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Are These 4 Crucial Items Missing From Your Resume?

HMG Success on April 5, 2016

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Have you ever glanced over your resume and wondered why this document is so important? To most job seekers, it’s a necessary requirement of applying for jobs. But, it’s so much more. When you start looking at your resume like the powerful document it’s meant to be, it takes on a new level of importance.

Your resume is actually a marketing document – and in this case, you are selling YOU.

When you think about a resume in these terms, it makes better sense to ensure it’s not missing any critical elements that could stop a recruiter from wanting to learn more about you. Think about it for a second. The last time you read an advertisement, it probably covered several important areas, like:

  • a solid and complete introduction to the service or product;
  • a compelling reason why someone would buy this over a competitor;
  • the main features and value of the offering; and
  • the direct call to action – to take action or buy it.

Now, take a look at your resume again. Does it include the above elements?

Your resume should introduce you to the recruiter in a solid way. The first part of your resume serves as an area where you can develop a strong introduction and list of your work related skills. Like if you were reading an advertisement for a car, you’d see the intro to the car model and the features like anti-lock brakes, air conditioning, and automatic transmission.

The reason why someone would hire you comes next. This is the meat of your resume. Include your career experience and your education here. Don’t leave anything out, if it’s compelling and a reason someone would want to hire you.

The main features and value of the offering are listed as your achievements, your award winning work, and your efforts to excel. Include volunteer experience, industry associations, your portfolio items, and any place where you have received recognition.

Lastly, bring it all home with a call to action, which is included in your resume as your clear and up-to-date contact information listed prominently in the header. Use a cover letter to ask the recruiter to call you and list your contact phone number again.

Need help writing an effective resume, or finding a job in Michigan or Ohio? Click here to browse our open jobs, or contact the dedicated staffing specialists at Advance Staffing Solutions today!

 

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Southgate Open Registration

HMG Success on April 4, 2016

Open Registration

Thursday, April 7th from 9am-2pm!

We have the following positions available in the Downriver Area:

Machine Operators
Inspection Workers
Forklift Operators
Slitter Operators
Production Workers
Customer Service Representatives/Administrative
CNC Programmers/Operators
Grinding Operators

Please bring

Current copy of your resume

Two valid formsof ID

(ie: State ID or Driver’s License

AND

Social Security card or Birth Certificate.)

We look forward to meeting you!

Advance Staffing Solutions
15975 Eureka Rd.
Southgate, MI. 48195

Pro Pak Industries Job Fair

HMG Success on April 4, 2016

 Tuesday, April 5th
4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at
Pro Pak Industries
1125 Ford St.
Maumee OH 43537

 

Multiple temp to hire opportunities on all 3 shifts!
Starting pay of $10-11.50 (Depends on experience)
  • Physically demanding positions
  • MUST be able to read a standard ruler!
  • Must have a HS Diploma or GED.
  • Must Bring 2 valid forms of ID.
  • Bring a resume if you have one.
For a complete listing of jobs available visit our website at
www.advancestaffingsolutions.com

Congratulations Renee

HMG Success on April 1, 2016

Congratulations to Renee at the Monroe Branch on her promotion

to a Staffing Specialist. Renee has been with Advance for 2 years.

She has made great strides, is full of great ideas and keeps us laughing!

 

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Hiring? Make Sure Your Online Presence is Setting You Up for Success

HMG Success on March 30, 2016

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When candidates visit your corporate website, your social media accounts, and read about the company in the news, how well does this online presence blend with the kind of corporate culture you are trying to portray? Many times, companies put a lot of effort into their marketing only to find out it’s coming up short for recruitment purposes. Candidates can be highly critical when it comes to deciding IF they want to apply to work for a company that may not share their same values. This is why it’s critical to develop a strong online presence that speaks to a positive culture.

Here are some things any company can do to ensure they are portrayed in a candidate-friendly light.

Update your company website and your job listings

When job seekers are reviewing career opportunities, they can be judging the way the company website looks. If it’s been updated recently and has a positive brand, then they are more confident applying for work. If the website looks like it hasn’t been updated since the dawn of the Internet, or if job postings are outdated, these factors will not go unnoticed by job candidates.

Mixed messages and poor information on social networks

Does your company have a central person or team dealing with the social networks, or is it a free-for-all? Inconsistent messaging, odd posts, and even potential offensive content could be hurting your company’s chance of hiring the best people. Make sure your marketing team syncs with the hiring team at frequent intervals to avoid this kind of mixed messaging.

If there a Web-friendly way of applying?

Candidates today are turning to their mobile devices for finding and applying for work. If your company has not developed a mobile version of the company career portal or created a mobile job app, you are missing out on many great candidates. Use a mobile app that’s simple to use and streamlined for job applicants to use. Try a ready-made career app to make this a quick and easy step, and get your website set up as interactive with all mobile devices.

Promoting the company career opportunities

You cannot expect candidates to find your company without doing a little marketing to get the word out about job opps. Attend career fairs, participate in job fairs, partner with a staffing agency, and more to market your careers to job seekers. The company doesn’t have to have a huge budget or team to accomplish this, just keep it simple and focused.

Need help finding top-quality job candidates in Michigan and Ohio? Click here to contact Advance Staffing Solutions today, and let us take the hard work of finding, testing, and vetting quality candidates for you!

 

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Sylvania is Hiring!!

HMG Success on March 30, 2016

Monday, April 4th, 2016

9:00am-1:00pm

 

Advance Staffing Solutions

5800 Monroe St Building F

Sylvania, Oh 43560

 

Looking for EXPERIENCED production workers

 

Toledo, Holland, and Maumee

 

$10.00-11.00/Hour +

 

All shifts available

 

Apply online first @ www.advancestaffingsolutions.com

 

Please bring an updated Resume, and

2 valid forms of ID

 

Any questions call 419-882-7646

 

Open Interviews

HMG Success on March 29, 2016

Wednesday, 4/6/16

12:00pm-4:00pm

Positions are located in Blissfield, Dundee, Monroe areas.
Starting Wage is $9.00-$13.00 per hour

 

South Central Michigan Works!

Lenawee County Human Services Building

1040 S. Winter Street, Suite 1014, Adrian, MI 49221

 

POSITIONS AVAILABLE:

Warehouse, General Labor, Assembly, Welders & Packagers

Must have…

HS Diploma/GED
Work history within the        last 12 months

Pre-Register Online

www.advancestaffingsolutions.com

Malinda Tepe

734-457-0056

malinda@advancestafingsolutions.com

How to Un-Brand Yourself as a Job Hopper

HMG Success on March 28, 2016

How to Un-Brand Yourself as a Job Hopper

 

Have you had a variety of jobs over the last few years? Maybe you were laid off, worked a lot of temporary assignments, or just had bad luck with companies closing their doors during the recession – in any case, your resume looks like you could be a job hopper. A classic job hopper frequently changes jobs, and this can be seen as a negative mark on a career history. Companies want candidates who can stay on board for at least a year or more so they can earn a good return on investment in training and hiring new employees.

How can you successfully un-brand yourself as a job hopper in the minds of recruiters? Follow these tips:

  • Know how to explain the frequent or short-term jobs
    Depending on the circumstances, most of the time the reason employees leave their jobs is because of something involuntary – through layoffs, company closures, end of temporary assignments, and offshoring. Do you have a way of explaining this to recruiters? Now is the time to come up with a positive way of explaining what happened and how you did not let it affect your career goals. In fact, turn the experience around so that it was a positive step that helped you to build your career.
  • Be careful of how you are listing jobs
    A big mistake that many job seekers make with their resumes is separating temporary jobs into individual jobs, which makes job hopping look worse. Instead, list the jobs under the name of the agency you worked for, with a brief explanation and the dates for each assignment. In this way, the jobs are in a logical progression under a singular agency or employer.
  • Consider a skills-based resume vs. a chronological one
    If you have a lot of jobs (more than five in a three year period), it may be best to put your information into a skills-based resume template, instead of a chronological timeline of jobs. In this case, list your top skills and achievements in the very top half of your resume. Following this, put your software and educational knowledge, and then your jobs can be listed by year in the bottom portion of the resume.
  • Share your references
    Let others speak for you by including some great professional and personal references. Let them know you are trying to establish yourself in a stable work opportunity and so they can speak to this ability. Prepare your references in advance and give them some talking points, such as your ability to complete tasks on time, your interpersonal skills, and your reliability.

If you’re looking for a new career in Ohio or Michigan, partner with the team of staffing experts at Advance Staffing Solutions! We have an inside track on the hottest, newest and often unlisted exciting job opportunities, and we work with many high-profile companies that would love to hire a candidate like you. Click to contact us today.

 

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Your Hiring Process Should Be All About Your Candidates

HMG Success on March 23, 2016

Your Hiring Process Should Be All About Your Candidates

 

In the last year, it’s become increasingly apparent that it’s a candidate-driven market. It’s only going to continue as unemployment rates drop and new companies move into the Detroit, MI area. With this in mind, when is the last time you looked at your company’s hiring process from the perspective of candidates? Do you think it’s positive, or does it create a negative experience?

Perhaps now would be a good time to start thinking about improving things so that it’s all about creating a warm and welcoming experience for candidates. Here are some suggestions for making this happen.

Reduce the time to apply

There is nothing more frustrating for candidates than spending hours filling out job applications, completing assessments, and submitting information online for a single job. Take hints from the top companies and revert to a single-page application form. Utilize LinkedIn recruiting to make this process even easier for candidates.

Respond promptly to candidates

When a candidate takes the time to apply for a job, they tend to like to be thanked for their time and effort. So too, candidates enjoy frequent and courteous updates to the status of their application, and after interviews. Set up an automated system for doing this that sounds personal, and then create a system for calling candidates within seven days to advise them on next steps.

Relax during job interviews

Instead of making job interviews so formal, why not create a nice relaxing environment for welcoming them and going through this process? Start with a meeting room right off the front entrance where candidates can be invited to sit and enjoy a cold water before the interview time. Then take candidates on a brief tour of the building. Once they are warmed up, conduct the interview in a comfortable area and make them feel at home.

Following up with candidates

A big part of the candidate experience is also understanding what will happen next and when they can expect to hear back on a decision. Provide a brief overview once you have completed the interview, with a time frame and next steps. Then check back in with candidates at regular intervals (like once a week) at the very least. If a candidate is not to be selected at this time, send a nice rejection letter along with a gesture of your appreciation (such as a gift card for a free lunch).

 

Need help with your hiring process? Let the experts at Advance Staffing Solutions take the hard work, time and stress off your hands! We have a pool of talented, vetted candidates who are ready to fill roles in your company today! Click here to check out our Talent Showcase today!

 

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Free Job Fair – Wood County Library

HMG Success on March 21, 2016

FREE JOB FAIR

 Thursday, March 24th, 2016

1:00PM-4:00 PM

 

 Wood County Library Atrium  Meeting Room B

 

Employment opportunities

 Assistance with Resume Building

 Help with  Job Applications

 No registration required

 Open to the General Public

 Interview  tips

 Summer job opportunities for Students

 

 

Want to Move Your Resume to the Top of the Pile? Use These Tips!

HMG Success on March 18, 2016

Want to Move Your Resume to the Top of the Pile

 

It’s been estimated that for each and every job posting advertised that recruiters can receive as many as 300 – 500 resumes from eager candidates. That’s a lot of reading and screening! Unfortunately, most recruiters have very little time to spend on each resume, so they skim through them looking for specific things, make a pile out of about 1/10th of the original resumes, and start calling people in for interviews. In other cases, the applicant tracking system may scan resumes first and only kick out those that meet the job descriptions.

Sadly, your resume could end up at the bottom of the pile, or worse yet, in the bottom of a garbage can – that is, if you don’t know the secrets of success (that we are about to share with you now). If you want to move your resume to the top of the pile, read on.

Use a standard resume template

Any recruiter will tell you that they cannot stand it when people try to ‘reinvent the wheel’ with their resumes. They don’t want to see a resume that’s super creative (unless they are hiring for a creative role), with fancy colors and head photos of the candidate. Instead, stick to the rules and use a simple format with defined headings for Skills, Education, Career History, etc. These will have a better chance of being read properly by the ATS, and by the recruiters.

Try a nicer paper

If you plan to mail your resume in (who uses snail mail anymore?) be sure to invest in high-quality paper that has a nice texture and is slightly off-white. Your local office supply store can help you pick out the best paper and matching envelopes for this purpose. Have your resume professionally printed out. Don’t turn your resume in on brightly colored paper or poorly printed from an at-home machine.

Call the recruiter

It may seem simple, but taking the extra step to call the recruitment office 48 hours after sending in your resume can alert the hiring team that you are an interested candidate. Provide the recruiter with your full name spelled out, the job title you are applying for, and your contact phone number where they can reach you. Don’t ask them to interview you on the spot or take up too much of their time. Just say thanks and that you hope to hear back at their convenience.

Get recommended

Another way to ensure that your resume makes it to the top of the hiring pile is to ask for a direct employee referral from a colleague who works there. If you can, send this person a copy of your resume and ask them to walk a copy down to the HR office in person. If you don’t know anyone who works there, you can also reach out to the staffing agency you are registered with and ask if they are recruiting for the job, then get them to send the employer your resume. This can be a very effective way to get called in for a job interview sooner.

 

The last secret to success in a job search is to partner with a staffing agency like Advance Staffing Solutions. We have staffing experts on hand in Michigan and Ohio to help you land whatever career you’re aiming for!

 

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