000.00
    8 200000 1600000 $60,000.00 $96,000,000,000.00 20% $19,200,000,000.00 4% $3,840,000,000.00
    9 200000 1800000 $60,000.00 $108,000,000,000.00 20% $21,600,000,000.00 4% $4,320,000,000.00
    10 200000 2000000 $60,000.00 $120,000,000,000.00 20% $24,000,000,000.00 4% $4,800,000,000.00
                     
      10 Year loss in Earning and Tax Revenue $660,000,000,000.00   $132,000,000,000.00   $26,400,000,000.00
            Lost US Consumer Spending Power @ 75% of total earnings   Lost Federal Tax Revenue   Lost State Tax Revenue
            $495,000,000,000.00   $132,000,000,000.00   $26,400,000,000.00

    The figures above do not take into account loss in investment capital any amounts of money that may have been used for charitable contributions.  The above chart also does not include dates going back to 1992; rather it covers the last 10 years, if the chart did include the last 18 years the estimated loss of buying power could reach $2 Trillion dollars with a collectable federal income tax loss of $410 Billion dollars and $82 Billion in state sales tax revenue. 

    US corporations need to rethink the Off-Shoring of American jobs and quickly.  If they don’t, estimates for Off-Shoring American jobs will be estimated at 15 million jobs sent to other countries within the next ten years.  Based upon the estimated unemployment numbers for 1998-2004 and 2009-2011 of 10 percent with an actual of 21 percent, this could plunge the US economy in a depression we have never seen the likes of before.

     

    http://www.greatjob.org/takeamericaback.html
    Author Bio

    Scott Christianson is the owner of http://www.GreatJob.org a non-profit employment website with resources for job seekers and unemployed individuals seeking helpful information not usually listed on most employment websites.

     

     

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  • scottchr 2:06 PM on 03/28/2010 Permalink  

    Interview – Making the Right Impression 

     Great Article from Resume Edge

    Know the Employer
    by ResumeEdge.com – The Net’s Premier Resume Writing and Editing Service

    Just as you must know yourself before you begin an interview, so too must you know your prospective employer. Knowledge of the company helps you tailor your responses to questions and gives you confidence. It shows the interviewer that you care about the company and want to make a well-informed decision, and it gives you fodder for posing impressive questions to the interviewer. All of the information you gather will help you anticipate the company culture and gauge the expectations that they will have of you.

    Understanding the Mission

    At a minimum, you need to discover the company’s purpose and trajectory. The employer will be convinced that you do not care about the job if you have to ask what they do. Look on the company website to discover how the company presents itself. Make sure you can articulate what the company mission statement is. If the company has a tag line, memorize that as well. If available, request a copy of its annual report. For newsworthy companies, check media sources like newspapers and business magazines to find out where the company is going and what its challenges are. Discover if they have any specific goals for the near future, like the production of new products or new partnerships. Talk with someone who works there or has worked there to find out whether the company fulfills its mission.

    Study the Market

    You also must familiarize yourself with the company’s market. If they sell a product, who are their target customers? If they provide a service, to whom is it rendered? What is the nature of the products or services? These are the kinds of things you should be conversant in when you sit down for an interview. In addition, it is useful to know who are the company’s competitors. Is it a business down the street, a conglomerate, a new or established company?

    Company Structure

    Find out what the structure and scope of the company is. Besides identifying whether the company is small, medium, large, or enormous, you need to know its configuration. Is it a division of a larger company or owned by a parent company? Does it own other companies? What are its strategic alliances? Is it a local, national, or international company? Also discover whether the company has divisions and what they are. It is also useful to know at what stage of growth the company is. Have they recently grown or laid off employees? At what rate? Using your internet, media, and personal sources, uncover as much as you can about the internal workings of the company.

    Know the Customer

    Moreover, it is useful to know how the company makes its money. Who are its clients or customers and how many of them are there? Is it a family-owned business or a start-up company funded by angels? Getting your hands on a share-holders report could be very illuminating as you determine what the company’s earnings or losses are. Are their profits increasing or are they mired in debt? Is there another company funding them for a period of time at a loss? Compiling this information will enable you to assess the financial stability of the company.

    Employee Relations

    Finally, you will benefit from knowing how the company treats its employees. Interviewing current or former employees will give you the information you need to determine whether you are likely to receive the kind of treatment you desire or require. How much of the company earnings are shared by employees? What are the salary ranges for various positions? Gaining this kind of information will help you assess a compensation packet that you can feasibly negotiate. Do not forget to uncover the benefits package offered by the company when you consider the attractiveness of compensation. In addition to compensation, discover whether employees receive training or mentoring, how many hours a week the employees tend to work, and how long employees tend to stay at the company. Finally, you might check to see if any complaints have been filed against the company.

    Interview Background

    Since you need to connect with the person responsible for the interview, it is helpful to discover as much as you can about that person as well. Is this your prospective boss or someone screening applicants? If possible, discover what the person is interested in and where he or she previously worked or went to college. Gather information that will help you establish an easy rapport.

    Your quest for information can seem elusive without the ability to conduct an audit of the company’s financial statements or at least interview employees of the company. With a bit of networking, the latter might be more feasible than you would initially think. Several other resources will help you:

    • The company website

    • Company statements and brochures

    • Newspaper and magazine articles

    • Reviews of best and worst companies

    • Employees of the company

    • Public records

    • Information held at local job search agencies

     

    • Elly 4:31 AM on 11/13/2011 Permalink

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  • scottchr 2:03 PM on 03/28/2010 Permalink  

    Resume Writing 

    Hints on modern resume techniques

     

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    • Scott 8:46 PM on 04/22/2010 Permalink

      The days of mailing in your resume are virtually gone today. Most websites now use scanning software to pull information from your resume, if you don’t carefully match your resume to the requirements and duties of the job posted it’s very likely your resume will be tossed to the delete folder. In the case where you do have your resume actually read by an individual it will probably be someone in the HR department that is overwelmed with applicants, so if your resume gets more than a 30 second read, you can consider yourself lucky.
      Suggestions are to:
      Match your resume as closely to the job as possible.
      Make the biggest impact statements at the top of the resume.
      Do your research on the company you are sending the resume to so that you can restate the companies ideals.

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  • scottchr 12:34 PM on 03/28/2010 Permalink  

    Economy 

    What are your thoughts on improving the current economy?

     

    • Scott 8:18 AM on 04/20/2010 Permalink

      There are always two sides to any discussion about outsourcing jobs to foreign countries.
      The first is that American jobs have been lost to the outsourcing.
      The other side states that outsourcing has help companies to be more competitive and thus more profitable because of outsourcing.

      One fact that is true about outsourcing is the labor costs are significantly less in many foreign countries.

      My question to this statement is; “Who are your buyers, and if you outsource their jobs to foreign countries, aren’t you actually the reducing buyer power to purchase products and thus reducing the ability to purchase products.

      It seems real simple in the short run. Paying a weekly salary of $233 a week compared to $1200 per week, you will have a incredible amount of savings over the course of a year times the number of workers, but in actuality you loss $53284.00 in buying power; that’s one car, one house, or savings for a college education for your family. Eventually over ten years you have lost 532000.00 in purchasing power per job lost. With today’s unemployment of an actual 22% not the reported 12% reported by unemployment the total comes to 44 billion dollars in lost buying power. This also reduces tax roles by 8 billion dollars. In addition to the lost tax roles, government has to provide more services in grants, relief, and unemployment.

      Questions:
      If we outsource jobs overseas to countries where the average income is $233 per week can we expect the those income earners to purchase American made products such as electronics, vehicles, and services that cost more, or will only stimulate their own economies?

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  • scottchr 12:25 PM on 03/28/2010 Permalink  

    Employment 

    Latest comments regarding employment issues.

     

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