Sunday, April 21, 2013

Pool Season Hiring Event

If you've been watching the news and venturing outside, you know that our Las Vegas temps are starting to rise . Spring to summer means that pool season is upon us and not only is their heat their are income opportunities and job opening.

HERAEA, part of THEONEGROUP of hotels, restaurants, and lounges announces a Hiring Event for HERAEA pool season with a "casting call" Monday April 22 from Noon to 2p.m.- That's a short window of opportunity so be prepared and early .

Inside Heraea at the Palms . http://www.HeraeaLV.com HereaLV and they have a Facebook Page HeraeaLasVegas

What are positions is Heraea hiring for?
They are hiring in the categories of :Model Bartender; Model Cocktail Server; Model Hostesses; and Model Food Servers.

The job announcement says ,"Please show up pool-ready in swimwear with a headshot and resume to provide Heraea at the Palms.

Heraea has been created by the Creators of STK and features Dining, Sports, and Music. 
702.701.0201

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Diversity Career Fair comes to Las Vegas

Here's the latest news: I just heard about a Diversity Career Fair being held at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas on May 30th from 12-3p.m.

Oscar Moreno posted this Diversity Career Fair information  in one of the LinkedIn Groups. In reading the event announcement there's a posted  lists of some of the Featured Employers for this Diversity Career Fair  including : Palms Casino Resort, Art Institute of Las Vegas, State Farm, Dept of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation, Entrerprise Holdings, Kelly Services, Radio Station 99.3 La Kalle, Latin Chamber of Commerce, CSN(College of Southern Nevada), Goodwill Industries, Univision Radio, Nevada Partners, Kaplan College, Dvry University, UNLV, Vegas Young Professionals , Informedia, Radio Station 103.5, and SNHEP

As always, information about an event  is subject to change. I am posting this information for those who may want to be informed about this upcoming event . This posting is not meant to be an endorsement . For those of you who don't know me, I cannot endorse an event that I have not had the opportunity to experience so I'll be happy to share my feedback after it takes place. 

May greatest prayer for those who are seeking employment is that they find opportunities and improve their lives.


I do think that information and knowing about possibilities can help people to make better decisions.According to the announcement you can pre-register with your resume by sending it to  resumes@jobertising.com

There are many opportunities here in Las Vegas for those who want to network. According to Nancy Mehta, owner of Cartridge World, on any given week you can find 50 or more networking events to participate in so there's no excuse for staying home and never getting out to network.

Nancy offers an annual subscription to her networking publication which tells you who is hosting the events. their location, and details whether free or if there's a cost involved to participate.  A subscription to Nancy's networking publication is $50 for the whole year.

To get ready to new job opportunities many people tell me they are working on themselves whether they head to the gym and start an exercise regimen, find some new clothing, change their hair and/or make-up, or take some classes to build skills.

A great place to research is your local library. I'll be hosting a class at one of the Henderson Library locations on May 15 on how to expand your influence using social media and it will be a free hands-on class to help people. Send me an e-mail if you're interested in participating of my upcoming events.

How to make presentations- yes, public speaking, is definitely an area that people can improve on. I have enjoyed teaching people how to make presentations using workshops that build skills and confidence and been so proud of my students who have used what I've taught them to get higher salaries, new jobs, promotions, and even college scholarships.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Avoiding Scams When Job Hunting

People who want to find jobs have sadly become prey to those who don't have their best interests in mind. Just when things are tough if you are offered a job from a less than reputable person or company it can take you down a pathway that you don't need and truly don't want.

Easy access to posting jobs is one of the reasons behind the growing trend of those who want to take advantage of others to have more and more channels and ways to do so.

How do you protect yourself from doing business with the wrong people? The best answer is to go out into the world every day with your eyes opened and proceed from a position of awareness and and caution.

Many people are targeted for "employment opportunities" with job offers online and e-mail solicitation. When should your "red flag" go up and what are some strategies to help avoid problems?

If you receive e-mails asking you if you have a computer at home and can receive payments for a company and process those payments , there should be flag going up. One of the most common methods of scams are around processing money for others.

Imagine taking your personal money to make a payment and never getting paid? Imagine handling fraudulent transactions or money laundering for people.

If you are asked for your personal information and bank information and private detailed information about yourself, you are at risk when you provide any of your sensitive personal information to others.

What if you are contacted about a job interview or potential position from a company that you've never heard of and you are not sure how to proceed. You are on the computer if you're reading this now, so use tools to determine if you can about the company's reputation.

You can search  the company name on "Google" and the name of the person who has requested the interview with you. Get details about the company licenses or check with the Better Business Bureau about the reputation of the company before going on an interview.

Readers of my articles have shown me details of negative information about businesses which they said were trying to recruit them and the information available online put so much doubt in their mind about these companies that they did not go for the interviews.

I called the FBI field office in Las Vegas and asked them what people should do if they are receiving "scam e-mails?" They provided me with a website that you can use to report these seriously horrible and often scary e-mails http://www.iC3.gov

Wednesday, March 20, 2013

Get Yourself Back in the Game

Many people in Las Vegas have been hit hard economically over the four or five years.  If you're reading this article and live in Las Vegas you or someone you know has lost a job, a home, income or their retirement savings, a marriage ,a relationship,and maybe even  lost some of their vital energy and enthusiasm.

You know it's time for improvement and something to get better in your life or theirs.

                 "Success Starts Today. Today is yesterday minus one day, so let's maximize today. All the money in the world will not bring yesterday back."-Lori Wilk

Many  people are taking steps to make their lives better. It's not  uncommon to meet someone who is now living in an apartment that is a fraction of the size of their former home. It's not a surprise to meet people who have been successful for decades getting some help with food programs so they can eat.

 "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up."-Vince Lombardi, Football Coach
Some shared this "Results Formula" with me and so pick a topic you want to work on... Career and ask yourself the following Five questions about your topic:
1. What results am I getting now?.
.. for some none or minimal might be your answer
-It's time for a dose of honesty and a reality check. If you've avoided this questions, answer it today.


2. What result do I want? ( possibly a brand new career or a better paying job or maybe, just a job)
How can you get what you want if you're not clear about what that is? Visualize what you want. One cool tool is to create a vision or dream board for what you want in all the areas of your life.

Visualize your success or goals. Athletes do this all the time. Tiger Woods visualizes the golf ball going in the whole before making the shot. High divers visualize executing perfect 10-rated dives before jumping from heights into the water. Top salespeople visualize being in the closings before they make the sale. They visualize how they will feel when they are successful doing what they intend to do.

Visualization is a topic we could spend a week on and so this is just to get you started.

If you want a new car for example, go and get the picture of it and put it in a place you can see it every day. You might even use an affirmation written in the present tense as if you already have what you want. How do you write it?
ex. If I want to have a white Cadillac with white leather interior and a moon roof my daily affirmation could be" I have a brand new white Cadillac with a white leather interior and moon roof."

If you want to add the affirmation that includes your new job that you want you might add."  I drive my new white Cadillac to my office where I am an Executive." 

If you want a daily affirmation for that $100,000 job.  You could wake up every morning and say," I am an executive . I earn $100,000 annually helping people with....... . How about.?. "I am happy.I am successful." 

3. What is the difference between what I want and what I have??( I am home and would rather be in an office working, maybe the difference is $50,000 more income a year than you're receiving now.
4. Why?? -Why is there a difference between what I have and what I want?? -- There might be one reason and there could be ten. Make a list and ask yourself the next question.
5. What am I going to do about it???

There are three frogs on a Lily Pad and two decide to go. How many frogs are left on the pad?? all three- They decided to go and they never took the action to jump...

"Never confuse movement with action"-Ernest Hemingway-Writer 

Today, let this granny put the fire under your fanny. Do you need some inspiration, perspiration, education, or mentoring.

Here's an article about free University courses 

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There's another site which I've joined called "Udemy" and they have courses from Free to various Fees.
http://www.Udemy.com

Tune-in to my show today or listen to the archives at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/Successipes

Monday, March 18, 2013

New Jobs in Las Vegas

Just the sound of the title"New Jobs in Las Vegas" is encouraging and exciting. As the temperatures start to rise and we've officially sprung an hour forward, we look forward to the opening of a next wave of water theme parks to be launched in Las Vegas.

Coming at the end of May, just in time for Labor Day Weekend, is Wet N Wild Las Vegas. The location of this water theme park which will have 25 thrill rides and attractions is near the I-215 expressway and S. Fort Apache Rd, close to Sunset Rd and Warm Springs.

In looking at their website the job postings are for jobs such as Admission Associate and Admissions Supervisor, Cash Control Associate and Supervisor, Catering and Events Associate, Cook, EMT, Food and Retail Cashier and Supervisor, Lifeguards and Supervisors, Loss Prevention, Maintenance Associates \, Security , Park Services and Park Service Supervisor.

As always, jobs are subject to change so here's the link and I hope to see many of you when WetNWildLas Vegas opens http://www.wetnwildlasvegas.com