This post is for my readers in and near Flat Rock, Mich.:
Flat Rock Public Library, 25200 Gibraltar Rd., Flat Rock, Mich., will hold a resume class from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday Nov. 7.
This class will focus on resume do’s and don’t’s, four types of resumes, and tips for employment sites on the web.
The class [...]

This article is for my readers in Monroe County, Mich., and is on page 6A of today’s print and e-editions of The Monroe Evening News:
A free, non-credit course on construction is being offered to unemployed persons at Monroe County Community College, 1555 S. Raisinville Rd., Monroe, Mich.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s 10-Hour Construction Outreach [...]

This post is for my readers in and near Toledo, Ohio:
The Northwest Ohio Veterans Job Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday Nov. 19 at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Plaza / Amtrak Central Union Terminal, 415 Emerald Ave., Toledo, Ohio.
More than 60 employers and community organizations are participating.
All U.S. [...]

Are you a crafter or vendor with a home-based business? A lot of people do that either as a spinoff from their hobby, or to bring in a bit more income when the day job salary isn’t enough.
The fall and holiday craft and vendor show schedules for Monroe County, Mich., are arriving so fast at [...]

There was a clip on a local TV station this week that followed up on a formerly unemployed woman who recently landed a job.
Some of you have seen it. I did. The follow-up report makes it easy to assume that the posting of a video resume is what got her the job.
That’s a little too [...]

The MLive.com team has launched the Michigan Job Search Blog, hosted by Sven Gustafson. I’ve put it on my “Michigan Blogs” list on my blogroll.
Posts so far include:

Michigan’s unemployment rate could be significantly higher.
Detroit’s economic problems call for homegrown solutions.

I normally do not post about “what if” proposals. I prefer to write about programs, resources and services that really do exist, and that my readers really can follow up on.
However, this headline will certainly be of interest to my Michigan and Ohio readers. The unemployment rate in Michigan has been 15 percent all summer.
USA [...]

This post is for my southeast Michigan readers:
Boost Mobile is hosting a “Get Back to Work With Boost” job fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 22 at No Limit Wireless, 20721 Wyoming (Off 8 Mile Rd & Wyoming), Ferndale, Michigan. This is about an hour’s drive from Monroe.
Hot 102.7 [...]

This post is for my southeast Michigan readers:
The Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards will host a free financial planning clinic from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday Sept. 19 at the Westin Southfield Detroit, 1500 Town Center, Southfield.
The presentations and topics include financial steps to take in case of a job loss, estate planning [...]

It’s no fun to be unemployed and living in Ohio or Michigan during this recession. I am hearing stories from people who have been out of work for longer than they expected, and running into way more competition on the application process than they expected.
You may have already seen some of these tips, but it [...]