Hey everyone, I\u2019m Marty T Hawkins with Warehouse and Operations as a Career. I\u2019m really excited about all the opportunities I\u2019ve already seen in 2020. Our Industry is rocking it! A few weeks ago we learned about all the square footage being built and the different technologies that are being introduced, I think efficiencies is going to be the word of the year! Along with all that growth we\u2019re seeing jobs or positions being created for us, and that\u2019s a great thing! There\u2019s so many young men and women getting started in our fields, we\u2019re seeing people leaving the retail, food service and construction arenas, and that\u2019s what WAOC is all about. Last week I produced a webinar on how Finding work is hard work where we talked about utilizing the job boards our resumes and the many social media job groups to ace our phone and face to face interviews and I thought with so many of us changing careers and industries, or starting to think about and plan out our careers we\u2019d talk about that for a minute today. Looking for work is hard work but we can relieve a lot of that stress and anxiety if we go about it the right way!
\nSo today let\u2019s discuss what recruiters are expecting from us as applicants, what their looking for, and I guess, more importantly what they do not want to see or experience from us.
\nOne of the first things every recruiter always brings up is that the applicant should know what he or she is wanting to do or what can they commit too doing. We\u2019ve talked about how important it is for us to do our research or a little background work on any companies we\u2019d like to work with before. Things like our commute, are we willing to commit to the drive and traffic and what's the opportunity for growth? Maybe what's the opportunity to learn to operate any machinery or equipment? Really anything that\u2019s going to earn us a little more money!
\nAnother thing always brought up by our hiring agents is that an applicant should just be honest when sharing their experience levels with us. In our line of work this can be an important one. If we say we can operate an electric rider jack or a fusion production machine we\u2019ll need to be able to do it. They're going to put us on one and stating \u201cI\u2019m a fast learner\u201d just isent going to cut it.
\n I think the main concern a recruiter or hiring agent has with us as applicants is can we commit to this job?
\n Ok, so how do we get out there and find a job? How do we find employment! Looking for Work is Hard Work! And It really is.
\nIn today's market, it\u2019s a lot easier to find who\u2019s hiring, what the job duties are, exactly what hours and skills their looking for in an employee, and a lot of times they\u2019ll even list any benefits and such.
\n Lets start with the Job Boards. We all have probably checked out the ad\u2019s on them before. And when we\u2019re looking for a job it\u2019s so tempting to just find something, anything and accept it. But if we don\u2019t like it we\u2019re just going to quit or stop showing up. Lets plan a little bit and save ourselves a lot of time and frustration and start off on the right track! Ok, so first we need to think about what we want to do, and what are our experiences. How far are we willing to drive to and from work? What hours or shifts can we commit too? Armed with those answers we can start identifying target companies and start applying, getting those applications in. And it's fine to apply to all of them. Oh, we can have our favorites or a wish list but apply everywhere we can commit to working, it\u2019s a numbers game. We have experience and someone is going to be needing our skills I assure you.
\nAnd what about our Resume or work histories? I kind of skipped over this important part but I want to say a few things about it. From what our recruiters have shared with us our resume is important, but it needs to be informational above all. If we\u2019re seeking a professional position, yes,