Warehouse and Operations as a Career swung by the Belmar Integrated Logistics Garland office this morning for a quick visit and I caught Sharon and Ivan with a few minutes to sit down with me, so of course I grabbed the mic\u2019s and took advantage of the situation for a bit. I\u2019m Marty and today we\u2019ll do a little follow-up on a few of the questions you\u2019ve sent in over the last several weeks! I\u2019ve got the people with us today that can supply us a few of those answers! I\u2019m a member of several Job Boards in Dallas, Chicago, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Illinois. I see so many individuals, who I\u2019m sure are talented within their tasks struggling with getting hired. So since I\u2019ve got two recruiters cornered lets maybe learn what we can do a little better!
\nGood Afternoon Sharon, welcome back to WAOC, we appreciate you sitting down with us at your offices today. How\u2019ve you been since our last visit?
\nSharon \u2013
\nAnd we\u2019ve met Ivan today, How are you doing today Sir?
\nIvan \u2013
\nNow I hear you\u2019re kind of new to recruiting or sourcing, it feels nice helping to put us to work doesn\u2019t it?
\nIvan \u2013
\nSo Sharon, Everyone needs to work, we\u2019re working to pay our bills and take care of our families. I know your main task is sourcing long term permanent positions. I don\u2019t get to do as much recruiting as I\u2019d like too but I do keep one foot in the arena, hence why I\u2019m a member of so many Facebook Job Boards. Something that I see all too often is someone answering an ad with something like Info, or DM me or ask that you message them. With as busy as a agent is looking over 100\u2019s of resumes, should we be doing something differently?
\nSharon \u2013
\nI\u2019ve been talking about the importance of the Resume recently, Is it all that important? I think us applicants, at least in the Warehousing or Operations world feel listing our work history is sufficient. Pro\u2019s/Con\u2019s? Ivan let\u2019s start with you, any opinions on our resume\u2019s?
\nIVAN \u2013
\nSharon, are our resumes as important to you?
\nSharon \u2013
\nWhat do we need to know about a phone interview? That\u2019s our first chance at a first impression right?
\nI\u2019ve talked a lot about how we need to present ourselves on the phone and during that face to face interview on other episodes. I think we should to be confident and positive. Am I off the mark here Ivan?
\nIvan \u2013
\nSharon, Lets say I\u2019ve just lost my job, I was laid off an hour ago and I need a job. What should I do now? List out the step\u2019s for me, I\u2019ve got to work!
\nSharon \u2013
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\nIvan, do you have any parting words of advice for our groups listeners Sir?
\nI want to thank you both for setting down with WAOC today, as always I\u2019ve learned so much from you both! WAOC is all about educating ourselves and developing us a plan to reach our goals, which is that long term Career. By our guest sharing their experiences with us we can just get there that much quicker! I appreciate your time immensely. Now you both know I\u2019m going to be reaching out with more questions right?
\nAnd I of course want to thank each of our listeners for checking in this week. I hope you found some value in todays show and I look forward to you visiting next week as well! Please email host@warehouseandoperationsasacareer.com with any comments or questions, I love getting mail! And maybe Like and Follow us on Facebook and Twitter where we can be found @whseandops Don\u2019t forget to hit that Subscribe button on your favorite Podcatcher App or iTunes or Google Play Music so you never miss an episode! Until next week, be Confident, Positive and Safe in all that we do!