What is an Open House?

It is open house time again! This time of year we always get so busy with open houses! The holidays are over and companies are looking to hire, hire, hire! Now you may be wondering…what is an open house? HireLive’s open houses are a national service we produce for companies looking to fill multiple positions immediately. A lot of companies choose to conduct interviews and make hires this way to consolidate the hiring process and fill their job openings much quicker, which is a huge benefit for job seekers. Companies will schedule a block of time on one day to meet with numerous qualified candidates in an effort to fill their open positions as quickly as possible. This is a great opportunity for you to get an interview with hiring managers, which you otherwise might not have been able to get and to be considered for a variety of positions within a company. Your resume can only say so much about you, but candidates who are looking for a change in industry or type of position really benefit from these face to face meetings and are able to really sell themselves to the hiring managers. Some of our most popular clients such as Nike, Avis Budget Group, Verizon Wireless, Staples and more have all used our Open Houses and filled an array of entry level to senior level positions with candidates from HireLive.

If you are looking for a job, attending an open house can be one of the best ways to utilize your time. You are getting direct access with these hiring managers who are looking to hire! Even if they may not be hiring for a position that necessarily appeals to you, I would still suggest attending, as it never hurts to circulate your resume, and who knows they may have other positions available that weren’t being advertised for!

Over the next month we will be working with these great companies with our Open Houses and Interview Days!

Management Resource Solutions – Thousand Oaks, Ca

Nike – Chatham, IL

Coverall Health-Based Cleaning Services – Boston, MA   Gaithersburg, MD   Virginia Beach, VA   Pittsburg, PA    Houston, TX    Richmond, VA

tw Telecom – Indianapolis, IN

Cintas – San Jose, CA

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group – New York, NY

To be considered for positions with any of these companies please visit HireLive’s Job Database!

When New Years rolls around, we all begin frantically trying to decide what our goals are for the next year will be, what we aim to accomplish and the things we would like to change. As everyone knows, after the month of January these goals and aspirations seem to dwindle away as we fall back into the same routine as the year before. This year I say we make a change! The perfect way to start is with a new job…whether it be that your unemployed or wanting to turn over a new leaf, landing a new job can be the ultimate and achievable goal! A lot of companies out there tend to take the later months of the year off in terms of hiring, but come January they are back in action!  Take your New Year’s goal gusto and put it towards a job search.

In the tough job market these days, looking for a new job can become frustrating pretty fast. It is a numbers game and the more résumés you send out the better chance you have in getting a call back. Unfortunately in these times, being picky about where you want to work isn’t going to get you very far, but who knows…looking outside the box could land you in a great job you would have never considered before. Make sure you aren’t “lazy” in your job search; what I mean by that is coming home once a week and browsing the web for an hour does not constitute as looking for a job. You need to exhaust all options in order to make it worth your while. Research companies who seem interesting to you, although they may not have postings up on job boards…sending them you résumé anyways can’t hurt! Utilize the social media world, a great deal of companies have Facebook pages, Twitter accounts and LinkedIn profiles. These can be a great way of reaching out and getting your résumé out there! Attend a career fair or your college career center, knowing all your options is your best bet in landing that new job. Lastly do not give up….if you don’t land your dream job in the first month of looking, this is totally normal. Just like anything else if you keep trying, you will come out on top.

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