Looking to start or switch your career?

2019 may be your year!

The US job market is hot – and that momentum is likely to continue through the early part of 2019. With the right skills and training, it’s an ideal time to make a change.

Where is the most growth potential?

Intrigued by massive industrial machines?

Have solid mechanical aptitude and an eye for precision work?

Want to join one of the oldest and most respected skilled trades in the world?

Working as a millwright could be a great option. Here’s why:

Millennials have unofficially been dubbed “the job hopping generation.”

And with good reason.

A recent Gallup report on millennials indicates that 21% of them say they’ve changed jobs within the past year. That’s more than three times the number of non-millennials who report the same! What’s more, the same report reveals that 60% of millennials ...
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That shiny promotion you set your sights on – that amazing opportunity for more money, challenge and growth?

It just went to someone else.

Naturally, you’re disheartened. Frustrated. Maybe even a little confused. What did your co-worker have or do that earned them the thumbs-up? And why were you passed over? Here are a few ...
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Are you a LinkedIn “All-Star” – or is your profile a little, shall we say, underwhelming?

LinkedIn is a critical career-building tool for professionals around the world for a reason:  you can put ridiculous amounts of information on your profile! And when you have the rightkinds of information on your profile, you’re much more likely ...
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The best jobs in the Lehigh Valley, PA are right here.

Ken Dawson, Owner/Strategic-Partner of PrideStaff’s Lehigh Valley office, has a simple goal: connecting good people who want to work with great companies that want to grow! Working through PrideStaff allows him to engage with a variety of talented people, showing them how to harness ...
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There are dozens of wrong ways to answer the common interview question “Why do you want this job?” Among our favorites are:

Kidding aside, it is highly likely you’ll be asked ...
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Wondering what your workplace will be like?

Concerned about how well you’ll gel with your co-workers?

Want your supervisor to like you – and take your ideas seriously?

If you’re new to a job, of course you do! The desires to fit in, make a great impression and be taken seriously when you’re the “new ...
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“I just put a casserole in the oven.”

“My plastic surgery needed some ‘tweaking’ to get it just right.”

“I got stuck in the blood pressure machine at the grocery store and couldn’t get out.”

Admittedly, these excuses for missing work (courtesy of Forbes.com) are a bit absurd, but they can help you appreciate ...
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As a job candidate, it’s natural to want to put your best foot forward and present the best “version” of yourself in the interview.

But be careful not to take things too far.

You want a job that suits you – one that matches your abilities, complements your natural work style and ...
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