How to Hire the Best Administrative Assistant

The “secretary” of yesteryear is no longer. In today’s world, technology has changed everything, even the title. Today’s administrative assistant must be multitalented and comfortable with technology. As a business owner or manager, you’re looking for someone who can schedule appointments, greet clients, and answer the phones. But that’s only the beginning. Many administrative assistants are now planning events, updating social media, making travel arrangements, generating important reports, and keeping up with the latest office technology.

How to Recover From a Bad Interview

It’s a scenario that’s replayed in countless job interviews. Candidates walk into their meeting flustered by the importance of it and walk away suddenly realizing they might have blown the whole thing because of something they said--or failed to mention. If this has happened to you, it could feel like the end of the world. Rest assured; it isn’t!

Customer Service Skills All Call Center Reps Should Have

It’s a critical position. A call center representative is the voice of the company, ensuring every customer receives the individual attention that either satisfies or mollifies them. With the nearly countless number of situations that can crop up during a conversation, call center reps must have a variety of skills to manage them and provide excellent customer service.

Here are some of those skills, all of which can and should be developed so customers end their calls believing they have gotten the best service possible.

A positive attitude

United Personnel Announces New Hires

SPRINGFIELD, MA / HARTFORD, CT – United Personnel is pleased to announce the expansion of its Connecticut-based team.

How to Increase Candidate Interest in Your Employment Opportunity

If you own or manage a business, no one has to remind you that finding the right workers is often a challenge. And it’s frustrating because without top talent your chances of being productive and profitable are substantially lower.

How to Identify Employees With Leadership Skills

At some point, you’ll need to identify an employee who displays leadership skills. Maybe it’s for a promotion or to take charge of an important project. No matter the reason, after you’ve defined the qualifying job-related skills this individual will need to have, you’ll also want to determine if others are likely to follow this person and accept their leadership.

If Candidates Aren’t Applying for Your Jobs, Here’s Why

It’s your hiring manager’s responsibility to bring new talent on board when it’s needed. But that won’t happen if nobody is applying—or more specifically, if the right people aren’t applying! It can happen even though the job description is thorough and well-written, so there must be other reasons why applications aren’t flooding your inbox.

Reasons You Should Stay in Touch With Former Co-Workers

After you quit a job, your first reaction might be to put that chapter behind you, move on, and forget everyone who was a part of it. While that’s understandable, especially if it was a painful experience, you might want to reconsider putting the whole thing out of your mind.

There are some excellent reasons for staying in touch with your former co-workers. After all, one of them might get hired at a company you’ve always hoped to work for and could refer you to the next opening.

Here’s What You Need to Know Before Starting Your Job Search

If this is your first job search or you haven’t been searching for a while, you might not know the rules for finding a job are changing with the times. No, it hasn’t become more enjoyable, nor is it likely ever to be, but it is different. It requires some updated methods and a more focused approach.

Here are a few suggestions that should make the process less stressful and get your quest for a new job started in the right direction:

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United Personnel Employee Spotlight

Tricia Canavan, President: Dedicated, Engaged, and Caring

It’s accurate to say that Tricia was born into United Personnel. After all, her parents founded the business in 1984, so she has had plenty of exposure to it starting as a teenager. After a career mix of nonprofit management, education and human resources work, she came back to United to lead the company when her mother decided to retire. She saw it as an opportunity to help both clients and candidates and as a way to make an impact in the community.