We ran across a very interesting video recently, and wanted to share it with you. In her discussion, Harvard Business School social psychologist Amy Cuddy, talks about how to become confident. We will include a link to the 20-minute video presentation below so that you can how they studied this and came to the conclusions......
Does the mere thought of attending a networking function tie your stomach in knots? You're not alone. Meeting a room of complete strangers, even if you do share interests, can be daunting. Perhaps it's the label... networking. It sounds so clinical. Why does it need a label anyway? Why not just think of it as......
If you work in the real estate industry, we don't need to tell you that the past few years have been tough. You've lived it. You've seen talented hardworking individuals cut from the team. You've agonized over your position. But, take heart! The team at JWilliams Staffing has declared 2012 is the year that we......
Jobs increase as investing in the homebuilding industry transitions from 'neutral'? to 'attractive'? in Goldman Sachs report. In a recent Bloomberg article, Real Estate Reporter Prashant Gopal highlighted a Goldman Sachs report that marked US homebuilders an 'attractive investment as the housing market starts '˜strong' recovery.'? With the Commerce Department reporting new houses selling at......
The 'temporary help services'? industry added 25,200 jobs in June, representing almost a third of the 80,000 total nonfarm jobs added by the U.S. in June, according to seasonally adjusted numbers released today by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics...
A couple years ago, companies like Google started using offsetting brainteasers in interviews to test applicants' quick logic. The days of prepping for an interview by memorizing your answers to the expected questions and polishing your resume with buzzwords like 'team player'? and 'motivated'? were over. You now had to show your problem solving skills......
With home-buying activity the highest it has been in two years and interest rates at record lows, home builders are requesting the most permits in years, and as new construction increases, new jobs are being created. As California builders step up their hiring, they will find indispensable information in the newly-published 2012 Building Industry Compensation......
Dramatic changes have occurred in our industry over the past three years and the stakes are higher than ever. In general, our world has become hypercompetitive and staying in the game with less than the best players on your team doesn't make sense....
I frequently receive phone calls or e-mails from candidates who have been working on assignment with a company for a few days, and they tell me 'If they don't present me with a job offer this week, I do not want to continue temping for that company.'?...
For all these reasons and more...we remind our applicants that Every Assignment IS truly a working interview...Employers are calling out for supplemental staff because they need to find a solution to their problem... 7 times out of 10... it's because they need to add staff. At the very least, to provide coverage for someone who can't be there. That's why they call us. So you can be there and bring you're A-Game every day. If you do...people will hear about it, for our world is small, my friends. Our world is small....