3 reasons the MLB Draft is like your job search
Summer is here and that means MLB Draft time. Just as exciting as First-Year Player Drafts, are the new crop of college graduates seeking their first ventures into the working world. Here are three tips to help you make it into the career big leagues. 1. Think through your options Eric Hanhold, a 2012 high […]
Job Search Tip of the Month: Has your confidence gone down?
presented by Dynamic Resumes www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com www.twitter.com/ResumesofNJ Job Search is often a time of mixed feelings – anxiety, excitement, stress, panic, relief, frustration and more. During a tough economy, many job seekers have been either searching for a long time and / or out of work for a long time, which adds more emotions to the […]
Job Search Tip of the Month: Can you be fired for Facebook?
presented by Dynamic Résumés www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com www.twitter.com/ResumesofNJ Can you be fired for what you say on Facebook? You betcha……! So how many of you really believe that your Facebook is private? Well, certainly if you have properly set your Facebook privacy controls you should be, right? What is that you say? You haven’t set them up? You […]
Job Search Tip of the Month: Networking in surprising places!
presented by Diane Irwin, Dynamic Resumes www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com http://twitter.com/ResumesofNJ It is amazing how many opportunities we have to meet new people easily (read “potential job lead connections”) and in the most surprising places. A client of mine, Jennifer, had jury duty this week and was excited to tell me about some networking that fell in her […]
Emerson Temp to Hire Conversion Rate 75%
In a blog post released today, Careerbuilder.com highlights that “36% of companies will lean on temporary workers to support slim staffs” in 2012. The number of companies relying on temporary workers has risen steadily since 2009. As the economy slowly recovers, companies need additional staff, but are hesitant to bring on full time employees with benefits. Going […]
Contract, temp to perm, direct hire – What does all of this mean?
As a job seeker, are you unsure of what job ads are saying? Do you know the difference between the employment types offered? If you don’t, that’s ok. Many current job search candidates don’t know either. Below are definitions of terms to help you understand what employment ads are actually offering. The definitions are short, general and […]
Positive NJ Employment News! Yes, you read that correctly.
Here at Emerson Personnel Group, we have decided to consciously cultivate a culture of positivity. And apparently alliteration. It takes at least as much energy to be pessimistic as optimistic, so we are choosing the positive path. In the words of funny lady Lucille Ball, “One of the things I learned the hard way was […]
Visit Emerson Personnel at Gloucester County College tomorrow
Gloucester County College is hosting a Job Fair tomorrow! Please stop by and say hello. We would love to meet you. Emerson Personnel is always interested in meeting new candidates. Date: Friday, October 14th, 2011 – 9am – 1pm Location: Gloucester County College–Gymnasium Address: 1400 Tanyard Road, Sewell, NJ 08080 What to Bring: Please bring resumes and dress for success. […]
Is Your Education Dating You?
presented by Diane Irwin, Dynamic Resumes www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com http://twitter.com/ResumesofNJ As many of you already know, the research shows that your résumé has about 10-12 seconds on average to impress a recruiter or employer or not (scary, eh?). I can assure you that one of the things they look for in that short time, is to see […]
Why is my résumé not selling me? Part 3 of 4
presented by Dynamic Resumes www.dynamicresumesofNJ.com www.twitter.com/ResumesofNJ 1 – Not showcasing you are at the top of your game 2 – Having too much info / not targeted 3 – Having one résumé fits all but it really doesn’t 4 – Info should be separated into an addendum or executive summary page Here is part 3 of […]
