Medical Assistant needed for well established yet growing Nephrology practice. Will be responsible for front office duties such as scheduling and confirming appointments and providing back office support. Duties include taking vitals, verifying insurance, copying, updating patient charts, filing, and confirming appointments. Must have at least a year of experience as a Medical Assistant working in a busy practice. Client offers excellent salary and benefits!!! Free Parking!
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to alison@executeam.com
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Accounts Payable Clerk for Oil & Gas Company Needed!
Work for one of the world's most successful oil and gas companies located in Southwest Houston! Accounts Payable Clerk is needed to be responsible for the timely and accurate processing of 3rd party invoices with a volume of 2k per month.
Requirements: 2-3 years experience with full cycle Accounts Payable, MS Excel, Word, and SAP. Customer service oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work in a high volume environment and meet stringent deadlines.
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am to 5:00pm
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to lindsey@executeam.com
Requirements: 2-3 years experience with full cycle Accounts Payable, MS Excel, Word, and SAP. Customer service oriented with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work in a high volume environment and meet stringent deadlines.
Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am to 5:00pm
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to lindsey@executeam.com
Friday, March 26, 2010
Medical Assistant Needed!
Will perform front and back office duties. These duties include providing direct patient care under the direction of a physician, providing care coordination through scheduling, charge capture, supply management, equipment maintenance, and providing outstanding customer service to patients, physicians, Health System staff, and other professionals. Requires completion of medical assistant training program with at least 2 years of experience. For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to alison@executeam.com
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Are You Memorable During Job Interviews?
Resumes, cover letters, online profiles, “elevator pitches” (I don't like that term), networking meetings and job interviews each provide an opportunity for you to convey the value you deliver to an employer and what is unique about you. It is your uniqueness that makes you memorable, and makes you the one who gets the job offer.
Most career advice stresses the importance of communicating your experience and skills. This focus is important but tells only half of your story.
Your skills and experience will get you an interview, and your uniqueness will get you hired. When companies choose between the best skilled applicant and the person who best fits in the organization, hiring managers consistently choose to hire the candidate that is the best “fit”. Fit is an over-used word spoken by interviewers to describe whether or not they feel you'll fit within the team. When they say you'll be a great fit, it means they like you and feel you can do the job. When they say you do not fit it means they don't like you. If they don't like you, they will not hire you. Fit speaks to your personality, work style and work values.
To be memorable you must prepare to convey your unique combination of qualities, and it is your unique qualities that communicate your “fit”. Let's discuss your “uniqueness inventory”.
Uniqueness Inventory
When asked to describe themselves people use phrases like “results focused”, “analytical”, “persistent”, “creative”, “strong attention to detail”, and “a good communicator”. These are some of the qualities that make you unique and affect the perception of your “fit” with the hiring organization.
First a note about saying you're a “quick learner”, don't use this phrase because every applicant says they are a quick learner. Saying this will not differentiate you from the crowd. Now back to your unique qualities.
Prepare to express your uniqueness by first responding to the following statement: “Describe yourself in three words (or three phrases)”. Now for each word or phrase, identify a situation when you demonstrate that quality. Your telling of these structured stories makes you memorable. If you are memorable, you get strong consideration and if you get strong consideration, you often get the offer.
For example: you might describe yourself as “results focused”. If this is true for you, identify a situation when you demonstrated this quality and prepare to tell this story during the job interview.
Many years ago a new graduate interviewed with eight (8) vice presidents at Fidelity Investments where I was a Director of Staffing. To get to the final interview round this new grad had competed against several hundred highly educated applicants from 14 different schools. Out of the 12 finalists, the interviewers agreed on only one person as their top choice. Their top choice was a young man from Babson College who told them a compelling life-story about his unyielding commitment to doing what he said he would do even when his life was threatened. I heard the story over ten years ago and it is still fresh in my mind. The story was riveting and memorable, but what was most important to the interviewers was what the story indicated about the candidate. The story provided evidence of his commitment, persistence and personal value to do the right thing. These qualities, while they were not listed on the position description as requirements, made all the difference for this candidate. He got the top job offer because he was qualified and communicated some of his unique qualities through the telling of structured stories.
Structured Story Telling
So what is the structure to use when telling these stories? You can use story telling to convey both your skills and unique qualities. Here is a simple structure to telling your stories to interviewers.
To make this easy to remember, use the structure Before, During, After. This sequence refers to what occurred before, during and after you took action. For example, you begin telling your structured story with Before you took action.
Before
You first describe the situation or the problem that existed Before you took action. Highlight the overall context of what you were trying to do or the problem you faced.
During
Second, describe what you specifically did During the time you were trying to achieve the desired results.
After
Third, discuss what happened After you took action. Highlight the results of your actions. Ands one more thing, if you want to make your story really compelling,
Learned
Conclude your story by discussing the things you Learned from this effort.
As described above, make a list of the experiences and qualities you want to present during the interview and for each dimension of you, write down the story you will tell to provide proof of your talents.
Remember, the job interview is the most important moment in your job search and in your career. While your resume may get you to the interview, it is your job interview skills that will secure the job offer. Preparation and practice make all the difference in your performance, because the most qualified person rarely gets the job. It's the person who interviews the best who wins the job offer.
Good luck on your next interview, You're going to be awesome!
- Michael R. Neece, CEO
Interview Mastery is the Internet's most widely used job interview prep program in the world used by job seekers in 70+ countries and 100+ colleges and regional career centers.
www.interviewmastery.com
From www.net-temps.com
Most career advice stresses the importance of communicating your experience and skills. This focus is important but tells only half of your story.
Your skills and experience will get you an interview, and your uniqueness will get you hired. When companies choose between the best skilled applicant and the person who best fits in the organization, hiring managers consistently choose to hire the candidate that is the best “fit”. Fit is an over-used word spoken by interviewers to describe whether or not they feel you'll fit within the team. When they say you'll be a great fit, it means they like you and feel you can do the job. When they say you do not fit it means they don't like you. If they don't like you, they will not hire you. Fit speaks to your personality, work style and work values.
To be memorable you must prepare to convey your unique combination of qualities, and it is your unique qualities that communicate your “fit”. Let's discuss your “uniqueness inventory”.
Uniqueness Inventory
When asked to describe themselves people use phrases like “results focused”, “analytical”, “persistent”, “creative”, “strong attention to detail”, and “a good communicator”. These are some of the qualities that make you unique and affect the perception of your “fit” with the hiring organization.
First a note about saying you're a “quick learner”, don't use this phrase because every applicant says they are a quick learner. Saying this will not differentiate you from the crowd. Now back to your unique qualities.
Prepare to express your uniqueness by first responding to the following statement: “Describe yourself in three words (or three phrases)”. Now for each word or phrase, identify a situation when you demonstrate that quality. Your telling of these structured stories makes you memorable. If you are memorable, you get strong consideration and if you get strong consideration, you often get the offer.
For example: you might describe yourself as “results focused”. If this is true for you, identify a situation when you demonstrated this quality and prepare to tell this story during the job interview.
Many years ago a new graduate interviewed with eight (8) vice presidents at Fidelity Investments where I was a Director of Staffing. To get to the final interview round this new grad had competed against several hundred highly educated applicants from 14 different schools. Out of the 12 finalists, the interviewers agreed on only one person as their top choice. Their top choice was a young man from Babson College who told them a compelling life-story about his unyielding commitment to doing what he said he would do even when his life was threatened. I heard the story over ten years ago and it is still fresh in my mind. The story was riveting and memorable, but what was most important to the interviewers was what the story indicated about the candidate. The story provided evidence of his commitment, persistence and personal value to do the right thing. These qualities, while they were not listed on the position description as requirements, made all the difference for this candidate. He got the top job offer because he was qualified and communicated some of his unique qualities through the telling of structured stories.
Structured Story Telling
So what is the structure to use when telling these stories? You can use story telling to convey both your skills and unique qualities. Here is a simple structure to telling your stories to interviewers.
To make this easy to remember, use the structure Before, During, After. This sequence refers to what occurred before, during and after you took action. For example, you begin telling your structured story with Before you took action.
Before
You first describe the situation or the problem that existed Before you took action. Highlight the overall context of what you were trying to do or the problem you faced.
During
Second, describe what you specifically did During the time you were trying to achieve the desired results.
After
Third, discuss what happened After you took action. Highlight the results of your actions. Ands one more thing, if you want to make your story really compelling,
Learned
Conclude your story by discussing the things you Learned from this effort.
As described above, make a list of the experiences and qualities you want to present during the interview and for each dimension of you, write down the story you will tell to provide proof of your talents.
Remember, the job interview is the most important moment in your job search and in your career. While your resume may get you to the interview, it is your job interview skills that will secure the job offer. Preparation and practice make all the difference in your performance, because the most qualified person rarely gets the job. It's the person who interviews the best who wins the job offer.
Good luck on your next interview, You're going to be awesome!
- Michael R. Neece, CEO
Interview Mastery is the Internet's most widely used job interview prep program in the world used by job seekers in 70+ countries and 100+ colleges and regional career centers.
www.interviewmastery.com
From www.net-temps.com
Monday, March 22, 2010
Start Your Cover Letter With a Bang
If you're still reading, then I've caught your attention with the title. You can do the same with your job-search cover letters. Whether you call it a title or a headline, this little 'weapon' will hit the mark, pulling your reader right through your written communication from the first word to the last.
Here's how to strike gold each time.
Open your cover letter with a 'big bang'––a powerful headline––and yours may be the only one that makes it past the 'scan and trash' syndrome. Hiring managers are inundated with cover letters each day. If you want yours to stand out, grab their attention from the start.
Sizzling titles are like a magnet––attracting the reader to the point where he cannot get away from it. He wants to read on because the headline is so compelling. A clever title that 'jumps' off the page scores every time! Titles and headlines do the hard work for you.
Imagine the fabulous results YOU could enjoy if your cover letter opens with an exciting, can't-put-it-down headline that is so irresistible and unique, the hiring manager is actually eager to keep reading?
The big bang headline is your passport to more quality job interviews in a hurry.
You may be thinking it's difficult or that you're not clever enough to come up with a great headline. Not true. It's actually quite simple. I've provided some great examples to get you started.
Right before you write your greeting––Dear Mrs. Smith––place your 'killer' headline––two-line maximum. Make it stand out even more by using boldface and centering it on the page.
Following are THREE examples of excellent cover letter headlines:
THREE reasons why I'm confident that I'm the candidate you are searching for regarding the [insert job opening title here].
I have researched [company name] and believe I'm a perfect fit for [insert job opening title here].
I'd welcome the opportunity to meet you and be interviewed in person for the position of [insert job opening title here].
FOLLOWING THE HEADLINE begin your letter with the greeting: Dear Mrs. Smith.
I feel certain Mrs. Smith will not be able to resist reading a little more. She'll be dying to read what the headline promises. Exercise the ‘muscle’ of a strong headline at the beginning of your next job-search cover letter and then pull out your calendar and fill it up with more job interviews than you ever imagined.
Start YOUR next cover letter with a 'big bang!'
© Written By Jimmy Sweeney President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator
- Jimmy Sweeney
Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the brand new, "Amazing Cover Letter Creator." Jimmy is also the author of several career related books and writes a monthly article titled, "Job Search Secrets."
Visit our friends at Amazing Cover Letters for your "instant" cover letter today. "In just 3½ minutes you will have an amazing cover letter guaranteed to cut through YOUR competition like a hot knife through butter!"
From www.net-temps.com
Here's how to strike gold each time.
Open your cover letter with a 'big bang'––a powerful headline––and yours may be the only one that makes it past the 'scan and trash' syndrome. Hiring managers are inundated with cover letters each day. If you want yours to stand out, grab their attention from the start.
Sizzling titles are like a magnet––attracting the reader to the point where he cannot get away from it. He wants to read on because the headline is so compelling. A clever title that 'jumps' off the page scores every time! Titles and headlines do the hard work for you.
Imagine the fabulous results YOU could enjoy if your cover letter opens with an exciting, can't-put-it-down headline that is so irresistible and unique, the hiring manager is actually eager to keep reading?
The big bang headline is your passport to more quality job interviews in a hurry.
You may be thinking it's difficult or that you're not clever enough to come up with a great headline. Not true. It's actually quite simple. I've provided some great examples to get you started.
Right before you write your greeting––Dear Mrs. Smith––place your 'killer' headline––two-line maximum. Make it stand out even more by using boldface and centering it on the page.
Following are THREE examples of excellent cover letter headlines:
THREE reasons why I'm confident that I'm the candidate you are searching for regarding the [insert job opening title here].
I have researched [company name] and believe I'm a perfect fit for [insert job opening title here].
I'd welcome the opportunity to meet you and be interviewed in person for the position of [insert job opening title here].
FOLLOWING THE HEADLINE begin your letter with the greeting: Dear Mrs. Smith.
I feel certain Mrs. Smith will not be able to resist reading a little more. She'll be dying to read what the headline promises. Exercise the ‘muscle’ of a strong headline at the beginning of your next job-search cover letter and then pull out your calendar and fill it up with more job interviews than you ever imagined.
Start YOUR next cover letter with a 'big bang!'
© Written By Jimmy Sweeney President of CareerJimmy and Author of the new, Amazing Cover Letter Creator
- Jimmy Sweeney
Jimmy Sweeney is the president of CareerJimmy and author of the brand new, "Amazing Cover Letter Creator." Jimmy is also the author of several career related books and writes a monthly article titled, "Job Search Secrets."
Visit our friends at Amazing Cover Letters for your "instant" cover letter today. "In just 3½ minutes you will have an amazing cover letter guaranteed to cut through YOUR competition like a hot knife through butter!"
From www.net-temps.com
Friday, March 19, 2010
In Search of a Healthcare Experienced Pre-Registration Specialist
If you have healthcare experience, excellent customer service skills and an understanding of medical and managed care terminology then this opportunity may be for you! ExecuTeam is seeking a Pre-Registration Specialist who will obtain accurate and valid patient demographic and financial information within a customer friendly pre-registration process while ensuring accuracy of data. Individual will maintain a working knowledge of over 70 contracts and will interact with physicians, their office staff, patients, their insurance company representatives and other hospital departments. Requirements include a high school diploma or equivalent, must type 40 wpm or 7500-8000 keystrokes accurately, and 2-3 years healthcare experience. For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to alison@executeam.com
Experienced Technical Writer Needed!!!
Contractor will be responsible for updating an existing user manual to reflect a system upgrade to Oracle. This will include changing out screen shots, updating references to navigation and other functional changes as needed by project team. This manual is for a warehouse based application. Contractor will use Framemaker to make the edits and will be required to access and use the system to appropriately document the changes. The contractor will work closely with subject matter experts for input and to review the documentation. Review is done using Adobe Acrobat Professional editing tools. Contractor will adhere to pre-determined style guide.
Technical writing, ability to navigate complex warehouse system and translate highly technical information into terminology that is appropriate for a non-technical user. Must be highly proficient in Adobe FrameMaker and Adobe Acrobat. Works well with others (including programmers and management level) and has a high attention to detail. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and deliver a high-quality, polished end-product.
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to amy@executeam.com
Technical writing, ability to navigate complex warehouse system and translate highly technical information into terminology that is appropriate for a non-technical user. Must be highly proficient in Adobe FrameMaker and Adobe Acrobat. Works well with others (including programmers and management level) and has a high attention to detail. Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and deliver a high-quality, polished end-product.
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to amy@executeam.com
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
How To Ace An Interview - The Checklist
A job interview is a screening tool. For you, it's an opportunity to assess whether or not you want to work for a company. For the employer, it's an opportunity to decide whether or not they want to hire you. Both sides are looking for a match.
You can ace an interview and win the job you want even in this economy; even with the competition that wants the same job as you. You will have to work hard, but it can be done. Know that the work you do upfront and afterwards will make the "during" (while you are interviewing) much easier for you.
Here's a checklist to help you:
I. PREPARE BEFOREHAND
*Do your homework and find out who you will be interviewing with. You are looking for job title, responsibilities, accomplishments, as well as anything else that impresses you about this person.
*Know as much about the company as possible. Get on their web site and memorize their products and services. Look at their press release section for news. Talk to a few people about what they know. Look online for comments, discussions, blogs, forums, and additional insights. - Don't just look for good news. Look for challenges that the company is facing, and think about how you might contribute to their success.
*Write out the top 3 points you want to make sure you get across.
*Write down what makes you different or unique.
*Have a story/example for each bullet on the job description and each bullet in you resume. Include the challenges you were up against, the action you took to solve these challenges, and the results you achieved.
*Write down answers to questions such as your strengths, weaknesses, where you want to be in the future, etc. The questions that employers don't always feel comfortable asking. The same questions you don't always feel comfortable answering. Nevertheless, expect to be asked these questions anyway.
*Write down the answers to the questions you don't want to be asked. If you have a gap in your resume, have a good response for when you are asked about it. If you were fired, be prepared to tell the employer why with a positive spin. Don't shy away from these questions and hope they won't be asked. Expect them to be posed to you and have your answers mapped out and ready to go.
*Write down questions to ask the interviewer; three to five should do. Questions like, "What are you looking for in a candidate?" "What keeps you up at night?" "What's the biggest challenge you are facing right now?" These questions may be answered during the interview, and other questions may come up as the discussion progresses, but these questions will give you a place to start.
*Write down an introduction; an opener that says who you are and what you do. Include your past title, the type of work you have been doing, why you are excited to be interviewing with this company.
II. DURING THE INTERVIEW
*Be upbeat, passionate, and excited to be there.
*Use your prepared introduction and introduce yourself.
*Right after your introduction; say something flattering to the interviewer. Reveal what you like about the person or the company. Include what impresses you the most.
*Sincere flattery starts the interview off in a positive way.
*Answer questions and ask them. Remember, it's a two way conversation, and an opportunity for both parties to see if there is a match. Don't forget to listen and let the interviewer talk.
*Make sure you cover anything that was not discussed in the interview before you leave. For example, did you cover your 3 points? Did you tell the interviewer what makes you different? Did you handle all objections properly? Did you ask the questions you wanted to ask? Cover this now; afterwards may be too late.
*Tell the interviewer again why you want the job.
*Ask what the hiring process is, and when you can follow up with them again.
III. AFTER THE INTERVIEW
*Send a thank-you note. Email one version and also send a handwritten version. Thank you cards work well here.
*Include in your email anything you left out during the interview. Add credibility to your email by mentioning something specific the interviewer said that impressed you.
*If you promised to follow up on a specific day and time, keep that promise.
*Continue interviewing. No matter how great an interview went, no matter how many people told you that you are "the one," you do not have the job until you have formally been given a job offer in writing. Don't let everything ride on one job.
*Keep going until you are officially employed.
So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love!
- Deborah Brown-Volkman
Deborah Brown-Volkman, PCC, is the President of Surpass Your Dreams, Inc. a successful career, life, and mentor coaching company that works with Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, and Managers who are looking for new career opportunities or seek to become more productive in their current role. She is the author of "Coach Yourself To A New Career" and "How To Feel Great At Work Everyday." Deborah can be reached at www.surpassyourdreams.com, www.reinvent-your-career-.com or at (631) 874-2877. info@surpassyourdreams.com
From www.net-temps.com
You can ace an interview and win the job you want even in this economy; even with the competition that wants the same job as you. You will have to work hard, but it can be done. Know that the work you do upfront and afterwards will make the "during" (while you are interviewing) much easier for you.
Here's a checklist to help you:
I. PREPARE BEFOREHAND
*Do your homework and find out who you will be interviewing with. You are looking for job title, responsibilities, accomplishments, as well as anything else that impresses you about this person.
*Know as much about the company as possible. Get on their web site and memorize their products and services. Look at their press release section for news. Talk to a few people about what they know. Look online for comments, discussions, blogs, forums, and additional insights. - Don't just look for good news. Look for challenges that the company is facing, and think about how you might contribute to their success.
*Write out the top 3 points you want to make sure you get across.
*Write down what makes you different or unique.
*Have a story/example for each bullet on the job description and each bullet in you resume. Include the challenges you were up against, the action you took to solve these challenges, and the results you achieved.
*Write down answers to questions such as your strengths, weaknesses, where you want to be in the future, etc. The questions that employers don't always feel comfortable asking. The same questions you don't always feel comfortable answering. Nevertheless, expect to be asked these questions anyway.
*Write down the answers to the questions you don't want to be asked. If you have a gap in your resume, have a good response for when you are asked about it. If you were fired, be prepared to tell the employer why with a positive spin. Don't shy away from these questions and hope they won't be asked. Expect them to be posed to you and have your answers mapped out and ready to go.
*Write down questions to ask the interviewer; three to five should do. Questions like, "What are you looking for in a candidate?" "What keeps you up at night?" "What's the biggest challenge you are facing right now?" These questions may be answered during the interview, and other questions may come up as the discussion progresses, but these questions will give you a place to start.
*Write down an introduction; an opener that says who you are and what you do. Include your past title, the type of work you have been doing, why you are excited to be interviewing with this company.
II. DURING THE INTERVIEW
*Be upbeat, passionate, and excited to be there.
*Use your prepared introduction and introduce yourself.
*Right after your introduction; say something flattering to the interviewer. Reveal what you like about the person or the company. Include what impresses you the most.
*Sincere flattery starts the interview off in a positive way.
*Answer questions and ask them. Remember, it's a two way conversation, and an opportunity for both parties to see if there is a match. Don't forget to listen and let the interviewer talk.
*Make sure you cover anything that was not discussed in the interview before you leave. For example, did you cover your 3 points? Did you tell the interviewer what makes you different? Did you handle all objections properly? Did you ask the questions you wanted to ask? Cover this now; afterwards may be too late.
*Tell the interviewer again why you want the job.
*Ask what the hiring process is, and when you can follow up with them again.
III. AFTER THE INTERVIEW
*Send a thank-you note. Email one version and also send a handwritten version. Thank you cards work well here.
*Include in your email anything you left out during the interview. Add credibility to your email by mentioning something specific the interviewer said that impressed you.
*If you promised to follow up on a specific day and time, keep that promise.
*Continue interviewing. No matter how great an interview went, no matter how many people told you that you are "the one," you do not have the job until you have formally been given a job offer in writing. Don't let everything ride on one job.
*Keep going until you are officially employed.
So, what do you say? You only have one life to live, so it might as well be a life you love!
- Deborah Brown-Volkman
Deborah Brown-Volkman, PCC, is the President of Surpass Your Dreams, Inc. a successful career, life, and mentor coaching company that works with Senior Executives, Vice Presidents, and Managers who are looking for new career opportunities or seek to become more productive in their current role. She is the author of "Coach Yourself To A New Career" and "How To Feel Great At Work Everyday." Deborah can be reached at www.surpassyourdreams.com, www.reinvent-your-career-.com or at (631) 874-2877. info@surpassyourdreams.com
From www.net-temps.com
Friday, March 12, 2010
Surgery Scheduler Needed!!!
If you have scheduled spine surgeries you will love working with this successful, compassionate & growing practice. This practice focuses on working as a team to best serve the patients. Use your experience to schedule spine surgeries for this busy practice and you will be appreciated by your team. Some of your duties will be to manage the surgery schedule by phone & in person, obtain medical records, provide appropriate forms to patients, coordinate office & surgery schedules on physicians' calendar, schedule pre & post-op appointments, work with medical records, plus other duties as needed. This practice is ready to hire. For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to alison@executeam.com
Residence Service Specialists - Multiple Openings
Be a part of giving back to the community! This position will require strong customer service skills and a real passion for working with and helping people. You will work with multiple programs and activities assigned to the Community Relations area of this company. You will work primarily with elderly clients who are already signed up for their programs; assisting with comprehensive training, resource, and referral programs, gearing clients toward self-sufficiency and upward mobility. For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to lindsey@executeam.com
Inside Sales Support-Direct Hire Opportunity
Work for a leading distributor and support up to 4 Outside salespeople. Maintain current customer accounts and help the outside sales force develop new ones with your excellent account management skills.
Job duties include: taking orders, tracking orders, and ensuring timely shipments. Work in sync with purchasing, planning, and warehouse to ensure the customer delivery process is on track with project deadlines. Maintain spreadsheets and handle correspondence.
What the company offers you: Accessible to 610 Loop near Medical Center area. Team environment and skill enhancement. Annual salary plus commission and great benefits! 980 schedule. Potential to earn $2K-$20K per year in commission!
Requirements: 8+ years inside sales experience. Effective listening, negotiation, verbal, and written communication skills. Accuracy and attention to detail. Multi-tasker, team-player. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to lindsey@executeam.com
Job duties include: taking orders, tracking orders, and ensuring timely shipments. Work in sync with purchasing, planning, and warehouse to ensure the customer delivery process is on track with project deadlines. Maintain spreadsheets and handle correspondence.
What the company offers you: Accessible to 610 Loop near Medical Center area. Team environment and skill enhancement. Annual salary plus commission and great benefits! 980 schedule. Potential to earn $2K-$20K per year in commission!
Requirements: 8+ years inside sales experience. Effective listening, negotiation, verbal, and written communication skills. Accuracy and attention to detail. Multi-tasker, team-player. Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, and Outlook.
For more information, please visit www.executeam.com or email to lindsey@executeam.com
Friday, March 5, 2010
Top 5 Reasons Why Job Hunters Fail
Employers are being extraordinarily picky about whom they offer a job to. Recent US Labor Dept reports show that the number of people looking longer than 27 weeks has continued to grow each month during the last year. In this tough market, one slip-up on your resume, or goof at the interview, and you’re dead in the water. Many common mistakes can be avoided. I divide my time between talking to hiring executives, HR folks and working with job search clients. This gives me a very broad view of what people do that works, and what trips them up – often without realizing it.
To shorten your search length to re-employment, here are the top reasons job hunters fail.
Failure to quickly sell your accomplishments and results. Resumes get glanced at and rejected in 15 seconds or less. Generic job descriptions, vague, and unfocused resumes don’t work. Employers now complain that most applicants simply don’t have the skills to DO the job. The Internet’s ease of use and the job hunter’s ‘click and send’ mentality has added to this problem–increasing by the thousands the number of resumes received. This has made it very hard to get noticed.
Robin’s Success Tip: Take the Resume assessment quiz to determine if your resume will standout. Your resume needs to scream actions = results. Be specific and show where you saved money, made money, saved time or increased productivity. Use action verbs like streamlined, created, implemented — to show you’re a take-charge, get-the-job-done kind of person. Limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. When applying online always follow up by mailing a ‘hard copy’ resume – it doubles the chance of getting noticed.
Not writing a cover letter. Human resources managers state that cover letter writing is becoming a lost art since job hunters think they can skip this step especially when they apply electronically.
Robin’s Success Tip: A well-written cover letter has great power with employers and should always precede any resume sent. Simply make one document including both cover letter and resume. Open the letter with a powerful first paragraph that sums up your related experience, key strengths, skills and accomplishments you have to offer. Hiring managers continue to state that your cover letter demonstrates your communication skills and a well written one can capture the interview. Read more about improving your cover letters in Robin’s recent blog post.
Not knowing how to control the interview. Dressing inappropriately, wasting time on lengthy discussions of your life story, not appearing confident, not being well-informed about the company, and nervousness, gets you off to a bad start — a start from which you may never recover. Employers often make snap decisions and many confess that they often mentally dismiss a candidate during the first five minutes after meeting them.
Robin’s Success Tip: Immediately address the top strengths you have to offer, display enthusiasm for the job, show you have the potential to learn, grow and produce on the job. Start the interview in the best possible way: when the interviewer asks the, ‘Tell me about yourself’ question, forget an autobiography. Use the 60 Second Sell (outlined in Robin’s book+ audios 60 Seconds and You’re Hired). This technique has you analyze the job duties the employer wants accomplished, then select your top five selling points. Link these together into a few sentences and you’ve created your ‘verbal business card’.
Flustered or stumped by tough interview questions. Today’s job hunters seem quite unprepared when they finally get to meet an employer face to face. They haven’t thought out the some of the tougher typical questions, such as: why should we hire you or tell us about your worse boss or why did the company let you go and keep someone else? Hiring managers say candidates seem to lack self-confidence and fail to convince the interviewer they can do the job.
Robin’s Success Tip: Be ready for tough situational questions. This style of interviewing is prevalent. The interviewer probes to determine how you have performed in the past. Specific examples of past performance are required. These questions include: “Tell me about your worst boss.” “Describe a recent work mistake.” “What is your greatest weakness?” Do not torpedo your chances saying the first thing that comes to mind. Write out your answers to these kinds of questions before the interview. Try to put a positive spin on the experience. Say nothing degrading or negative about your former boss or company. Practice your answers making good eye contact to more effectively display confidence during the interview.
Not asking intelligent questions. Hiring managers complain that all the candidate cares about is how much we’ll pay them, do we offer medical, and often insist they want more vacation – all in the first interview. Other candidate often search for something to ask – seeming spacey or uninterested – this comes across poorly.
Robin’s Success Tip: Most employers listen intently to the questions you ask as a sign of how you’d think, and act, on the job. Impress the employer with good probing questions about job duties and management styles. That’s the best way for you to determine if you really want to work for the company. Avoid asking questions about salary or benefits. There’s plenty of time to secure a higher salary after you’ve been chosen for the job. Good questions to ask include: “Could you describe to me your management style?” “Where are your major concerns that need to be immediately addressed in this job?” “How have or do any budget cuts effect the department?”
- Robin Ryan
Robin Ryan is a bestselling author of 60 Seconds & You’re Hired!; Winning Resumes; and Winning Cover Letters Over 40 & You’re Hired; Soaring On Your Strengths; and What to Do with the Rest of Your Life. Robin has a busy career counseling practice providing individual job search services, resume writing and interview coaching to clients nationwide. Robin Ryan has appeared on over 1000 TV and radio shows including: Oprah, Dr. Phil, Fox News, and CNN. Find more job search help at: www.RobinRyan.com.
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To shorten your search length to re-employment, here are the top reasons job hunters fail.
Failure to quickly sell your accomplishments and results. Resumes get glanced at and rejected in 15 seconds or less. Generic job descriptions, vague, and unfocused resumes don’t work. Employers now complain that most applicants simply don’t have the skills to DO the job. The Internet’s ease of use and the job hunter’s ‘click and send’ mentality has added to this problem–increasing by the thousands the number of resumes received. This has made it very hard to get noticed.
Robin’s Success Tip: Take the Resume assessment quiz to determine if your resume will standout. Your resume needs to scream actions = results. Be specific and show where you saved money, made money, saved time or increased productivity. Use action verbs like streamlined, created, implemented — to show you’re a take-charge, get-the-job-done kind of person. Limit your resume to no more than 2 pages. When applying online always follow up by mailing a ‘hard copy’ resume – it doubles the chance of getting noticed.
Not writing a cover letter. Human resources managers state that cover letter writing is becoming a lost art since job hunters think they can skip this step especially when they apply electronically.
Robin’s Success Tip: A well-written cover letter has great power with employers and should always precede any resume sent. Simply make one document including both cover letter and resume. Open the letter with a powerful first paragraph that sums up your related experience, key strengths, skills and accomplishments you have to offer. Hiring managers continue to state that your cover letter demonstrates your communication skills and a well written one can capture the interview. Read more about improving your cover letters in Robin’s recent blog post.
Not knowing how to control the interview. Dressing inappropriately, wasting time on lengthy discussions of your life story, not appearing confident, not being well-informed about the company, and nervousness, gets you off to a bad start — a start from which you may never recover. Employers often make snap decisions and many confess that they often mentally dismiss a candidate during the first five minutes after meeting them.
Robin’s Success Tip: Immediately address the top strengths you have to offer, display enthusiasm for the job, show you have the potential to learn, grow and produce on the job. Start the interview in the best possible way: when the interviewer asks the, ‘Tell me about yourself’ question, forget an autobiography. Use the 60 Second Sell (outlined in Robin’s book+ audios 60 Seconds and You’re Hired). This technique has you analyze the job duties the employer wants accomplished, then select your top five selling points. Link these together into a few sentences and you’ve created your ‘verbal business card’.
Flustered or stumped by tough interview questions. Today’s job hunters seem quite unprepared when they finally get to meet an employer face to face. They haven’t thought out the some of the tougher typical questions, such as: why should we hire you or tell us about your worse boss or why did the company let you go and keep someone else? Hiring managers say candidates seem to lack self-confidence and fail to convince the interviewer they can do the job.
Robin’s Success Tip: Be ready for tough situational questions. This style of interviewing is prevalent. The interviewer probes to determine how you have performed in the past. Specific examples of past performance are required. These questions include: “Tell me about your worst boss.” “Describe a recent work mistake.” “What is your greatest weakness?” Do not torpedo your chances saying the first thing that comes to mind. Write out your answers to these kinds of questions before the interview. Try to put a positive spin on the experience. Say nothing degrading or negative about your former boss or company. Practice your answers making good eye contact to more effectively display confidence during the interview.
Not asking intelligent questions. Hiring managers complain that all the candidate cares about is how much we’ll pay them, do we offer medical, and often insist they want more vacation – all in the first interview. Other candidate often search for something to ask – seeming spacey or uninterested – this comes across poorly.
Robin’s Success Tip: Most employers listen intently to the questions you ask as a sign of how you’d think, and act, on the job. Impress the employer with good probing questions about job duties and management styles. That’s the best way for you to determine if you really want to work for the company. Avoid asking questions about salary or benefits. There’s plenty of time to secure a higher salary after you’ve been chosen for the job. Good questions to ask include: “Could you describe to me your management style?” “Where are your major concerns that need to be immediately addressed in this job?” “How have or do any budget cuts effect the department?”
- Robin Ryan
Robin Ryan is a bestselling author of 60 Seconds & You’re Hired!; Winning Resumes; and Winning Cover Letters Over 40 & You’re Hired; Soaring On Your Strengths; and What to Do with the Rest of Your Life. Robin has a busy career counseling practice providing individual job search services, resume writing and interview coaching to clients nationwide. Robin Ryan has appeared on over 1000 TV and radio shows including: Oprah, Dr. Phil, Fox News, and CNN. Find more job search help at: www.RobinRyan.com.
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Monday, March 1, 2010
Asking Good Questions
Asking good questions while being interviewed can make your interview more effective.
Dear Joan:
I am a teacher and I share with my students many of the ideas you bring up in your columns. My son is graduating from college this Spring with a Math Major and Accounting Degree. We have read that companies like it when you come to them prepared with questions to ask them. We would like to know what kind of questions would you ask to companies that are interviewing you? What specifics or long range things would you want to know besides salary, benefits and job opportunities? Could you please direct us to areas to find questions or give us some ideas of the kinds of questions a 22-year old college graduate would or should be asking?
Answer:
It always astonishes me that job hunters don’t prepare more thoroughly for interviews. While I can understand that new grads are inexperienced and don’t really know what to ask, I can’t understand why experienced candidates will go to all the trouble to get every word on the resume nailed but won’t take the time when it really matters—the interview. It’s their one shot at selling themselves, and it’s the only time they can ask questions about where they may end up spending years of their lives. Go figure.
It sounds as if your son will have a leg up on his competition. Here are some questions that are suited for young and old alike:
Prepare questions in several categories and ask them early-- and throughout-- the interview. That way, you will find out valuable information as you go. You will be able to tailor your responses and illustrate examples that fit the job.
Questions about the job
Questions about the company
Questions about the manager and coworkers
Questions about the customer (internal and/or external)
The Job
How would you define success in this position after six months? (You may hit a hot button that will give you more free information that you can use to sell yourself.)
What are the most important skills and abilities that a person would need in this job to be successful? (If you possess any of these skills, be ready with examples to prove it.)
What is the toughest challenge in this position, in your opinion? (Listen closely for the downsides. If you have strengths that will overcome these obstacles, be ready to illustrate how you’ve used them to your advantage in the past.)
What happened to the person who had this job before? (If the person was promoted, or fired, ask why.)
The Company
Check out the company online and prepare some specific questions:
I see that you have recently merged with ACME. How will this affect your department?
I noticed that the company sells widgets in South America. I speak Spanish. Would that be something that I could use in this job? (Ask questions that position you to sell yourself.)
How would you describe your corporate culture?
The Manager and Coworkers
How would you describe your management style?
What are your pet peeves?
How would you describe the coworkers this person would work with? Did anyone on the team apply for the job? Are there any problems on the team?
Internal/External Customers
Which departments will this person have the most interaction with?
Are there any issues between departments that you would like this person to work on?
(If you are a final candidate) Will I have an opportunity to talk with someone who does this job/or someone with whom this person interacts?
-Joan Lloyd
Joan Lloyd has a solid track record of excellent results. Her firm, Joan Lloyd & Associates, specializes in leadership development, organizational change and teambuilding. This includes executive coaching, 360-degree feedback processes, customized leadership training, conflict resolution between teams or individuals, internal consulting skills training for HR professionals and retreat facilitation. Clients report results such as: behavior change in leaders, improved team performance and a more committed workforce.
Joan Lloyd has earned her C.S.P. (certified speaking professional) designation from the National Speakers Association and speaks to corporate audiences, as well as trade & professional associations across the country. Reach her at (800) 348-1944, mailto:info@joanlloyd.com, or www.JoanLloyd.com
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Dear Joan:
I am a teacher and I share with my students many of the ideas you bring up in your columns. My son is graduating from college this Spring with a Math Major and Accounting Degree. We have read that companies like it when you come to them prepared with questions to ask them. We would like to know what kind of questions would you ask to companies that are interviewing you? What specifics or long range things would you want to know besides salary, benefits and job opportunities? Could you please direct us to areas to find questions or give us some ideas of the kinds of questions a 22-year old college graduate would or should be asking?
Answer:
It always astonishes me that job hunters don’t prepare more thoroughly for interviews. While I can understand that new grads are inexperienced and don’t really know what to ask, I can’t understand why experienced candidates will go to all the trouble to get every word on the resume nailed but won’t take the time when it really matters—the interview. It’s their one shot at selling themselves, and it’s the only time they can ask questions about where they may end up spending years of their lives. Go figure.
It sounds as if your son will have a leg up on his competition. Here are some questions that are suited for young and old alike:
Prepare questions in several categories and ask them early-- and throughout-- the interview. That way, you will find out valuable information as you go. You will be able to tailor your responses and illustrate examples that fit the job.
Questions about the job
Questions about the company
Questions about the manager and coworkers
Questions about the customer (internal and/or external)
The Job
How would you define success in this position after six months? (You may hit a hot button that will give you more free information that you can use to sell yourself.)
What are the most important skills and abilities that a person would need in this job to be successful? (If you possess any of these skills, be ready with examples to prove it.)
What is the toughest challenge in this position, in your opinion? (Listen closely for the downsides. If you have strengths that will overcome these obstacles, be ready to illustrate how you’ve used them to your advantage in the past.)
What happened to the person who had this job before? (If the person was promoted, or fired, ask why.)
The Company
Check out the company online and prepare some specific questions:
I see that you have recently merged with ACME. How will this affect your department?
I noticed that the company sells widgets in South America. I speak Spanish. Would that be something that I could use in this job? (Ask questions that position you to sell yourself.)
How would you describe your corporate culture?
The Manager and Coworkers
How would you describe your management style?
What are your pet peeves?
How would you describe the coworkers this person would work with? Did anyone on the team apply for the job? Are there any problems on the team?
Internal/External Customers
Which departments will this person have the most interaction with?
Are there any issues between departments that you would like this person to work on?
(If you are a final candidate) Will I have an opportunity to talk with someone who does this job/or someone with whom this person interacts?
-Joan Lloyd
Joan Lloyd has a solid track record of excellent results. Her firm, Joan Lloyd & Associates, specializes in leadership development, organizational change and teambuilding. This includes executive coaching, 360-degree feedback processes, customized leadership training, conflict resolution between teams or individuals, internal consulting skills training for HR professionals and retreat facilitation. Clients report results such as: behavior change in leaders, improved team performance and a more committed workforce.
Joan Lloyd has earned her C.S.P. (certified speaking professional) designation from the National Speakers Association and speaks to corporate audiences, as well as trade & professional associations across the country. Reach her at (800) 348-1944, mailto:info@joanlloyd.com, or www.JoanLloyd.com
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