Associate Sales Engineer Opportunity

Excellent opportunity for an Associate Sales Engineer to grow their career with an established manufacturer of customized equipment and machinery in Essex County, NJ.  Candidates should have a BS in Electrical, Mechanical, Chemical, or Manufacturing Engineering (or similar) along with 1-2 years sales experience in a related field.  Position has definite potential to move from contract to permanent.  Candidates must demonstrate excellent written and verbal communication skills and be willing to travel extensively.  Send resumes to harold@smartstaff.jobs or call Harold Levin at 908.508.0300, ext. 104.

Legal Secretary Needed!

A long time client in Norther Jersey needs an experienced Legal Secretary to fill a short term assignment ASAP.  Resumes to harold@smartstaff.jobs or call me at 908-508-0300.

The Sameness Theory

While I have no plans to regularly participate in Throwback Thursdays, I just experienced a flashback on a rather chilly Saturday afternoon!  My mind journeyed all the way back to 1996 when I was recruited to join the career services team of a well known and highly regarded proprietary trade school.  Due to the relocation of a valued team member, I was asked to step in and manage the placement process for a large number of technical students.  A primary selling point of the job was that I would have as much latitude as needed to do whatever it took to be successful.

The job was fantastic.  My students bought into my requests and directions and many of them quickly were headed into the working world to begin their new careers!  Accolades were coming in from employers, my colleagues at the campus level and members of the corporate office.  Things were moving along nicely and our placement rates were on a steady climb!  Then it happened and the bottom fell out.

A new national director was hired from outside to help the company as a whole increase its placement rates.  Without looking at the individual successes that some of her team team members at various campuses were enjoying, she adopted the rule that everyone on her staff must do everything exactly the same.  It did not matter if you were located in Texas or NJ, placed computer programmers, medical office assistants, or automotive repair technicians.  It did not matter if the unemployment statistics in your region were high or low, everyone was expected to do the job exactly the same way with zero tolerance for any local deviations.  Numbers declined faster than they had recently increased. Previously successful schools could no longer enroll large numbers of students and the schools who had already been on the decline kept heading downward.  Eventually, the company realized they had made an error and things were gradually rectified.

Today, as I chat with many companies, it is apparent that this sameness theory is starting to gain steam m once again.  Perhaps, with smaller operating budgets, companies feel having when method of operation is more economical.  Having lived on both sides of the street at various times in my career, I strongly endorse setting guidelines while allowing so level of creativity to exist.  I firmly believe that, in most cases, a happy, independent thinking employee will be much more productive than once who has no options at his/her disposal.

Veterans Job Fair

Veterans job fair in Morristown NJ:

http://www.communityhope-nj.org/files/standdown14/Hiring-Fair.pdf?utm_source=2014+Stand+Down-2&utm_campaign=StandDown+2014-2&utm_medium=email

Quality Inspectors Needed!

Excellent 2nd shift opportunity to perform QA and QC inspection of components, instruments and gages  to ensure the dimensional and visual integrity of product, standards, goals and objectives.  All candidates must have at least 2 years of product inspection experience in a cGMP manufacturing environment. Ability to read blueprints and proficiency in standard inspection tools including calipers, micrometers, height gages and comparators required.  Excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to follow directions are essential.  Third party referrals will not be considered at this time.  Send resumes to Harold Levin at harold@smartstaff.jobs.  Only those candidates we are interested in pursuing will be contacted.

Recipe for Success

Ron Franklin's approach is one all of us should emulate to some degree in order to be successful:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/james-franklin-prompts-penn-state-football-energy-surge/2014/08/11/c3d885d2-1f01-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Up From the Ashes!

August 2014 Up From the Ashes

Our new office building, across the street from the one that burned down. We're happy to be in our new offices and back to business! It took a couple of months to find a new space. Then we had to buy everything that goes into an office: from desks, chairs, computers, phones, to pens, paperclips, file holders, staplers and calculators!  Here's what the old building looked like Of course, it looked nicer before the fire!  HERE WE ARE David Cantor Seventeen years in the staffing industry. Worked as a Director with a firm in NYC, then opened SmartStaff Personnel in 2000. Concentration on graphics, editorial, other creative positions, as well as daily operations of the business. Theresa Edwards Twenty-five plus years in the staffing industry. Worked for several area firms, with SmartStaff Personnel for the past nine years. Concentration on office support, customer service, and human resourses positions. Harold Levin Twenty-five plus years in staffing. Joined SmartStaff Personnel in 2006. Extensive experience as a Career Service Director in the trade school industry. Focus on engineering, IT, scientific, manufacturing, and human resources. Also currently provides career coaching services. Kathilyn Buryk After a successful career  in sales for T-Mobile and AT&T, went into the staffing industry in 2008. Joined SmartStaff Personnel about a year and a half ago. Concentration on technical, legal, financial, and office support. We Help Great Companies Find Excellent Employees! With a strength in staffing and placement both deep and wide, we are the ideal firm to help with your hiring needs. We cover a wide range of industries and disciplines, and can help you find qualified employees for short-term assignments, temp-to-hire, and full-time placements. To get started on solving your hiring needs today, give us a call at 908-508-0300 or email david@smartstaff.jobs. We look forward to helping you with your staffing needs. SmartStaff Personnel, because smart works! WE ARE BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER! We're having an "after the fire sale". When you place a new order with us for a full-time (permanent) employee, we'll take 10% off of the fee. When  you place a new order with us for a temporary employee, after two full weeks of work, the first day of the third week is NO CHARGE. That's a 20% discount for the week! These offers are for new orders only, please, and don't apply to jobs we're currently working on. Make sure you mention this ad in order to receive your special pricing. VISIT OUR WEBSITE

Excellent Work-at-Home Opportunity

Please share this great opportunity with others who might have interest! Multiple openings for Customer Service Reps to work from home resolving customer issues and provide superior customer experiences through an email support platform. All work will be done online. Excellent written communication skills, ability to multitask and demonstrate care and concern for all customers essential. Candidates must have a home computer and reliable high speed internet. College degree preferred. Our client is an industry leader using cutting edge technology. Send resumes to Harold@smartstaff.jobs