I attended two more job clubs at Worksource in Tacoma. There were three employers at one and they explained what their business was and what they were looking for in applicants. ACS, UPS and Worksource were there. The ACS representative explained the old school of thought at his company about hiring "over qualified" people. They used to think that they'd lose money on people who had a lot of experience because they would pay to train these people who would leave in a couple of months for a better job. The representative was one of the employees who changed the company's mind. ACS likes to promote from within the company but if you don't have the "over qualified" people, there won't be anyone from within to promote. They also discussed the pros and cons of hiring young people and the advantages of hiring older people. Younger people may have a lot of enthusiasm but may not have good customer service skills. Older people are used to work schedules, deadlines and dealing with customers.
The second job club had a representative from Goodwill Industries who explained all the resources that Goodwill provides to job seekers including in depth resume writing, interviewing, hands on training for retail and other industries. I have enrolled in Job bait which helps you market yourself in a concise and targeted manner. Several people said that this workshop could help me in the graphic design field.
After next Monday I will know and post what I experienced.
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