And they just kept coming and coming and coming.... "Coming to what" you ask? Almost 200 job applicants attended the May 22nd Advanced Job Search Event sponsored by Workforce Partners Management Group in conjunction with CampusJobXpress.com. This event, held at the...
This Issue’s FEATURE
Your Local Workforce Center
I know. It's confusing. You go to your local workforce center and you look around. What do you see? First of all, you see an intimidating building filled with stressed government workers running about, frustrated job searchers staring at computer screens, and a whole...
Playing It Safe
In a world of work deadlines, interviews and parking lots, it's easy to get sucked into your thoughts. "I have to pick up the kids", "I have to get these reports that are due in Mr. Smith's office", or "I have a late meeting to get to attend" are all things that fill...
Initiative
INITIATIVE What is the definition of initiative? Well, when you're talking about a personal nature such as social settings, it would be an introductory act or step, leading action, such as it would take initiative to make friends. In other settings, it could mean...
Illegal Interview Questions
ILLEGAL INTERVIEW QUESTIONS Have you ever been to an interview and you were asked certain questions and in your mind, you wondered, "Was that question legal?" "Should I answer that or object?" Well, it happens to a lot of people. There are various situations where you...
Volunteering: Good For You and Your Resume
Few can deny the benefits of helping others. It gives you that warm special feeling that lets your heart grow 3 sizes every year. There is nothing like helping someone and seeing the smile and hearing the "thank you" that comes when you have made a difference in...
Making Your Own Luck
Fortune has always favored the bold, but the bold also always has a plan. There is nothing like being at the right place at the right time. Except you have to plan to be at that place at that time with a snazzy work appropriate outfit and a business card! You can let...
HOT Workforce Announces Enhanced Job Placement Efforts
Beginning March 12th, the Heart of Texas Workforce Center is placing an even greater effort on placing the dislocated worker (UI Claimants) into employment opportunities. Individuals will be receiving emails, phone calls and post cards prompting them to come in, call...
Do You Want to Work for the City Of Waco?
Have you ever seen a great position that has just come up working for the City of Waco? You tell yourself, "I probably can't work there; I don't know anyone there." Well, not to worry. You don't have to know anyone there or have a relative or friend who can get you...
Crank Up Your Creativity
You not only think outside of the box, you operate to its left. You have always been one to find a way around a problem that no one has ever thought of before. If not, then, it's a skill you can learn! There are always ways to get something done and with a little...