My Dog Ate My Resume: September 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Love to Hear Success Stories

This is a letter from one of my past employees that was on our contract to hire program.

I wanted to share this because it shows that working with a “temp” firm can work for you in getting a full time career. Also it show that attitude, focus and taking risk is also part of your career path.

You know anyone looking for work?? Email me at dennis@jobcostaffing.com

Dear Dennis,

The best part of the job is that I telecommute and work from home nearly full-time.

I could not have gotten to this point without the help of Jobco and your broad understanding of the IT world and knack to get the right people to the right places.

I will always be grateful to you and your company. I remember when you called me and opportunity knocked on my door while I was looking for work.

It was 50 - 50 for me. I was sitting in my car outside of Jewel, it was cold and rainy and I was going through a job / career transition that was becoming more tenuous each day.

The best decision was to say Yes.

I have met a lot of people who are looking for work. Important advice - keep things positive. I have seen more people who exude negativity, make critical comments, diminish other people's work and, thus eliminate themselves from any contention for a job. I can't say it enough - Jobco was the company that helped me get my foot in the door and stayed with me so I got going in the right direction. You have my eternal gratitude for that.

I hope Jobco has been able to navigate its way through the current recession. All I can say to other job candidates is stay positive, don't blame other people, stay honest, and try to understand how you fit in the situation so that you can see the next step on the career path.

Jobco is one of the best employment agencies in the business. When I find myself in another job transition I know that Jobco is the first company on the list to send my updated resume.

***ATTENTION COACHING SESSIONS AVAILABLE!
Coaching is available through any combination of in-person, telephone, or email support.

Are you prepared to navigate the current job market? If you would like to increase your chances and give yourself a real chance to win the next position. I have developed a simple easy to use and affordable product http://www.mypocketapplication.com/

Email me, or call Dennis Scherer for more information!
630-571-6025

Friday, September 11, 2009

Have you expired?

Have you gone out to the Job Boards and updated your resume?

Have you made changes or taken a second look to make sure it still reads and looks well?

As a recruiter, I have narrowed the days I will look at since the last update.

If you haven’t updated your resume, we might not find you in the search databases of Monster, Yahoo or Careerbuilder.

If I do a search for a skill, and list that I only want to see resumes from last 60 days, and you haven’t up dated in 6 months you will not show up in my search.

Also, If you haven’t been getting calls from your resume this is a good time to make sure there isn’t a mistake keeping you from getting a call

People are hiring, I know we are!!!!.

You know anyone looking for work? Email me at dennis@jobcostaffing.com

Written by Dennis Scherer.

***ATTENTION COACHING SESSIONS AVAILABLE!
Coaching is available through any combination of in-person, telephone, or email support.

Are you prepared to navigate the current job market? If you would like to increase your chances and give yourself a real chance to win the next position. I have developed a simple easy to use and affordable product http://www.mypocketapplication.com/

Email me, or call Dennis Scherer for more information!
630-571-6025

Are you prepared to navigate the current job market?

People follow my career advice if they want to get and keep the right job! Whatever they have been doing must not be working or they would have already gotten the job they wanted.

It’s that simple…you are doing something to repel potential employers and that keeps them from hiring you. The reason I tell you exactly what needs to be done is because in the hiring environment, employers will never give you a clue about why you've been eliminated. So you will continue to make the same mistakes and get the same results…unless you accept some tough love advice and let me guide you in making the little changes that get you noticed and hired.

Once candidates realize what they are saying and doing that results in rejection, and change that pattern, they will achieve all they want quickly and easily. If you want real change and are willing to put in a little effort and follow my advice, you can beat the odds of any economy, overcome any setback or banish any perceived weakness.

With 15 years of experience finding, coaching and placing candidates for all sorts of jobs, I don’t sugar coat the facts. I know how hiring managers make decisions and how you and your resume can meet their expectations. When it comes to what you need to do for success I speak very directly, which means I get right to the point and save you time and money. My job is to get you to your goal of getting and keeping the right job.

Many people are stuck with no work, no prospects and in no position to know what they want or would enjoy. With the stress that comes with being unemployed- financial hardship, family pressures, loss of status- people find themselves in a not so positive a state.

I believe that everyone is employable, if they want to be, it just requires the know-how and confidence I can give you. It can be as simple as a few corrections to your career communication to get into rapport with the people who making hiring decisions. Since people tend to like and favor people who are like them, you will find that your career opportunities improve dramatically when you use my tips to connect during every encounter with a potential employer. You may be offered jobs when you haven't yet applied.

My program of CORE Career Communication is divided into four important areas. I focus on Verbal, Non-Verbal, Internal and External Communication. Everything you say to yourself and whatever you say to others in a resume, phone call, email, or interview is the difference between you or someone else getting hired.

First, I give you a set of incredibly powerful tools. Then I provide you the straightforward knowledge of what is needed to succeed and a basic common sense approach to creating your best career communication. Through direct "smarkiness" and humorous stories, I illustrate what mistakes hiring professionals see from candidates on a daily basis. With these stories I show people what to do, how to improve and how to develop a smooth, successful approach. With my simple but comprehensive system, you can become your most presentable self in all situations and get that job!

Email or call me for more information!
Dennis@apvantage.com or 630-571-6025

"Whatever the mind of man can conceive and believe, it can achieve. Thoughts are things! And powerful things at that, when mixed with definiteness of purpose, and burning desire, can be translated into riches."— Napoleon Hill

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Love to Hear Success Stories

Friday, September 11, 2009

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