If you are looking for Permanent Employment, there are a number
of resources and routes for you to choose.
NETWORKING:
Did you
know that statistics show that 89% of jobs are found through networking and a
large majority of these jobs are never even advertised? How do you
plug into the "Hidden Job Market" as they call it? The answer is
Networking! That means - move your mouth! We all have
experience networking. We may ask others where a good place to eat is or parents
may ask others about schools for their children. It's all about
getting information from others. If you are looking for a job, tell
everyone! Think of the people in your immediate circle such as family
members, friends, fellow church members, hairstylist or barber, apartment
manager, etc.... You never know whom these people
know? They may have a brother-in-law who owns their own business and
is looking for an Office Manager or a Sales Representative? If you
pursue this route, have a copy of your resume on you at all times or at least a
business card. You never know when you may need it!
AGENCY FOR
WORKFORCE INNOVATION:
One major resource in the local area is the Agency
for Workforce Innovation. They are the state employment agency under
the Department of Labor and Employment Security. There are several
offices throughout the local area. They offer on-line computer
databanks with various job opportunities. Job search can be done
under a specific zip code or type of career field. Private sector and
State of Florida job opportunities are listed. For office locations,
consult the State of Florida government section of the telephone
book. Their job listings are also accessible via the
Internet.
FEDERAL EMPLOYMENT:
There are several federal agencies
in the area. For job listings, contact the individual agency's
Personnel or Human Resources office or view them on the Internet.
STATE
EMPLOYMENT:
If you would like to work for the State of Florida, job
vacancies can be viewed at a local Workforce Employment Opportunity office or on
the Internet. You may also want to contact the individual state
agency's Personnel or Human Resources office. Don't forget, state
universities are also State of Florida employers.
COUNTY
EMPLOYMENT:
If you would like to work for Miami-Dade or Broward County,
contact the Personnel or Human Resources office of that County or visit the
Internet for job listings.
CITY EMPLOYMENT:
If you would like to
work for a city within Miami-Dade or Broward County, contact the Personnel or
Human Resources office for that city. Don't forget, Miami is not the
only city in Miami-Dade County!
THE INTERNET:
The Internet offers
more job listings than you could possibly imagine! Since our society
is becoming more and more technology-driven, this is the wave of the future for
companies/agencies to list their job announcements both private and public
sector. If you have access to the Internet, check for job listings
with the particular company/agency that you are interested in working for on the
Internet before getting in your car and driving across town to view job listings
or spending hours on the phone fumbling through an automated job listing
hotline. You'll be amazed at the number of job listings on the
Internet. If you are searching for job listings by career-field and
not by company/agency, there is a multitude of Job Listing Databanks on the
Internet. You can either do a keyword search for the job such as
"Nursing jobs in Miami" or "Accounting." The various state employment agencies
also have their computer databanks accessible via the Internet - great for
long-distance job search!
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM:
If you
are a Coast Guard member who is separating or retiring within the next year,
contact the ISC Miami's Transition & Relocation Manager at 800-872-4957 ext.
307.
MIAMI-DADE COUNTY'S TOP 10 EMPLOYERS
Company
Name Employment
1. American
Airlines
8,200
2. University of
Miami
7,405
3. BellSouth Telecommunications,
Inc. 5,798
4. Winn-Dixie
Supermarkets
4,972
5. Florida Power & Light
Company 3,978
6. Burdines
Department
Stores 3,400
7. K-Mart 3,000
8. Publix
Super
Markets 3,000
9. Mount
Sinai Medical
Center 2,800
10 Baptist
Health
Systems 2,675
BROWARD
COUNTY'S TOP 10 EMPLOYERS
Company
Name Employment
1. Publix
Supermarkets
7,000
2. Winn-Dixie
Supermarkets
5,500
3. Eckerd Drug
Company
4,800
4. American
Express 4,000
5. United
Parcel
Service
3,000
6. Waste
Management 3,000
7. Motorola,
Inc. 2,400
8. Sun-Sentinel
Newspaper 1,700
9. Racal
Datacom
1,650
10. Kemper
Services
1,270