Job Club Alamo Area

This week, we would like to touch on a few important points that have come to our attention. After receiving over 100 resumes in less than 10 days, we are seeing some troublesome issues --objectives, grammar, structure and more. A resume is a major key to success. Therefore, it must give the best impression to produce the best results. Have you had your resume reviewed lately? If so, who checked it? With impressions on our minds, we need to look toward the image we present when applying or...

After many months of working with individuals on UI and other programs, it has become obvious that many of you do not understand the big three things that can get you employed. Let's review:   Resume -   Resume must be clearly stated Easily readable Targeted to the job you seek Checked by someone other than yourself for errors References must be notified     Interview - The interview must be focused Company should be researched Be prepared to have a conversation Practice in...

The foundation stones for a balanced success are honesty, character, integrity, faith, love and loyalty. -Zig Ziglar There are moments in our lives where we have to make choices. These choices not only define who we are, but what we believe in. Though not every choice is cut in stone, a lot of our decisions tell us a lot about ourselves if we pay attention to them. Below are some what would you do scenarios. Read them and tell us what you would do. If a classmate...

In just a few weeks, we will be hosting a breakfast for employers so that we can discuss the benefits of Campusjobxpress.com and brag about our wonderful subscribers. This is just one of our many efforts to bring in masses of great employers and more opportunities for you, the job seeker. We will begin sending invites to employers soon, but before we do, we want to hear from you. Which companies would you like us to invite and why? For those of you outside the Waco area, Which employers would...

After carefully reading the responses to last week's discussion "Tell Me About Yourself," it is apparent that many of us are still making the common mistake of providing answers with regard to our personal lives and interests. Consider this, an employer hires you for two reasons and two reasons only. One is to solve a problem and the other is to make money? So our answers should always be able to address these two reasons. When an employer starts off the interview with the question "Tell me...