Many people think the job opportunities offered via staffing agencies such as Helpmates are “just” temporary...
How to Stand Out on a Temporary Assignment to Have a Better Chance to Get Hired Permanently
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Candidate Advice
How to Make Sure You Won’t Be Miserable at a New Job
Make sure this isn’t you: You start a new job, one you’re really excited to begin. But in just a few weeks – maybe...
How Focusing on What You Want to Happen Can Make it Happen
Many people believe that what you think is what you are: If you believe you’re talented, you are. If you believe you...
Over 65 and Wondering if THIS is the Time to Retire? You’re Not Alone.
If you’re nearing retirement age, you’ve probably wondered: “Is THIS the time to cut the employment cord and retire?” If so, you’re definitely not alone: even people who haven’t yet reached “full retirement age” (which is about age 66 now,...
The Skills in Demand in a Post-COVID World
The Skills in Demand in a Post-COVID World While the COVID-19 pandemic has changed pretty much everything in our world in these past three or four months, one thing that remains the same – in many ways – are the skills employers will be looking for...
Resume Rules for the 2020s
Technology has made work more complicated because it requires more sophisticated job skills. It’s also made looking for work more complicated because it takes longer to explain exactly what we accomplished and how. Plus, many recruiters and HR...
Using Your Layoff to Change Careers
If you’re among the 40 million-plus people in the U.S. who have been laid off or furloughed by your employer, you may be thinking that if ever there was a good time to change careers, this might be it. And you could be right. Could be, because...
Landing Your First Job Out of College – During a Pandemic!
Talk about rotten luck! To be a newly minted college graduate in 2020 means you’re headed to job market unlike anything you, your parents and possibly even your grandparents have ever seen before. Many people are likening the current job market...
The Ways Your Job Search Will Change Due to the Coronavirus Crisis
February – even early March – seems SO far away, doesn’t it? And when it comes to looking for a job? Shaking hands. Heading to networking events or conferences. Heading to a potential employer’s location for a job interview. No more! Now – and for...
The Job Search Has Changed: Now and for the Foreseeable Future
If you’re in the midst of a job search, you’ve no doubt learned that all interviews now are being conducted via video. While this will remain the status quo for the foreseeable future, we also believe video interviewing will remain a large part of...
Looking for Work While Following “Safer at Home” Guidelines
Life sure feels and definitely looks different here in Southern California than it did just two weeks ago. Many of us started working from home just a few days ago and, as the days passed, more and more of us lost our jobs. And others among us soon...
Getting Through Challenging Times
So. Things now are, shall we say, a tad dicey. The coronavirus pandemic has caused the stock market to decline precipitously, and now many economists are predicting a global recession. Fun times, right? You may be worried that your employer will...