Hot Job Seeker Opportunities!

Once again, I'm just sending you the Job Blasts from the last two days.  We're busy with students trying to meet the December 1st Financial Aid deadline, so life should slow down, soon.  Maybe.

Job Blasts!

Twitchell's Dry Cleaning (East Lansing):  Presser,  MTB #2975400

Medical Management Systems (Lansing):  Data Entry Specialist,  MTB #2975050

Mason Pediatrics (Mason):  Medical Assistant,  MTB #2974971

Alator Home Health:  Registered Nurses,  MTB #2971194

Arctic Glacier, Inc. (Lansing):    Lead Person,  MTB #2974670


Mock Interview Opportunity!

Mock Interviews will be held at Capital Area Michigan Works! in Lansing on Monday, December 13th from 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.  No appointment necessary!  This is a great opportunity for Job Seekers to practice that ever-important job search activity...the interview!  Guest employers include representatives from the Greater Lansing Convention & Visitors Bureau and Accountemps.  Be sure to bring copies of your resume and dress appropriately! 

What Employers Want YOU to Know!

The following information was sent out to CAMW! Staff on Monday, November 29th by the CAMW! Business Liaison professional.  She stated that:

The Manager for a local healthcare association stated, "I recently filled seven positions in the last month.  I interviewed over 60 candidates and received resumes from nearly 650 job seekers during the last few months, alone.  During both the resume review and job interview phases of our hiring process, I noticed some common deficiencies amongst the candidates.  Some of the most common I noticed were:

• Employment objectives inconsistent with the nature of the position the candidate is applying for;
• Resumes that did not reveal the skills behind the nature of the candidate's employment background when the positions did not directly correlate;
• The lack of ability to craft a compelling cover story
• General unprofessionalism in interviewing, whether it be arriving late, improper dress or vocabulary used;
• Inability to compellingly participate in behavioral interviewing;
• The lack of thank you letters (either hardcopy or via email) after interviewing;
• Poor selection of references, or references not aware of the candidate's job seeking status."

Be sure that you do not fall into one of these categories.  Check out an earlier blog in which I wrote about Thank You letters and provided you with a great link for some outstanding sample letters!