Q: Is there any charge to applicants for utilizing the services of your employment/personnel agency?

A: No, there is absolutely no charge for utilizing the employment services of CareerView.

Q: What are the services offered by CareerView?

A: CareerView is an employment search service and, as such, strives to place people in their careers of choice. If we deem you to be a potential qualified candidate for a specific current job vacancy, CareerView is happy to provide other human resource related services, also free of charge, including, but not limited to: career counseling; resume revision and interview techniques..

Q: If I am registered with CareerView, am I bound to only using your services regarding my job search?

A: Absolutely not, you may register with as many search services as you wish. However, we always advise not to register with too many as it becomes quite difficult to juggle interviews, appointments etc. if you have too many people conducting a career search on your behalf.

Q: Will I have to undergo testing in order to be registered with your search firm?

A: Depending on the position for which you have applied, you may be tested for specific skills.

Q: Do I have to come to your offices all dressed up – after all, you are not the hiring firm but only the agency acting as the hiring company’s representative?

A: It is precisely because we are prescreening applicants on behalf of our client companies that it is very important that you make that great first impression with us, after all, we have to extol your virtues to our clients and remember, “you never get a second chance to make a first impression!"

Q: Before heading out on an interview, how important is it really to know much about the client company?

A: Job offers have been won on the knowledge or lost on the lack of knowledge that a candidate has of the company with which it is interviewing. Just think for a moment, would you want to hire someone who didn’t care enough to find out as much as possible about the company with which they claim they want to map out a career path? Your enthusiasm about the company, its products and services, its financial results, its name in the marketplace will put you way ahead of your competition in the race for that dream career. As an agency, we will give you a good background on the company but it is really your “job” to do your homework and retrieve as much background as possible about the company. With the internet at your fingertips, there really is no excuse to walk into an interview without sound knowledge of the company. One word of caution “beware” – never appear to know more about the company than the person interviewing you. Again, “beware”, at a first interview, do not bring up any negative aspect of the company’s history, that is something that would be more appropriately mentioned at the second interview stage where you have more right to ensure that there are no company related barriers as to why you would not want to pursue the position.

Q: What do I do if I am running late for an interview ?

A: Obviously, if you are running late and able to call or text to indicate that there is a problem, PLEASE DO. We would prefer that you place a call or text us at CareerView and with the person conducting the interview as it keeps us informed and allows us to call the client to offer an additional apology from us on your behalf and, in the event that you are running really late and potentially inconveniencing the client, it also allows us the opportunity to ask the client if they would prefer to re-schedule.

If you arrive at the client company, it is imperative that you offer profuse apologies and indicate that you would be happy to re-schedule at the convenience of the client if that is their preference.

 

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