Verizon Wireless needs 45 Customer Service Reps in Meriden

Verizon Wireless, the leading wireless company with the most reliable voice and data network, is planning to hire 45 new customer service professionals in its Meriden office. On Tuesday, June 26, the company will host a "Meet and Greet" informational
session from 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm at the company's Continuity Marketing
Contact Center, located at 599 Research Parkway in Meriden.

Tuesday's attendees will have the opportunity to meet with company
representatives and learn more about the Meriden contact center. Verizon
Wireless' philosophy is to hire qualified candidates who are interested in
starting a career with a company that provides opportunities for growth and
advancement. The event is intended to provide prospective applicants with
information on current job openings and responsibilities, the company's
corporate culture and compensation and benefits packages. Interviews will
not be conducted at the Tuesday event. However, interested applicants are
encouraged to bring their resumes.

CT Apartment Rentals

A new web site has launched that will assist people finding house & apartment rental throughout Connecticut. Located at www.cthousingsearch.org, renters can search lists of affordable, accessible and market rate rentals. People can also call 1-877-428-8844.

HR Generalist Jobs in Stamford CT

OperationsInc.com is seeking both full-time and part-time HR Generalist professionals for their human resources consulting firm in Stamford, Connecticut. In this jobcast their CEO, David Lewis discusses the job and company he founded. They also are looking to add a payroll specialist. Map it. Apply here. View company website.

Jobs at XL Communications

XL Communications, an HR communications form is seeking an Employee Communications Associate for their Wilton CT office. Listen as Greg Feldman, their Director of Client Services describe the job and what its like to work there. To apply send your resume to gfeldman@xlcommunications.com

Podcast: Your HR Guy Talks

Your HR Guy is one of the top job bloggers on the internet. In this 8 minute podcast we'll get his take on what its like to work in HR, if he's seen the resume black hole and we'll play a little job search word association.

Getting People to Jobs in Southwestern CT

The People to Jobs Regional Transportation Task Force is a collaborative effort which resulted from the need to improve access to jobs for welfare clients, low income individuals and anyone who depends on public transportation. With broad representation from government, business, regional planning agencies, chambers of commerce, social service providers, job developers, and transportation providers, People to Jobs is committed to improving transportation services region-wide via new, expanded, and enhanced services to reduce the barrier of transportation to employment.

Podcast: Getting from College to Career with Lindsey Pollak

Lindsey Pollak is a writer and speaker specializing in career advice. Her new book is called Getting from College to Career: 90 Things to Do Before You Join the Real World. She stops by to give us her thoughts on job hunting for recent college grads. (8 mins)

Jobs @ Greenwood Publishing Group in Westport CT

Greenwood Publishing Group, an innovative and award-winning publisher of reference works, nonfiction books, and electronic products is a member of the Reed Elsevier family of companies. Located an hour from Grand Central Station in an attractive coastal Connecticut location, we offer a flexible and creative work environment, competitive salary and benefits, and the advantages of a mid-sized company backed by the resources of an international corporation.

Greenwood is currently hiring for several positions including: Senior Project Manager, Production, Copyeditor, Publicity and Advertising Assistant, Information Architect

Weekly Job Search Roundup #10

Good news for college grad hiring, job board updates, the hottest jobs in the hottest markets and a new site for those who have been laid off are featured in this weeks job search roundup (6 min).

Business Development Coordinator Needed in Stratford

Ashcroft Inc. a division of Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd. manufactures gauges, thermometers, switches, transducers, transmitters, calibration, equipment and isolators for pressure and temperature measurement, monitoring and control. Headquartered in Stratford, Connecticut, the company also has operations in Brazil, Germany, Canada, Mexico and Singapore and joint ventures in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Nagano Keiki Co., Ltd. is the leading Japanese manufacturer of pressure gauges, transmitters, and temperature gauges primarily used in automobiles. The company also makes equipment for the semiconductor industry such as pressure regulators, transducers, digital pressure gauges and power supplies. Listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the company is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

The Business Development Coordinator will be responsible for increasing the number of qualified sales leads for the Ashcroft sales force. This entails qualifying incoming product inquires for potential sales and calling targeted customers to create sales leads for products.

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JETERA Moving to Danbury, possibly adding jobs

The Business Journal is reporting that JETERA LLC is moving to bigger offices in Danbury from Ridgefield. Thet currently have 8 employees and may double it buy end of year. In 2008 they could be up to 50 employees according to the article.

JETERA is expected to be a huge job creator in the coming years as its core product, a media platform that targets airline passengers and hotel guests take off.

CT Manufacturers Need Workers

From the Hartford Business Journal

Manufacturers Desperate For Younger Workers

There are pamphlets and posters and Power Point presentations explaining that the perception of manufacturing as greasy, backbreaking work no longer holds true.

But for local aerospace companies, all the marketing hasn’t been enough. The average age of their workforce is still over 50, and young people continue to view their facilities as a second-rate place to land a job.

So a rapidly expanding group of companies has begun sweetening the bait by offering one-year scholarships to Asnuntuck Community College for certificates in manufacturing and technology — and the chance to land well-paying jobs producing sophisticated jet engine components.

This school year, MTU Aero Engines, a German company with North American headquarters in Newington, gave out two such scholarships, worth $4,000 in tuition plus money for books and tools.

Next year, nine companies plan to give out 28 scholarships, a number that could rise as the school year approaches. Training, designed by the companies and sometimes taking place in their own facilities, includes skills like computer-aided design (CAD), blueprint reading, inspections and various machine usage.

“It’s very, very difficult to find skilled people in the market. And it doesn’t seem like the newest generation of kids is excited by these jobs, which is upsetting because they pay so well,” said Alain Berube, president and CEO of MTU Aero N.A.

Full article >>

Property Management Job - Connecticut

Scalzo Property Management in Bethel, CT is seeking a Community Association Manager for its properties& Hartford counties in Connecticut.

Podcast: Resume Advice with CPRW, Rita Fisher

We talk with Rita Fisher a veteran resume writer and get her advice on job hunting mistakes, the resume objective, creative resume ideas and tips for career change resumes. (14 min)

Best Companies to work for in CT

Congratulations to a number of our clients who have been named to the 2007 Best Places to Work in CT.

Emcor Services
Envision Pharma
Michael Page International - see jobs
People's Bank - see jobs
The McIntyre Group - see jobs
VBrick Systems - see jobs

Read about them here.

Morgan Stanley opening in Stamford, bringing jobs

Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group has chosen downtown Stamford for the regional headquarters of its Fairfield County operations.

In July, the Morgan Stanley unit plans to open what it calls the parent branch of its Fairfield County Complex in 13,000 square feet of office space at 4 Landmark Square.

Shamus O'Rourke, manager of the group's Fairfield County Complex, said the Stamford office will open with 30 to 35 employees. He projected it will grow to 53 workers, including 33 financial advisers, by the middle of next year.

Source: Stamford Advocate

Customer Service Representative needed in Darien

Job Description:

• Interviews customers and open accounts
• Cross-sells bank products and services

Responsibilities:

• Interviews, sells, and open bank accounts
• Makes calls to expand business with existing and new clients
• Responds to telephone requests and assists customers in resolving problems
• Maintains paperwork and mail correspondence as required

Requirements:

• High School diploma or equivalent with some banking experience required
• One to two years experience serving the public, preferably as a bank teller or closely related cash handling positiion
• Excellent customer service skills, accuracy with numbers and attention to detail

Fax Resume: (203) 662-0337

Or send your resume via email to: sking@drbankonline.com