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Celebrate Skilled Trades Workers!

On the first Wednesday in May, we celebrate Skilled Trades Workers Day. The holiday is observed every year to honor the hard-working and dedicated people who keep the world running. Many college students are also starting to see more value in Skilled Trades jobs because of the opportunities that are available once they graduate. Mechanic and repair trade programs saw an enrollment increase of 11.5 percent from spring 2021 to 2022, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. Enrollment in construction and culinary trades also increased.

Skilled trades jobs are always in high demand and can lead you down an exciting career path. (more…)

Debunking Staffing Company Myths

There’s a lot of misinformation out there when it comes to staffing companies. For example, plenty of job seekers assume there’s a fee associated with staffing services when there very rarely is. Express Employment Professionals, for example, never charges a fee to find people great jobs.

Since Job Journey is powered by Express, we wanted to debunk a few of the most common staffing company myths. (more…)

Express Employment Professionals Recognized with ClearlyRated’s 2021 Service Excellence Awards

Express Employment Professionals makes it our mission to help good people find good work. Our commitment to providing great service to employees and clients has been recognized by ClearlyRated with the Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards.

Express also received Best of Staffing Talent Diamond Award for providing superior service to candidates for at least five consecutive years.

In partnership with presenting sponsor CareerBuilder and gold sponsors Indeed and Talent.com, ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing® Award winners are proven industry leaders in service quality based entirely on ratings provided by their clients and candidates. (more…)

Get Ahead: Ask a Recruiter Video Series Continues on July 2

“In these unprecedented times…” Odds are you’ve opened countless emails that started out that way, sent from companies as varied as the bakery down the street, your preferred shampoo manufacturer, or an online retailer you bought a single shirt from at some point in 2002. It can start to get old after reading it for the eighty-ninth time, but it’s accurate. Times are tough.

This is especially true for your job search. It’s easy to lose hope when it seems like nobody is hiring.

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Get Ahead: Ask a Recruiter Video Series Continues

“In these unprecedented times…” Odds are you’ve opened countless emails that started out that way, sent from companies as varied as the bakery down the street, your preferred shampoo manufacturer, or an online retailer you bought a single shirt from at some point in 2002. It can start to get old after reading it for the eighty-ninth time, but it’s accurate. Times are tough.

This is especially true for your job search. It’s easy to lose hope when it seems like nobody is hiring.

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