After sending out what feels like a million resumes, you finally land an interview! You are excited yet nervous because you don't want to blow the interview. For some, interviewing may come easier than others, but if you are prepared and have confidence in yourself, the interview will turn out just fine. The following are a few suggestions that you might want to consider before heading to your interview:
1. Before every interview you should review your resume to ensure that you remember everything that you have on the resume. You can easily forget tasks you do every day that may be important to the employer but seem less important to you because it has become second nature to you. After reviewing your resume try to decipher what skills you use to do the work related tasks. Review the list of skills and talents a couple of times so you know them well, but not in a way that you have them memorized.
2. Do your homework on the company your will be interviewing with! Most companies either have a website of their own or have related articles on them on the internet. By dong this research you are able to ask intelligent questions about the company as well as about the position you are interviewing for. Therefore setting the stage that you are interested in the company.
3. Not only is being prepared for an interview verbally important, but appearance is equally important. Always come to an interview well groomed and appropriately dressed. Most employers would prefer for men to wear a suit. However, if the environment is casual an ironed pair of dress pants and a pressed shirt/blouse would be appropriate.
4. Be on time! Know where you are going so you don't arrive late to your interview. It has always impressed me to know that candidates I interview will take the extra time to go the company they are interviewing beforehand to ensure they don't get lost.
The above are only a few suggestions that may help prepare you for your interview. There are books and publications that go into more detail regarding the do's and don't about interviewing and how to get the job.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Can Your Career Use Some Spring Cleaning?
Spring at last! Kind of makes you want to clean out your closets and wash your windows, doesn’t it? Well, almost. It’s also the time of year to clean up your career.
Here are a few ideas to freshen up your career or make a clean sweep altogether.
§ Scrub up your job satisfaction. If you’ve been crabbing about your job, now is the time to begin the process of change. The summer months are a good time to network. Once a week, call a colleague or schedule a lunch with someone in a related industry. By the time fall rolls around, you will be able to make a clear-headed decision and may even have some job offers.
§ Clean up your attitude. If you’ve been griping about your job but you don’t want to look for another position, it’s time to suck it up and do something about it. Your coworkers are probably sick to death of your fault finding and management bashing. Schedule a meeting with your manager and discuss ways you can make some changes in your own job. Resist the urge to point at everyone else and start with yourself.
§ Freshen up your workspace. Update the family photos on your desk, clean up the piles that are accumulating, throw out old files that are littering your cabinets. Bring in a fresh plant. A new environment can do a lot to revive your spirit.
§ Sort out your calendar. Get a grip on your schedule before the summer months slip away. Are you planning a summer trip? Is there a chance you can take off early on Friday’s? If so, block off the time now so appointments don’t sneak into that space. Does your son have soccer games on Thursday nights? Maybe your co-workers have evening activities they would like to schedule, as well. Talking about it now will lock in a coverage system that will save everyone’s sanity.
§ Dust off your resume. You know it’s a smart thing to do, but it’s easy to put off if there isn’t an imminent job offer in the wings. The benefit of revising your resume each year is that you are less likely to forget your accomplishments and you are also ready before everyone else is when something interesting presents itself.
§ Wise up about your choice of colleagues. Like it or not, you are judged by the company you keep. Take an objective look at the people you lunch with, socialize with, talk to in the break room, e-mail notes to and network with. Do they reflect your, values, work interests and career goals? Expand your circle to include someone you admire.
§ Clear out a nagging project. Just hunker down and finish it. You’ll feel sooo good when it’s finally done.
§ Clean up a conflict with a colleague. Start with an e-mail and ask if you can have some time to talk. Explain that you would like to take some steps toward finding a win/win solution. When you meet, focus on what the other person’s goals are and look for ways each of you can get what they want.
§ Clean up your reputation. How do people describe you? Sarcastic? Analytical? Procrastinator? Social? What are they really saying? Sometimes "sarcastic" really means nasty, "analytical" means poor communication skills, "procrastinator" means unreliable, and "social" means the same thing it did in teacher’s conferences.
§ Freshen up your personal image. When was the last time you changed your hairstyle or updated your wardrobe? We all know we are judged by our physical image. An image consultant colleague of mine once held up five men’s ties in a workshop and asked the audience to draw conclusions about their personalities. Yikes! I’m sure their reaction caused the men in the audience to run to their closets for a cleaning!
§ Revisit your relationships with your family. We all use the "B" word but few of us really have the balance we’re looking for. When my son was young and we’d have something good to eat, he’d say, "MMMmmm, just like mom used to open." Ask each member of your family what they want most from you. Maybe it’s a family activity on the weekends, maybe it’s less nagging. Maybe they just want to sit and talk around a home cooked dinner.
Your career is your responsibility.
Here are a few ideas to freshen up your career or make a clean sweep altogether.
§ Scrub up your job satisfaction. If you’ve been crabbing about your job, now is the time to begin the process of change. The summer months are a good time to network. Once a week, call a colleague or schedule a lunch with someone in a related industry. By the time fall rolls around, you will be able to make a clear-headed decision and may even have some job offers.
§ Clean up your attitude. If you’ve been griping about your job but you don’t want to look for another position, it’s time to suck it up and do something about it. Your coworkers are probably sick to death of your fault finding and management bashing. Schedule a meeting with your manager and discuss ways you can make some changes in your own job. Resist the urge to point at everyone else and start with yourself.
§ Freshen up your workspace. Update the family photos on your desk, clean up the piles that are accumulating, throw out old files that are littering your cabinets. Bring in a fresh plant. A new environment can do a lot to revive your spirit.
§ Sort out your calendar. Get a grip on your schedule before the summer months slip away. Are you planning a summer trip? Is there a chance you can take off early on Friday’s? If so, block off the time now so appointments don’t sneak into that space. Does your son have soccer games on Thursday nights? Maybe your co-workers have evening activities they would like to schedule, as well. Talking about it now will lock in a coverage system that will save everyone’s sanity.
§ Dust off your resume. You know it’s a smart thing to do, but it’s easy to put off if there isn’t an imminent job offer in the wings. The benefit of revising your resume each year is that you are less likely to forget your accomplishments and you are also ready before everyone else is when something interesting presents itself.
§ Wise up about your choice of colleagues. Like it or not, you are judged by the company you keep. Take an objective look at the people you lunch with, socialize with, talk to in the break room, e-mail notes to and network with. Do they reflect your, values, work interests and career goals? Expand your circle to include someone you admire.
§ Clear out a nagging project. Just hunker down and finish it. You’ll feel sooo good when it’s finally done.
§ Clean up a conflict with a colleague. Start with an e-mail and ask if you can have some time to talk. Explain that you would like to take some steps toward finding a win/win solution. When you meet, focus on what the other person’s goals are and look for ways each of you can get what they want.
§ Clean up your reputation. How do people describe you? Sarcastic? Analytical? Procrastinator? Social? What are they really saying? Sometimes "sarcastic" really means nasty, "analytical" means poor communication skills, "procrastinator" means unreliable, and "social" means the same thing it did in teacher’s conferences.
§ Freshen up your personal image. When was the last time you changed your hairstyle or updated your wardrobe? We all know we are judged by our physical image. An image consultant colleague of mine once held up five men’s ties in a workshop and asked the audience to draw conclusions about their personalities. Yikes! I’m sure their reaction caused the men in the audience to run to their closets for a cleaning!
§ Revisit your relationships with your family. We all use the "B" word but few of us really have the balance we’re looking for. When my son was young and we’d have something good to eat, he’d say, "MMMmmm, just like mom used to open." Ask each member of your family what they want most from you. Maybe it’s a family activity on the weekends, maybe it’s less nagging. Maybe they just want to sit and talk around a home cooked dinner.
Your career is your responsibility.
What are some key factors when looking for a technical job through an employment agency? The market trend has shown that the demand for technical professionals including engineering and information technology people, in Wisconsin continues to grow and more and more companies are using agencies to fill their company’s employment needs. A good employment agency can become both the eyes and ears of the employer and the employee to fulfill both parties’ employment objectives. The employment agency has become an every day tool for the employer and a great avenue for employees to tap into new employment opportunities and map out their future employment goals.
When choosing an agency to work with, make sure the agency you have chosen has your career title or position as one of its area of expertise. If you are a Mechanical Designer make sure the agency has clients that will have needs for people with your skills and qualifications. Meet with the people at the agency and ask questions related to your career and how they may plan to market your qualifications. Make sure you and the agency have an understanding of you employment needs. Also set concurring goals and objectives on your search and make sure both parties have a good understanding of what is right or important to all involved. Make sure you set up a game plan and make sure the agency understands that you must have knowledge of were your resume is going at all times. It’s your career and you have a right to know were your resume is being presented and what position you are being presented for. If the agency can not fulfill that obligation consider using another agency.
Working through an employment agency can be a very rewarding experience. The agency can cover more ground in your search because it is their job on a day to day basis. The agency is working with companies that may not make public their employment needs so that many jobs are filled without the general public being aware of the opening. Companies are also using agencies to hire people through a contract to direct arrangement. In this means of employment employers us the agency to payroll the employee until they are comfortable that the employee has all the skills and learning ability that they need for their open position. Working with an agency can be an advantage from a mere time factor. The agency is going to be hunting down leads, qualifying positions, presenting your resume, getting feedback and setting up interview for you. This process can take hours of time and effort on the part of the agency but what you will get is the final result which should be an opportunity to interview for a position that you are qualified for at company that can use your skills to the highest level. That is the objective of the agency and goal that you should have when looking to make a job change.
As the economy continues to grow so does the need for employment agency professional that can help in identify employment opportunities that are going to fit your employment goals and help move your technical professional goal ahead. Let an employment agency explore options for you and enjoy the process of working with a person who job is to find people jobs.
Thank you,
Technical Employment Services
When choosing an agency to work with, make sure the agency you have chosen has your career title or position as one of its area of expertise. If you are a Mechanical Designer make sure the agency has clients that will have needs for people with your skills and qualifications. Meet with the people at the agency and ask questions related to your career and how they may plan to market your qualifications. Make sure you and the agency have an understanding of you employment needs. Also set concurring goals and objectives on your search and make sure both parties have a good understanding of what is right or important to all involved. Make sure you set up a game plan and make sure the agency understands that you must have knowledge of were your resume is going at all times. It’s your career and you have a right to know were your resume is being presented and what position you are being presented for. If the agency can not fulfill that obligation consider using another agency.
Working through an employment agency can be a very rewarding experience. The agency can cover more ground in your search because it is their job on a day to day basis. The agency is working with companies that may not make public their employment needs so that many jobs are filled without the general public being aware of the opening. Companies are also using agencies to hire people through a contract to direct arrangement. In this means of employment employers us the agency to payroll the employee until they are comfortable that the employee has all the skills and learning ability that they need for their open position. Working with an agency can be an advantage from a mere time factor. The agency is going to be hunting down leads, qualifying positions, presenting your resume, getting feedback and setting up interview for you. This process can take hours of time and effort on the part of the agency but what you will get is the final result which should be an opportunity to interview for a position that you are qualified for at company that can use your skills to the highest level. That is the objective of the agency and goal that you should have when looking to make a job change.
As the economy continues to grow so does the need for employment agency professional that can help in identify employment opportunities that are going to fit your employment goals and help move your technical professional goal ahead. Let an employment agency explore options for you and enjoy the process of working with a person who job is to find people jobs.
Thank you,
Technical Employment Services
TES acquires fine line services...
TECHNICAL EMPLOYMENT SERVICES ACQUIRES FINE LINE SERVICES
Technical Employment Services, Ltd. is proud to announce the acquisition of Fine Line Services, LLC.
Fine Line Services is an architectural drafting service. This acquisition will expand the existing services TES currently provides to its clients, through development and growth of the Design/Drafting Services division of the company.
The staff of Fine Line Services and its owner, Scott Messinger, will become part of the TES team and will continue to work with existing Fine Line clients, as well as assist in expanding the overall drafting and design services of TES.
TES President, Tim Harke, stated:
“With our two recent acquisitions, TES can now establish itself as a viable design/drafting option for companies in North Eastern and Central Wisconsin. With Scott’s extensive experience, TES will be able to meet the growing demand in the outsource drafting area. This acquisition gives TES a well defined design/drafting division with outstanding growth potential.”
Technical Employment Services is a full service Employment/Staffing/Design & Drafting Services firm specializing in Engineering and Information Technologies, serving clients and assisting professionals with their career development from two locations, in Green Bay and Central Wisconsin.
Submitted by: Gwen Sothman, Business/Office Manager
Contact Information:
Tim Harke, President
Technical Employment Services, Ltd.
2170 Velp Ave, Suite 104
Green Bay, WI 54303
PH: 920-662-1477 Toll Free: 888-331-1477
FAX: 920-662-1478
tharke@techemp.com
Technical Employment Services, Ltd. is proud to announce the acquisition of Fine Line Services, LLC.
Fine Line Services is an architectural drafting service. This acquisition will expand the existing services TES currently provides to its clients, through development and growth of the Design/Drafting Services division of the company.
The staff of Fine Line Services and its owner, Scott Messinger, will become part of the TES team and will continue to work with existing Fine Line clients, as well as assist in expanding the overall drafting and design services of TES.
TES President, Tim Harke, stated:
“With our two recent acquisitions, TES can now establish itself as a viable design/drafting option for companies in North Eastern and Central Wisconsin. With Scott’s extensive experience, TES will be able to meet the growing demand in the outsource drafting area. This acquisition gives TES a well defined design/drafting division with outstanding growth potential.”
Technical Employment Services is a full service Employment/Staffing/Design & Drafting Services firm specializing in Engineering and Information Technologies, serving clients and assisting professionals with their career development from two locations, in Green Bay and Central Wisconsin.
Submitted by: Gwen Sothman, Business/Office Manager
Contact Information:
Tim Harke, President
Technical Employment Services, Ltd.
2170 Velp Ave, Suite 104
Green Bay, WI 54303
PH: 920-662-1477 Toll Free: 888-331-1477
FAX: 920-662-1478
tharke@techemp.com
PRESS RELEASE from Technical Employment Services
Technical Employment Services, a full service employment agency with two Wisconsin locations is pleased to announce the addition of the following team members:
Keri Tlachac has been hired as the new Account Representative working with clients primarily in the Lakeshore area. Keri comes to TES with 10 years of total business experience the last four working as an Inside Sales Rep for a fabrication supply company.
Danielle Finder has been hired as a new recruiter for the Green Bay office. Danielle previously worked for another staffing company as a recruiter for the past three years.
Scott Blaney has been hired as a Design Architect for TES’s Design Center. Scott has twenty years of industry experience working for various firms. Scott is also a registered Architect in the state of Wisconsin.
Tim Harke
President
920-662-1477 (office)
920-662-1478 (fax)
tharke@techemp.com
www.techemp.com
Keri Tlachac has been hired as the new Account Representative working with clients primarily in the Lakeshore area. Keri comes to TES with 10 years of total business experience the last four working as an Inside Sales Rep for a fabrication supply company.
Danielle Finder has been hired as a new recruiter for the Green Bay office. Danielle previously worked for another staffing company as a recruiter for the past three years.
Scott Blaney has been hired as a Design Architect for TES’s Design Center. Scott has twenty years of industry experience working for various firms. Scott is also a registered Architect in the state of Wisconsin.
Tim Harke
President
920-662-1477 (office)
920-662-1478 (fax)
tharke@techemp.com
www.techemp.com
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Entering the workforce is a hard thing to do...
Entering the workforce is a hard thing to do, and the slowed-down job market makes it even more difficult.
But more than 1,000 people got some help finding a job Wednesday, at the Fall Job Fair in Rothschild.
Amber Hartl, who was searching for a job at the fair says, "I graduated from college in May, and (with the) job market being as it is, it's taken until now to find a job, so basically I just want to get my name out there, hand out a bunch of resumes, maybe fill out some applications, and just try to feel out the market a little bit."
That's why the Fall Job Fair is a great opportunity for the hundreds of people in the same situation as Amber.More than 1,000 people came to Stoney Creek Inn Wednesday hoping to find a job, and luckily for them, approximately 75 employers were there too, looking for that perfect employee.
Tim Harke, President of Technical Employment Services, who put up a booth at the fair says, "It gives us an opportunity to see a lot of people in a short period of time; we spend hours and hours on the phone trying to identify candidates, and this gives us the ability to, for the most part, scale down for our clients some of the better candidates that may be here."
And in fact, that face-to-face contact increases the chances that both parties may find what they're looking for.
Gary Albrecht, an Employment and Training Specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says, "It kind of separates you from the rest of the applicants who just mailed in a resume, when you actually took the time and the effort to come here and talk to the employers."
And the ability to make that personal impression has left Amber confident, amongst the thousands of job hunters.She says, "There's just a massive flooding of people who have now graduated, and are looking for jobs in various fields, and you've got to get your foot in the door somehow."
But more than 1,000 people got some help finding a job Wednesday, at the Fall Job Fair in Rothschild.
Amber Hartl, who was searching for a job at the fair says, "I graduated from college in May, and (with the) job market being as it is, it's taken until now to find a job, so basically I just want to get my name out there, hand out a bunch of resumes, maybe fill out some applications, and just try to feel out the market a little bit."
That's why the Fall Job Fair is a great opportunity for the hundreds of people in the same situation as Amber.More than 1,000 people came to Stoney Creek Inn Wednesday hoping to find a job, and luckily for them, approximately 75 employers were there too, looking for that perfect employee.
Tim Harke, President of Technical Employment Services, who put up a booth at the fair says, "It gives us an opportunity to see a lot of people in a short period of time; we spend hours and hours on the phone trying to identify candidates, and this gives us the ability to, for the most part, scale down for our clients some of the better candidates that may be here."
And in fact, that face-to-face contact increases the chances that both parties may find what they're looking for.
Gary Albrecht, an Employment and Training Specialist with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development says, "It kind of separates you from the rest of the applicants who just mailed in a resume, when you actually took the time and the effort to come here and talk to the employers."
And the ability to make that personal impression has left Amber confident, amongst the thousands of job hunters.She says, "There's just a massive flooding of people who have now graduated, and are looking for jobs in various fields, and you've got to get your foot in the door somehow."
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
TES success comes from within...
- TES helps create new jobs for employees that might have not existed due to company downsizing.
- TES offers flexibility for companies who need seasonal or temporary help.
- Contract to Direct placement allows candidates to try out prospective employers and showcase their skills for a permanent job.
- Contract work allows employees flexibility in their work schedules and are more apt for diverse and challenging assignments.
- Direct placement takes time consuming burdens from companies who need to focus on the bigger picture.
- Companies cite labor force flexibility as the overriding reason for employing contingent and temporary workers.
- TES is specialized in certain skill sets which in return can offer higher qualified candidates from entry level to seasoned individuals.
- TES clients are treated as if we were employed under one roof.
- TES has the capabilities to take on all your pay-rolling needs
- TES believes companies are only as good as their employees and employees only as good as their employers.
- TES works with all companies in many industry avenues.
- TES offers a full line of employee benefits.
- TES offers competitive terms to all their clients.
- Chances are TES has worked in an industry such as yours.
- We are more focused on quality, not quantity.
- TES takes care of job postings, qualifying applicants, running background checks and ensuring compliance with labor laws.
- TES can offer great resume advice along with career direction.
- Parrelling a company search offers wider candidate coverage at no extra cost.
- TES is a contigent organization. We are privately owned for a more personable feeling.
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