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Staffing Solutions Inc.

“Network, network, network!” Easy to say, but tricky to do well. Here are a few tips:

DO:

Join LinkedIn and create a good profile (see website link on pg. 2) and “link in”

with people—especially in your field—to build your network. You never know

who might be looking for someone exactly like you!

Let your friends, neighbors, relatives and associates know that you are looking for

a new opportunity — You never know who they may know!

Ask your network to keep you in mind for positions that may be a good fit for

you...and always keep extra copies of your resume with you!!!

Since a big part of networking involves not abusing the relationship, these next tips are

important!

DON’T:

Ask people you don’t know (and who don’t know you) to forward your infor-

mation or resume to their contacts

Ask people who haven’t actually worked with you for recommendations

Forget to thank everyone in your network that has helped—or offered to help—

you!

February 2012

No. 173

www.staffingsolutionsinc.com Missouri Certified Women-Owned Business Enterprise (WBE)

8012 Bonhomme, Suite 200, Clayton, Missouri 63105 • Phone: 314-863-0333 • Fax: 314-863-6650 • mail@staffingsolutionsinc.com

FROM THE

PRESIDENTS DESK

Agencies like ours are in

business to find candidates

for our clients...and to rep-

resent our candidates TO

our clients. We LOVE to

help our candidates...but

please don’t ask us to pre-

sent you for openings for

which we can’t formally

represent you—it’s a con-

flict of interest!

~ Bonny Filandrinos

SSInc Presents…

Workplace Wisdom

The greater part of our

happiness or misery

depends on our

dispositions, and not on our

circumstances.

~Martha Washington

Job searching IS a job…and an exercise in multitasking! How do you keep all the de-

tails straight? First, treat it like the job it is, and use these tips:

Organize:

Keep (and update regularly) a work sheet that lists where you’ve applied and when

you need to follow up. Click here for a template you can use.

Prioritize:

Lots of things need to be done—but you need to determine what needs to be done

FIRST. Are there due dates for submitting a resume? Networking events that you

should make a priority? Take time to review your to-do list daily.

Finalize:

Enjoy the satisfaction that comes from crossing a task off your list. Every time you

apply for a job, make a follow-up call, or attend a networking event, you are one step

closer to your next (and hopefully best!) position!

Don’t Worry…You’ve Got It Covered

Networking Do’s and Don’ts

Margaret Bell

Natasha Culton

Melissa Epperson

Judith Erker

Sharon Hagy

Beth Heithoff-Schulte

Lacesha Huye

Evelyn Jefferson

Jennifer Krupa

Happy Birthday

to our

Employees

with

February

birthdays!

Congratulations to everyone hired by our clients during the months of December and January!

F IND US ONLINE AT www.s t a f f i n gso lu t ions i nc . com

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Your locally owned St. Louis based staffing firm Staffing Solutions, Inc. 8012 Bonhomme Ave, Clayton, MO 63105

Phone: 314-863-0333 Fax: 314-863-6650

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Hayley Cichacki HR Consultant CBIZ Business Solutions of St. Louis

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