Using Recruiting Agencies & Career Centers Successfully After reading the title you may be thinking to yourself, how can one unsuccessfully use a recruiting agency and career center? There's always something you can learn from both. Although true, here's how: not all recruiting agencies recruit for all positions and not all career centers provide the [...]
Know How to Play your Position In the spirit of Super Bowl 50 this past weekend, today’s tip is a fun analogy we thought you’d enjoy: Know How to Play your Position. When interviewing for a job, know the role and the position’s requirements that you are interviewing for. This may sound like common sense to [...]
Be Resourceful and Be on Time Today's interview tip of the day is simple; know where you're going; be on time, don't get lost and refrain from calling the company for directions. We all know first impressions are important, so admitting you are "lost" or "late," moments before your interview is a step in the [...]
Take Advantage of your Meeting with Recruiters Take advantage of your meeting with a recruiter. Even if you don't land a job from that meeting, don't be discouraged. Remember, recruiters are there to make a good match between candidates and clients. We take pride in not only finding a good candidate for our clients, but [...]
Don't Burn Bridges as an Employee! Piggy backing off of our previous post, today's tip of the day is: don't burn bridges. Whether you were laid off, or decided to quit, it's never a good idea to leave a job on a bad note. It's a given that during your work tenure you might not [...]
Networking will make you Stand Out! In the midst of a job hunt, networking with professionals on a daily basis can be extremely beneficial. You never who you will meet and what connections that person has. Being active in-person is just as important as being active and up-to-date on social media. Attending networking events and [...]
Following up Your Interview with a Thank You Letter It's always a good idea to follow up an interview with a thank you letter. Your letter should typically be sent within the first 24 hours following your interview. The sooner the letter is sent, the better the chances are to make another good impression on [...]
Don't Show Up Too Early To A Job Interview Showing up too early to a job interview can be just as bad as showing up late. So how early is too early? Realistically, you should show up on time; meaning arriving no more than 5-10 minutes early. Unless directed otherwise, showing up any earlier than [...]
Cover Letters on your Resume Typically when working with recruiters a cover letter won't be necessary, but for those job seekers who are unassisted in their search, a cover letter is still a valuable part of the process. When responding to job postings, whether it be for an Administrative Assistant; Executive Assistant or even a [...]
Interview Tip of the day When interviewing for a temporary administrative assistant contract, take the interview as seriously as you would a direct-hire interview. Everyone understands that securing a direct-hire position is more desirable, but if a company has a need for a temp, they want to make sure the person they hire (and pay) [...]