Your resume contains information about your education and experience, but does it talk enough about your soft skills? If not, it should. An overwhelming majority of employers — 77 percent — think that soft skills are as important as hard skills, according to a CareerBuilder survey. And when evaluating job candidates, they are giving equal… Read More »
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5 Business Books Everyone Should Read
Professional development is immeasurably important to your success. After 30 years in business and helping thousands of professionals find the next step in their career, we know that continual learning gives you an edge over those who choose to let their skills go stale. If you want to keep your skills sharp and learn something… Read More »
Morgan Hunter History: 1990 – Present
As the 1980’s came to a close, Morgan Hunter was continuing to grow and keep pace with an evolving job market. Recognizing a gap in the temporary staffing market, Morgan Hunter President Jerry Hellebusch created Signature Staffing in 1990. Established as a separate company, Signature Staffing focused exclusively on temporary placements. “At the time, most… Read More »
21 Percent of Employees Vowing to Find New Job in the New Year
As the New Year kicks off, more than one in five employees have made finding a new job their New Year’s resolution according to a recent survey by CareerBuilder. Of those looking for a new job in 2016, 34 percent said they will accomplish this by regularly looking for a new job even though they… Read More »
6 Steps for Nailing Your Phone Interview
In order to save time and money, companies are increasingly conducting phone interviews in order to screen job applicants before they bring them in for an in-person interview. How do you nail your next phone interview so you can make it to the next step in the interview process? Follow these 6 tips: … Read More »
Top Tech Candidates Rejecting Your Offers? Here’s What Could Be Happening
As an employer, you may be used to being in the driver seat during the hiring process. So it can be quite unnerving when a candidate rejects your offer, especially when you thought they’d be ideal for the job. While disappointing, it’s not necessarily uncommon. However, if candidates are regularly rejecting your job offers, it… Read More »
Are Your Job References Ignoring You?
It could happen to you: you get through a series of job interviews and you get an offer—which is contingent on your references checking out. So you call your references to let them know they’ll be getting a call from a hiring manager about you. And they don’t answer your calls. Or your emails. What… Read More »
Pay Attention to What You’re Posting, Or Nobody Else Will
How you represent your company can be as simple as what is included in a job posting. Think about it. Each company has a certain style to its job postings. An established bank has a different tone from a startup technology company. What you say within your posting will determine the type of applicants you… Read More »
When You Google Yourself, What Do You Find?
If you’re looking for a job, you’re hopefully using social media, like Twitter and LinkedIn. And hopefully you’ve already Googled yourself, to see what potential employers—and yes, 89% of them are checking—might see about you. First, you want to make sure they don’t see anything negative. Second, you want to stand out from the competition.… Read More »
3 Career Tips for the Long-Term Unemployed
Whether you’re just a few years out of college or a seasoned executive, the current job market has left many on the job hunt unemployed for the long term. A recent AARP study showed older workers were unemployed for an average of 44 weeks compared to 33.9 weeks for those under age 55. Aside from… Read More »