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21 June 2009

Helps available for begin or change careers and get back to work

Even in a recession with double the unemployment rate of a year ago, many Lakeshore-area employers are seeking candidates.A review Friday of the Job Center of Wisconsin Web site revealed more than 11,000 openings statewide and nearly 100 in Manitowoc County.From emergency room nurse to bakery helper to quality systems specialist to welder to cook to physical therapist, employment opportunities exist in the Lakeshore area.This doesn't mean every out-of-work person will be able to jump right back into a dream job.Resources are available from a variety of Manitowoc County organizations to help individuals assess what additional abilities they may need — or perhaps resume or interviewing skills — to rejoin the ranks of the employed.For example, from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. each Monday at the Manitowoc Job Center, 3733 Dewey St., Sandie Murray leads "Dislocated Worker Information" sessions."Give yourself time to grieve," the program manager for Great Lakes Training and Development Corporation, told 18 men and women gathered in a Job Center classroom last Monday."I'd like to stay in the I-43 corridor but not have to commute as far as Milwaukee," said Bruce Arneman of Mishicot who was laid off from his job as a computer programmer at Thomas Industries in Sheboygan.

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