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So You Trashed Your Career When Young
Let’s say you were – like all of us – young and foolish. Let’s also say that you were so foolish that you trashed your career in some way: You told your boss you were sick so that you could take the day off to see a ball game, but who should you see at the game but...
Lying Liars Who Lie….On Their Resume
When it comes to our jobs and careers, just about all of us are liars: more than four-fifths of us (85 percent) lie on our resumes. (And that number – from 2017 – is a big increase: just 66 percent of job applicants lied on resumes or applications in 2012.) Still,...
You Got the Job Offer! Should You Take It?
You applied for a job opportunity. You were called in for an interview. You aced it. You were called in for another interview. Ditto. The hiring manager tells you she’ll make her decision in a week and in that week you hear from her and she offers you the job! You’re...
Helpmates Staffing Services Once Again Is Named to the Best of Staffing® Awards for the Tenth Year in a Row
It’s a 10-peat!!! Helpmates Staffing – once again! – has been named to ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Diamond Awards. This is our 10th straight year of earning this award! Helpmates Staffing Services has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing®...
Hacking the College Job Fair
Yep, it’s February. If you’re a college senior, you’re busy. And one of the things your busy with is getting ready for your campus’ college job fair this spring. What? It’s not on your radar!!! Why not!? College job fairs are a terrific way for you to land job...
Everyone’s Leaving My Employer. Should I Go, Too?
Today’s hot, hot, HOT candidate market means many people are leaving one job for another. And it feels as if everyone is doing so. Why? Because they can. With unemployment in Los Angeles County at 4.6 percent (in October, the latest figure available) and 2.9 percent...
How California’s Statewide Minimum Wage Hike is Affecting Your Temporary Workforce
It’s not news to the region’s employers that the minimum wage for California businesses with more than 26 employees increased statewide from $11/hour to $12/hour on January 1. What’s more, Los Angeles County will be raising its minimum wage on July 1, from $13.25/hour...
2019 New Year’s Resolution: Embrace AI
Many recruiters and human resources professionals may be – to put it lightly – a tad leery regarding artificial intelligence. After all, while many experts are saying AI won’t take away our jobs, just change how we do them, we’re still wary. Should we gird ourselves...
Making Career Resolutions that Actually Stick
Merry Christmas! While chances are that you’re reading this on some day other than December 25 (the day this went live) and you’re no doubt now thinking of which gifts to return, why not also take some time in preparation for the New Year to think about what career...