The 16th annual Fort Bend Chamber Business Expo will be held on November 14th, from 11am - 4pm at the Stafford Centre, 10505 Cash Road at the corner of Murphy Road. Fort Bend businesses will be showcasing their products and services and talking one-on-one with prospects and customers.
- Product demonstrations
- Fashion show
- Food tasting with some of Fort Bend’s top restaurants
- Wine tasting
Admisison and parking are complimentary.
11.Nov.08 
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22.Oct.08 Job Search Strategies, Misc. Helpful Info Read more Comments (0)
This article came out in The Ladders newsletter today. It’s an excellent summary of how to keep your current job safe in these uncertain economic times:
Bulletproof Your Job
By Stephen Viscusi
If you’ve been in the job hunt while you’re out of work, you know how hard it can be to sustain the confidence, enthusiasm and momentum you need to land the position that’s right for you. This can be an even bigger challenge in an economic climate such as the one we’re enjoying right now. Yikes. That’s why I believe that those who are currently employed have a great opportunity. For this audience, in order to get the job you want, you have to protect the job you have.
I call this bulletproofing your job and here’s how it works: first, you have to recognize that your job is your most important asset and your number one priority should be to protect it. Next, you have to assess how well you’re doing the following simple things.
Be Visible
This means making sure your boss and your colleagues know who you are and are aware of your value to the team. If they don’t know you, I promise you’re really easy to let go. You can make yourself known in a variety of effective ways, from how you dress to how you behave in meetings to who you know throughout the company outside of your immediate circle. It’s all about creating a positive and memorable perception of you.
Be Easy
This means making your boss’ life easier, and not being what I call a High Maintenance Employee. You know who I’m talking about. It’s the person who’s always complaining or getting into dustups with co-workers or otherwise being a giant pain. Layoff time is the perfect chance for the gripers or misbehavers to be shown the door. Same goes for the office gossip or the office Machiavelli. I always say, know the office gossip; just don’t be the office gossip. Understand the politics in your office, but don’t be known as someone who plays office politics. These are some of the ways to stay off your boss’ “troublemaker radar.”
Be Useful
This seems so obvious. Just do your job, right? Wrong. Do your job and then do some more. The bigger the role you play in the important stuff that’s getting done at work, the more indispensable you become to your boss. There are countless ways to go above and beyond. For example, show initiative; don’t be afraid to raise your hand and say, “I’ll do it.” Volunteer to train or mentor colleagues. Or try to find ways to add dollar value. In times like these, I would never fire someone who’s putting money in my pocket.
Finally, and this is the crux of the bulletproof doctrine for an active job hunter…
Be Ready
You can’t possibly find the job you’re looking for if you’re not ready to turn on a dime to make it happen. This means your resume needs to be sharp and up-to-the-minute current. At all times. It also means your network needs to be primed to support your efforts. At all times. To that end you should always be improving your networking skills and making yourself available to help the people in your network. When you’re known as someone who’s always eager to help, others will be just as eager to help you when the time comes.
Staying visibly, continuously engaged with your peers by being involved in professional organizations or attending conferences also keeps your profile high and your radar finely tuned. Giving presentations and writing articles of interest to colleagues in your field can also support your efforts.
Being ready also means being prepared for every eventuality. Having money in the bank and a ready resume gives you the confidence that creates a powerful force field around you. That confidence is extremely attractive and it makes you seem more valuable than someone without it.
The bulletproof bottom line: you can use the job you have to get the job you want. So get busy protecting that job right now.
Stephen Viscusi is a New York-based careers expert often featured on the morning shows, national radio, and in print. He’s the author of “BULLETPROOF YOUR JOB: 4 Simple Strategies to Ride Out the Rough Times and Come Out On Top At Work.”
15.Oct.08 Job Search Strategies Read more Comments (0)
Texas Workforce Press Release:
October 7, 2008
Disaster Unemployment Assistance Deadline Approaching
for Workers in 29 Counties Affected by Hurricane Ike
Workers encouraged to file online by Wednesday, October 15, deadline
AUSTIN – The last day to apply for Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) is Wednesday, October 15, 2008, under Presidential Disaster Declaration FEMA-1791-DR for individuals whose employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to Hurricane Ike between Sunday, September 7, and Thursday, October 2, 2008.
Individuals affected in Angelina, Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Cherokee, Fort Bend, Galveston, Grimes, Hardin, Harris, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Matagorda, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity, Tyler, Walker, Waller and Washington counties can apply.
DUA is available to individuals who:
- worked or were self-employed in or were scheduled to begin work or self-employment,
- can no longer work or perform services because of physical damage or destruction to the place of employment as a direct result of the disaster,
- establish that the work or self-employment they can no longer perform was their primary source of income,
- do not qualify for regular unemployment benefits from any state,
- cannot perform work or self-employment because of an injury as a direct result of the disaster, or
- who became the breadwinner or major support of a household because of the death of the head of household.
To file for DUA, call the nearest Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) Tele-Center Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Central Standard Time, through Friday, October 10, 2008, and from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m weekdays thereafter through Wednesday, October 15, or call toll-free at (800) 939-6631. Claimants may apply online at http://www.texasworkforce.org, but should specify that their claim is disaster-related. Claimants also can e-mail TWC at UIHelp@twc.state.tx.us.
Often, business owners who are self-employed are unaware of potential benefits to which they may be entitled. If individuals are self-employed, but have lost all or part of their livelihood as a direct result of Hurricane Ike, they may be eligible for benefits. They must provide federal income tax forms (Schedules SE and Schedule C or Schedule F) to receive DUA benefits.
Individuals will need their Social Security number, a copy of their most recent federal income tax forms or check stubs and documentation to support they were working or self-employed when the disaster occurred. To receive DUA benefits, all required documentation must be submitted within 21 days from the date the DUA application is filed.
Applications filed after Wednesday, October 15, will be considered late, unless the individual provides good cause for filing after the deadline. DUA payments are retroactive to the week beginning Sunday, September 14, and the last week of available compensation is the week ending Saturday, March 21, 2009. DUA is available to individuals as long as their unemployment continues to be a result of the disaster.
Additional information is available at http://www.texasworkforce.org . Reemployment services are available through Texas Workforce Centers or by accessing http://www.WorkInTexas.com for information.
The Texas Workforce Commission is a state agency dedicated to helping Texas employers, workers and communities prosper economically. For details on TWC and the programs it offers in unison with its network of local workforce development boards, call (512) 463-8556 or visit www.texasworkforce.org
FortBendJobs.com is not affiliated with the Texas Workforce Commission.
07.Oct.08 Misc. Helpful Info Read more Comments (0)
You will be excited to learn about the upcoming second annual Fort Bend County Public Sector Career Fair. The event will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm at the Rosenberg Civic & Convention Center at 3825 Texas 36 South. Connect with representatives from a huge line-up of agencies from Rosenberg, Richmond, Missouri City, Stafford, Katy, Fulshear, Meadows Place and Sugar Land.
Yolanda McLin, Assistant Personnel Director for the City of Rosenberg was quoted as saying “This Career Fair is only for Fort Bend County’s public sector agencies. Our goal is to encourage job seekers to look at employment opportunities with public sector agencies and most importantly to work, live and play in Fort Bend County. The Career Fair will also provide recruiters an opportunity to connect with qualified applicants.”
Questions regarding the Career Fair should be directed to Yolanda McLin at 832/595-3323 or Ernestine Ware at 281/344-3956.
Check out the flyer about the Career Fair, and make plans to be there!
29.Aug.08 Employment News, Misc. Helpful Info Read more Comments (0)
Do you work in the Medical Center?
Bus service from Sugar Land to the Medical Center is scheduled to start September 2nd barring any snags. Buses will leave from UH-Sugar Land parking lot and stop at First Colony Mall before heading to the Medical Center.
For more details, read the Houston Chronicle article.
Bus service is already active from Fort Bend to Greenway Plaza and the Galleria via TREKEXPRESS.
Information on Fort Bend County’s public transportation / commuter services, including locations, times, and fares can be found on the County’s website.
06.Aug.08 Misc. Helpful Info Read more Comments (0)
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics came out with interesting employment statistics over the past week. Nationally, unemployment is at a 4-year high while Fort Bend County had the largest over-the-year percentage increase in employment among the largest counties in the U.S., according to preliminary data released July 24th by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor. Fort Bend County, which contains a portion of southwest Houston, experienced an over-the-year employment gain of 7.4 percent, compared with national job growth of 0.8 percent for the fourth quarter of 2007.
The Fort Bend County stats are for the end of 2007 while the national stats are more current for July 2008.
What does this mean for Fort Bend employment today? Is unemployment here up or down? What are you seeing out there Fort Bend job seekers?
Fort Bend stats source news release: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
National stats source news release: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
01.Aug.08 Employment News Read more Comments (0)
The new air conditioned animal shelter is now open in Sugar Land! See and read the story here.
31.Jul.08 New Businesses Read more Comments (0)
Welcome to FortBendJobs.com’s new blog!
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