You walk into a staffing agency dressed to impress. You and a recruiter review your resume with a fine-toothed comb. You go over your salary expectations and what you want in your next position. You leave feeling confident, and a couple days later, you get a phone call - the client wants to interview you! You, ace the interview and receive an offer for a temporary or temp-to-hire position. Now, things get tricky… you scored the job, but you want it to become permanent. Follow these best practices to make it impossible for this company to let you go.

Looking for a job? Then, tackle this process similarly to how you would start a home repair project - put together a plan, gather necessary tools, be strategic, set deadlines and tweak the plan as you go. By starting with a plan and applicable tools, you can determine a clear path and achievable benchmarks to reach the goal you want to achieve.

If you’ve been in the job market for any length of time, you may have already heard a variety of resume tips: how your resume should look, how long it should be, etc. Listed below are six resume tips from the point of view of someone who looks at resumes for several hours every day. Hopefully, you will find them helpful!

Remote employees are a growing segment in today’s work force.  The Department of Labor released an American Time Use Survey last June that showed 23% of employed persons did some or all of their work at home. To compare, 2003 showed that 19% of employees worked outside of the office.

The option to “work from home” is a concept that a lot of companies are migrating towards, whether on a full-time basis or to allow flexibility as a perk to their employees. Employers recognize the extensive benefits that result from allowing telecommuting, and the practice is becoming more of the norm, not the exception.