http://www.campusgov.com/ en chealey@campusrn.com Copyright 2010 2010-02-16T22:06:20-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/7_federal_job_search_myths_dispelled/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/7_federal_job_search_myths_dispelled/#When:21:06:20Z Are you wondering how to land a federal job? Have you been discouraged by naysayers? Are you wondering if the federal government is really hiring thousands of people? Well that one I’ll answer now. YES! So if you are not incorporating federal jobs in your job search strategy it’s likely that you have been misinformed about the process and about the reality of the Federal job market. Here are 7 more myths I’d like to dispel to help you conquer your federal job search. Read full article. News 2010-02-16T21:06:20-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/obama_to_push_for_jobs_small_business_lending_in_new_hampshire/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/obama_to_push_for_jobs_small_business_lending_in_new_hampshire/#When:17:59:41Z President Obama will take his renewed jobs push beyond the Washington beltway again Tuesday, heading to the politically critical state of New Hampshire for a town hall meeting. President Obama will take his renewed jobs push beyond the Washington beltway again Tuesday, heading to the politically critical state of New Hampshire for a town hall meeting. The president plans to use the event to spotlight his call for a $30 billion investment in a new small-business lending fund. Obama’s initiative would recycle $30 billion of the remaining Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funds into a government lending program offering cheap capital to community banks that boost their small-business lending this year. Read Full Article New Hampshire, News 2010-02-09T17:59:41-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/government_jobs_are_more_recession_resistant_than_those_in_the_private_sect/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/government_jobs_are_more_recession_resistant_than_those_in_the_private_sect/#When:18:22:38Z If you want to skip the next recession, think about working for the government. Consider it one of the great lessons of the downturn. While private-sector jobs have disappeared in droves, state and local government payrolls have held up remarkably well. Add in federal payrolls and we’re talking about job growth in the midst of a sharp economic downturn. Read full article. News 2010-02-08T18:22:38-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/stimulus_credited_for_24103_ga_jobs/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/stimulus_credited_for_24103_ga_jobs/#When:17:32:49Z State government agencies, businesses and other organizations in Georgia attributed 24,103 jobs to federal stimulus spending during the last three months of 2009, according to reports posted on recovery.gov Saturday. State government agencies, businesses and other organizations in Georgia attributed 24,103 jobs to federal stimulus spending during the last three months of 2009, according to reports posted on recovery.gov Saturday. In all, these agencies and businesses were allocated $4.8 billion in stimulus funds between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, and received $2 billion of that amount. Nationwide, recipients of federal stimulus dollars tied 599,108 jobs to the spending during that time frame.Read Full Article EmployerNews, Georgia, News 2010-02-06T17:32:49-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/jobs_that_count_government_looking_to_fill_positions_as_2010_census_ramps_u/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/jobs_that_count_government_looking_to_fill_positions_as_2010_census_ramps_u/#When:17:29:32Z They are jobs that come around every 10 years, and the U.S. Census Bureau is filling them now. They are jobs that come around every 10 years, and the U.S. Census Bureau is filling them now. Anyone who is looking to work 20 to 40 hours a week and can pass a skills test and background check is a candidate for hire as the government ramps up its effort to get an accurate count of every man, woman and child through the 2010 Census. Local office manager David Wiemerslage, who is looking to fill positions in Kalamazoo, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, and Allegan counties, said Census jobs are a great source of income for people who are out of work due to the recent recession.Read Full Article News, Washington DC 2010-02-05T17:29:32-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/us_economy_on_the_rebound_more_jobs_coming/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/us_economy_on_the_rebound_more_jobs_coming/#When:20:31:10Z The US economy, led by a surge in corporate spending on equipment, has moved into the second phase of the recovery and will soon lead to job growth, a bullish John Chambers, CEO of Cisco, told CNBC Thursday. The sharp increase in capital spending, Chambers said in a live interview, is a precursor to jobs growth for the entire US economy. His conversations with business and government leaders at last week’s economic forum in Davos, Switzerland, also convinced him that sentiment has improved across the globe, he said. Read full article. News 2010-02-04T20:31:10-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/mich_gov_obama_stimulus_plan_gave_state_42k_jobs/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/mich_gov_obama_stimulus_plan_gave_state_42k_jobs/#When:17:16:14Z President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan has created 42,000 jobs in Michigan in the past six months and deserves a chance to succeed, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said. President Barack Obama’s economic stimulus plan has created 42,000 jobs in Michigan in the past six months and deserves a chance to succeed, Gov. Jennifer Granholm said. Granholm, who appeared Sunday on political talk shows on CBS and CNN, said Obama’s initiatives to create jobs and reward new U.S. manufacturing jobs with tax credits is creating hope among Michigan and other manufacturing-dependent states that have been hit hard by job losses. “Now we see over 3 million jobs being created by the stimulus,” she said on CBS’ “Face the Nation. “And just quickly, one of the things that is unique to Michigan and maybe to some other states who have our problem with the loss of manufacturing jobs, what he has done is given us hope to transform and diversify.“Read Full Article EmployerNews, Michigan, News 2010-02-04T17:16:14-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/new_stimulus_jobs_numbers_for_maryland_fresh_ammo_for_campaign_attacks/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/new_stimulus_jobs_numbers_for_maryland_fresh_ammo_for_campaign_attacks/#When:17:14:23Z Recent polls show that most Americans take a dim view of the federal stimulus program, even as economists praise its impact and President Barack Obama calls it a big reason the nation avoided a second Great Depression. Recent polls show that most Americans take a dim view of the federal stimulus program, even as economists praise its impact and President Barack Obama calls it a big reason the nation avoided a second Great Depression. Republicans almost universally opposed the measure (it got no Republican votes in the House and three in the Senate, including Arlen Specter, who switched parties and became a Democrat soon after). Obama has pointed out that Republican politicians aren’t shy about taking credit when the federal stimulus money hits their districts (attending “the ribbon-cuttings” is how he put it--twice--during the Inner Harbor debate with members of the House Republican Conference).Read Full Article EmployerNews, Maryland, News 2010-02-03T17:14:23-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/obamas_budget_plan_to_create_government_finance_jobs/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/obamas_budget_plan_to_create_government_finance_jobs/#When:15:18:17Z While President Obama’s $3.8 trillion budget proposal for 2011 looks to put the funding skids on a number of government programs, its plan to boost spending in finance oversight would mean a boon in hiring for finance pros looking to work for Uncle Sam. 1. The Treasury Department—The total amount to be spent on Tim Geithner’s team circa 2011 could rise to almost $14 billion, up from $13.55 billion this year, according to the spending plan Obama sent to Congress yesterday. Department employment levels are projected to increase by 253 workers since 2009. Last year’s headcount of 1,089 workers is expected to grow to 1,266 in 2010, and reach an estimated 1,342 workers in 2011. Read full article. News 2010-02-03T15:18:17-05:00 http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/stimulus_funds_credited_with_9261_full_time_jobs_in_bay_state/ http://www.campusgov.com/jobblog/stimulus_funds_credited_with_9261_full_time_jobs_in_bay_state/#When:17:11:38Z Governor Deval Patrick announced over the weekend that federal stimulus money funded the equivalent of 4,722 full-time jobs in the state during the last three months of 2009. Governor Deval Patrick announced over the weekend that federal stimulus money funded the equivalent of 4,722 full-time jobs in the state during the last three months of 2009. But the number is almost double that. That is because the Patrick administration counts only recipients from state agencies, which excludes some of the biggest Massachusetts recipients such as hospitals and educational institutions.Read Full Article EmployerNews, Massachusetts, News 2010-02-02T17:11:38-05:00