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Labor Day Tips from the U.S. Labor Secretary

U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis offer some tips for finding a job this Labor Day.

On Labor Day 2012 and every day, one of my top priorities is to help those looking for work get the training they need for good-paying jobs.

By 2020, 17 of the 30 fastest-growing occupations will require a postsecondary certificate or degree. In fact, employers are actively looking to fill nearly 4 million job openings in America right now. Getting the skills employers want and need are critical to a successful career.

Here are a few tips:

Get started! Your first step is to check out your local American Job Center. These nearly 3,000 "one-stop-shops" are part of a nationwide network where you can work with experts to update your resume, strengthen interview skills and explore current job openings. Find your local center by visiting CareerOneStop.org.

Looking for a fresh start? Check out MySkillsMyFuture.org to discover different careers that build off of your existing skills, connect you to free training programs and even find employers in your area looking to hire. The site also shows how much different jobs pay near you or across the country, as well as the additional skills you'll need to succeed.

Not sure what career is right for you? Visit MyNextMove.org to find the job that's the perfect fit. Fill out a questionnaire listing your interests and abilities, and get suggestions for different employment paths in more than 900 careers. This site will also identify local apprenticeship and certificate programs to help you train and get a job in high-growth industries.

Are you a veteran? “My Next Move for Vets” is designed just for you! Enter your military occupation code and the site matches your military skills to civilian jobs. If you're a post-9/11 era veteran, you can also download a Veterans Gold Card at DOL.gov/VETS to get specialized services from your local American Job Center.

Don't have Internet access at home? We've partnered with local libraries all around the country to make sure that you always have a place to log on to our online resources. Most American Job Centers offer free access for those looking for a job, too.

Have more questions? Call us. You can reach our toll-free helpline at (866) 4-USA-DOL for the most up to date resources. Nearly 160,000 people do it each month.

The United States Department of Labor has other resources to help you find a first job, new job or different career. And our services are free. Happy Labor Day!

George Gould September 4, 2012 at 10:16 pm
Gary:
Again we'll just have to agree to disagree on whether the environment is benign or hostile. RINO is the correct acronym. Thank you and God bless you too. Don't worry. I don't take any of this silly crap seriously. I'll put in a good word for you when I get to the other side. Of course, I do like it warm. You may not want me putting in a good word with he guy who may be greeting me. LOL
George Gould September 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Gary, say hello to Rollo. Rollo is one of your real Republicans and a real American too. Evolution did not occur in his ancestral line. If having nothing beyond a reptilian brain was good enough for his ancestors, it's good enough for him.
GaryFla September 4, 2012 at 10:26 pm
Thank you also George. Am a bit concerned as I also like it hot (why else live in FL?). Pls don't give a strong recommendation, otherwise we could end up debating for a very long time if that's the way we both go!!!!!
Ruthiness September 5, 2012 at 06:45 am
Oh and by the way – did y’all know that Obama’s REAL father is COMMUNIST Frank Marshall Davis? Must see video – see it before it is taken down http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFBsTB1G5vU&fb_source=message
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 01:11 pm
Wow! Ordinarily one would have to go a Klan rally to meet someone as profoundly stupid as you, y'all.
Michael D. September 5, 2012 at 01:31 pm
Gary, the problem I have with this whole crossroads is that we have two men that were picked for us that neither are the type of man to lead us out of this mess. In a country of billions of people these are our two frontrunning choices? Politics is no longer about civil service it is a career and the presidency is just a stop to the next corporate job. How can we believe they are out for our best interests?
Michael D. September 5, 2012 at 02:25 pm
George, even the klan isn't that bad.
BTW: Youtube as a source really.... similar to using Wikipedia.
Vizsla September 5, 2012 at 02:59 pm
So, you're saying the Birthers are incorrect and Obama was born to American parents.
Michael D. September 5, 2012 at 03:08 pm
I would say if the FBI, and Secret Service investigations on his birth didn't stop his application to run for President. And he has all the documentation that we all have to be considered a Natural Born Citizen. Then I'm pretty sure that is accurate.
Second, does it really matter, being he already has the Job. If you want to agrue his Job performance that is a very valid agrument. But I'm sure that the FBI and Secret Service have better resources and knowledge than all of us. The Birther agrument is just as redundant as the American Government was behind 9/11.
Mark S. Hankins September 5, 2012 at 04:52 pm
Michael D., the Democratic Party is responsible for the vetting, not the FBI and Secret Service. They specifically omitted language about Obama's background that has been in the certification they provided with respect to every other candidate for president that they put up in the past. In other words, they used weasel words in certifying him because even *they* weren't going to stick their necks out.
Vizsla September 5, 2012 at 04:54 pm
It was meant to be a reply to Ruthiness on the contradiction of saying the President is not a citizen and then espousing to say his mother and father were. Sorry for the confusion.
Michael D. September 5, 2012 at 05:10 pm
Mr. Hankins, yes the initial process is done by the party. But also a verification is done by the FBI and Secret Service. So you are still saying that because of some language you do not trust the people protecting our national with a background check. And some fearmongerer has better resources than them?
I would bett on our FBI and Secret Service.
Mark S. Hankins September 5, 2012 at 05:35 pm
There is no verification by the FBI and the Secret Service. The Democratic Party's certification is deemed sufficient, regardless of whether it's true or not. They are the only gatekeepers.
PaulRevere September 5, 2012 at 05:44 pm
BLAME! CATHOLIC WOMAN
Obama supporters "listen to what he says, not what he's DONE" The worst so called recovery in History of the USA. A Christian America melting down to "no-Faith in a GOD" A Removal of "GOD" from the Christian communities of ALL America. That is NOW the official Platform of the "new" Democratic Party. They are a Demolition of Amercan Christian principles Party. A "faith based society" with no Higher Father Name to look up to, is the final step toward Capture of us all. The woman who claim to be "Catholic" faith, ARE HYPOCRITES. Catholic Woman are voting and supporting -- Abortion--a President who would Eliminate "GOD" from our society, A President who did not approve the BAN of killing a live born baby in Illinois congress. (Late term abortions) Soon these ignorant Catholic Woman will have no where to run as the government actually starts Controlling their child-bearing numbers. Soon these ignorant (and Hypocritical) Catholic woman will be stamped with the title-- I AM THE ONE WHO ATE THE APPLE (Pill) that destroyed Society. Yes---, The Garden of EDEN is happening Again. (The snake and "evil" are restarting Humanity) All because of the "ignorance of Catholic woman)
Cisco September 5, 2012 at 06:13 pm
Removing God from the Democrat Platform is a very telling fact. Is this the change that Obama has been telling us about?
Michael D. September 5, 2012 at 06:14 pm
Mr. Hankins, I will have to disagree with you on this point, being a member of a Secret Service that did some of the background research in 2008 was at my work place roughly a year ago talking about the process as part of his presentation Idenity Fraud and how best to protect the information from entering in the wrong people's hands.
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 08:09 pm
Hey Paul Revere!Thanks for the warning. Must run in your family. BTW, are they coming by land or sea? Can I ask a personal favor? I have stage 4 esophageal cancer with metastases to the liver, lungs, and spine. Since we're not allowed to use medical marijuana here in Florida, can you turn me on to the drugs you're using. They seem to be quite potent. Thanks.
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 08:12 pm
Hey Jethro. Do you think God loses sleep at night if he's not mentioned in a political party platform? Did you ever think that he might prefer that to having his name taken in vain for partisan political purposes? In the 10 Commandments, he said not to take his name in vain but he didn't say anything about not using his name at all.
PaulRevere September 5, 2012 at 09:12 pm
Well GEORGE:
I must have rode into an already "potent" mental drain. Did you ever hear of "GOD"? That is the "drug of Life". It's Free without stealing other people money to support it. B/T/W There is No such thing as "medical marijuana".
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 09:41 pm
Paul, I noticed that you capitalized my name (GEORGE) and the Almighty's name (GOD). Please don't confuse the two of us. I make no claim to being God.
Yes Paul I have heard of God. I believe in God, just not the petty, vindictive tyrant god in which you believe. The god you reference (I'm assuming you're referring to the god in the Bible) seems to possess all the weaknesses and shortcomings of the men who wrote the book. God created a universe. Do you really think he needed to write a book? Let me ask you a question. Does your God speak English and does he guide your fingers as you type? I hope not. Perhaps, if one of the two of you would learn to communicate in English, the rest of us might have a clue as to that which you are blathering. Think of all the wonderful things you'll learn: punctuation, singular vs. plural, sentence structure, the correct uses of verb tenses, etc. Your god might like it too.
Rollo Tomasi September 5, 2012 at 11:05 pm
No one would mistake you Georgie, I think I saw that face on Dateline's "To catch a predator" you have that look, like the sleazy uncle no one wants to talk about, the one you never leave young kids around alone.
Rollo Tomasi September 5, 2012 at 11:06 pm
God has no place in a socialist society and that what the current administration is shooting for.
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 11:18 pm
Rollo, I'm not afraid to use my own name and show my face. What are you trying to hide? Try typing with both hands. Get your other hand out of your pants while you're thinking your pathetic dirty thoughts.
Rollo Tomasi September 5, 2012 at 11:26 pm
See only you would think that kind of thought, did also think i was underage that worked for you didnt it? I knew it!!!
PaulRevere September 5, 2012 at 11:42 pm
GOD:
Where are you when I need You? Even Men respond to a comment directed to a "Catholic Woman" No , George my comments are directed to every individual "Woman" out there. Give me a "texting era break" PLS (::) are these mispelled?
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 11:47 pm
Rollo, I have no idea who or what you are. For all I know, you may be a Democratic mole sent here to demonstrate that Republican conservatives really are as stupid as the Democrats claim. If that is the case, I want you to know you're doing a splendid job.
George Gould September 5, 2012 at 11:57 pm
That is a very good Jesus impression, Paul but I think his actual words were:
"My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:45-46). Then again, Jesus was actually being crucified and you are merely being tortured by me.
JS September 6, 2012 at 02:43 pm
I have to admit, reading all of this is funnier than watching Honey Boo Boo!
George Gould September 6, 2012 at 08:44 pm
It's only funny if one party takes it seriously.
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