Jobing Community Video in Phoenix

Joel Dickinson started off his professional journey in the many of us do, apathetic. He dropped out of school and wound up taking a job in road construction. While Joel liked the work he began to wonder about his desire to pursue it long term. Ten years after dropping out Joel went back to school and chased down a dream. Here's his story.

Listen to the President and CEO of Arizona Women's Education and Employment as she invites you to participate in the network of professionals who want to help individuals find dignity in a career.

GET (Growing Emerging Talent) Phoenix is a local organization working to foster and cultivate a community of young professionals. By facilitating interaction between members of various businesses and non-profits in the Phoenix community GET helps cultivated skilled, well rounded and socially conscious young professionals.

This fall over 1,000 students are participating in the "Pursue the Passion" program. Students will be going out and conducting interviews with professionals in fields they're interested in. Video, blogs and write ups will then be posted on www.pursuethepassion.com, creating a user generated career resource for students and young professionals.

Pursue the Passion spoke to a couple hundred FBLA students recently to get them excited about doing PTP interviews, and one student got his opportunity to interview sooner than expected. During a game of 'Collide-a-Scope,' he dislocated his kneecap and was carted off to a local hospital in an ambulance. He ended up interviewing the paramedic on the way. The audio is a bit off because the siren had to be droned out, but this video is worth watching just to see the injury at the beginning, and

Hear the story of how Pursue the Passion got its start.

The Legal Arizona Workers Act went into effect on January 1, 2008, prohibits businesses from knowingly employing illegal immigrants. Jobing.com sits down with Andrew Thomas, Maricopa County Attorney, to talk about the impact to companies.

FBLA is the largest and oldest students business organization in the world. Jobing.com recently partnered as a presenting sponsor for their Arizona State Conference at which over 1,000 students converged for presentations, competitions, activities and chapter elections. Listen and teachers and students speak about what makes FBLA such a tremendous opportunity for young professionals.

Lonnie Williams Jr. grew up in Tucson, AZ and stayed in state to attend The University of Arizona on a football scholarship. Realizing athletics was not something he would be able to do as a profession Lonnie committed himself to his dream of becoming a lawyer. A graduate of Yale Law School Lonnie was recently named a Southwest Super Lawyer and has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America since 1995.

Changing Hands General Manager Cindy Dach speaks about finding her Passion in Phoenix's growing art community and the importance of building the life you want, regardless of where you are.

Ray Karam began his career journey working as a teacher only to reconnect with a childhood calling; the dairy business. Employing scientific aptitude, strong mentorship and blind passion Ray worked his way into his dream job. As Senior Tastemaster for Cold Stone Creamery Ray gets to be creative in his work, developing new flavors for the brand and eating ice cream everyday. "Always give your employer more than they ask for." says Ray. "I'm thinking about this business, I'm trying to make thi

Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell of Pursue the Passion spoke with representatives of several youth charities at the Steve Young Desert Classic, hosted by the Forever Young Foundation. Hall of Fame Quarterback Steve Young, Devon Harris of the original "Cool Runnings" Jamaican Bobsled Team and Ezekial Sanchez of the Anasazi Foundation address the importance of mentorship and perseverance when pursuing ones goals.

Arizona is growing and we need more passionate and dedicated teachers.

The Jobing.com Professional Advisory Council (PAC) is comprised of a group of individuals focused on the development of human capital within the Human Resources industry. These innovative leaders share their wealth of experience in the human resources industry with a strong desire to help shape the professionals of tomorrow in your own community. In addition to the Call Center PAC, we currently have nine other PAC groups – Human Resources, Healthcare, Hospitality & Restaurant, Financi

A thank you message dedicated to all of the nurses inside the healthcare industry within Arizona.

This 'One-stop' education career fair will provide comprehensive information to current and future education professionals. Arizona schools will be recruiting SLPs, Special Educators, General Educators, Paraprofessionals, Administrators, Related Service Providers, and more! Schools from around the state will be conducting on-site interviews to obtain the best and brightest to serve Arizona students. A resource room will feature information on a wide array of education employment issues (finger printing, certification, etc.) and participants will be able to obtain comprehensive information, all under one roof.

Healthcare leaders thank the hardworking nurses of Arizona.

UMOM New Day Centers had served this community through a variety of programs since 1964. Our objective is to help homeless, at-risk families to become self-sufficient and independent. This is accomplished by the provision of food and shelter, together with a continuum of services that will help families reach self-sufficiency.

Ken Schacherbauer, Project Manager with Perini Building Company, explains how your attitude has more of an impact during an interview than the level of skills

Mark Minter, Executive Director, Arizona Builders Alliance, discusses the shortfall of workers in the construction industry and how it can affect infrastructures.

Craig has enjoyed the opportunity to share his success with others, building careers, and providing stable jobs for his employees. People appreciate Craig’s simple nature, even if they occasionally find him intimidating. Find out why you should pick your career with Sorensen Construction from Sorensen himself.

The Mayor of Surprise, Lyn Truitt, talks about the quality of life here in the City of Surprise.

Brett Farmiloe and Zach Hubbell, V.P.’s of Pursue the Passion describe their mission for PTP. They discuss that it is important to think differently about how to choose a career path and knowing that the world is at your fingertips.

Zach Hubbell V.P. of Pursue the Passion discusses what Brett and he does during presentations and what activities they use to engage students. Part of the presentation involves describing Brett and Zach’s road trip across the United States in an enormous Pursue the Passion wrapped RV.

The Mayor of Surprise, Lyn Truitt, talks about the partnership between Rio Salado College and AARP in creating an education program for the mature workforce.