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| Did you know? When Iowa became a state in 1846, its capital was Iowa City; the more centrally located Des Moines became the new capital in 1857. | | Bettendorf companies The Principal Financial Group is a leading global financial institution offering businesses, individuals and institutional clients a wide range of fin... Go to Site
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Career Path and College Major Choices
by Ken Moore 8/30/2008
“What do I want to be when I grow up?”
If we had a penny for every time that question is asked, none of us would need to wonder about what our future occupation or pr...
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Steps for Career Expo Success
by Tory Johnson 8/30/2008
Since 80 percent of jobs are found through networking, it's essential when you are looking for a job to get out and sell yourself. Career expos are great opportunities t...
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Working For The Right Person
by Nan S. Russell 8/30/2008
"I don't know," the Gen-Y acquaintance mused. "I'm thinking about grad school, but it's more work than I thought to prepare for the GREs. Then if I do all that and don't ...
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 Jobs in BettendorfThe following articles focus on employment and jobs in Bettendorf as well as issues relating to careers and jobs in Iowa. | |
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"Agriprocessors plant searched today"
Gazette Online, IA - Aug 29, 2008
Two supervisors at the plant recently pleaded to charges of aiding and abetting workers in obtaining false identification and hiring illegal immigrants.
"Report: Palauans prepare to make trip to Postville for meatpacking..."
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Aug 29, 2008
The company has denied knowingly hiring illegal immigrants, and it has promised that all its replacement workers will be legal....
"ICE brings panic to a Mississippi town"
Socialist Worker Online, IL - Aug 29, 2008
... advertising that the company was hiring. Two days after the raid, hundreds of desperate people were lined up outside the plant to apply for jobs....
"UI attracts new professors with fresh teaching philosophies"
Daily Illini, IL - Aug 29, 2008
Diversity, potential and teaching excellence are among the traits the University looks for when hiring new faculty. "The excellence of the institution is a...
"Greg Auman chat transcript"
Tampabay.com, FL - Aug 28, 2008
GA: Reality asks about USF looking into hiring practices, after news this week that Stan Heath has hired Terrelle Woody, the trainer and friend of freshman...
"SL does not foresee immigrant raid, but concerns continue"
Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA - Aug 28, 2008
If it's going to be my neck on the line as an employer if a worker is found to be illegal, I need to have the tools to make know who I am hiring....
"Paxton out at Iowa Central"
Fort Dodge Messenger, IA - Aug 27, 2008
The building, which will become the Crimmins Complex, is at 1142 14th St. SW near the Des Moines River. June 2007: Voters approved an $18 million bond...
"Obama criticizes Iowa kosher meatpacker"
Fremont Tribune, NE - Aug 26, 2008
By AMY LORENTZEN DES MOINES, Iowa - An embattled kosher meatpacking plant in northeastern Iowa is reacting to more criticism, this time from Barack Obama....
"Agri fends off Obama, Iowa governor"
Jewish Telegraphic Agency, NY - Aug 26, 2008
With the grace of God, Agriprocessors flourished in the state of Iowa while benefiting the citizens of Iowa. It provided jobs to many hundreds of people and...
"Board awards bid for highway repair"
Burlington Hawk Eye, United States - Aug 20, 2008
Later in the meeting, the board took on the issue of hiring a private firm to manage its flood relief efforts. Des Moines County was impacted less by June...
"Q&A with Bob Ferguson"
NHL.com - Aug 15, 2008
His coaching career has included three stops in the state of Iowa with Sioux City and Des Moines (twice) of the United States Hockey League, where he won a...
"Somalis fill vacant jobs at Iowa meatpacking plant"
The Associated Press - Aug 9, 2008
As they fill the jobs vacated by the 389 people — mostly Mexicans and Guatemalans — who were arrested during the raid, the Somalis are now beginning to form...
"Border Patrol should really focus on terror, not workers"
Statesman Journal, OR - Aug 5, 2008
Rekha Basu is a columnist for the Des Moines Register, PO Box 957, Des Moines, IA 50306. Send e-mail to rbasu@dmreg.com.
"Many job hunters turn off potential employers with 'textspeak'"
Baltimore Sun, United States - Aug 4, 2008
Now an intern at the Des Moines, Iowa, firm, he says his penchant for using abbreviations such as "r'' for "are" is sometimes hard to manage....
"Text-speak lapse could prove costly for job candidates"
Winston-Salem Journal, NC - Aug 2, 2008
"I had to focus on not doing it," said Hawk, 23, who just got an entry-level sales position at Principal Financial Services Group in Des Moines, Iowa....
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