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9 Things to Do to Find Your Job Faster

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Searching for jobs hiring near me is never “fun.” (“No, duh, Einstein!” we hear you say.) But it needn’t be a slog, a bear, an awful experience. In fact, there are definite steps you can take to make it go faster. Please note that we said “faster,” not “fast.” A job hunt probably will take …

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E-Comm: Reverse Logistics (Returns)

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Reverse Logistics (Returns) Your e-commerce customers buy things from you. And they often return them. And more and more, they return them to your brick-and-mortar store (if you have one). The rise of e-commerce returns to stores. The total number of e-commerce returns increased by a whopping 70 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, coming …

Crockpot Chronicles: Slow Cooker Apricot Chicken

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It’s that time of year! The whole family is becoming even busier as kids return to school. And, many folks who needed to care for their homebound children during stay-at-home mandates head back to work. Who has time to cook!? What’s more, school supplies, clothes for growing youngsters, extracurricular activities? They all add up to …

How to Be Successful in a Light Industrial Career

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Success in a light industrial career takes the same attributes/requires the same steps as pretty much any career: enjoyment of the work, dedication, a willingness to do “whatever it takes” to get a task done, a desire for continuous learning, and a commitment to always look for ways to improve. Light industrial work can – …

Dealing with Stress Series: Exercise

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Did you just read the word “exercise” and immediately think “UGH”? Or did you think, “Wait! I walk more than four miles a day at work in a distribution center.” Well, bear with us because we have news: Exercise can be fun and doesn’t need to take up too much of your time. Walking at …

Returning to the Office? Here’s the Support You’ll Need.

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Many of our clients are executing their plans to return to the office: most want to be “fully back” starting around the day after Labor Day in early September, so the planning is in full swing now. You can look at this like opening a new office. But it’s not. Recruiting is a little different …

Setting Career Goals

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As we mentioned in a previous post, you really don’t need a college degree to have a great career. (You do need to have earned a high school diploma or taken the GED.) But you do need a plan. It doesn’t need to be the type of plan you follow exactly. After all, life doesn’t …

What Contact Center Employers Look for in Candidates

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If you’re looking for great opportunities, we want you to know: our contact center clients are hiring! Why work in a contact center? There are several reasons. Just a few of them are: Flexible schedules. If you prefer to work at night or on weekends, you probably can: contact centers often provide 24/7 service to …

Brick and Mortar Comeback Post-Pandemic

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Consumers have embraced curbside delivery, even more so than home delivery, resulting in an explosion of on-line orders AND considerable delivery/shipping cost savings for retailers. But this also has transformed not only large fulfillment centers but also stores themselves as they work to fill online orders on-site. This has HUGE repercussions for brick and mortar …

Crockpot Chronicles: Chicken Taco Bowls

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Chances are, if you spent a lot of time at home during the pandemic, you and your family had time to cook great meals at home. But if you’ve returned to work, home-cooked meals on a regular basis may be a thing of the past. They shouldn’t be. Crockpots to the meal-prep rescue! If you’ve …

June Jobs Report

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The BLS released its monthly Jobs Report for June. Some quick facts? The unemployment rate rose to 5.9% while the labor participation remained relatively unchanged at 61.6%. 850k jobs were added but long-term unemployed persons (jobless of 27+ weeks) increased to 4 million. Read more about the current market and what to expect in the …