Career Connection

Kingsmill in Williamsburg holding job fairs to hire 200

Cindy.Clayton — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:53:46 -0500

WILLIAMSBURG Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg will host job fairs Jan. 21 and 30 to fill nearly 200 full-time, part-time and seasonal jobs.

Healthcare Careers: A healthy dose of job security

ecaynor — Mon, 23 May 2011 14:39:52 -0400

If you’re looking for a cure for a lackluster jobwith little potential for growth or with all too much potential for downsizing, then a medical career may be just what the doctor ordered.According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the healthcare sector continues to top the charts as the largest U.S.

Wrestling: Cape Henry's Effner honored

Jami.Frankenberry — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:31:55 -0400

Effner to ISU Hall Cape Henry wrestling coach Jack Effner will be inducted as a member of Indiana State’s Hall of Fame Class of 2011.

Seasonal Industry Profile

ecaynor — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 12:18:00 -0400

Seasonal Job Opportunities Heat Up Long before the tourists arrive, pools open, theme parks come alive and recreational venues fill to capacity, the call goes out for seasonal employees to fill a myriad of job openings.

Job Fairs/Open Houses

admin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 13:56:30 -0500

See below for information on upcoming events: January 2012

CareerConnection's New Year, New Career Event Participate ONLINE January 18th - February 1st at www.VirtualCareerEvent.com/CareerConnection Or IN PERSON on Wednesday, January 25th, 10am - 2pm at the Constant Convocation Center, Norfolk February 2012

In a job-hunting slump? Tailor your resume, your image and yourself

copy.desk — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 15:39:54 -0500

By Joyce Lain Kennedy Workplace Q&A | Tribune Media Services DEAR JOYCE: Even with 20 years’ experience, I haven’t had an interview since last year. I think I’ve tried everything to get a job. What am I missing? – E.L.

You and the economy are missing jobs. But here are some classic suggestions to tape to your closet door and review each morning.

Customer Service Industry Profile

ecaynor — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 12:49:01 -0400

Sales and Customer Service Representatives Growing Field Offers Great Opportunities for Advancement

If you’re looking for a growing industry that offers a great work/life balance and even better advancement opportunities, then look no further than the thriving sales and customer service field.

Attucks Theatre is renewed, but can they fill the seats?

Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

NORFOLK
For years the Attucks Theatre stood at the corner of Church Street and Virginia Beach Boulevard, a musty, rotting shell of its former self. But in the 1990s, the Rev. Joseph Green saw a gem.

Cookies vs. cancer? A win-win for kids

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:02:13 -0400

VIRGINIA BEACH
As soon as Heather Snowa got home from a Chicago sales meeting, she turned on the oven at 9:30 p.m. to bake another batch of 300 cookies for her company's not-so-ordinary bake sale.
By 8 a.m. the next day, over 2,000 cookies were on display in the lobby of Lynn-wood Plaza, where Snowa works for United States Sales Corp.

What's in a name? P.B. Young Sr. Elementary School

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 21:04:30 -0400

It's fitting that hundreds of Norfolk children learn reading and writing each year in a school named for one of the greatest black journalists of the 20th century, Plummer B. Young Sr.