NEWSTALK 860 » Employment http://ksfa860.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Employment Laws You Should Know Before Taking a Job http://ksfa860.com/employment-laws-you-should-know-before-taking-a-job/ http://ksfa860.com/employment-laws-you-should-know-before-taking-a-job/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 14:41:34 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=162332 All employees have basic rights. We can't be chained to our desks or held as indentured servants, for example. But do we actually know enough when it comes to the federal laws that govern our workplaces? You may have rights you didn’t know you had, particularly when it comes to getting hired.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/employers-biggest-pet-peeves/feed/ 0 Creatas 12 People Who Did an Excellent Job of Quitting http://ksfa860.com/awesome-ways-to-quit/ http://ksfa860.com/awesome-ways-to-quit/#comments Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:16:11 +0000 Emerald Catron http://thefw.com/?p=200597 We saw this amazing resignation cake and got inspired. Not to quit our jobs, but to admire the ways others have in the past. Our most "creative" quit was telling the owner of a Chinese buffet over the phone that they couldn't yell at us anymore, because we quit so there. Compared to these, that just isn't that impressive.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/awesome-ways-to-quit/feed/ 0 Imgur When Switching Jobs, Remember These 5 Things http://ksfa860.com/five-things-to-remember-while-looking-for-a-job-when-you-have-a-job/ http://ksfa860.com/five-things-to-remember-while-looking-for-a-job-when-you-have-a-job/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:08:42 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=159928 The job market is pretty tight right now, so most days you’re probably thankful just to have a job that pays. But somewhere down the road that may not be enough. You may find yourself looking for a new position, even as you continue to hold down your current one. There are certain things you should keep in mind when that time comes.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/five-things-to-remember-while-looking-for-a-job-when-you-have-a-job/feed/ 0 iStockphoto 5 Things You Should and Shouldn't Say in a Job Interview http://ksfa860.com/job-interview-what-to-say-and-not-to-say/ http://ksfa860.com/job-interview-what-to-say-and-not-to-say/#comments Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:05:21 +0000 Kathy Landin http://tsminteractive.com/?p=155895 If you’re great at networking, filling out online applications and following up, chances are, you’ve landed an interview or two. Good work. That’s not so easy these days. But your work isn’t over.

In fact, your work is just beginning. The interview is where your true job-getting skills will have to come out. In fact, compared to everything you did to get it, the interview is like doing open-heart and brain surgery while also teaching a child how to tie his shoes. Not the easiest thing in the world.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/job-interview-what-to-say-and-not-to-say/feed/ 0 iStockphoto Lufkin Area Veterans Get a Boost From Today's Job Fair http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-area-veterans-get-a-boost-from-todays-job-fair/ http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-area-veterans-get-a-boost-from-todays-job-fair/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 15:00:00 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=91805 The stats can be pretty alarming. The unemployment rate in the US is 7.9 percent, but among Veterans that number can be as high as 19 percent!

It’s not easy for military members to wrap up a tour of duty and then find work right away. The transition to civilian life can be tough.

There’s a job fair today that has the goal of connecting Veterans with employers, and placing them in the right work environment. It's at the Pitser Garrison Civic Center.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/lufkin-area-veterans-get-a-boost-from-todays-job-fair/feed/ 0 Michael Nagle, Getty Images What Are the Deadliest Jobs in America? http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-deadliest-jobs-in-america/ http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-deadliest-jobs-in-america/#comments Tue, 25 Sep 2012 20:44:59 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=143520 For the majority of us, paper cuts, caffeine jitters and the occasional post-lunch stomach trauma comprise the extent of our work-related hazards—none particularly serious and certainly not life-threatening. But every day some Americans go to work and literally risk their lives for a paycheck.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/what-are-the-deadliest-jobs-in-america/feed/ 0 iStockphoto New Research Reveals Americans Feel Their Jobs Are Safe http://ksfa860.com/new-research-reveals-americans-feel-their-jobs-are-safe/ http://ksfa860.com/new-research-reveals-americans-feel-their-jobs-are-safe/#comments Sun, 23 Sep 2012 18:00:46 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142936 There is only one thing worse than having to get up early in the morning to go to work, and that is going to work with the feeling that the bottom of your career is about to fall out from under you.

Fortunately, it appears as if the majority of the population is not worried about something like that happening in their current position.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/new-research-reveals-americans-feel-their-jobs-are-safe/feed/ 0 Research Finds Bosses Are Driving Employees Crazy with Weekend Emails [POLL] http://ksfa860.com/research-finds-bosses-are-driving-employees-crazy-with-weekend-emails-poll/ http://ksfa860.com/research-finds-bosses-are-driving-employees-crazy-with-weekend-emails-poll/#comments Fri, 21 Sep 2012 20:14:11 +0000 Mike Adams http://tsminteractive.com/?p=142981 It’s Friday afternoon --  you’ve tied up most of the loose ends you still have hanging over your head from the work week, but nevertheless, the weekend is upon you and it is quitting time.

So, you shut down your computer, tell some of your co-workers goodnight and move on to bigger, better and more exciting adventures, right?

Wrong.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/research-finds-bosses-are-driving-employees-crazy-with-weekend-emails-poll/feed/ 0 Ed Yourdon, Flickr Can Being Healthy Help You Do Your Job Better? http://ksfa860.com/can-being-healthy-help-you-do-your-job-better/ http://ksfa860.com/can-being-healthy-help-you-do-your-job-better/#comments Wed, 08 Aug 2012 19:22:01 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=129865 It’s pretty well known that smoking, a poor diet and a lack of exercise can all have a negative impact on your health — but did you know they can affect your work performance, too?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/can-being-healthy-help-you-do-your-job-better/feed/ 0 chumpolo, flickr Women More Prone to Road Rage Than Men? Who Knew? http://ksfa860.com/women-more-prone-to-road-rage-who-knew/ http://ksfa860.com/women-more-prone-to-road-rage-who-knew/#comments Mon, 30 Jul 2012 15:16:07 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=81804 A recent survey of America's commuters has turned up some interesting and surprising facts about America's motorists.  Most of us think of "Road Rage" as a mostly "guy" thing, but this survey says that's not true. You may be surprised -- as we were -- to learn that women drivers are more likely to give in to "Road Rage" and fly off the handle than men.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/women-more-prone-to-road-rage-who-knew/feed/ 0 via Flickr/kfo Update: Keystone XL Pipeline Gets Key Permits http://ksfa860.com/update-keystone-pipeline-gets-key-permits/ http://ksfa860.com/update-keystone-pipeline-gets-key-permits/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:18:43 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=81525 The Houston Chronicle reports that TransCanada has received the last of three key permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to start building the 485-mile Gulf Coast section of its controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The company says this means the $2.3 billion oil pipeline can start construction in the “coming weeks.”

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/update-keystone-pipeline-gets-key-permits/feed/ 0 via Flickr/War on Error1 Don't Make These Resume Goofs http://ksfa860.com/dont-make-these-resume-goofs/ http://ksfa860.com/dont-make-these-resume-goofs/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 18:32:52 +0000 Jen Austin http://q1077.com/?p=65239 If your email address is “drunkpartychick@something.com” or “jeffreydahmerwannabe@serialkillers.com,” you ought not include it on a resume.

Including raunchy and inappropriate email addresses is one of the biggest mistakes you can make on your resume when you’re trying to land a new job. What are some other big goofs?

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/dont-make-these-resume-goofs/feed/ 0 devcentre, flickr Expert: Lon Morris Taking Right Steps to Survive http://ksfa860.com/expert-lon-morris-taking-right-steps-to-survive/ http://ksfa860.com/expert-lon-morris-taking-right-steps-to-survive/#comments Thu, 28 Jun 2012 14:09:17 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=75536 Lon Morris College in Jacksonville is flat broke and as close to going out of business as a school can be.  Years of adding and expanding programs, out of control spending, and borrowing to the hilt to pay for everything have finally caught up with the oldest two-year college in Texas.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/expert-lon-morris-taking-right-steps-to-survive/feed/ 0 via Flickr/danielmoyle Census Shows More Dads Stay-at-Home http://ksfa860.com/census-shows-more-dads-stay-at-home/ http://ksfa860.com/census-shows-more-dads-stay-at-home/#comments Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:41:47 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=73365 It wasn't very long ago that a man who chose to stay home with the kids while his wife worked was considered an oddball. We've all heard the Mr. Mom jokes, but these days a growing number of American dads are wearing that nickname as a badge of honor.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/census-shows-more-dads-stay-at-home/feed/ 0 via Flickr/Imnop88a Hundreds of Jobs Available at Chamber Job Fair http://ksfa860.com/hundreds-of-jobs-available-at-chamber-job-fair/ http://ksfa860.com/hundreds-of-jobs-available-at-chamber-job-fair/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 14:58:36 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=67290 Whether you are out of a job, or looking to change jobs, you'll get a chance to meet people who can do either of those things for you at the first Forest Country Job Fair Tuesday May 22nd at Angelina College.  Job hunters will find more than 800 jobs of all kinds in a wide variety of businesses and trades.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/hundreds-of-jobs-available-at-chamber-job-fair/feed/ 0 via Justin Sullivan, Getty Images Texas Leads Nation in Job Discrimination Complaints http://ksfa860.com/texas-number-1-in-job-discrimination-complaints/ http://ksfa860.com/texas-number-1-in-job-discrimination-complaints/#comments Thu, 17 May 2012 17:23:26 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=66563 Being number 1 isn't always a good thing, especially in this category.  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says it got more complaints of workplace discrimination from workers in Texas than from any other state last year.

The EEOC says one out of every 10 job discrimination complaints filed nationwide last year came  from Texas.

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