JTL Services, Inc. has been getting hammered with new jobs so far this year. If you or someone you know is looking for a new position, I will list a link to our job page. I’m not sure what people are thinking about what 2012 is going to be like but I figured that it would be a good year for new hires based on the upcoming election.
Let’s face it, if this year turns out like the last 3 years in the private sector, there will be a new sheriff in town. If this year turns out to be a good one, let’s HOPE that people don’t forget how bad the past few years have been. Bad policy decisions are bad policy decisions. As an owner of a search firm, I don’t need to ask anyone if the hiring situation is good or bad. I KNOW! I can tell you that the past 3 years have been the slowest I have seen in the past 15. I hope that this time people vote for real CHANGE and not pocket change!
I heard a great analogy the other day that really sums up socialistic policies. Ask a student if he/she would donate 1/3 of their GPA to a student that needs a higher one. Now, think of that for a second. Will the donation really help that person out in life? Hell no! It didn’t make them smarter. It might help them out temporarily to get into a better school but can they do the work to succeed? This scenario reflects that of the 50% of the American people who don’t pay taxes: They expect monetary handouts from those of us who do pay taxes. It doesn’t help them out long term, and in fact, it kills their self esteem. Teach a man to fish…
As you can tell, I am someone who believes in freedom and less government intrusion. These guys, regardless to which party they belong to, are nothing more than politicians! I’m an honorable, respectable person who pays his fair share and believe me, the last thing I need is more dependents! You know what I mean if your kids are out of the house. You’ve worked hard to put them through school and then you wake up and have to double down for 4 more years of hope and change. ¡Aye carumba! What a nightmare!
Now let’s do some good and help those help themselves by getting a job and a job in the government is NOT a job!
We need: Division Managers, HSE Managers, Lean Mangers, Manufacturing Engineers, NPI Project Engineers, Project Engineers, Quality Engineers, Turbine Component Repair Engineers, Value Stream Mangers, Product Managers, QA Testers, UI/UX Architects, Web Developers, Web Architects, Engineering Technicians, and Technicians just to name a few.
JTL Services, Inc. has decided to implement a program that allows friends, family members and co-workers to benefit by referring a job candidate to them.
This year is starting out completely opposite to last year. This time last year instead of hearing the phone ring you heard the crickets outside! I’m very excited about what I am seeing and if you’re a job candidate it is time to get prepared.
Make sure your resume is up to date and if you need help with that I can refer you to some great resume writers. There is nothing worse for me than having a great candidate to submit to my client knowing that one phone call will get them an interview but the job candidate’s resume or application is not in my hands.
The jobs that we are looking to fill are mostly technical jobs in the IT vertical. If you know someone who you think is a great candidate just refer them to me and if we place that candidate with one of our clients we will pay you $1,000 for the referral. Keep checking back to our jobs page for updates which do change every day and keep in mind not all of our jobs make it on the site.
I am looking for people who would like to blog on our site. Our goal is to make the best site possible to assist people in their job search. I am looking for someone with a strong background in HR to give job candidates some prospective from the other side so to speak. I am also looking for someone with a strong background in sales to give advice in sales. Let’s face it everyone needs to be able to sell themselves in today’s job market. Fashion is another area that we would like to blog about to educate job candidates. What is the upside for you? Traffic and promotion! Last month with only one writer we generated over ten thousand unique visitors. The site is www.jobadviceblog.com.
When it comes to interviewing for a job I want you to ask yourself this question and answer it honestly. Are you really prepared for the interview? Look at it this way, if for a million dollars you were asked to go on national television to make a free throw could you do it? More importantly, what would you do to prepare in advance? I mean for a million dollars I would imagine that everyone would practice. After all you’re not going to be that stupid. You’re going to practice until you can’t practice anymore! Why doesn’t the same effort go into your career?
This is how you have to look at interviewing. No matter what level you are at in your career, interviewing is like shooting free throws. It’s not something that you do day to day. Practice is something that you cannot take lightly, especially in this economy. You are up against some stiff and hungry competition and if you think for a second that you can just wing it then you are crazy. The guys who wing it are the same guys who tell me they can’t sell. Well you better learn how to sell yourself and that requires practice. I tell sales people all the time that you need to practice and practice out loud, unless you’re skilled in transmitting your thoughts telepathically! I would suggest that you practice the way you would practice at free throws and that would be by actually shooting the ball and not thinking about shooting the ball.
Job candidates that have just finished school and are looking for full time work are absolutely terrible when it comes to the hiring process. It would shock you to know how bad they are at it. Just a headline for those of you who just graduated. Get a clue! Here is a list that you need to pay attention to.
1) If you have a scheduled interview, GO! Don’t cancel it unless you died.
2) Know who you are interviewing with and what the company actually does by going to their website.
3) Have two good questions to ask at the end of each interview.
4) Be engaging and learn how to have a personality.
5) No matter what you have on your resume you better be able to talk about it and explain it in detail.
6) Make sure that you dress professionally. For guys that means a suit and tie, white pressed shirt with black shoes and black socks. For ladies, a nice skirt or pants suit.
7) Make sure you know the driving patterns so you can arrive ten minutes early.
These are just a few points and I could go on forever. The message that I want to convey is that you really need to practice your interviewing skills and the awareness of how you project that first impression. Regardless to what skills you think you have, if you are not relatable to other people then times are going to be difficult for you.
Have you ever met someone that you just liked instantly? You probably do all the time. Well those people have it and you need to find it. Their ability to create those feeling in you can be learned. That gift is really what “good sales” people can do. They can get you to like them without talking about what it is they are selling. What then happens? They wait until you bring it up and by that time you’re sold!
If you need help on your resume, I would suggest that you find a resume writer. Resume Done Right is a company that specializes in writing resumes for job candidates. Perhaps you need to find a reputable career coach , someone who has been in the game from every angle and can assist job candidates who are looking for new employment on their own.
If you live in the Raleigh area and are looking for help in landing a job, I want to help you. I am looking for 3 individuals that I will guide through the hiring process. If you are currently without a job I will be conducting speed interviews at my Cary office. Though I am a recruiter I will not be charging a client a fee for you. I will be mentoring you through the hiring process with 10 plus years of experience. The first question I’m sure you have is why? Why are you going to mentor me for free? The simple reason is because I will be blogging about our experiences and hopefully we can educate many more by what we go through.
If you are interested then send an email to me so you can receive the times and dates of the interview. For more information about me or my company click here: JTL Services, Inc.
