The Tampa Employment Guide is helping put the community back to work and we want to start with you. On Tuesday, September 22nd we will be taking over the Harborview Center in Clearwater to continue to "Put America Back to Work." This year the Employment Guide is committed to putting over 15,000 people back to work through our job fair series and the next stop is right here in the Tampa Bay community.Join the following companies for a day of networking, turning in resumes and applications and ... Read Full Story

The economy has changed and so has the landscape for finding new job opportunities. Building your network, growing skill sets and portfolios and looking for jobs in not all the right places, but in all the available places has come to full fruition as we prepare to enter the summer months here in Tampa.The Tampa Employment Guide is very excited to play a role in a nationwide campaign to put 10,000 Americans back to work through our job fair series. At a job fair across I-4 a few weeks back in... Read Full Story

Ryan Healy, co-founder of Brazen Careerist, a blogging network for young professionals, has released a new free eBook entitled, "Career Blogging." On all of the Florida JobSpots, I have stated the importance of personal branding and establishing yourself as an industry player. Google is quickly becoming the new resume destination and reputations online are the new first impressions that were found at job fairs or walking into places of employment.With the need to stand out among you... Read Full Story

This Sunday the mecca of American sports come into Tampa showing no mercy. Despite the souring economy, Tampa Bay & Company, the area tourism bureau, has reported that they still expect 100,000 fans to travel to the area for the festivities. This is good news for area hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs that will experience a spike in sales and may start to spread some dollars across the area.Forecasters still expect $150 million is directly related spending for Tampa, much needed funds f... Read Full Story

If you are looking for a little bit of motivation and straight talk to get you going in 2009, here is a list of 5 great sites to get some solid career advice from. They are a part of my daily reads and I learn from them every time the keyboard hits the screen. Enjoy.Brazen Careerist - This site is geared towards Gen-Y and the younger worker and has over 100 of the top young bloggers telling it like it is. Love them or hate them, Gen-Y is coming strong into the workforce over the next few year... Read Full Story

While browsing through job tip articles across the web, I ran across an article by Lindsey Pollak that highlighted 11 key tips in finding a job in today's landscape. I find Lindsey's work refreshing, as she stresses the importance of working hard to find a job and that if you put in the time, have the resources and build your network, there is an opportunity out there for you.Some of the highlights in her post include:#7 - Volunteer. Lindsey says, "Instead of using this time to w... Read Full Story

photo by Jonathan PobreThe answer may be surprising. Or it may not. Social Networking is at an all time high and leading the pack are high school students are teenagers across the country. Popular sites like Myspace and Facebook allow anyone on their networks to post text, videos and photos to their pages, walls and on their friends pages. This has resulted in some less than spectacular backlash for these students when looking into colleges.According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, 1... Read Full Story

The Tampa Rays are in the middle of an unbelievable season. Even die hard fans can tell you that they didn't expect to be leading the East come September.  Well, the fat lady has not entered Tropicana Field quite yet, and those of you reading this are not pro ball players heading into an advertising heavy and money hungry post-season, the Rays give you some job prospecting hope. Out With the Old, In With the New Develop your skills over time. The Rays have a great farm system in... Read Full Story

Click on the screen shot below:Head on over to HealthCareerWeb.com now and check out the bevy of health care jobs across Florida and find an opportunity or career path that will balance out your life. For any questions regarding the Virtual Job Fair, please send an email to greg.rollett@employmentguide.com.Thanks and happy hunting Tampa!!-Greg Rollett Read Full Story

Start expressing yourself.Your job search is all about how you present yourself. By creating a brand around your personality, school and work history and your network, you put yourself in a great position to succeed.HealthCareerWeb.com is a place that allows you to do that. By joining in on forums specific to your industry, creating a profile and networking with other like minded job seekers and professionals, Health Career Web is defining how Health Care jobs are searched for.We are proud to... Read Full Story