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August 27–September 9, 2012 MyJobWave.com

Vol 1 Iss 29

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Lewiston Office Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice has a full-time (40 hours) position for an RN who has recent Staff Development or teaching experience and strong clinical skills and Electronic Medical Records expertise. This position’s responsibilities include orientation, training of professional and paraprofessional staff, policy & procedure review, Electronic Medical Records education, and preceptor responsibilities.

2012 AWARDEES Find out who! Forty-Two companies make Best Places to Work in Maine list pg

ATTN: EMPLOYMENT COORDINATOR Human Resources Department 15 Strawberry Avenue Lewiston, ME 04240 1-800-482-7412 or 207-795-9416

Practical Nursing Program

Alcohol & Drug Counseling Studies

-Anatomy and Physiology -Medical Terminology -NCLEX-PN -Day and Evening Nursing

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Successful candidate will have minimum of 3 years of recent clinical nursing experience and staff education or teaching experience, current RN license in the state of Maine & Maine driver’s license (this position will travel to rural offices in Franklin & Oxford Counties). Bachelors Degree in Nursing or in a related field required. Certification as a CPR instructor (or willing to be trained); Home Health Care & hospice experience is required. If qualified, please stop by or call for an application.

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InterCoast Career Institute 207 Gannett Drive So. Portland, ME 04106 (Near Target at the Maine Mall)

Locations in Kittery & NH

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Recruitment Marketing We usually hear about benefits, pay, etc. as to why someone SHOULD work for a company. But every company offers those in some facet. What are the differentiating qualities of your organization that says why someone WOULD WANT to work for you?

Forty-Two companies make Best Places to Work in Maine List AUGUSTA, Maine—The Maine State Council of the Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) has announced that 42 companies have been named in the seventh annual “Best Places to Work in Maine” program. From this list, all companies in each category will find out how they ranked at an awards banquet Oct. 11 at the Ramada Conference Center in Lewiston. The 2012 Best Places to Work in Maine program recognizes companies that have established and consistently fostered outstanding workplace environments. Partners endorsing the program include: Best Companies Group, Maine HR Convention, the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, My Job Wave, and Mainebiz. Listed alphabetically, companies are:

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• Allen Insurance and Financial, Camden • Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice, Lewiston • athenahealth, Inc., Belfast • Bangor Savings Bank, Bangor • Bar Harbor Bank & Trust, Bar Harbor • Bernstein Shur, Portland • Biddeford Savings Bank, Biddeford • Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, East Boothbay • BONNEY Staffing Center, Inc., Portland • CashStar Inc., Portland • CIANBRO, Pittsfield • Cintas Corporation, Westbrook • Consigli Construction Co., Inc., Portland • Edward Jones, Eliot • FISC Solutions, Lewiston • Garrand, Portland • Gorham Savings Bank, Gorham • GreenPages Technology Solutions, Kittery • Hall Internet Marketing, Portland • Holden Agency Insurance, Portland • Hollywood Casino Bangor, Bangor • Hurley Travel Experts, Inc., Portland • Infinity Federal Credit Union, Westbrook

• Kepware Technologies, Portland • Machias Savings Bank, Machias • Maine Credit Union League/ Synergent, Portland • Maine Savings Federal Credit Union, Hampden • Mechanics Savings Bank, Auburn • MedTech Media, New Gloucester • MOUNTAIN, LTD, New Gloucester • MPX, Portland • New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc, Norway • PeoplesChoice Credit Union, Saco • Plixer International, Inc, Sanford • PRC Industrial Supply, Portland • Putney, Inc, Portland • Skowhegan Savings Bank, Skowhegan • Town & Country Federal Credit Union, South Portland • Turner Barker Insurance, Portland • Tyler Technologies Inc, Yarmouth • Unum, Portland • Winxnet, Portland The assessment process, administered by the Best Companies Group, evaluated each company’s employee policies and procedures as well as responses from the company’s employees. The program marks the most recent step in a long-term initiative to encourage growth and excellence throughout all Maine companies. The program also helps companies that want to improve their score. The Best Companies Group “Employee Feedback Report” is presented to each participating company, even if it did not make the list. The report summarizes employee engagement and satisfaction data, the "Maine Benchmark Report," and the transcript of employee written comments. The report is used by many organizations to make significant improvements in their workplace culture. Sponsorship opportunities at the Oct. 11 awards banquet are available by contacting Kelly Nelson at (207) 784-5441 or Jessica Palladino at (207) 3967645. www.BestPlacestoWorkInME.com

Education & Career Services August 27–September 9, 2012

IN THIS ISSUE FEATURED ARTICLES Forty-Two companies make Best Places to Work in Maine List 2 Soft skills needed to get and keep a job 5 Maine Unemployment Rate 7.6 percent 6 WorkReady training available in Lewiston

INDEX Healthcare & Human Services

1, 4 & 8

Education & Career Services 1, 3, 6–8 Sales & Customer Service

2&8

General

Professional

Skilled Trades

5, 6 & 8

STAFF Stephen M. Costello, President Adrienne Nichols, Marketing Director Marketing and Events – 207.689.2971

Tim Sardano, Production Manager Design and Content – 207.689.2834

Melissa Logan, Account Executive Print and Web Sales – 207.689.2836

Ben Sullivan, Advertising Sales Associate Print and Web Sales – 207.689.2833

OFFICE HOURS Monday–Friday, 8:00am– 5:00pm

CONTACT INFORMATION My Job Wave P.O. Box 4400, Lewiston, Maine 04243-4400 Tel: 207-786-4200 • 1-866-657-5444 Fax: 207-786-9211 MyJobWave.com info@MyJobWave.com

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My Job Wave is a weekly publication, advertising career opportunities throughout Maine & New Hampshire for companies of all sizes. Deadline for ad placement is Thursdays at 5:00pm (with the exception of holiday weeks). Color ad requests must be in by 5:00pm Wednesday. Delivery to newsstands is completed by Monday at 6:00pm. • My Job Wave will not knowingly print any advertisement which is illegal or misleading to its readers. All copy and type arrangements are subject to approval by the publisher. We reserve the right to classify all advertisements. We reserve the right to refuse any advertisement. • The opinions expressed in the advertisements, content and articles are not necessarily those of the My Job Wave or Sun Media Group. • Press releases may be submitted via e-mail to info@myjobwave.com. Time-sensitive press releases must be submitted before 5:00pm on Wednesday. We cannot guarantee all press releases will make it to print. • The publisher assumes no financial liability for typographical errors or copy omissions by the newspaper other than the cost of the space occupied by the error. All claims of error in the publication shall be made by Tuesday at noon prior to the next publication. If not made by that time, no claim shall be allowed for errors not affecting the value of the advertisement. • Editorial and advertisement content are the property of My Job Wave and Sun Media Group. Unauthorized use is prohibited. • My Job Wave will not accept cancellations after Thursday at noon.

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PERSONAL SUPPORT SPECIALISTS Dependable individuals needed to assist with housekeeping and personal care duties. PCA/PSS/CNA certification a plus but not required. PSS training/certification provided at no cost to our employees. Positions available in your community for days/evenings/weekends. EOE/AAE

Apply online at: homecareforme.org; MyJobWave.com; jobsinme.com Or apply at your local CareerCenter.

Home Care for Maine has been providing excellent home care service to Maine citizens since 1994.

Shouldn’t work be as fun as going to the beach? Direct Support Professionals Southern and Central Maine Work with and for those who inspire and support a Culture of Possibilities! Find more information and apply at

www.supportsolutions.org If you feel you have what it takes, let’s talk! Kim Dionne, Employment Coordinator 124 Canal St., Lewiston, ME Tel: 207.795.0672 x2108 56 Industrial Park Rd., Saco, ME Tel: 207.294.7458 x1131 Equal Opportunity Employer

Assisted Living at its Best! Freeport Place and Webster Commons Come Join our Families! Looking for C.N.A.s, PSSs and CRMAs Weekends 7-3 and 3-11 • Some per diem shifts are available. We are a family focused Assisted Living and Dementia Assisted Living Units located in Freeport Maine. All staff must be personable, Team oriented and driven to help provide a Comfortable, homelike environment for our Residents.

Please call 207-865-3500 for more information or email: adminfreeportplace@firstatlantic.com

Begin your new career today!

RN, Emergency Room One 36-hour night position on the 6pm–6am shift. Candidate must have at least 3 years ED experience and be current with ACLS, PALS and TNCC Certifications. IV certifications, ENPC certification and charge experience preferred. Must possess excellent communication and customer service skills. For more information about these and other job opportunities at Redington-Fairview General Hospital, please visit our website at www.rfgh.net

Eastern Maine HomeCare d/b/a Bangor Area Visiting Nurses is currently accepting applications for the following positions:

Registered Nurse Full-time coverage in the Bangor Area The community health nurse provides and promotes comprehensive health services to individuals and families in the home for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health or minimizing the effect of illness and disability. This is a benefited weekend position Friday 4:30 p.m. through Monday 8:00 a.m. from our Bangor office. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Must have a current Maine RN license; a minimum of one year clinical experience; must have the ability to observe, assess, plan, implement and evaluate individuals and families using the nursing process; must have good communication skills; must have knowledge of the team concept in providing health care; must be detail-oriented and able to work independently.

We are also accepting applications for per diem Registered Nurses for the Bangor area as well as the Waterville/Fairfield area.

Clinical Manager Full-time Registered Nurse to work as the Clinical Manager from our Bangor Area The Clinical Manager is responsible for the overall management and daily operations of the office and assigned geographical area as well as for community education. S/he will provide supervision for comprehensive health services in the home and other community settings utilizing the team process. QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: Must have a current Maine RN license; a BSN with three years of experience in nursing or a registered nurse with five years of experience in nursing and one year of supervisory experience; possess clinical experience; ability to work with a team-oriented approach to management and client care; possess the knowledge and skills needed to access community resources; experienced and skilled in administrative performance which includes expertise in communication (written and oral), supervision of staff, documentation and service coordination. Three years of home health preferred.

Apply online at

www.easternmainehomecare.org Qualified applicants interested in these positions should submit a cover letter and provide a relevant resume with three references with names and addresses to: Bonnie Turck, HR, Director, Eastern Maine HomeCare 14 Access Highway, Caribou, ME 04736 Tel (207) 498-2578 • Fax (207) 498-4129 • E-mail: bturck@emh.org

Other employment opportunities listed at: www.easternmainehomcare.org AN EQUAL OPPORUNITY EMPLOYER

Thank You If your interviewer does not give you a business card, ask for one and follow up with a thank you card or e-mail within a day of your interview. Be sure to include what strikes you most about the position/company and if you weren’t told, ask when you can expect to hear from them.

Apply in person or mail, email or fax your resume to: Redington-Fairview General Hospital, 46 Fairview Avenue, P.O. Box 468, Skowhegan, ME 04976 • Fax: 207-474-7004 • Email: wbrooks@rfgh.net We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Skilled Trades and Professional August 27–September 9, 2012

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MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN Looking for individual with diverse background in facilities and production support. Ideal candidate will have mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulics experience.

If you have the qualifications we need, contact us. To learn more about us visit: WWW.WMXINC.COM

River Valley Reporter Full-Time, Temporary The Newsroom is looking for an experienced full-time temporary news reporter to cover a general assignment beat in Oxford County, Maine. You will be based in our Rumford Bureau. The job includes covering live news events, courts, crime and town government, which involves a flexible work schedule, including some nights and weekends. The successful applicant will have a demonstrated capability to file timely and accurate reports. Must also display the ability and enthusiasm to tell stories visually with images and digital video. Candidate should be savvy and comfortable with using social media to curate stories and story ideas. Cover letter must include the skills and talents you might bring to this award-winning news organization. Please include writing and photography samples or links to your work online.

Soft skills needed to get and keep a job (ARA) – In today's economy, it takes a lot more than meeting job requirements and possessing technical skills to get and keep a job. Directors of Career Services Ricardo Estevez of The Art Institute of Washington, a branch of The Art Institute of Atlanta, and Don Stewart of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, provide tips for identifying and utilizing your soft skills, whether for an interview or on the job.

to whether an interviewer feels like they "clicked" with you or not.

Sun Journal PO Box 4400 Lewiston, Me 04243-4400 Email to: humanresources@sunjournal.com

"You are constantly being assessed in an interview. Interviewers, whether they realize it or not, record in a mental file things like how you dress, if you combed your hair, how you carry a conversation, if you were on time, how your listening and critical thinking skills were, will you work well in a team, and were you motivated or passionate," Stewart says.

Page Designer/Copy Editor The Newsroom department is looking for a part time page designer/copy editor to join its night news desk. Preference will be given to the applicant who has experience editing copy and/or designing news pages. This position involves weekend work. We’re looking for someone who can work a flexible schedule. No phone calls please. If you are interested in working for a dynamic publishing company with beneﬁt package included, please send resume to:

Sun Journal Attn: Human Resources PO Box 4400, Lewiston, Me 04243-4400 Or email: humanresources@sunjournal.com Sun Journal is a division of the Sun Media Group

too little?" Repeat to your manager or co-worker what you think was the important message of a conversation to ensure you understood an action request. Your listening skills go handin-hand with another soft skill: receiving criticism. Listen intently and don't react right away to criticism. Take your time to process, even if it takes several days, and then respond. * Communication: Be honest and genuine while being tactful all at the same time. If you're yourself, you will be less likely to give what sounds like a pre-recorded answer or stutter in an interview.

Soft skills are really, really critical, says Estevez, who has worked in both career services and recruiting in the DC Metro area. "When talking to students and graduates, I call it the 'IT' factor." It's a way for * Critical thinking and decision making: Given a set Estevez to ...identifying your of challenges, go generalize the out and get creative cluster of soft skills will also to produce solutions personality traits, help job-seekers based on research. social graces, choose an employer Fine-tune by communication or company that fits checking back with skills, personal managers or team habits, friendliness, who they are. members where and optimism that appropriate to course-correct and employers look for in a candidate. Stewart instructs his graduates daily stay on track. Feedback on largeon "likeability," and he's not talking scale projects can save you time and about Facebook posts. He's referring money.

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Stewart adds to consider not only how you come across in an interview, but also how you come across in a presentation, over the phone, virtually, and even when emailing and using LinkedIn. It's the undertone of your communications and actions that can come across loud and clear. The top set of soft skills, both Estevez and Stewart agree, are listening skills, communication skills, critical thinking, and decision making. Here are some tips from Estevez and Stewart for job seekers and jobkeepers alike: * Listening: Watch for cues and use simple techniques such as asking yourself, "Am I talking too much, or

Estevez believes that identifying your soft skills will also help jobseekers choose an employer or company that fits who they are. He says that one can crash their own opportunities and ruin their chances for success from the very start by trying to fit into a company that isn't for them and doesn't match their goals, personality, or soft skill sets. "It's the square peg-round hole theory," he says. "If you need structure and quiet, it's probably not a great idea to work at a company that is creative, relaxed, and where the employees play miniature golf down a long carpet alley of cubicles." "It's almost like a reset button got hit, and it's no longer just the best and most talented person who gets the job," Estevez says. "Competition is fierce and highly sought positions are being given to those with the strongest capabilities that meet both hard and soft skill requirements." Soft skills are undoubtedly the other half of the equation and will set a candidate apart from the pool of job seekers and assist employees in keeping a job during restructures.

6 Skilled Trades and Education & Career Services

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Maine Unemployment Rate 7.6 Percent State Labor Commissioner Robert Winglass released July workforce estimates for Maine. Seasonally Adjusted Statewide Data Survey of Households - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary seasonally adjusted unemployment rate estimate for Maine was 7.6 percent in July, little changed from 7.5 percent in June and unchanged from one year ago. The number of unemployed was estimated at 53,800, up 400 over the year. The U.S. unemployment rate estimate was 8.3 percent, little changed from 8.2 percent in June and down from 9.1 percent one year ago. The unemployment rate rise in 2012 reflects a correction from unusually low estimates in the latter part of 2011 (that are likely to be revised upward), not a deterioration in workforce conditions. Maine continues to have lower unemployment rates, higher rates of labor force participation and a higher share of population that is employed than the nation. The unemployment rate for New England was 7.1 percent; rates in other states were 5.4 percent in New Hampshire, 5.0 percent in Vermont, 6.1 percent in Massachusetts, 10.8 percent in Rhode Island and 8.5 percent in Connecticut. Survey of Employer Payrolls - U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics preliminary estimates indicate there were 595,500 nonfarm payroll jobs in July, up 1,800 from the revised June estimate. Over the last year declining state and local government jobs have partly offset private sector gains. Much of the private sector job growth was in retail trade, leisure &

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Relax to impress A deep breath is very underrated. So take one or two, gather your confidence and think of this as a conversation, not an interview. Be sure to make and keep eye contact during a firm handshake with your interviewer, and speak up and be clear. If you stumble on a question, pause and regain your thoughts.

hospitality, healthcare, and professional & business services. U.S. nonfarm payroll jobs were up 163,000 in July. As the nearby chart indicates, monthly nonfarm payroll jobs estimates continue to be more volatile than the lagging, complete count of wage and salary jobs collected through unemployment insurance tax filings of employers. Data through June 2011 has been benchmarked to the complete count; estimates after June 2011 are likely to be much smoother once they are revised in March 2013. Not Seasonally Adjusted Substate Data The not seasonally adjusted statewide unemployment rate was 7.4 percent in July, up from 7.3 percent one year ago. Not seasonally-adjusted rates ranged from 5.9 percent in Lincoln County to 10.1 percent in Washington County. Rates tended to be lower than the statewide average in southern and coastal counties and higher than average among northern and rim counties.

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Please apply in person or send resume to: Human Resources. WahlcoMetroflex, Inc., 29 Lexington St., Lewiston, ME 04240

HANDLE TOUGH

Interview Questions “Take your time,” says Jason Keller, Director of Career Services at Brown Mackie College - Indianapolis. That's the first thing Keller tells job candidates. It translates to, “Don't say the first thing that pops up in your head during an interview.” Itʼs OK to ask the interviewer to repeat or rephrase the question. It is also OK to repeat part of the question at the beginning of your answer.

Among metro areas, the unemployment rate was below the statewide average in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford (6.1 percent) and higher than the statewide average in Bangor (8.2 percent) and Lewiston-Auburn (7.9 percent). This release is available at www.maine.gov/labor/cwri Detailed labor force and unemployment data for the state, counties, and 31 labor market areas; nonfarm jobs data for the state and the three metropolitan areas; and much more data is available at w w w. m a i n e . g o v / l a b o r / c w r i / data.html.

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