The Employment Guide is hosting two upcoming Job Fair/Career Education Expos in North Carolina.


The first one will be in Greensboro, NC at the Clarion Greensboro Airport Hotel on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The Clarion Greensboro Airport Hotel is located at:

415 Swing Road,
Greensboro, NC 27409.












The second one will be the following week in Charlotte at the Marriott Charlotte Executive Park on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

The Marriott Charlotte Executive Park is located at:

5700 Westpark Drive
Charlotte, NC 28217.

Job seekers can meet a variety of different companies that are recruiting in the Triad and Charlotte areas. Parking and attendance for both events are free to the public. Be sure to dress for success and bring plenty of resumes.

Everyone who attends will receive a copy of The Employment Guide and a copy of The Job Seeker Survival Guide, full of useful tips and information to help find the perfect job.

For more information, please email ncjobs@employmentguide.com. If you are interested in recruiting at this event, please call 888-512-0927.

Putting Raleigh Back to Work

The Employment Guide and WiserWorker.com are hosting a Job Fair and Career Education Expo at the Holiday Inn Brownstone, in Raleigh, North Carolina on Wednesday, September 9th, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.

Job seekers can meet a variety of different companies that are recruiting in Raleigh and surrounding areas. Parking and attendance for this event are free to the public. Be sure to dress for success and bring plenty of resumes.

Everyone who attends will receive a copy of The Employment Guide and a copy of The Job Seeker Survival Guide, full of useful tips and information to help find the perfect job.

The Holiday Inn, Brownstone is conveniently located at 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raliegh, NC 27605. For more information call 888-512-0927.

Putting Charlotte Back to Work

The Employment Guide and WiserWorker.com are hosting a Job Fair and Career Education Expo at the Hilton Garden Inn Ayrsley, in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, September 1st, 2009 from 9:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m. Job seekers can meet a variety of different companies that are recruiting in Charlotte and surrounding areas.

Parking and attendance for this event are free to the public. Be sure to dress for success and bring plenty of resumes.

Everyone who attends will receive a copy of The Employment Guide and a copy of The Job Seeker Survival Guide, full of useful tips and information to help find the perfect job.

The Hilton Garden Inn, Ayrsley is conveniently located at 1920 Ayrsley Town Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 27273.
For more information call 888-512-0927

One of the questions we are asked by many job seekers is what to do at a job fair, so we came up with a list of 5 do's and 5 do not's that should make your job fair experience more productive.

Do's

1. Do prepare before the event. Research the companies that will be attending. The fact that you know about the recruiter's company will go a long way toward getting you an interview.
2. Do talk to every recruiter at the event. You never know what a company may be looking for. You might not think your dream job is digging ditches, but "Ditch Diggers, Inc" might be looking for an IT professional at their corporate office. Even if the recruiter doesn't have a job that is a good fit for you, the process of talking with the recruiter is great practice.
3. Sell yourself to the recruiter. Don't just ask or answer questions, have a 30 second pitch ready to present to the recruiter. Tell them what you can do for their company.
4. Take something away from the every conversation. Any "inside" information you can uncover will help you on follow-up interviews.
   
5. Follow up. Write a thank-you note, email another copy of your resume to the recruiter with a cover letter (you did pick up their business card, didn't you), and visit the company's website for more information

Do Not's

1. Do Not show up in cut off jeans and a tank top. Even if you are applying for a job as a "beach bum", this is not appropriate interview dress.
2. Do Not break in line. While you are obviously the most qualified applicant for the job, Bubba the bouncer may not agree. Be patient and wait your turn.
3. Do Not explain to the recruiter that you lost your last job because everyone at your former place of employment was an idiot, they all had it in for you, and you are really considering taking them to court.
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As we prepare for the upcoming Job Fairs in Greensboro and Charlotte we were searching for tips we can share with job seekers. We came across this great article, "The Interview That'll Bag A Job!" in the online edition of The Wall Street Journal.

The article shares several great tips from recruiters on what you should and shouldn't do on your job interview. Tips like "Don't appear desperate", to "show you've done your homework on the company" are all useful tips to remember when you land that interview.

We suggest thay if you do have an interview scheduled, read the article for some last minute tips.

And don't forget that a great way to get an interview is to attend one of our Job Fairs. You can find out more about our upcoming events and pre-register and upload your resume at http://www.employmentguide.com/browse_jobfairs.html . We're expecting 15 to 20 companies, like AT&T/ Yellowpages.com, Bojangles, Terminix, NASCAR Tech, Noveau Riche, Vanderbilt Mortgage and many others.

So if you're looking for a new career opportunity, be sure to attend the job fair, do your homework, ace the interview, and land that great new job.

To help you in your job search we post our weekly print publication - The Employment Guide online for the Carolina cities? You can look at and download our print publication every week and find jobs in your area.

You also can get job alerts emailed to your inbox. This way you don't even have to go to our website to search for the jobs being posted in your industry, we'll send them to you by email.

We also keep a list of upcoming job fairs all year long. You can find a list of them by going to our website and clicking the job fair tab along the top. From there you'll see job fairs that are in your city along with ones we've scheduled throughout the country.

As an added bonus you can also find us on Facebook and Twitter. Here you can follow us or be a fan to get the most recent updates on our job fairs, job openings and other job seeking tips and advice that we might have to offer to help your job search.

Best of luck!

If you're looking for a job in any of these fields or seriously considering switching careers and need some extra training, ECPI College of Technology has a Career Open House coming up spreading over April 25th - 30th. You'll be able to see live demos and presentations to really get a feel for what the job will be like. The expo is also free.

Some of the career fields and industries that they'll cover are:
Technology:

• Network Security
• Electronics Engineering
• Database Programming

Business:

• Business Administration
• Criminal Justice

Health Sciences:

• Medical Administration
• Medical Assisting
• Practical Nursing
• Medical Imaging Technology

Times and locations are:

Saturday, April 25: 10am - 4pm
Charlotte, NC 28208 - 4800 Airport Center Parkway
Columbia, SC 29210 - 250 Berryhill Road, Suite 300
Concord - Charlotte, NC 28262 - 124 Floyd Smith Drive
Greensboro, NC 27409 - 7802 Airport Center Drive
Raleigh, NC 27613 - 4101 Doie Cope Road


Monday, April 27: 9am - 8pm
Charlotte, NC 28208 - 4800 Airport Center Parkway
Concord - Charlotte, NC 28262 - 124 Floyd Smith Drive

Monday, April 27: 2pm - 7pm
Columbia, SC 29210 - 250 Berryhill Road, Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27409 - 7802 Airport Center Drive

Tuesday, April 28: 9am - 8pm
Charlotte, NC 28208 - 4800 Airport Center Parkway
Concord - Charlotte, NC 28262 - 124 Floyd Smith Drive

Tuesday, April 28: 2pm - 7pm
Columbia, SC 29210 - 250 Berryhill Road, Suite 300
Greensboro, NC 27409 - 7802 Airport Center Drive

Wednesday, April 29: 9am - 8pm
Charlotte, NC 28208 - 4800 Airport Center Parkway
Concord - Charlotte, NC 28262 - 124 Floyd Smith Drive

Thursday, April 30: 9am - 8pm
Charlotte, NC 28208 - 4800 Airport Center Parkway
Concord - Charlotte, NC 28262 - 124 Floyd Smith Drive

You need to RSVP online or call 704-339-1010!

Some positive news how a local company is helping out job seekers:

Amber Bollinger stood with her mouth open and smiling on Tuesday at the Employment Security Commission in Morganton. That's because Heels.com showed up there to give away lady's shoes. Heels.com is a North Carolina-based online shoe retailer.

The company has been in business for a year and a half, say company representatives. Company representatives arrived just after 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, surprising those who were there looking for jobs or filing for unemployment. The idea was to give away a new pair of shoes to women so they could wear them to job interviews.

"Being a bootstrapped startup, we know what it's like to work through adversity and against the odds," Heels.com spokesperson Linda McCoy said. "Our goal here is just to do what we can to help others work through their difficult period and hopefully bring smiles to a few faces in the process. During times like this, it is often the smallest things that make the biggest difference."

Read the full article By Sharon McBrayer from The News Herald in Morganton, NC.