Clark Personnel Companies - Resources: Getting Hired Tips


	Getting Hired Tips Finding (and keeping) a summer job is a lesson teens need to learn on their own. So resist the urge to collect job applications for your teen, tag along on interviews or call the boss when she gets sick. How to Get a Job if You're a Teenager authors Debby Hobgood and Cindy Pervola offer more productive ways parents can support enterprising adolescents: 1. Encourage Introspection. Before your teens begin a job search, help her pinpoint her strengths and weaknesses, interests and marketable skills. Then discuss jobs that would-and wouldn't-be a good fit. For example, a nature lover would be best off working outside. An introvert would not be happy working in customer service. 2. Feel out the future. Does your teen dream of someday becoming a vet, running a restaurant or working in finance? Urge her to use summer jobs as opportunities to road-test potential careers. 3. Consider current commitments. Do you need your teen home in the morning to watch his baby brother? Are there certain weekly chores he needs to complete? Together, discuss the impact getting a job will have on the entire family and agree up front on the hours and days he's allowed to work. Too often, teens promise employers they can work "anytime," when in reality their availability is limited 4. Talk about transportation. Figure out how your teen will get to and from work so there are no surprises later. 5. Ensure a good first impression. Advise your teen not to leave questions unanswered on a job application, and to write in blue or black ink and double-check all spelling. Also, help her put together an appropriate interview outfit. 6. Practice interviewing. Give your teenager an idea of what to expect by role playing. Help him prepare answers to common questions and think of questions to ask a prospective employer. If it's possible that a tough topic such as a previous firing could come up during an interview, help your adolescent devise a positive way to address it. Also, practice shaking hands and making eye contact, two skills that project confidence Temp to Hire Here are three questions often asked concerning temp-to-hire positions. For a information, contact your Staffing Consultant 1. What Temp-to-Hire means? It is a very common way for people to find jobs and for companies to find and hire people. Simply stated, an employee of Clark Personnel Services goes to work as a "temporary employee" for our client. After a specified time period, that employee is eligible to be hired by our client to be a regular employee of their company. Temp to hire is also referred to as "Temp-to-Perm". 2. How does it work? The Staffing Consultant who calls you for a job assignment will tell you if the assignment is a "temp-to-hire" position-or has the potential to be one. 3. What are your obligations and commitments? Like any assignment you are offered, you are free to accept or reject it. If you are told it is a "temp-to-hire" assignment, and you accept it, it is assumed that you are able to accept a full time position with the company; you know of no reasons why you should not accept a job offer, e.g., if you moving out of the country in three months, it would not be appropriate to accept the o Nor does it commit the company to hire you. That is the beautiful part of the temp-to-hire program! It allows you to really know your prospective employer from the inside!