Employment

“You will find men who want to be carried on the shoulders of others, who think that the world owes them a living. They don’t seem to see that we must all lift together and pull together.” — Henry Ford

A common question posed by businesses considering locating in a community is, “What can you tell me about the quality of life in your city and how will our employees find it appealing?”

Companies are waking up to the benefits of a happy workforce. When a business is considering expanding or relocating, an appealing quality of life will be measured by a number of different components.

BRIGHAM CITY -- Mitch Zundel hates to see empty buildings.

Like Tremonton's former La-Z-Boy plant, which in 2005 shifted its manufacturing operations to Mexico, leaving 630 residents of northern Utah out of a job.

Or the last few years' layoffs at Corinne's ATK. "ATK has some empty buildings," he says.

As Box Elder County's new director of economic development, that's his main responsibility: filling buildings. And jobs.

"Resumes don’t get you jobs, interviews get you jobs."

That adage has been around a long time and is as true today as it ever has been. However, in reality, resumes, along with your networking, do help you get interviews.

  Too many resumes templates start with an 'Objective' as the first category.

SALT LAKE CITY — A 21-member search committee has been named to assist the state Board of Regents in the search for a new president of Weber State University.

The search committee will host public hearings to gather suggestions and input for establishing the criteria used to consider candidates. The committee will also review material submitted by applicants and recommend three to five finalists for Regents’ consideration.

Lance Wallace, an employee of the Utah State Office of Rehabilitation -- Division of Rehabilitation Services, often uses what is known as the "7 Little-Known Reasons You're Not Getting Hired" as he works with job seekers.

They are worth sharing.

SOUTH OGDEN — When Bridgette Berkeley goes to work as an intensive care unit nurse at Ogden Regional Medical Center, she feels fortunate.

A July nursing graduate from Stevens-Henager College, Berkeley said she’s bucking the trend to already have the job she wants such a short time after graduation.

MORGAN — For the third year in a row, Morgan County is the healthiest county in the state, according to a national report.

The County Health Rankings report, conducted by researchers at the University of Wisconsin, compares counties in a number of categories, including healthy behavior, clinical care and social and economic factors.