Laughing all the Way to Work
JULY 14, 2012
1) Do try the temp agencies. When on a temp job, work as if you are on probation all the time. 11) Choose some good references and make sure you contact them ahead of time to ask their permission to use their name and to let them know they may be contacted. Here is what I recommend. It is better to be working.
Melissa Peoples
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
Bear in mind, I had been recruited or referred into my past couple of roles, so my resume hadn't been top of mind for a while. The gentleman on the call introduced himself as a consultant with a well-known local staffing agency who had reviewed the resume I had uploaded to the organization's website.
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The Small Business Blog
FEBRUARY 7, 2010
Temp agencies are useful – look at them as being a trial period for potential employees. David Said on February 8th, 2010 at 9:14 pm In Australia, companies definitely prefer to hire people they know and a lot of have financial incentives in place where if employees refer another employee, they get a bonus.
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
3) Work with temping and recruiting agencies – all of them When you are looking for a job, contact every temp and recruiting agency in town. Sure, some of them might have the same jobs, but you will soon find that sometimes a company will only work with one specific agency. Job hunting is a numbers and timing game.
Small Business Labs
JUNE 3, 2010
When we reference organizations that have provided us funding in the last year we will note it. The CNN article focuses on the growing use of temps. If we mention a product or service that we received for free or other considerations, we will note it. .
Musings of a High-Level Executive Assistant
MAY 16, 2012
Even though I am an EA with over 15 years of experience at the C-level, it seems that all the recruiting agencies I have approached still require an applicant to come in for an appointment to take their basic employment testing, and then only seem to be able to offer lower-level administrative jobs.
Laughing all the Way to Work
FEBRUARY 24, 2009
And that’s where a virtual administrative assistant can step in to make all the difference. If you find some are outdated please let me know so I can remove them from this list. 411 Look Up 411.ca
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