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Suit Up Rhode Island
Published 03/14/2012City Personnel is proud to announce the first annual ‘Suit Up, RI!™’ initiative.
City Personnel, a boutique recruitment firm in Providence, in conjunction with the Clothing Collaborative will be running a professional clothing drive beginning April 2nd and running through April 20th. The Suit Up RI initiative will be challenging companies throughout Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts to collect the most articles of professional clothing and accessories. All of the collected pieces will be donated to the Clothing Collaborative’s closets to help the disadvantaged population of RI to find employment and build self-esteem. It’s widely known that Rhode Island has been battling one of the worst unemployment rates in the country since its peak at 11.9% in January, 2010 (U.S. Department of Labor Statistics). Presently the unemployment rate in RI is only down to 11%. Suit Up RI hopes to slash this number even further. City Personnel has set a personal goal of 5,000 pieces of clothing for this drive, let’s see what this state can do when we join forces and really work together! For additional information or if you want to get involved please contact either Brittany Bert or Kerri Thornsbury at 401.331.2311 or by e-mail at suitupri@citypersonnel.net.
Impressive Graduates
Published 03/02/2012
I just wanted to take a moment to say kudos to Bryant University. We braved the snowy weather on Wednesday to attend their annual career fair and were thrilled we did. The caliber of undergraduates and soon to be graduates that we met was astounding. Not only were they all well put together, but everyone we met, across all disciplines, was well spoken, astute, and more than ready to enter the workforce.
As a result we have registered quite a few exceptional candidates. If anyone has any need for entry level staffing or interns let us know. I promise you will not be disappointed.
Fortune's Top 100 Companies to Work For
Published 01/19/2012The results are in. Fortune has released their list of the top 100 companies to work for in the country. Kudos to RI based Hasbro for being the only company in the state to making the list! Below are this years top 10. Anyone else surprised to see that Facebook didn't make the cut?
Top 10
| Rank ▾ | Company | Job growth | U.S. employees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33% | 18,500 | |
| 2 | Boston Consulting Group | 10% | 1,958 |
| 3 | SAS Institute | 8% | 6,046 |
| 4 | Wegmans Food Markets | 5% | 41,717 |
| 5 | Edward Jones | 1% | 36,937 |
| 6 | NetApp | 30% | 6,887 |
| 7 | Camden Property Trust | -2% | 1,678 |
| 8 | Recreational Equipment (REI) | 12% | 10,466 |
| 9 | CHG Healthcare Services | 17% | 1,312 |
| 10 | Quicken Loans | 20% | 3,808 |
Interviewing? How to Make a Killer Impression
Published 11/03/2011
Yesterday I spent the day down at URI conducting mock interviews for the School of Business. For all my companies out there reading this, it is definitely worth your time to work with the local schools. The programs they are trying to build for their upper classmen will not only benefit the students, but it will also benefit employers by teaching kids early whats expected in the working world. Enough of my PSA though. Almost all the students I interviewed said their number one concern is preparing themselves to make a killer impression on a potential employer. This tip sheet is for them.
5 Steps to Making a Killer Impression
(Forbes)
- Go in with a clear intention: Before you get in front of your interviewer think of what points you would like to get across and how you would like to be perceived. Mentally visualizing these things will help you be able to convey them when it comes time, I.E. in your interview.
- Think about what you're wearing: Before you get dressed be aware of the message your clothes, make-up, jewelry, watches and shoes are saying about you. Your outward appearance is the first thing an employer will see and like it or not establishes some type of a judgment about you. Make sure your outfit is saying what you want it to.
- Body Language: Be aware of what you are doing and how it can be perceived. Stand up straight, angle your body towards your interviewer. The way you physically respond can say a lot. Slouching can be taken as low confidence, sitting angled away from the interview disinterest, and the list can go on.
- Avoid Bad Days: If you're having a bad day sometimes it can be hard to shake it. The results can be written all over your face in terms of frowns, swollen eyes, etc. Either figure out how to shake the mood or reschedule. The last thing you want is an employer to feel this is your day to day mood.
- Be Interested and Be Interesting: Make eye contact, listen to what the other person is saying. We have all been taking to someone and known they are uninterested in what they are saying. Its a turn off. Also be interesting. Open up about what makes you unique.
Hurricane Irene Update
Published 08/31/2011I'm hoping that you didn't have to make the trek to work just to read our blog, although I'm flattered if you did, because we sincerely hope that you have your power/internet/cable/etc back at your home. We've been following the news about the outages and thought perhaps the following links would be of use.
Nationalgrid has been terrific about updating their twitter through this mess
You can also check the restoration plan which was updated this morning at 6AM
The real time map is also a useful tool
