NEWSLETTER

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We  started our Direct Hire division at the beginning of 2012 and in April  of the same year, we added our Temporary Division, offering full service  staffing services throughout the Central Valley and beyond.

We moved into our first office space in July of 2013, then expanded into additional space in October of 2015, along with adding to staff.

Now as of January of 2018, we moved into new and larger office space,  and are happy that we have grown with a great staff and great new location near the downtown area.  

Our new address is: 1231 8th Street, Suite #650, Modesto, CA 95354

We  are blessed to work with great clients and applicants and  are  encouraged by this growing job market as we continue to thrive. To all  we do business with, we'd like to say Thanks!!

We appreciate your business and confidence in us and we enjoy serving you!

"Miceli-Watters, STAFFING PARTNERS" ~  combining over 43 years of staffing experience and expertise.
We look forward to assisting you with your staffing needs,

Trish Miceli & Eyvette Watters.

Even the small stuff counts, especially when you’re on a  job interview. That’s why it’s so important not to say or do the wrong  things, since that first impression could end up being the last one.
With that in mind, here are seven deadly sins of job interviewing.
 

1. Don’t Be Late To the Interview
Even  if you car broke down or the subway derailed, do everything you can to  get to that job interview on time.“If you have a legitimate excuse it’s  still hard to bounce back,” says Pamela Skillings, co-founder of job  coaching firm Skillful Communications. “People are suspicious because  they hear the same excuses all the time.”On the flip side, you don’t  want to show up too early and risk appearing desperate, but you do want  to be there at least five minutes early or at the very least on time.
 

2. Don’t Show Up Unprepared
It  seems simple, but countless people go on job interviews knowing very  little about the company they are interviewing with when all it would  take is a simple Google search to find out. As a result, they end up  asking obvious questions, which signal to the interviewer that they are  too lazy to prepare.“Don’t ask if the company is public or private, how  long it’s been in business and where they do their manufacturing,” says  Mark Jaffe, president of Wyatt & Jaffe, the executive search firm.  “Sharpen your pencil before you go to school.”
 

3. Don’t Ask About Salary, Benefits, Perks
Your  initial interview with a company shouldn’t be about what the company  can do for you, but what you can do for the company. Which means the  interview isn’t the time to ask about the severance package, vacation  time or health plan. Instead you should be selling yourself as to why  the company can’t live without you.“Your interest should be about the  job and what your responsibilities will be,” says Terry Pile, Principal  Consultant of Career Advisors. “Asking about vacation, sick leave, 401K,  salary and benefits should be avoided at all costs.”
 

4. Don’t Focus On Future Roles Instead Of The Job At Hand
The  job interview is not the time or place to ask about advancement  opportunities or how to become the CEO. You need to be interested in the  job you are actually interviewing for. Sure, a company wants to see  that you are ambitious, but they also want assurances you are committed  to the job you’re being hired for.“You can’t come with an agenda that  this job is just a stepping stone to bigger and better things,” says  Jaffe.
 

5. Don’t Turn The Weakness Question Into A Positive
To  put it bluntly, interviewers are not idiots. So when they ask you about  a weakness and you say you work too hard or you are too much of a  perfectionist, chances are they are more apt to roll their eyes than be  blown away. Instead, be honest and come up with a weakness that can be  improved on and won’t ruin your chances of getting a job. For instance,  if you are interviewing for a project management position, it wouldn’t  be wise to say you have poor organizational skills, but it’s ok to say  you want to learn more shortcuts in Excel. “Talk about the skills you  don’t have that will add value, but aren’t required for the job,” says  Pile.
 

6. Don’t Lie
Many people think its ok  to exaggerate their experience or fib about a firing on a job interview,  but lying can be a surefire way not to get hired. Even if you get  through the interview process with your half truths, chances are you  won’t be equipped to handle the job you were hired to do. Not to mention  the more you lie the more likely you are to slip up.“Don’t exaggerate,  don’t make things bigger than they are and don’t claim credit for  accomplishments you didn’t do,” says Jaffe. “You leave so much room in  your brain if you don’t have to fill it with which lie you told which  person.”
 

7. Don’t Ask If There’s Any Reason You Shouldn’t Be Hired
Well  meaning career experts will tell you to close your interview by asking  if there is any reason you wouldn’t be hired. While that question can  give you an idea of where you stand and afford you the opportunity to  address any concerns, there’s no guarantee the interviewer is going to  be truthful with you or has even processed your information enough to  even think about that.“All you are doing is prompting them to think  about what’s wrong with you,” says Skillings.
 

This story was originally published by Donna Fuscaldo, Glassdoor.