Cardiology LVN- Temp to Hire

LVN with cardiology experience - would love to have some with Coumadin INR levels experience. Phone triage position, must have strong intercommunication skills and able to handle a high call volume office. Will be working with 7 drs and have the ability to be cross trained to cover other areas as needed.

Thank You!

We are thankful for all of our clients! Thank you for a wonderful 2010! Wishing you are your families a happy and safe holiday!

What NOT to Do in an Interview

Last week I had lunch with a colleague who had recently hired someone for a part-time position for her office. My colleague was interested to observe the wide variety of people who applied for a low-paying, part-time position. She was even more intrigued by one candidate’s behavior during the interview.

Apparently this candidate had called on her way to the interview to say she was en route. Based on her supposed whereabouts, the candidate should have arrived 10-15 minutes early. Somehow, she actually arrived 40 minutes late—without offering any explanation as to why. As if her tardiness weren’t bad enough, this candidate then proceeded to scroll through and reply to e-mails on her Blackberry during the interview!

I know what you’re thinking: Yeah, that’s what happens when you interview college students. Not so! This badly behaved candidate was an administrator in her 50s, looking for an additional job to earn a little extra money. My colleague was stunned someone of this age—and at this stage in her professional life—would act so poorly in an interview setting. So, in case it needs to be said:

1. Show up for every interview slightly early.

Between 5-10 minutes is perfect. If you get there anymore than 10 minutes early, hang out in your car until it’s closer to your appointment time. Interviewers don’t like to feel rushed into talking with you. On the other hand, leaving yourself extra minutes will still allow you to arrive on time if you happen to miss a turn, get caught behind a school bus, or find yourself waiting at a railroad crossing as a 3-mile-long freight train moseys its way toward Montana.

2. Set your cell phone to silent or turn it off.

If your vibration mode is as loud as mine, it’s too loud for a quiet interview setting. If you’re like the woman above and can’t keep your hands off your “crackberry,” leave it in the car. Many people consider it bad form to even be looking at your cell phone while you’re waiting to be called in.

3. If something truly crazy occurs that causes you to be late, apologize profusely.

There is no easier way to get off on the wrong foot with a potential employer than to give them the impression you don’t value their time—or you’re not worth hiring in the first place because you’re not dependable and inconsiderate.

By CAREEREALISM-Approved Expert, Jessica Holbrook Hernandez
From www.careerealism.com

Attention Dental Assistants!!!!

We have 2 new openings at top notch dental offices in the Houston area! Please email resumes to dena@executeam.com right away!

Recruiting for a Lab Supervisor

Responsible for management of laboratory staff including, but not limited to, hiring, training, coaching,evaluating and disciplining to ensure a well-qualified team and to enhance operational success.
Assure compliance with safety policies and procedures in the work area and use applicable protective equipment at all time to prevent exposure to potentially infectious blood.
Comply with the Clinical Laboratory Information Act (CLIA), Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA), HIPPA and other applicable, federal, state and local regulations.
Coordinate the installation of new or revised tests and procedures, ensuring quality control in accordance with SOPs and OSHA.
Ability to identify problems that may adversely affect test performance or reporting of test results and correct the problem or notify Director of Laboratory Services.
Initiates quality-control measures and monitors quality of work for adherence to laboratory standards.
Performs duties of technologist as necessitated by absence or peak workload.
Completes special projects as requested, e.g., statistical reports, studies, research, etc.

Part-Time Accounting Clerk

Part-time Accounting Clerk is needed to assist the Accountant with AP and AR functions. Job duties include: mailing checks, posting procedures/credit card batches, billing AR customers, generating customer letters, and filing invoices. Must be able to work Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30 am-5:30 pm and Fridays 8:30 am-12:30 pm.

Payroll for the week of Thanksgiving

DATE: November 18, 2010
TO: All ExecuTeam Employees
FROM: Kernishia Gibson, Payroll Administrator

The deadline to submit your timesheet during the week of Thanksgiving is Tuesday, November 23rd by 10AM.

DIRECT DEPOSIT: Direct deposit will be guaranteed into your bank account by Wednesday.

PAY CARDS: Pay cards will be loaded on Wednesday morning.

• Exceptions will not be made on late timesheets. All late timesheets will be paid the week following Thanksgiving.
• Be sure to have your timesheets signed no later than Friday in order to make the deadline on Tuesday, November 23rd. No faxed timesheets unless you worked over the weekend. Be sure to mail or drop off the original timesheet by Wednesday.
• ExecuTeam Staffing will be closed on Thursday, November 25th and Friday, November 26th.
• Our offices will reopen on Monday, November 29th.
If you have any questions regarding this memo, please call 713.952.6761.
Have a great and safe Thanksgiving!

How To Sell Yourself Like a Product at a Job Interview

Interviewing for a job is in many ways comparable to a sales person making a sale. If you were a sales person and were about to sell a product to a customer you would do some homework or research so that you could convince your customers that your product was the best product on the market to fill their needs.

If you think of this scenario and apply it to the job interview process you will find that it is a powerful tool to use for your interview preparation. What do you have to offer (as a product), to the customer (the employer)? What do you have that will fill their needs (the requirements of the job)? What can you bring that is unique or added value to the position/company? (that sets you apart from the pack)?

Let's begin with "what you have to offer." Think of ways to present your key qualities throughout the interview. An example of this technique is when interviewing for a position that requires "strong organizational skills." You will want to let the interviewer know you are not only organized, but that your organizational skills have made a significant difference in your performance. If you can give an example of a particular event that you organized and how your organizational skills made a difference in a past job you will make an even stronger sell. Anyone can say that they have "strong organizational skills," but not everyone can give specific examples of a time when they had a success using those skills. Don't tell them – sell them - with proof of a past experience or success.

Next, begin to think about what the employer's needs are and how your product can fill those needs. You can accomplish this by studying the job description or posting. Read through the posting or job description once for content. Then, read it a second time for specific words that are emphasized. There will be specific words used according to the job or industry that you are applying for. Make a list of these words to use as "key factors" needed. Now, return to the job posting and read it once more. This time read "between the lines." What would it take to do this job? If for instance, there is a statement such as, "Position will require frequent collaboration and interaction on all levels of staff and management," you can gather that "strong interpersonal" and "communication" skills will be needed to do this job. By making a list of "key requirements" you can match them against what you have to offer.

The last factor to prepare for your sale is to let the employer know that you have the ability to "fit in." and be a "team player." The interviewer will not only be looking to see if you can do the job, but they will also be checking to see if you will be a good addition to the team. Don't dismiss your personal traits in your sales "pitch" preparation. Identify skills that make you unique such as "interpersonal skills," "attitude," and "willingness to do whatever it takes to get the job done." These skills could make the difference between yourself and an equally qualified candidate getting the job offer.

When you take the time to prepare for the sale of the product – YOU – you will have a better chance of convincing the customer or buyer that you are just what they are looking for. By the time you leave the interview the interviewer should have a strong sense of what you have to offer and why they should hire you – why you are the best person for the job to fill their needs.

- Carole Martin

From www.net-temps.com

PA for Urology Group- Direct Hire

Under the direction of a physician, provides health care services to patients.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES:
Obtains detailed history and performs physical examinations.
Performs or orders x-rays, electrocardiograms, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic procedures, and interprets results.
Administers such therapeutic procedures as injections, immunizations, suturing and wound care.
Instructs patients on prescribed therapeutic regimens, home care and health maintenance.
Maintains required records and writes progress notes on patient charts as to status, treatments and procedures.
Provides follow-up and health maintenance care to patients in accordance with protocols established by physicians.
May provide guidance and work direction to less experienced Physician's Assistants.
Performs other job related duties as assigned.

Are Your Writing Skills Up To Snuff?

Basic English Language and Grammar Rules

HYPHENATION

Rule: When you are using two words to describe a noun, those two words act as an adjective and must be hyphenated.

Examples: high-performance career … low-cost manufacturing … market-driven sales programs … problem-solving skills

Exception: DO NOT hyphenate when the first of those two words ends in the letters “ly.”

Examples: highly successful executive … consistently superior performance … remotely controlled device

PARALLELISM

Rule: When you are writing serial items, they must all be written in a parallel voice.

Correct: Directed all manufacturing operations including training and supervising staff, scheduling production, purchasing materials, managing inventory, troubleshooting operations, installing new technology, and coordinating all budgeting. (Note that all of the phrases start with an “ing” verb.)

Incorrect: Directed all manufacturing operations including training and supervising staff, scheduling production, materials management, inventory control, troubleshooting operations, installing new technology, and budget management. (Note the inconsistency in the list of serial items - some starting with the “ing” verb and others using noun phrases.)

COMMA CONSISTENCY

Rule: Pick a method and stick with it where you either consistently use or not use a comma before the word “and” in a list of serial items.

Correct: Trained all newly hired personnel in the sales, customer-service and customer-support departments of Macy’s Stores, Macy’s Outlet Malls and Macy’s Online Shops.

Correct: Trained all newly hired personnel in the sales, customer-service, and customer-support departments of Macy’s Stores, Macy’s Outlet Malls, and Macy’s Online Shops.

(Note that either of the two examples above is correct and consistent. In the first example, a comma is not use before the word “and” in each of the two serial item lists in the sentence. In the second example, the comma is used.)

Incorrect: Trained all newly hired personnel in the sales, customer-service and customer support-departments of Macy’s Stores, Macy’s Outlet Malls, and Macy’s Online Shops.

(Note the inconsistency of the sentence above where the first list of serial items does not use a comma before the word “and” while the second list of items does. This is incorrect because it is inconsistent.)

Exception: It is recommended that you use a comma before the word “and” when the final item in a serial list has the word “and” in the clause.

Example: Coordinating materials movement, inventory planning, and shipping and receiving operations.

BULLET CONSISTENCY

Rule: Bullet-point items must be consistent and use the same verb or noun tense.

Correct: * Budget Management * Staff Training & Leadership * Customer Service * New Product Introduction * Sales Territory Management * New Market Development

Incorrect: * Budget Management * Trainer & Leader * Customer Service Representative * New Product Introduction * Managing Sales Territories * New Market Development

(Note the tremendous inconsistency in the use of nouns and verbs in the incorrect example.)

CONSISTENCY WITH TITLES & DEGREES

Rule: Pick a format and be consistent in how you present job titles and college degrees.

Correct: Retail Sales Associate (1999 to Present) Sales Associate (1996 to 1999) Inventory Clerk (1995 to 1996)

Incorrect: Retail Sales (1999 to Present) - This is NOT a title! Sales Associate (1996 to 1999) Inventory Clerk (1995 to 1996)

Correct: Master of Arts Degree in Education, 2003 Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, 2001

Incorrect: Master’s, Education, 2003 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, 2001

I hope you’ve picked up some good English language and grammar rules and solid writing tips from this article that you’ll immediately start integrating into all of your writing projects!

- Wendy Enelow, CCM, MRW, JCTC, CPRW with Louise Kursmark, MRW, CPRW, CEIP, JCTC, CCM

From www.net-temps.com

Annual Toy/Holiday Drive!!!

The holiday season represents a time of celebration and a time for good cheer. It also represents a time to recognize the charities that ExecuTeam continues to support throughout the entire year. During the month of November, ExecuTeam will be accepting donations at our office location to provide a convenient way for you to contribute to our efforts.

Examples of Donations:
• Unwrapped toys for any ages
• Toothpaste, Toothbrushes, Mouthwash
• Shampoo, Conditioner
• Soaps, Lotions, Deodorant
• T-Shirts, Socks, Underwear
• Gift Cards
• Puzzles, Games, Search Books
• Crayons, Colored Pencils, Markers, etc
• DVDs and Movies

And of course, cash or checks made to the charity or charities of your choice are always welcome!

Tuesday, November 30th (the Tuesday after Thanksgiving) will be the last day donations will be accepted. Monetary donations can be mailed to our office address until December 15.

Temp to Hire Opportunity for an Cardiology LVN

LVN with cardiology experience - would love to have some with Coumadin INR levels experience. Phone triage position, must have strong intercommunication skills and able to handle a high call volume office. Will be working with 7 drs and have the ability to be cross trained to cover other areas as needed.

Avoiding Resume Quick Sand

There’s probably nothing more frustrating than getting your resume all “prettied up” to send to a company via an online source, only to realize that when you hit the send button, you don’t know where in the world it’s going. This can be compared to sending your resume in quick sand. It’s being sucked into an unseen, unknown world and you don’t know if it will ever return some type of response for you.

So how can you avoid resume quick sand? It’s easier than you think. Here is a bit of advice to take advantage of so you won’t become the quick sand’s next victim.

Tailor Your Resume for Each Employer
Employers recognize generic resumes a mile away. The generic resume is the one that you pull off of a template website then change only a little bit to match your specifics. If you want to let an employer know that you’re serious about the job you’re applying for, you have to do better than that. It’s your job to conduct research on the company and position to learn exactly how you feel you qualify. If you can’t do that then you have no business applying. At least that’s how the employer will feel as they dump your resume into the pool of quick sand.

Make Your Resume Keyword Heavy
Often times, resumes get lost in the quick sand because they have been run through scanning software meant to catch certain industry-specific keywords. If your resume doesn’t include some of these keywords then it may be filtered to the “quick sand” section of the program and be readied for deletion. To avoid this from happening to you, it’s a good idea to conduct a good amount of research on the company, as well as the industry as a whole, to learn what words should be included in your resume.

Let Your Cover Letter Say What the Resume Doesn’t
Another way to help avoid resume quick sand is to have your cover letter tell the story your resume can’t. For instance, if you have a major gap in your employment because you chose to take time to raise the family, you can explain this in your cover letter. Also, you can utilize this tool to highlight any experiences you acquired during your time off that might be relevant to the position you’re applying for.

If You’re Not Qualified … Don’t Apply
Sometimes we set ourselves up to have our resumes tossed into the quick sand. That’s right, if you didn’t apply for the job you were grossly under-qualified for, you may not have found yourself in this position. So if you know that you can provide absolutely no proof that you qualify for a position, it’s best not to apply. And while you’re at it, stop sending resumes to the same recruiters. If they’re interested, they’ll likely contact you. Repeatedly sending your resume to a recruiter is neither necessary nor appropriate.

The job search world is a tough one, but not an impossible one. If you play your cards right, you can not only avoid the resume quick sand, but actually secure a great position.

- Heather Eagar
From www.net-temps.com

Administrative/Office Assistant Needed!!!

Be in the middle of everything with this dynamic group. Company is located in the downtown area and provides financial advisory to various oil and gas clients. This position will allow you a diverse variety of duties and responsibilities while putting your computer skills to the test! You would be involved in the daily office routines, assisting with accounts payable, working closely with vendors and clients, maintaining and preparing for client meetings, data processing and much more! Ideal candidate must possess excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, able to prioritize and work under pressure to meet deadlines, flexible to OT, proficient MS Office skills, and polished written and verbal communication skills.

Internal Auditor

Prepare, Conduct, Discuss and Document Internal Audits in group companies of the North and Latin America regions.

Evaluate the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls and make value recommendations to improve the overall control environment.

Identify opportunities for process improvements, cost-effective control, cost savings, and revenue enhancement.

Perform special projects.

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
From www.net-temps.com

In Search of an Administrative/Office Assistant

Be in the middle of everything with this dynamic group. Company is located in the downtown area and provides financial advisory to various oil and gas clients. This position will allow you a diverse variety of duties and responsibilities while putting your computer skills to the test! You would be involved in the daily office routines, assisting with accounts payable, working closely with vendors and clients, maintaining and preparing for client meetings, data processing and much more! Ideal candidate must possess excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, able to prioritize and work under pressure to meet deadlines, flexible to OT, proficient MS Office skills, and polished written and verbal communication skills.

How to Critique Your Own Resume

As a job seeker, and as your own resume writer, you have probably created what you feel is a masterpiece resume that can be sent anywhere and get you a job. But if you really think about it, if your resume was that fabulous, you would probably have a job by now, right?

Try not to feel bad about your resume; sometimes it’s hard to see what needs to be changed when you don’t have the advantage of being your own third-party eyes. However, if you follow a resume-critique checklist, you have a better chance of wrapping your mind around some obvious changes that may need to be made to turn your resume into the true masterpiece it can be.

Think about First Impressions

The first item on your checklist which you should consider when looking over your resume is whether it will make a great first impression. Does it look like it is based on a template that other job seekers are using, or is the resume writer, that would be you, original? Is it cluttered with words or does it offer clear sections with ample white space? Does the design have a professional appearance, or does it look like you asked your 10-year-old sibling to type it for you? It’s good to consider all of these questions when exploring what type of first impression you’re making with your resume.

Are Your Resume Sections Appropriate?

As you continue to critique your resume, it’s important to look through your resume sections to ensure they’re appropriate. In other words, you want to make sure that they are all clearly labeled. You also want to make sure they are listed in the best order possible to highlight your strongest credentials. When you list work history, you want to ensure it is listed in reverse chronological order so that your most recent job is listed first.

Are Your Career Goals Clearly Defined?

As you review your resume, check your career goals to make sure they are clearly defined. This means you want to make sure your career objective is toward the top of the resume. It’s also a good idea to make sure that your objective, as well as the remaining resume content, is targeted to a specific career goal rather than being so general that it would fit a job as a plumber just as easily as that of an insurance underwriter.

Are You Using Action Words and Keyword Phrases?

In order to highlight your accomplishments, it’s important that you, as the resume writer, create a resume that is action-driven rather than duty-driven. This means using action words rather than words that focus on the responsibilities you had. So instead of writing that you were responsible for organizing the office, write that you developed an organizational system for the office. Also, you want your resume to be rich with keyword phrases that define your industry, like “trade shows” if you’re in marketing.

As you see, it takes a lot of work to create a “masterpiece” resume. But you can do it with ease if you go over it line by line, word by word, and make sure that it includes every element it should contain and, of course, is error-free. If you do, you will find your title changing from “job seeker” to “employee” before you know it.

- Heather Eagar
www.net-temps.com

Seeking a Pharmacy Technician

Responsibilities include pharmaceutical inventory process development and implementation, develop, compile, and maintain reports, sort pre-packaged drugs and pharmaceutical supplies for distribution. Transcription of medical information into medical labels, maintaining proper supply levels using inventory systems and maintain record of drugs, drug usage, and medication information.

Requirements:
Two years of experience in pharmacy, drug wholesale warehouse, or hospital pharmacy are required. Good computer and written communication skills (Microsoft Office, SAP a plus). Experience in sorting pre-packaged drugs and pharmaceutical supplies for distribution. Working knowledge of inventory systems.