When starting out at a new job, first impressions are important. Not only do you want to fit in with your coworkers and find your place in the existing group, but you also want to stand out to your boss and/or supervisors, and make sure you establish yourself as a valuable assets within the business. However, first impressions are tricky,…
Read More →We all appreciate our freedom, especially around the July 4th holiday, but if your schedule is a little too free due to unemployment, life can be hard. It’s difficult to celebrate a day representing independence when you feel incredibly dependent upon others for your needs if you can’t afford to pay your bills, or make ends meet. However, you DO…
Read More →As a child, you likely put little thought into your lunch being provided each day. Whether your mom handed your lunch box or brown paper sack to you each morning, or you headed to the bus with a pocket full of lunch money, you didn’t have to plan ahead to know where your midday meal would come from. Fast forward…
Read More →We’ve all been in a situation requiring us to speak to superiors at one point or another in our lives. Whether it be speaking to a teacher or leader in school or in a group as a child, or discussing an issue with a higher-ranking superior as adults in the workplace, addressing someone higher than you can be intimidating, nerve-wracking,…
Read More →PHR has had an influx of industrial-type positions over the recent months, but this past week, we have opened two new positions for applicants, and each of them are in the field of office support. Working in an office as a receptionist, assistant, or manager requires a very different set of skills than the industrial, manual-labor jobs. Office jobs often…
Read More →When hunting for a new job, and attempting to kickstart your career, it can be easy to become discouraged when you see 50 applicants just like you all gunning for the same position. Over time, you start to wonder if you’ll ever be hired since you don’t stand out from the crowd, and are never the one chosen for the…
Read More →Recently, PHR Staffing Solutions has participated in several recruiting days around the greater Lakeland and Winter Haven areas, and we feel it’s a good idea to share a few tips we’ve come up with after going through this process. Unlike job fairs or expos, recruiting days are intense periods of back to back interviews with various applicants. At these interviews…
Read More →If you are currently trying to fill a vacancy in your staff, or if you are an employee looking for a new position, blindly going through the motions of trying to find the right fit can be time consuming, stressful, and disappointing. Much like “cold calling” for salesmen, attempting to find employees (or find a job) without some prior connections…
Read More →After a couple of months of drought here in Central Florida, this week’s plentiful rain is welcome, and we’re all enjoying the sight of our trees, flowers, and grass turning green and growing once again. However, the rainy weather can make it difficult when getting dressed for work each morning, particularly if you work in an office setting and are…
Read More →While picking out a “work appropriate” wardrobe, it can be easy to get lost in the world of blazers, slacks, chinos, blouses, and dress shirts and completely forget about what you’ll be slipping onto your feet each day. While most people won’t be eyeing your feet first, the shoes you choose for your job can have a huge impact on…
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