By Sharon Rector "Don't ever feel that you are the only one to ever have done something silly or said something crazy. We all do it! Yours truly... especially! I had not ever had any kind of experience in an office environment, when I accepted my first secretarial...
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Job Fair and Showcase A Hit!!
By Melvin Collins, Jr. The Job Fair and Showcase for February, "My Heart Is Set On A Job," was a huge hit with employers and job seekers alike at The Red Men Museum sponsored by The Heart Of Texas Workforce Solutions Center in Waco, Texas. The setting was plain...
Watching The Weather
by Sheena Williams "March winds and April showers bring forth May flowers." However, before we can get to the flowers, we need to get through the wind and the showers! Spring is in the air, but so are storm clouds, high winds, and tornadoes. So, to make sure...
What It Takes to Handle Change With Grace and Ease
Excerpt from Life Transitions, Managing Change Creating Your Future It has been said the path to your greatest personal growth is through your problems. You are invited to embrace your problems for unless you have them, they will have you. There's a huge difference...
10 Ways To Make Your Cover Letter Stand Out
February 9, 2012 By Natalia Hundreds of resumes are flooding into many hiring and HR managers. So how do you get someone's attention? Does your cover letter "kill" or get thrown in the "b" pile? Many of your comments indicate that some of you think that using a cover...
Customer Service
By Sheena Williams When most people think of customer service they think of sweating away in a fast food restaurant or maybe sitting on the phone in a cubicle eating Cheetos. That could not be further from the truth! Customer service is exactly what it sounds like,...
Resumes That Get Results
by Norman Sternfeld Give The Employer What They Want The number one goal of a resume is to get you invited for an interview. In order to make this happen, your resume needs to make you look like a great fit for the job being offered. A resume is more than a report...
Am I too Old to Change Careers?
Am I Too Old To Change Careers? You said you want to change your career at this stage of the game? Well, let me tell you that you are never too old. Today, most of us are finding ourselves having to work much longer than we ever imagined. The days of an early...
Preparing for the Interview
PREPARING FOR THE INTERVIEW It's a known fact that employers hire people they like, people who they can relate to or who they seem are like them somehow. Because of this, first and foremost, be likable and create a good first impression on your interview. P E O...
Culture at Work
Culture at Work Culture is at work every day and while most people think of culture as a way to distinguish their membership to an ethnic group, they seldom think of it as having an impact at their job or their interviewing process. When you apply to a job, you are...