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It’s Fat Tuesday and we’re celebrating!
In celebration of “Fat Tuesday” – one of our dedicated applicants, Kendra brought our VP Heather Hooper and the Arlington Office Mardi Gras cookies! These look good…enjoy Fat Tuesday everyone!
Burnett’s Staffing Offering Video Interviews!
There are hundreds of candidates that apply for every open position. By the time hiring managers weed through all the resumes and conduct phone screens, many of the good candidates are no longer available. Burnett’s Staffing Inc., a locally based search, recruiting and staffing firm recognized a perfect storm to introduce cutting edge technology that ...
Happy Birthday!
Please join us in wishing Sharon a very Happy Birthday! Sharon is a Staffing Coordinator for Burnett’s Staffing in our Fort Worth Office and as you can see, we are excited it’s her birthday! Sharon is a fabulous woman, a great friend, and collegue. We wish her a happy day and a successful and productive year with us! ...
A temp job could be the key to finding permanent work this year
If you’re on a quest to find a new job this year, you might want to start by searching for a temporary position. While less than a quarter of employers reported plans to hire full-time employees in 2012, 36 percent said they planned to hire contract and temporary workers this year, a new survey from CareerBuilder ...
10 Things Bosses Never Tell Employees
Confessions you wish you could make to your team but can’t. There’s a lot you don’t know about your employees, especially the things your employees will never tell you. There’s also a lot employees don’t know about you. Here are 10 things business owners wish they could say to employees: I care about whether you ...
Why Is My Job Search Taking So Long?
Many job seekers are having a long stretch of unemployment before they land a new position these days. For some, it’s self-inflicted. For some, it’s external circumstances. And for some, it’s actually a blessing. While most people could be doing more to speed up their job search, there are many factors to be considered, and ...
Why do employers do credit and background checks?
If you want to work for the senior home-care organization Visiting Angels in Ann Arbor, Mich., be prepared for a thorough background check. “I wouldn’t even consider hiring an employee without one,” says owner and director Angil Tarach-Ritchey. “Employees not only need to be trusted by the employer, they are a reflection of our business. ...
Job market recovery off to a great start in 2012
After news last month that the economy added 200,000 jobs in December, there was talk that this month’s job numbers would be disappointing by comparison. Earlier this week, for example, economists predicted the economy had gained just 135,000 jobs in January. It was more than a pleasant surprise then, when the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ ...
Negativity gets you nowhere in a social media job search
Employers admit rejecting applicants based on online information By Justin Thompson, CareerBuilder Writer A new study released by online reputation manager Reppler revealed that 91 percent of recruiters screen applicants via social networks, with 76 percent reporting that they view a candidate’s Facebook profile. With the pending implementation of the new timeline profiles, candidates are probably ...
Five things hiring managers won’t tell you
Boy, wouldn’t the ability to read minds come in handy during the job interview? At the risk of stating the obvious, who wouldn’t love to know what hiring managers really think about your qualifications or what they consider the perfect answer to a certain question? Armed with this information, you’d be a step ahead of other job applicants. ...