Careers and Contract Jobs in the United States has a new website!

By they way, for those of you who didn't already know this, we have upgraded blogging software. We are now using WordPress. Also, we have moved to http://blog.ersstaffing.com. So please check us out there!

Feed fixed (I hope)!

I think I finally got all of the links fixed for this job listing feed. I am testing it with this post. There are links on the right of the blog that you can use to subscribe. For anyone else who was subscribed prior to the feed linking problems, you may have to update this feed address. The new address is http://feeds.ersstaffing.com/ers-careers/

IT Recruiting / Technical Recruiter in Dallas, Texas

Hot! Job listings update!

IT Recruiting / Technical Recruiter in Dallas, Texas

Rate: Salary (amount depends on experience) with Commission!

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Job listings update! ASP.net Internet Application Developer

Web Programmer / Internet Application Developer (ASP.net)
Requirements: ASP.net, Visual Studio .net, ADO, PL/SQL, Oracle, C#

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MIT's OpenCourseWare now offering free and open educational resources (OER)

If you are a student and you aren't sure what you should take and you can't afford to take the wrong classes...or...
If you are looking to further your education to help you to climb the corporate ladder but don't have enough time to go to school...or...
If you are a good self-learner and you would rather learn at your own pace...

Then you should get more info about MIT's OpenCourseWare free and open educational resources (OER)!

Registration is NOT required to take advantage of these free educational resources.
OpenCourseWare is an actual publication of MIT course materials.

There are many courses available for you to choose from, some of the more "in-demand" courses they offer would be :
Aeronautics and Astronautics
Mechanical Engineering
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Nuclear Science and Engineering

side note: the links here take you to the domain or sub-domains of ocw.MIT.edu and I am truly just trying to spread the word. I do not get anything if you click on OpenCourseWare.

Job listings updated! Mechanical Design Engineer (Aerospace)

Mechanical Design Engineer (Aerospace) with CATIA v.5 Experience
Rate: Up to $70/hour (Depends on experience)


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Download the new W-4 Forms for 2007

Now that the New Years Celebration is over, it's 2007 and tax season is getting closer! Have you updated your tax forms recently? Do you even remember how many exemptions you claimed? Well, you may want to download the most recent W-4 forms. This PDF actually lets you save the data in the PDF file without needing to buy Acrobat! I don't know about you, but I thought it was pretty nifty!

Page updated!

Added picture of the entrance to our Corporate office in Orange County, CA 92612.

"Customers are very important. Without them, you will not succeed in business."

I recently had an interview with the CEO of APR Consulting, Inc., Linda Stone. Background info: Linda Stone began as an IT consultant with a dream to be her own boss as the owner of her own company. Her entrepreneurial spirit pushed her to set and attain her goal and today, her company generates almost $50 million a year in revenue.

Interview:

Me: If you could tell your story about how you got to where you are...
L. Stone: I started out as a contract computer programmer for a large aerospace company. My client hired other computer programmers through my company. A couple of years later APR opened an office in Tustin and offered contract programming and other related Information Technology (IT) services to other large clients. To serve clients better, APR expanded its services to providing staffing (temp, temp-to-hire and fulltime placements), payroll, and vendor managed services.

Me: Where did you grow up? (try and paint a picture using only 3 sentences or less)
L. Stone: I was born and raised in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. as school teacher. I decided to change career so I went back to school and pursued a career in information technology.

Me: Do you feel like you are successful?
L. Stone: Yes, I feel very successful. If measured in dollars, the company grew from a one person shop with revenue of $125,000 to about 700 employees with revenue close to $50 million today, can be considered a success. While many of APR's competitors were going out of business after Y2K in 2000, APR is still growing at a rate of 45% per year.

Me: What helped to make you become successful?
L. Stone: Our focus is on providing outstanding customer services by delivering what we promised to deliver on time in an ethical and cost effective manner.

Me: Any tips or tricks you picked up in your journey?
L. Stone: Make a list of your successes each year and pat yourself in the back. It helps you get to the next level.
Do not beat yourself up on mistakes you have made. Make plans so that you do not make the same mistake twice.
Customers are very important. Without them, you will not succeed in business. Your goals must be focused on catering to your clients.

Me: Any useful advice that someone shared with you, that has helped you and could help others that are trying to achieve what you have achieved.
L. Stone: Envision how your company will look like in the next 5 years. Develop strategy on how you can get there. Set attainable goals, list actions you should take to meet each goal you set, and work from this list. When you accomplish your goals, take time to celebrate, then set other goals and repeat the process. Make sure these goals are working towards your vision of your company. Evaluate your mistakes along the way and learn from them. Do not let your mistakes discourage you.

A chance to give your story

If you could tell your story about how you got to where you are...

Where did you grow up? (try and paint a picture using only 3 sentences or less)
Do you feel like you are successful?
What helped to make you become successful?
Any tips or tricks you picked up in your journey?
Any useful advice that someone shared with you, that has helped you and could help others that are trying to achieve what you have achieved.


Remember not to dwell on how hard everything was.
Don't bother with clichés, the only reason you would repeat one is because everyone has heard it before.
The people reading this would probably say they have it just as hard.
Your readers want to know how they can become someone successful, like you.
One last thing, I don't expect you to give me a 30 page essay.
its much easier for your readers to take in when it is just a little bit at a time.