Jobs at Kohl's Despite the Economy

By Will Stone
Kohl's department store based out of Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin offers a wide variety of jobs, from management, to retail to loss prevention to modeling! With department stores like Linens and Things and Talbots closing their doors, it's an understatement to say that the economy has had a negative effect on retail. However, Kohl's continues to keep their locations all over the country open, and by all accounts, in the grim economy, the outlook is good for people looking for jobs at Kohl's to find what they are looking for in the upcoming year.

As with any job, the interview process requires preparation and professionalism. The interview process for jobs at Kohl's differs from position to position and is going to be more involved, the higher the position. If modeling is the desired position, the company mainly works with talent agencies in Wisconsin.

Applications are available online or in the store, again as with most jobs, it is recommended to apply in-person and to pick up an application in-person that you can ask to speak with a manager. It is important to look professional at all times, even if you are only going into the store to pick up an application.

In retail, it is important to maintain a high level of attention to customer service, and this is especially true at Kohl's, a company that prides itself on having a reputation for great customer service. A simple search on the internet will find you any amount of blogs about the high quality of the customer service at Kohl's.

However, if you are not a person who is known for your ability to work with many customers at any given time, there still may be jobs at Kohl's for you. When looking for a job, always stay positive, maintain your professionalism, and don't let the economy get you down. You can find a great job, and you can find it at Kohl's.

Will Stone has offered employment tips and company background information for years to those that are looking to improve their lives. Click here for some tips on how to fill out an Online Job Application that gets results or to learn more about what Will Stone offers take a look at his Employment News Site. It has always been important for one to be a productive member of society and one way is to have a positive impact as either an employer or employee and Will does all he can to offer aid to those with the same though process.

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Resumes For New Job Seekers

Resumes For New Job Seekers
By Brian G Chadra
For a new job seeker, the resume is an all important tool. Being able to adequately describe your total essence in one page of paper is a true skill. Look at how many people make a full time living just working with resumes. The basic layout of a resume include five sections labeled header, job objective, education, experience and miscellaneous.

Lets examine each one to find out what should be included. In the header area, include your full name, address, home and cell phone numbers and a professional email. Get one if you don't have one. They are cheap and plentiful. Make sure that this information is current, employers won't contact you if they can't contact you.

In the job objective area, state what you are looking for by reading the posting and putting a few keywords in your statement. You have just target the resume specifically for that job. Under education, list all schools attended, dates and degrees awarded. Include key classes and lab experiences relevant to the occupation of choice. This is probably more important than experience at this point. Some employers will even accept education in lieu of experience.

After this put your work history under the experience label. List any and all jobs here including full or part time and even volunteer work. There are plenty of valuable skills that you picked up while doing these things that you didn't even realize. These could be handling money, working effectively with a team or being able to coordinate a fundraiser. Most employers look fondly upon these characteristics.

Finally, list your hobbies or interests. These can show you are well rounded and may strike a chord with the hiring manager who may share the same ones with you. Make sure to spell check and read the resume for grammar. Have at least 2 friends or mentors critique it as well before final printing. Now go get that job. Good luck!

Until next time

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How to Write an Attention Grabbing Resume

By Brian G Chadra
This article focuses on grabbing the attention of a human resources person or department manager who is reading your resume. This is a skill and shouldn't be taken light. It does take some work on your part, but once you know the trick it can be simple to do once you have mastered the concepts that I am about to teach you. Don't underestimate the importance of using these skills.

Remember, if your resume doesn't get noticed by somebody, you don't get that personal interview and a subsequent employment opportunity. The first step is to carefully read the job posting for minimum educational and duty requirements. This is what we are going to use in our attention grabbing ploy. Assuming that your skill set is similar to what is needed in the employment listing, look for keywords or buzzwords that are part of the job posting. Make a list of these on a scrap piece of paper.

Now, read your job objective on your resume. Are they similar? Probably not, so sprinkle a few of the keywords from the posting into your statement and rewrite it to sound plausible. It must sound good when read out loud. Practice this until it flows easily off your tongue. Once it does, you will most likely get the attention of the human resources person who makes the first read of the stack of resume which typically respond to a job posting. You have just targeted the resume to match the position. Since the HR person is trained to skim resume for keywords, you have just made the first cut. Way to go! Use this technique to laser target your resume for future postings. You have now set yourself apart from the crowd.

Good luck!

Until next time,

BrianC

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Top 5 Resume Lies

By Shelley Phelps
While exaggerated and false resume claims have always been an issue, job candidates are more likely than ever to lie on applications and resumes in these difficult economic times. Unfortunately, small businesses are more negatively impacted by falsified credentials and/or fraudulent job claims, as every employee in a small company has a significant impact on overall performance, employee morale and the bottom line. Compounding this problem is the fact that applicants are more inclined to lie to small businesses because they believe that these companies are less likely to conduct pre employment background checks.

A recent report compiled by HireRight outlined the five most common lies told by job candidates to potential employers. Here are the highlights of that report for you to keep a close eye on when you're hiring:

1. Exaggerating dates of past employment -- It is estimated that as many as 34% of all resumes include discrepancies related to previous employment.
2. Falsifying the degree or credential earned -- Approximately 20% of job candidates exaggerate or lie about education qualifications.
3. Inflating salary or job title -- This is a common issue, as most job candidates are looking to get a better job or a higher salary.
4. Concealing a criminal record -- Statistics show that about 11% of all background checks return a criminal record.
5. Hiding a drug habit -- Since 42% of Americans admit to having used an illegal drug in their lifetime, screening candidates for drug use is a good idea.

Performing employment history and educational background checks, criminal record checks and pre employment drug testing will help to determine if the candidate you're looking to hire is being honest, or if they've told one of these five top lies.

Shelley Phelps is a Background Screening Specialist with Corporate Investigations, Inc, a national provider of background screening services headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

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Putting Your Resume on the Web

By Brian G Chadra
Putting your resume on the web will almost certainly guarantee that a whole host of new people will get to view your information. There are hundreds of job posting sites available that will be glad to upload your resume to their database. With more resumes available, they can demand more in advertising fees for companies wishing to be seen as well. Some of these web sites are specialized as well, such as Dice for technology jobs for instance.

If you are in a specialized area, you may wish to do a query in a search engine for posting sites in your particular area of expertise. Most sites will allow you to upload your resume in different formats. Two that immediately come to mind are ASCII (text) and Microsoft Word (.doc). If you are using Word, please save your paper as version 2003 and not 2007 since some companies have not upgraded their software as of yet and won't be able to open the resume. They won't try again either so make it easy on them to do so. Another consideration that you need to be aware of is identity thieves who are looking for an easy way to make some money.

In the header part of your resume, you may want to include only your name here. Any more is asking for trouble since an email address and phone number is a gold mine for criminals who prey on such unsuspecting job seekers. Look for a site that will let you post with only your name on the resume or better yet, anonymously. They can assign you a unique identifier number that will allow a prospective employer to contact you only through the site. That's it, good luck!

Until next time,

Brian C

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It takes less than 30 minutes to make a winner. Check this out now!

http://buildyourownresume.netne.net/

Best regards,

Brian

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