Tuesday, November 25, 2008

The Veterans Transition Guide


Finding employment can be a daunting task for veterans returning to the civilian workforce, but The Employment Guide’s Veterans Transition Guide is helping to ease the change. As soldiers and sailors return from deployments around the world, they routinely face problems integrating back into civilian jobs and lives.

The Employment Guide recently launched The Veterans Transition Guide. The guide features articles and tips for people who have been living the Military life and want to find a job or career. The guide also features Companies in the Baltimore surrounding area that are looking to hire you today.

The Baltimore Employment Guide will be launching their first edition of The Veterans Guide in January of 2009. If you are an employer looking to hire veterans please be sure and contact the employment guide.

For more information please contact Howard Kershner @ 410-543-1870.

Monday, November 24, 2008

EG Weekly Publication

EG Weekly Publication November 24-November 30
EG Weekly Publication November 24-December 1

Check out this week's great career opportunities:
Allines
North American Trade Schools
Tesst College of Technology
All-State Career
Prime, Inc.
Maryland Department of Public Safety
Wackenhut Corporation
Ruxton Health & Rehabilitation Center

Tuesday, November 18, 2008

Top 9 Ways to Improve Your Resume


1.Proofread. This should be a no-brainer, but almost all resumes
had typos and formatting inconsistencies. Make sure your resume is perfect, and hire a professional if you’re not confident in your proofreading skills.
2.Remove “Fluff.” One of my pet peeves is the use of flowery resume language. If you’re a results-proven, detail-oriented leader with excellent verbal and written communication skills, I’m talking to you. This type of language makes hiring managers’ eyes glaze over and doesn’t do much to “sell” your credentials. Instead of saying that you have these skills, prove it with examples of past successes throughout the resume.
3. Add a Headline. A Headline calls out your objective as well as one or two of your top qualifications, and is a modern twist on a traditional “Objective” section.
4. Add a Summary. If you don’t have a Qualifications Summary, write one — immediately! The summary can present the top reasons why employers should contact you — your value proposition. If you lead your resume with a compelling summary, employers will be more likely to read the rest of your resume.
5. Include Important Skills. You can create a separate “Key Skills” section or incorporate your skills in the Summary section. Either way, an easy-to-skim, bulleted list of your job-related skills will appeal to hiring managers.
6. Add Accomplishments. And while you’re at it, quantify them (if possible) so employers can understand the impact of your work.
7. Avoid Using Personal Pronouns. Employers know that your resume is about you, so write in an “implied” first-person voice.
8. Focus on the Last Ten Years or So. If your work history is extensive, keep in mind that most resume reviewers are concerned about your recent employment. You can keep the early positions, but cut down on the amount of space used and consider summing it up in an “Early Career” section.
9. Ditch the “References Available” Line. Employers expect you to have references if you’re in a job search, and this line is just wasting space at the end of the resume.

Information provided by: Nine Ways to improve a resume.

Monday, November 17, 2008

Weekly EG Publication

EG Weekly Publication November 17-November 23
EG Weekly Publication November 17-November 23

Check out this week's great career opportunities:
UPS
North American Trade Schools
Signature Flight Support
All-State Career
First Transit
Value City Furniture
Stella Maris
Chimes
American Beauty Academy

Monday, November 10, 2008

Looking for a job in Healthcare?

HealthCare Job Fair!
When: Tuesday November 13th, 2008
Where: Anne Arundel Community College
101 College Parkway
Arnold, MD 21012
Time: 10am-3pm
Driving Directions to the job fair.
The following healthcare companies are seeking their next qualified candidate:
AFLAC
Annapolitan Assisted Living
Attentive Care
Bayside Physical Therapy
Bello Machre
Chesapeake Treatment Center
Dimensions Healthcare System
Dynasplint Systems, Inc.
FutureCare
Genesis Healthcare
Harbor Hospital
Mary Kay
Mary T. Maryland
MedAssurant
NIDA
PB Health
Shore Health System
St. Agnes Hospital
St. Joseph Medical Center
U.S. Army Health Care

There will be many opportunities in the healthcare industry available.
The healthcare job fair is sponsored by The Employment Guide and Anne Arundel Community College. Just remember to dress for success and bring plenty of resumes.

Weekly EG Publication

EG Weekly Publication November 10-November 16
EG Weekly Publication November 10-November 16


Check out this weeks great career opportunities:
North American Trade Schools
All-State Career
Prime Inc.
Signature Flight Support
Forman Inc.
Value City Furniture
First Transit
Ruxton Health & Rehabilitation Center
Professional Healthcare Resources

Tuesday, November 4, 2008

Six Factors that will cost you the Interview/ Job.


In addition to an unprofessional appearance, here are six factors that can help you remain in the unemployment line:
1. Being unprepared for the interview. Prepare, plan, and practice! In today's tough job market, you MUST do everything you can to give yourself an edge... preparation is the key.
2.Not being able to communicate clearly and effectively. This is important during the interview and on the job. Being nervous can really mess up your communication skills, so being well prepared and practicing what you're going to say are always your best bet.
3.Being aggressive, arrogant, or acting in a superior way. No one wants to hire or work with people who think they're better than everyone else. Be careful with your attitude, even if you think you're surrounded by incompetent fools. Being confident is good. Being an arrogant jerk is bad.
4.Making excuses for failings. Your teacher never bought "The dog ate my homework!" and your boss isn't going to buy "The finance department gave me the wrong figures!" In the grown-up world, you have to take responsibility for what you are responsible for! You'll never earn respect by blaming others when things go wrong.
5.Saying unfavorable things about previous employers. Even if you left a job because the boss was an egomaniac who took credit for all of your hard work, verbally abused you in front of others, and poisoned the plant on your desk, don't say anything bad about him/her during an interview. When asked "Why did you leave your last job?" say something like "My manager and I both agreed that my advancement opportunities were limited there and obtaining another position was the best option for me and my career goals."
6.Having a poor/limp handshake. Why do people think you'll be a lousy employee if you have a lousy handshake? That's not really logical, is it? Doesn't matter. It just turns people off and gives them a bad impression of you. So make your handshake firm and confident but not bone-crushing. (It's not a competition to see who winces first!)
If you DON'T want to be unemployed, don't let any of those traits apply to you!
Information Provided by: Interview Strategies

Monday, November 3, 2008

EG Weekly Publication

EG Weekly Publication November 3-November 9
EG Weekly Publication November 3-November 9

Check out this week's great career opportunities:
UPS
Superior Carriers,Inc.
North American Trade Schools
All-State Career
American Beauty Academy
Baltimore School of Massage
Chimes