Friday, August 26, 2011

Receptionist Position in Johns Creek

DISCOVER STAFFING is currently seeking candidates for a receptionist position with a company in Johns Creek. Will support the office manager and executive assistant. Will answer phones, work with MS Word, schedule meetings and travel in Outlook, and process FedEx shipments to the company home office in India. Temp to hire. $10-$12/hour.

Please send your resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

Sales Support Analyst Position in Lawrenceville

DISCOVER STAFFING is currently seeking candidates for a Sales Support Analyst position in Lawrenceville. This is a long term temporary position while the need for this role is being assessed. $15. Will be responsible for creating reports, developing strategies, reviewing expenses, preparing budgets, maintaining the database. Will report to the national sales director and support the outside sales team. Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Access experience required. SAP/Oracle and/or SQL helpful. Bachelors in business, accounting or information systems required. 3+ years experience in an industrial, manufacturing, food or chemical environment.

Please send your resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

New Business Case Manager

DISCOVER STAFFING is working with a financial services company in Norcross looking for a New Business Case Manager. This position is available due to growth. The perfect candidate will be very service oriented, able to work in a fast paced office environment and manage multiple projects at once. Must be good with data entry, MS Office and customer service. Life insurance and loan processing experience helpful. Ideal background would be from the mortgage or non-medical insurance processing field. $13/hour temporary to hire position.

Please send your resume to lauraATdiscoverstaffing.com for more information.

Teleboosting in Alpharetta

DISCOVER STAFFING is working with a company in Alpharetta with an ongoing teleboosting position. Position is indefinite expected to last at least 4-6 weeks but may continue longer. Must have experience with outbound calling. Comfortable speaking with high level managers. This is not cold calling, but following up on information the managers have already received. $10.00. Great for extra income or while continuing to look for another position.

Please send your resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

Thursday, August 25, 2011

The single most important question and the best answer

Every day, we ask people the question, "Why have you been out of work for so long?" or "What have you been doing since you were laid off?" The single most common answer to that question is, "I have been looking for work." As the market becomes more and more saturated with available candidates, this answer is no longer acceptable to most hiring managers. If you do not pre-plan any other interview question, be prepared to answer this one.

The Ladders, a website for job advice and job seekers offer this article by Tanjia M. Coleman: Why Have You Been Out of Work So Long?
Whatever you do, have an answer to the question — why have you been out of work so long? Whatever you say, don't answer, 'Looking for a job.'


Coleman offers a lot of great advice and some great ideas to tweak for your own answers.

■ I decided to start a business
■ I am an officer of XYZ organization
■ I took some college courses to stay current in my career
■ I am currently researching XYZ subject (ensure that it has business relevance)
■ I volunteer at a local mission
■ I started a networking organization to help those out of work
■ I decided to coach a season of my child’s baseball league

There is something you've done in your period of unemployment that you can talk that will be more impressive to the hiring manager than simply "looking for work."

Check out the entire article for more great ideas.


Monday, August 22, 2011

Advice for bouncing back after losing your job

One of the most difficult part of my job is ending someone's assignment. One of the most difficult things anyone has to face is being let go from a job whether it is temporary or permanent. Today, MSN Career's posted an article from blogger Alina Dizik.
Rebuilding your confidence after a job loss can be difficult. It's easy to fall into the trap of feeling sorry for yourself, which can cause you to doubt your ability to land a new position. If that happens, make bouncing back your top priority.

In the article, she includes nine ways to pull yourself up, dust yourself off and get back to the work of finding employment. These tips include:
1. Develop a routine
2. Find a supportive network
3. Help others
4. Use positive affirmation
5. Take time to do something you love
6. Exercise
7. Allow time to heal
8. Meet other job seekers
9. Be ready for a tough road ahead

To read more about these tips, please check out the full article at MSN Careers.




Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Buyer

DISCOVER STAFFING is working with a company in Alpharetta seeking a buyer with experience in government contracts and electronics. FAR and DFAR experience required. Must be proficient in MS Office, especially Excel and MRP. Must understand Quality Assurance regulations. Must have a degree or equivalent experience and 4 years in electronics or 8 years purchasing experience in a specific commodity discipline. CMP is desirable.

Please send your resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

Dispatchers for Technicians

DISCOVER STAFFING is currently working with a client in the Roswell area seeking candidates for a fast paced, high demand environment. Must be able to multi-task. Some technical experience including VOIP and Cisco Networking highly desirable.

Please send resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

Telemarketing

DISCOVER STAFFING is working with a company in Alpharetta with an ongoing teleboosting position. Position is indefinite expected to last at least 4-6 weeks but may continue longer. Must have experience with outbound calling. Comfortable speaking with high level managers. This is not cold calling, but following up on information the managers have already received. $10.00.

Please send your resume to laura@discoverstaffing.com for consideration.

Monday, August 15, 2011

Negotiating Your Salary

Frequently, this does not apply in the staffing industry. When we get positions in, our clients are typcially telling us what the hourly salary would be. However, there is a time and a place for negotiation even with a temp-to-hire opportunity. Once you have been there on a temporaray basis doing a good job and the company is ready to make an offer, use your 3 months experience with the company to negotiate your permanent salary.

Selena Dehne writing for MSN Careers provides some great information in this feature about how not to let fear get in the way of the negotiations. Here is some of the "what not to do" advice.

Mistake #1: Assume that nothing is negotiable.
Mistake #2: Throw in the towel too quickly.
Mistake #3: Say "yes" too soon.
Mistake #4: Negotiate just for money.

Go here to read the full article.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Dress Code: When is Business Casual too Casual

The topic of Dress Codes comes up for us all the time. With the wide variety of types of clients, dress codes are very different from place to place. What one company calls "Business Casual" another company would call "Professional" and another still considers jeans and t-shirts to be appropriate every day. DISCOVER STAFFING has even recently implemented a Casual Friday policy for our own office. However, when it comes to dress code there are always gray areas and boundary lines that should not be crossed. Yahoo Blogger Sarah B. Weir offers these insights into what bosses and co-workers really think when it comes to dressing for the office.

Kelly recommends that women have three separate wardrobes: one for the office, one for the weekend, and another for special occasions. While this might seem a little old school, she explains that fashion magazines like to mix casual and professional clothing, but the average person simply doesn't have the eye or the experience to combine styles in one outfit.

We talked to some managers and executives around the country about the worst wardrobe blunders, and bosses agree that conservative professional attire is still relevant today. It seems that looks can kill...your job prospects.


Go here to read the full article.

Cross Posted on our DISCOVER STAFFING Communications page.

Monday, August 1, 2011

Current Available Positions

DISCOVER STAFFING is always seeking candidates for a variety of general office support and light warehouse positions. Please check back frequently for updated postings. We staff throughout the Gwinnett, North Fulton and Cobb County areas.

Currently available positions include.

  • Controller
  • Inventory Services
  • Temporary Receptionists
  • New Business Case Manager
  • Field Support Specialist
  • Part Time Computer and General Office Support
  • Collections Quality Assurance
  • Dispatchers HOT!
  • Telemarketers HOT!
  • Credentialing Analyst
  • Production - FDA and GMP Experience
  • Inside Sales
  • Part Time Collector
  • Part Time Accounting Assistant


    For more information on any of these positions, please submit your resume to laura@discoverstaffing for consideration. Please include the position title in your email.
  • How to ask the hard questions in an interview

    Careerbuilder writer Anthony Balderrama is one of my favorite contributors on all things job related. Today, he posted an article about the things that job seekers are a little hesitant to discuss in the interview process.

    Job-search etiquette dictates waiting for the employer to bring up salary, benefits and vacation. Conventional wisdom says that if you bring it up, you appear more focused on the perks than on doing the job, which sends a bad sign to employers. So you interview over the phone and in person, and after days or weeks of conversation about the job, you don't know how much it pays or if you would be able to leave early on occasion to pick up your son from school. These issues can be deal breakers for many job seekers, but they're taboo topics during the interview process.


    Balderrama suggest that this shouldn't be the case and that there is a time and a place for every discussion. Check out the full article for more information.