Temp Job Applications Helpful To College Grads

Applying for a temporary job is quick and easy. At many temporary job agencies, like Manpower and OfficeTeam, job seekers can register, submit a resume and search for jobs online. Visit the Net-Temps web site and you can create a resume by copying and pasting your resume from MS Word. The “Build My Resume” tool offers a choice of resume templates and walks users through the process of creating a resume. Our directory lists all the major temporary agencies and the American Staffing Association database is searchable by location, skills and type of position. If you choose temporary work, you will be in good company. Two million people per day are employed by staffing companies. Temporary jobs offer an opportunity to earn income, add skills to your resume while continuing your search for that “perfect position.” Your temp job can become your career - over 79% of temps work full-time.

Do Your Research

Obviously it's important to know the nuts and bolts of the company of which you are applying for, but you should also be familiar with the culture. If your personality and work style matches that of the organization to which you're applying, your chances of getting hired are much greater. In fact, 25 percent of hiring managers said that a recent college graduate who is a good fit with the company culture is the most influential factor in their hiring decision.

So in other words if you want to work for a prestigious conservative accounting firm then your hair cannot be spiked up in a bright pink mohak. Less superfiscially than that though, in this difficult job market it might be hard to find the perfect fit but try to go after something that at least fits your personaqlity. Do something that interest you andthat you love because the employer will notice, if not at the interview it will definately be apparent in that three month trail period. Blending in with your company's culture is very important.

Look Out for These Industries College Grads

Top Employers for 2008-09 Bachelor’s Degree Graduates*


Employer Type/ Average Salary Offer/
Number of Offers

Accounting Services
$49,770
766

Educational Services
$35,206
627

Engineering Services
$57,016
587

Consulting Services
$53,975
417

Government (Federal)
$45,731
400

Financial Services
$50,345
352

Retail/Wholesale Trade
$40,456
344

Aerospace
$58,356
290

Petroleum & Coal Products
$73,245
277

Hospitals
$44,749
240


* Fall 2009 Salary Survey, National Association of Colleges

What College Grads Need To Prepare For

"[The real world] is a big change, more then you can ever imagine when you are sitting in the classroom thinking about the outside world!"
-- Anonymous business-school grad

Many recent grads say they were totally unprepared for:

• The emphasis placed on teamwork skills

• The importance of dealing with all types of people and personalities

• Personal finance issues and budgeting

Concepts to grasp that may better prepare college grads:

Teamwork: Effective leadership has nothing to do with promotions or job titles. It has no relationship to the number of people who work under you, and it’s not about earning awards, accolades or personal glory. It’s all about the ability to motivate and inspire people to work together as a team.

Diversity: This type of training is useful when trying to increasing participants' cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the assumption that the training will benefit an organization by protecting against civil rights violations, increasing the inclusion of different identity groups, and promoting better teamwork.

Finances: As you step out and begin life truly on your own, be deliberate as you do so. Don’t let the thrill of a steady income and the magic of direct deposit get the best of you. It’s so easy to quickly overextend yourself financially when you’re fresh out of college. Don't buy an expensive sports car to impress others, be careful with having too many credit cards, don't purchase your first home right away, etc. Hopefully you tread carefully and treat that all important bi-monthly paycheck with respect.

Halloween in the Workplace? It Depens...

Halloween Will Soon Be Upon Us — Are You Prepared?
In addition to personally getting ready for Trick or Treating or costume parties with friends, a Halloween-practices survey by vault.com found that employees at an increasing number of companies are getting into the holiday as well.

The type of celebrations will most likely depend on your working environment. Certain Halloween costumes may not be safe in a manufacturing environment, and it’s probably best to avoid dressing as the Grim Reaper if you work in an Emergency room. (Believe it or not, it’s been done. It didn’t go over well.) Here are some other helpful hints to go by when participating in a Halloween office party that long time employees are familiar with but they might seem foreign to recent college graduates. George Lenard does a good job at summing it up here in a posting to a helpful website: http://www.employmentblawg.com/.

What to Do: Employees
!Pitch in! Unless there is a good reason for not doing so. If your religion forbids you from wearing a costume (of if the idea of doing so causes you to break into a sweat of embarrassment), make sure to let your supervisor know. Be clear — diplomatically — about activities that are within, and outside of, your comfort zone.


Intoxication. This should go without saying, because it’s never a good idea to get drunk while at work. You might not remember what you did at the office party, but your boss and/or co-workers almost certainly will.

Excessive Exposure. You may have always dreamed of being an exotic dancer or a loincloth-wearing he-man, but the office is not the place to let loose your inner dreams with sexy costumes. Overly revealing costumes might give rise to sexual harassment claims; besides, this is a party, but it’s still a work party.

Politics. You may think that Barack Obama or John McCain Sarah Palin is the coolest thing to hit politics in years — or the opposite — but the office Halloween party is not the place to emulate your favorite political hero or lampoon your favorite political villain with a mask or costume. Politically-themed masks or costumes can make others uncomfortable, or worse, invite an outright argument.


Think About It. Our workplaces are increasingly matching our country as a whole as places where diverse people gather in close company. Therefore, as you’re picking out your costume and choosing your office activities, avoid anything that might give offense based on ethnicity, religion or race. This isn’t about being “politically correct” — it’s is about making sure your co-workers can also enjoy, and not feel uncomfortable or hurt about, this office activity that’s supposed to belong to all of you.

*Employment Blog

Alert: College Graduates Website

Check out this website for recent college graduates. With a plethora of resources located in their job center and their education center, this can easily become the #1 Entry Level Job Site as their slogan suggests. Click here: CollegeGrad.com and find everything that you need to know about job searching.


Top Entry Level Employers
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Social Networking Websites: Clean Them Up!

Social networking websites can be tons of fun but are they really employer friendly? Do you want the prestigious firm to which you’re applying to know every detail of your Spring Break vacation? Don’t wake up wondering why you didn’t even get an interview. Remember privacy settings aren’t always so private. Clean up your Facebook or MySpace page.