We all have the daily pressures of every day life, however with the economic crunch and the tight job market, it is now more important than ever to not only have a job, but to EXCEL on the job. But with unemployment near record highs how does an individual get their proverbial foot in the door? And when you DO get that job, how do you shine and move ahead? What exactly are employers looking for in this ever changing job market?
With over 15 years of experience as a job placement expert, Lainie Bennett gives us the low down on how to get the career you want at the salary you deserve. As the founder and President/CEO of Millennium Personnel Corp., established in 1996, which specializes in Temporary to Permanent placements of Office Support in New York City, Lainie acts as a mentor to many job seekers in career strategies, job market forecasting and resume writing, guiding them and giving them the tools needed to obtain their dream jobs.
Join us today as Lainie Bennett shares her insider job market knowledge with Sky La Rose, Dr. Elisa and Minal Bopaiah.
As the owner of an employment agency in New York City, needless to say, business is scarce these days. For support and ideas, I belong to a group of other agency owners. An associate in the group was telling us that for monthly she had been prospecting a big account. This potential client had a huge need for her temporary employment services, as they had a big project that would be coming in for their firm. Finally, my associatesecured a meeting with the decision maker. She submitted a proposal, had to provide references, and had three meetings with department managers. After a month of courting, one day the decision maker called her and stated they would give her a start to work with the company by ordering a temporary clerical worker for two weeks. She was ecstatic and sent in her best employee. A few days into the assignment she called her new client for feedback: So far, so good! He said: if there are any problems, I’ll call.
When the two week assignment ended, she was so grateful for the opportunity she left him a voice mail thanking him and she called a beautiful gourmet chocolate store and had them deliver to his office a large chocolate foot with a little note- Thanks for letting me get my foot in the door. Two days past and she never heard from him. She confirmed delivery with the store. Maybe he never received it? She left him several voice mail messages, as he was never available to talk. Finally she called his secretary directly and inquired as to whether her foot was delivered. The secretary said: Oh, yes. He ate the foot- he seemed to enjoy it quite a bit! She never heard from the client again and she is still baffled.
We are all someone’s client. If you receive a gesture of gratitude- simply acknowledge it in some way- call, email, send a carrier pigeon! If there is a problem with the service you receive, let the provider know and hopefully they will make it better. Just don’t eat the foot and never call.
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