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We’ve all heard the line before, “Keep your resume to one page. Recruiters prefer it!” or “Anything more than one page is too long!” While each recruiter is different, there are some standard recruiting procedures our recruiters take when it comes to a resume and evaluating it for a potential job opening. How Many Pages… Read more »
Video job interviews have become a big thing in the industry as we’re moving toward getting to more candidates faster without having them come into our office, if it’s inconvenient for them. With any piece of new technology we adopt there’s always going to be common mistakes that happen. Even if you’re tech-savvy there’s always… Read more »
Things lead to other things. Jobs lead to other jobs. People lead to other people. Opportunities are created, they don’t just happen. Finding the perfect job or career path is obviously a very challenging aspect of life, but it’s something we all must face, and experience. We all need the essentials of life, and those… Read more »
We’ve shared a blog post before about the misconception of keeping your resume to one page. While a one page resume definitely saves some paper, but there’s no justice to your work history as a potential employee for a company. In the mist of designing and creating your new resume, whether you’re doing a one… Read more »
They always say, communication is key. While there are many ways to send messages nowadays, are you making sure your ways are top notch? Today we have tips for you on best practices when communicating with a recruiter regardless of the platform: email, text, social media. Be Prompt When you get that first initial line… Read more »
Within the past months, superstores and fast food chains across the U.S. have increased their minimum payrate. You are no longer competing with companies in your industry as these chains are more likely to attract workers who value flexible hours if the pay is better than their current job. How badly do people want a… Read more »
We get it, finding that job is hard! Job searching is a task that we all dwell on, but know that we need to search when facing a career change or re-entering the workforce. To make the search easier, we recommend working with a recruiter! Better yet, with one of our recruiters. We want to… Read more »
Contract work usually falls in line with a few keywords: flexible, temporary, and/or unstable. However, do we really understand the meaning of these words and what they mean for us when we’re looking for a job? While contract work is the core of our business, we know there’s a lot of misconceptions about it that… Read more »
June 1994…Wow. Was it really 25 years ago? My wife, Amy, grew up in the staffing industry working for her dad as a temp (yes we used that word back then), a recruiter, a payroll administrator, salesperson, janitor, and anything else you can imagine. Then I dove in with her and started our company, which… Read more »
The job search journey is not an easy one, but the preparation process is not any different. While there are so many resources online, how can you differentiate good and bad tips? We believe that no advice is better than from those who sit in the hiring chairs themselves; recruiters and hiring managers. Our recruiters… Read more »