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	<title>Maine&#039;s Job Matchmaker</title>
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	<description>Finding the perfect job in today&#039;s economy is tough. Dawn will give you the inside scoop.</description>
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		<title>Labor Day Reflections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Labor Day reminded us about our current job status. Are you fortunate enough to be employed? Are you even luckier to be employed and love your job. Or, are you still looking for a position that best fits your personality, family needs and, more important, your fiscal needs?
Illness has prevented me from updating this blog [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=96</link>
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		<title>EmployME Job Fair was a great success!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The EmployME Job Fair held yesterday at the Bangor Civic Center was a great success.&#160; Around 900 people came through the doors. They met with employers, had their resumes critiqued, filled out applications, and attended a seminar hosted by the heads of HR at Walmart, Hollywood Slots, Care and Comfort, and the University of Maine.&#160; [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=94</link>
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		<title>Dress For Your Success</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had the wonderful opportunity on Monday to attend a seminar at the Career Center in Bangor, presented by Ruth Dodge, Market Human Resource Manager for Walmart. The seminar was titled &#8220;Dress For Your Success&#8221; but I have to say, the seminar gave job seekers so many tips beyond how to dress for success!

Some of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=90</link>
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		<title>Which is more important when looking for a job, great pay or  great benefits?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Which is more important when looking for a job, great pay or&#160; great benefits? With today&#8217;s economy, you may be thinking &#8220;any job&#8221; would do.&#160; However, looking long term, when one wants to be truly happy in a job, which is most important?
In the years since I graduated from college, my take on what is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=88</link>
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		<title>With the constant news of layoffs, it is so refreshing to hear about a company who is hiring!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With the constant news of layoffs, it is so refreshing to hear about a company who is hiring! This week I spoke with Joanne Dichard, Employment Manager of L3 Communications/Microdyne Outsourcing Inc. and she had wonderful news.&#160; Microdyne has just been awarded a contract that has them looking to hire 50 full time positions. The [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=85</link>
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		<title>A &#8220;wordle&#8221; or two..click on image to see full size!</title>
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		<title>Thousands of Mainers find jobs in slowdown</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of Mainers find jobs in slowdown. Fortunately the numbers are still on the upside:  more Mainers found jobs than filed for
unemployment last month. The numbers are close: 15,219 filed initial
claims for unemployment and at least 15,571 were hired for jobs. What does that mean for you the job seeker? That means to stay positive. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=46</link>
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		<title>524 apply for 17 positions at Oxford store</title>
		<description><![CDATA[524 apply for 17 positions at Oxford store. This headline truly brings
to reality the dire unemployment numbers that Maine and the nation is
facing.  Not even half of the 17 positions were full time, and the starting pay was roughly a dollar over minimum wage.
How does one stand out in the job-seeking crowd that today&#8217;s unemployment [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=37</link>
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		<title>Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to have the opportunity to meet with over 100 prospective employers under one roof?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wouldn&#8217;t it be great to have the opportunity to meet with over 100
prospective employers under one roof? Tomorrow you can! Come join me at the University of Maine Career Fair from 10 am to 3 pm at the Student
Recreation and Fitness Center!
So, get your resumes ready (in bulk), put on your best professional attire, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=34</link>
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		<title>For those who have been laid off, using an employment agency might be the answer.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For those who have been laid off, using an employment agency might be
the answer. I spoke with Dora of Work Source Staffing Services in
Bangor and she gave me lots of great insight for those who are at the
very least looking to bring in some income while looking for their new
career path.
Dora told me that she [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.job-matchmaker.com/?p=30</link>
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