Friday Services Blog
Insights, trends, tech tips and other best practices for today’s employers and workers.
Friday Services Celebrates 40 Years of Changing Peoples’ Lives
"Bringing the right people to the right job every time." This is the motto Friday Services was founded on when opening our doors in 1980. As we celebrate 40 years of serving Western North Carolina,...
Meet Rachel Levi, Friday Services’ Staffing Employee of the Year
Reliable, dependable, hardworking, generous, and humble - these are just a few of the many admirable qualities of Rachel Levi. “She consistently puts others before herself and has an incredibly...
5 Signs It May Be Time to Change Jobs
It’s Monday morning. You are coming off a nice weekend with your friends, hiking the Appalachian Trail or checking out the latest breweries. But alas - the weekend is over and now you are back in...
What to Know Before Relocating: Tips from Staffing Professionals
It’s time- you are preparing to make the big move (a.k.a. relocating). Your home is being overtaken by those large brown boxes and rolls and rolls of packing tape. Things are chaotic. It looks like...
How to Overcome a Career Setback
Mean Girls (2004) “Raise your hand if you have ever felt personally victimized by Regina George.” Yes, this may be a quote from the infamous movie Mean Girls, but ever think this quote may apply to...
Friday Services Finds Employees Full-Time Work
1,500 By itself, with no context, this number is does not mean much. 1,500 what you ask? Dollars, puppies, avocados? But what if I told you that 1,500 represents the number of people Friday...
5 Tips to Make Your Resume Stand Out
You have heard it time and time again - a resume is your key to getting that dream job you’ve always wanted. Yes, it may sound cliché, but it is true! Resumes often serve as the first impression a...
A Guide to Machine Operators & CNC Jobs
Are you exploring a career in the manufacturing industry? If so, you've likely come across several common job titles: Machine Operator, CNC Machine Operator, CNC Machinist, and CNC Programmer. While...
Five Tips to Help Job Seekers Speed Up the Hiring Process
Let’s face it, once you interview for a job, the worst feeling in the world is waiting to hear back. It’s called the "waiting game", and it is what every job seeker loves to hate. You can...
Working Through the Holiday Season – How to Stay Focused
It is beginning to feel a lot like… the holiday season. No, I don’t just mean the peppermint mochas, Christmas cookies, and holiday lights; I mean it is starting to feel like the holiday season at...
So, You Got the Interview – Now What Do You Do?
You did it! After sending resume after resume to countless job openings, and receiving what felt like endless negative responses, you finally got that call for an interview. You sit there with a...
How an Employment Agency can Help YOU Find YOUR Ideal Job.
"How can an employment agency help me," you ask? We have all been there- you are sitting at your desk, or on your couch, at home with your computer on your lap and Netflix on in the background. You...
Record Low Unemployment Rates Can Mean a Better Job for You
According to a recent report on MarketWatch.com, a financial information website and a subsidiary of Dow Jones & Company, our nation is continuing to experience record low unemployment rates. A...
Three Quick and Easy Ways to Make Your Resume Stand Out
You did it. You spent a few hours writing your resume, making sure to include your complete job history, all of your skills, your education, and even a few of your strengths for good measure....
Jobs for Veterans – Why Helping Vets Find Work Benefits Us All
Today is National Hire a Veteran Day. Friday Services places a high commitment on helping find jobs for veterans. Find out more about our current opportunities, veteran's resources, FREE resume help...
Three Steps to Move Forward in Your Company
You’ve been at your job for a couple of years, and maybe you’re beginning to get bored and need more of a challenge. Or maybe you took the job because your family moved, or you needed more money,...
Five Ways to Tell If Your Staffing Agency is Great
But how do you really know if a job will be the right one for you? While online searches are useful, they usually don’t give you a good feel for company culture. And once you do land an interview,...
Resumes: The Holy Grail or a Fool’s Gold?
I answered a call on my business line from a client who had utilized my training programs for many years. I anticipated another enjoyable conversation, just as each had been in the past, but today...
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