AUBURN, AL - Tools for Tigers, an event designed to help young alumni with all aspects of their job search, will take place Dec. 13 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Auburn University Alumni Center. It is hosted by the Auburn University Career Center and the Office of Alumni Affairs.

The event will inform job-seekers about personal branding, networking, job searching, interviewing, business etiquette and resume and cover letter writing. Participants will also have the opportunity to take personality and strengths assessments to enhance their self-awareness and ability to communicate skills and abilities in a resume, cover letter or interview.

COLUMBUS, GA - The Georgia Department of Labor’s Columbus Career Center and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) will co-sponsor a job expo for employers, veterans, wounded soldiers, personnel recently separated from active duty, and other job seekers. It will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 28-29, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at VFW Post 665, located at 1824 Victory Dr. in Columbus.

From the Alabama Department of Industrial Relations



MONTGOMERY- Alabama Department of Industrial Relations Director Tom Surtees announced today that Alabama’s June 2011 unemployment rate rose to 9.9%, up from May’s rate of 9.6% and the 9.3% recorded a year ago.

June’s rate represents 213,975 unemployed persons, compared to 206,578 last month and 197,780 in June 2010.

“While we are disappointed to report any increase in our seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, we keep in mind the contributing factors that led us here,” said Surtees