Additional raids on Asian massage parlors
Greg Fraase apparently wasn’t involved in the ownership of two massage parlors raided on April 11. And unlike the February raids of Fraase’s properties, which were conducted by the FBI, the recent raids were handled by the Springfield Police Department. A news release from the police department said search warrants served at Golden Relax at…
Make your Job Fair experience a success
The Greater Springfield Chamber of Commerce Job Fair gives you the opportunity to network with a broad range of employers. You’ll find booths staffed by HR professionals from a cross section of industries, including health care, government, education, nonprofit, IT, insurance, food service and labor. HR recruiters from four organizations participating in the Job Fair…
Master virtual interviewing
If you are actively job-hunting, you’ll need to master the virtual job interview. LinkedIn published statistics summarizing all aspects of working remotely at the close of 2023 and claimed 93% of employers plan to continue conducting job interviews remotely. Employers have found this to be an effective means of conducting initial interviews. There are pros…
Sound mind, sound body, sound success
When asked what we want to be when we grow up, no one says “fit and healthy.” Instead, we think of our education, training and various ways we might wish to spend 40-50 hours per week. When we enter the workforce, our jobs often take priority over our fitness. Many of us have made the…
Four reasons to work in skilled trades
When you’re thinking about a career change or a job to take on after high school, which types of jobs do you think of first? If most of your work ideas revolve around an office, you probably aren’t thinking about skilled trades jobs. So, what is a skilled trade? At the most basic level, a…
How to get unstuck
One of the best compliments I get from clients is when they say, “We’ve made more progress in the past six months working with you on [insert complicated problem here], than we have in the past six years.” Facing a tough or ambiguous problem at work or in your personal life is like staring into…
