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News & Events
Our Summer Newsletter |
11 September, 2009 -
Employment News
Summer/Fall Newsletter
September, 2009
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| Follow us on Twitter! |
Laufer and Associates is now on Twitter! Get updates on our featured jobs on the go.
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| Sucess Story: Kristin Misata |
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Kristin came to us in early June in search of an executive support role. After a couple months of working together diligently, Kristin just got a permanent position in the executive support role she was looking for.
Says Kristin,"I just want to thank Laufer and Associates and Julie so, so much for helping me find this wonderful job. I am so happy and feel like we really have found the perfect job for me. It may have taken awhile but it was definitely worth the wait!!!
Everyone at the office so helpful and always made me feel really important. It was nice to know that they were always thinking of me when they heard of openings.
I highly recommend Laufer and Associates to anyone who is in the job market because I truly feel that the experience of working with them is unlike any other recruiting firm.
Thank you so much again!"
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| Featured Temp: Nathan Bliss |
Nathan was fresh out of College when we first met him. This Boston University grad impressed us right away with his professional manner and initiative. It wasn't long before he got a long term temp position with one of our top clients. He started out as a part-time temporary employee, but now regularly puts in full time hours. Nathan has been a pleasure to work with and continues to impress us with his hard work and dedication.
"I am very grateful to Laufer and Associates for placing me in my current position. I met with Kelly Shalk about a position I saw advertised online just after finishing college. Without much knowledge of staffing agencies, I entered Laufer and Associates with few expectations. I was pleasantly surprised to have a great conversation and then receive a placement not long after our first meeting.
I have had a great time working at my new job for the past few months and continue to speak with Laufer and Associates regularly. Their assistance in finding me a position has been a great help and I have recommended them to several of my friends. The process of searching and applying for jobs through Laufer and Associates was simple and effective and has left me with an interesting job and a great deal of professional experience."
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| What Not to do on an Interview |
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It's normal, even expected to be nervous in an interview. Nobody expects you to be perfect. However there are some mistakes, some common, some a little more off the wall, that you should avoid when in an interview. Top personnel executives from 100 major US corporations were asked to share unusual stories about job applicants. A lot can be learned from these often humorous anecdotes.
Even if the dress code at a company you are interviewing with is, "business casual," don't show up in anything less than business attire. "Applicant wore a jogging suite to interview for the position of financial vice-president." This applicant did not get hired!
You should also show up for your interview well groomed, but this doesn't mean groom yourself in the middle on the interview. "Balding applicant abruptly excused himself and returned to the office a few minutes later, wearing a hairpiece." There was also, "Applicant removed his right shoe and sock, removed a medicated foot powder, and dusted it on the sole of his foot and in the shoe. While he was putting the shoe and sock back on, he mentioned he had to use the powder four times a day, and this was the time." It's good to have a sense of personal hygiene, but the middle of a job interview is not the time.
This one's important: Pay attention! Really be present for the interview, give the interviewer your full attention and don't be distracted by cell phones, emails, or other appointments you may have for that day. "Applicant wore a Walkman, claiming she could listen to the interviewer and the music at the same time." Give yourself plenty of time between appointments so you are not hurrying one interview to get to the next. "During the interview, an alarm clock went off in the applicant's briefcase. He took it out, shut it off, apologized, and said he had to leave for another interview."
Click here to see the full list of stories
Click here and here to see a helpful list of tips for what you should do at an interview.
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| Resume Tips! |
 Welcome to a new feature on our newsletter, "The Resume Tip." In each edition I will be dispensing some useful tips on how to make your resume look better and help get you the interview. This edition's topic: bullet points.
This is a very simple change you can make to the format of your resume. Underneath your previous positions list your major responsibilities and give each responsibility its very own bullet point.
For example:
Company X, Anywhere USA 11/05-8/09
Receptionist
- Answered multi-line telephone
- Greeted all visitors
- Opened and sorted all incoming mail
- Maintained office filing systems
Adding bullet points to your resume is also one of the easiest ways you make your resume specific to the job for which you are applying. If the job you are applying for lists answering telephones as a major responsibility then you would want to list "Answered multi-line telephone" first, as in the example. However, if the job description emphasizes filing, then "Maintained office filing systems," should be at the top.
Make each bullet as specific as possible. Avoid vague encompassing terms such as, "Managed front office." Instead use the points to tell how you managed the office, as in the example above.
Also pay attention to the tense you use when describing your responsibilities. Unless you are currently at the position you should keep the bullet points in the past tense. These are responsibilites that you had in the past at your previous position. Make sure that the tense reflects that. The only exception to using the past tense is if you are still at that position. If you are detailing your current job use the present tense: "Answer multi-line telephone" vs. "Answered multi-line telephone."
Using bullet points to detail your responsibilities makes your resume easy for prospective employers to read. The easier your resume is to read, the more likely it is that it will be read. This is just the first step to getting hired!
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| Don't Forget About our Referral Program |
 The rules are simple. Tell everyone you know about Laufer and Associates and have them view our website and contact us directly, or provide us with the names of qualified professionals. Once a person whom you have referred works as a temporary employee or gets placed permanently by Laufer and Associates at a client company, you will receive the cash amount listed below.
$100 Permanent Bonus -- You are eligible for our $100 Referral Bonus if Laufer and Associates place your referral in a permanent position. Referral must stay employed in position for the length of our guarantee period, commonly 90 days.
$100 Temporary Bonus - You are eligible for our $100 Referral Bonus if Laufer and Associates place your referral in a temporary position. Referral must work as a temporary employee for at least 1,000 hours to qualify. There is no limit to the number of employees you may refer.
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Our experience has also taught us that great candidates often know other great candidates, so be sure to take advantage of our referral bonus program.
Sincerely,
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Ellinor Chandler
Laufer and Associates
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