You should never stop picking up or refining skills! At Express in Marin County, we offer our Job Seekers free training resources and programs so you can keep learning and better your chances at getting hired for one of the many job opportunities we offer!
Computer-based tutorials, from beginning to advanced.
Verbal and written communication skills for any job that requires interaction with customers.
Introduction to worksite, tools, and equipment used on a job including job safety and proper use.
Video based training on the job market forecast, resumes and interviewing, how to find job openings, and building a career path.
Video training on the job market forecast, resumes and interviewing, how to find job openings, and building a career path.
Learn what format is best for your resume – PDF vs Word, and how to achieve work/life balance.
The first quarter of the year is almost over, and the job market is still doing very well. Express surveyed business owners, decision makers, and human resource professionals about the overall hiring trends in their markets and how they impact their hiring decisions. Optimism for a strong 2019 continues into the second quarter as recession concerns remain low for the year. Forty-one percent of survey respondents said their employment markets are “trending up” in the second quarter of 2019, and only 11% forecast a downward trend in employment activity. Additionally, 95% of respondents reported that they do not currently live in an area in recession and do not expect the country to enter into a recession within the next year. However, it is notable that nearly half (48%) said they foresee a recession within the next two years. The top segments hiring in the second quarter of 2019 include: General Labor (Industrial): 39% Skilled Labor (Industrial): 33% Administrative/Office Clerical: 18% Accounting/Finance: 8% Engineering: 8% Segments creating the most NEW positions …
Tue, 23 Apr 2019
Tomorrow is Administrative Professionals Day. A day to celebrate admins of all types, from front office managers to assistants, data entry professionals to payroll pros, to bookkeepers and more. And what better way to celebrate than to see how far we’ve come? Secretaries No Longer Think back to 40 or so years ago. Admin professionals weren’t really a thing. Instead, people in this position were known as secretaries. Although they worked hard, long hours, there was a certain notion that these individuals were lower in status than others. The position wasn’t seen as something with any career trajectory. The term “secretary” still carries connotations of pencil skirts, sharp reading glasses, and a certain word-per-minute typing ability, but today’s admin brings so much more to the table. There are many businesses that can’t function without their admin. Admins keep the lights on (literally, when they come in the morning, and figuratively in all other ways), make coffee (nobody else knows how the machine works), greet clients, set meetings, coordinate between departments, …
Is it Worth It? You like where you live. Maybe you’ve already bought a house and your kids are enrolled in a great school. But you don’t like your job, the people you work with, your boss, or some combination of all three. You could also use a pay raise. You’ve tried searching for a different job locally, but nothing seems right. But then you hear about a great job opportunity. The problem? It’s in a totally different state. It can be hard to decide if a new job is worth moving for. Here are a few things to keep in mind before accepting that out-of-state job offer. What will you gain? The first thing you need to figure out are the benefits that moving offers. For instance, you’ll like your job more, you’ll work at a company with opportunities for advancement, you’ll get higher pay, etc. Consider neighborhoods and, if you have kids, school districts, too. It’s important to think about not only your career, but also your family …
Thu, 18 Apr 2019