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		<title>MINNESOTAJOBS.COM in the Middle Blog</title>
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			<title>5 Tips to Capturing the Job With a Thank You Letter</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081201-092459</link>
			<description><![CDATA[5 Tips to Capturing the Job With a Thank You Letter<br /><br />Is there any other interviewing technique that will set you<br />apart like a Thank You Letter? Possibly not – and studies<br />have shown that only 20% of candidates remember this crucial<br />step, and of that figure, nearly 80% get hired!<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=83" target="_blank" >Click here for full article.</a>]]></description>
			<category>Job Seeker News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:24:59 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>3 Ways to Prove You&#039;re The One to Hire</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081125-094649</link>
			<description><![CDATA[3 Ways to Prove You&#039;re The One to Hire<br /><br />What&#039;s the best way to get hired, even in this economy? <br />Prove you&#039;re the best one for the position.  Kevin Donlin<br />has a quick, to the point article on ways to get hired.<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=16" target="_blank" >Full article here.</a>]]></description>
			<category>Job Seeker News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:46:49 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Minnesota unemployment up 0.1% on October to 6.0 percent.</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081120-132639</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Minnesota Employment and Unemployment Release<br /><br />Minnesota&#039;s unemployment rate rose one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.0 percent in October on a seasonally adjusted basis.  Employment fell by 7,500 over the month on a seasonally adjusted basis.<br /><br />Source MN DEED]]></description>
			<category>Employer News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:26:39 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>The Secret to Attracting Job Applicants</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081118-100623</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The Secret to Attracting Job Applicants<br /><br />Employer Branding answers one simple question - why should<br />someone work for a certain company instead of any other<br />company? How can a company differentiate itself from its<br />peers and attract new employees? It&#039;s quite simple,<br />actually. Employer Branding is all about marketing an entire<br />company as though it were a product. However, instead of<br />selling computers or cappuccinos, the product that is being<br />pitched to the consumer is the people and employee<br />experience that can be found at that company. <br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/HRSection/articles/employerbranding.php?empl=1" target="_blank" >Full article here.</a>]]></description>
			<category>Employer News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:06:23 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Third quarter scholarship recipient</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081113-100236</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The recipient of our 3rd quarter scholarship award of $1000 was Emily Driemeyer. She is in her second year of a Exercise Science and Nutrition degree program at the College of Saint Catherine. We wish her success with her education.<br /><br />MINNESOTAJOBS.COM offers scholarships on a quarterly basis to students and future students enrolled in a 2 year or 4 year degree program at a Minnesota institution of higher learning. <br /><br />We have been offering our quarterly $1000 scholarship since 2005 and have awarded $14,000 so far. It&#039;s our way of giving back to the community by helping shape future leadings in Minnesota.<br /><br />To learn more about the MINNESOTAJOBS.COM scholarship program and to sign up, please visit <a href="http://MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/scholarships" target="_blank" >http://MINNESOTAJOBS.COM/scholarships</a>]]></description>
			<category>MINNESOTAJOBS.COM News</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 16:02:36 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>November Diversity Minnesota newsletter</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081111-115235</link>
			<description><![CDATA[The latest Diversity Minnesota newsletter is now out. To view it, click <a href="http://diversityminnesota.com/newsletter/archive/200811.php" target="_blank" >here</a>.]]></description>
			<category>Employer News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:52:35 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Myth: Don&#039;t need a local site. My jobs are on Monster, Career Builder, etc.</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081105-104528</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Myth Buster<br /><br />Myth: I don&#039;t need to use MINNESOTAJOBS.COM, My jobs are<br />listed on Career Builder, Monster, Etc.<br /><br />Busted:	   <br />Many of our job seeker visitors are loyal and drop by our<br />site often. Since we have been around since 1995 (ancient<br />Internet history), job seekers know about us and tell their<br />friends. Also many job seeker search for jobs using search<br />engines like Google and Yahoo. We make sure your jobs are<br />easily found on the search engines. We also make sure your<br />company is found on the search engines when people search<br />for jobs with your company. Using MINNESOTAJOBS.COM can save<br />you a lot of money vs. the national job boards and help you<br />target the local people you want.]]></description>
			<category>Employer News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:45:28 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Career Videos on-line at MINNESOTAJOBS.COM</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081104-102626</link>
			<description><![CDATA[MINNESOTAJOBS.COM has added a page that has videos on just about any occupation. Interested in learning more about another field of work? These videos are a great introduction to the field. We&#039;ve indexed the videos so it&#039;s very easy to find topics based on general career areas.<br /><br />Important Note: Many of the videos have a Spanish language version as well.<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/careervideos.php" target="_blank" >Click here</a> to go to our videos page.]]></description>
			<category>Job Seeker News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:26:26 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Hire Me! - get above the noise.</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081103-155504</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Hire Me!<br /><br />Who gets hired in today&#039;s job market? What traits and<br />characteristics do the &quot;successful&quot; applicants posses that<br />gets them in the door? I&#039;ve assemble five &quot;hire me&quot;<br />factors--key attributes that I looked for when I interviewed<br />prospective hires.<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/article.php?article_id=10" target="_blank" >Full article here.</a>]]></description>
			<category>Job Seeker News &amp; Info.</category>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:55:04 GMT</pubDate>
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			<title>Job Radio in our job seekers home page</title>
			<link>http://saintpaul.minnesotajobs.com/blog/index.php?entry=entry081031-100646</link>
			<description><![CDATA[We&#039;ve added a great resource for job seekers. It&#039;s job radio (jobradio.fm). There&#039;s a button to listen to continuously streaming advice and useful information for job seekers.<br /><br /><a href="http://minnesotajobs.com/jobseekers_home.php" target="_blank" >Click here</a> to visit our job seeker&#039;s home page and check out Job Radio.]]></description>
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			<author>Sam Morse</author>
			<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:06:46 GMT</pubDate>
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