Tag: Bilingual Job Fair
Question: What are the positions job candidates are searching for in your BilingualJobFair.com site?
Answer: Job seekers seem to be looking for customer service positions, clerical jobs, service oriented openings, interpreters positions, translation jobs, administration and sales careers. We have many bilingual professional job candidates using our bilingual job board each day. Our site has really grown, from companies posting positions every day, to job seekers returning each day to see whether positions were posted in their respective cities. Keep all your visits coming!
September 26, 2011
Question: What are the TOP languages which companies have posted jobs for in your BilingualJobFair.com web site?
Answer: So far, the vast majority of companies have posted bilingual job openings for English & Spanish job seekers. We have had bilingual job positions for most languages though, including English & Chinese, English & Arabic, and English & French. The language requirements from our posting companies change often with us, so our bilingual job seekers keep checking with us, to see what bilingual positions have been posted each day and each week. Thanks for your question. Keep them coming.
July 12, 2011
Question: From all of the states in the USA, which five states have posted the most jobs in your BilingualJobFair.com web site so far?
Answer: It seems like this information changes every month. For now, the top five posting states are North Carolina, California, Florida, South Carolina and Texas. We have also had many job postings from New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia … as well as from our friends in Canada. Our bilingual online recruiting site is growing more every day! And I love seeing the growth. I want to thank all of the companies that have posted jobs with us so far and all of the bilingual job candidates. Hope we continue to see companies and great candidates connect through us each and every day.
May 2, 2011
Question: What countries and territories in the world have visited your BilingualJobFair.com web site?
Answer: As of the time of this writing, we have had visitors from 156 countries and territories. Since we focus on bilingual personnel, it attracts a worldwide audience. Here are the top 20 countries/territories, in the order of number of visitors…but please know that it changes every day.
1) United States – most visitors came from the USA so far
2) Canada
3) Puerto Rico
4) Mexico
5) Spain
6) United Kingdom
7) France
8) China
9) India
10) Germany
11) Italy
12) Japan
13) Pakistan
14) Brazil
15) Argentina
16) Colombia
17) Phillipines
18) Iran
19) Costa Rica
20) Australia
April 11, 2011
We have received many questions from companies as well as from job seekers, about our bilingual job board – BilingualJobFair.com – so we will cover some questions and answers here, in case that you have the same questions. We had to do some research for some of the good questions we have received – and the results are very interesting to us. Thank you for your questions!
Question: What are the top ten languages, which job candidates are searching for in your bilingual employment site?
Answer:
Spanish & English
French & English
Japanese & English
Chinese & English
Arabic & English
Portuguese & English
Russian & English
German & English
Mandarin & English
Korean & English
March 7, 2011
This weekend I’ll be celebrating 30 years in the USA. On January 8th, 1981 - my plane landed at JFK Airport in New York City. The USA became ‘home’ for me, although I did not know it at the time my plane had landed. My intentions were to learn English, go to a good advertising university, work for about 5 years, and then go back home,to Puerto Rico. However, life had other plans for me. It all began when I met my husband in our last semester in college, at Syracuse University. From that point on, my commitment to the USA became stronger and this country ended up becoming my home forever.
I can not believe that it has been 30 years now. My memories of the ‘big move’ to the ‘big apple’ are still pretty vivid. The road I’ve traveled in the USA has had its ‘ups and downs’, along with some curves, valleys, and numerous hills along the way (steep hills I should add) but I’ve traveled it all a-mile-at-a-time, and never losing the momentum needed to reach my final destination…my goals. I truly wouldn’t trade the road I’ve chosen for anything in the world. It’s been a good road thus far. Yes, it is true. The USA is the ‘land of opportunity’. If you have dreams, if you work hard and don’t deviate from those dreams, you can make them come true. Motivation, persistence, hard work and high standards have been my key to accomplishing my goals. Also, the people I have met along the way have been a blessing in my life, and have made it a better road for me. Since this blog has a bilingual theme to it, I’ve thought that to commemorate my special moving date, that I would share some of my personal stories, which I’ve included in previous blogs. Hope you can learn something from my experiences, and that they give you hope. May they help you in your path to becoming bilingual, help you in assisting someone who wants to become bilingual, or in accomplishing your own goals and dreams. Thank you for being an avid reader of this blog and for being a part of BilingualJobFair.com.
Below are some of my previous blogs, which include some of my personal stories:
HAPPY 2011. HERE’S A TOAST TO ANOTHER 30 YEARS IN THE USA!
January 7, 2011
Happy New Year! May 2011 be the type of year that leaves you saying ‘wow that was the best year of my life!’ I will keep writing this blog and hope that you will continue to participate by giving us your comments. If you are a new visitor, the BilingualJobFair.com is an online job board dedicated to finding bilingual personnel for companies who post bilingual positions with us. We continue to grow each week by having more visitors - and by having more and more companies to post bilingual jobs with us. We realize that we are changing lives and hope to continue doing so for many years to come. Our goal is to be the primary online job board for finding bilingual personnel and I know that 2011 will be another growing year for our organization. Thank you to the participating companies and to the job candidates who connect with us every day. Keep participating. Keep dreaming. We will keep connecting everyone and do our part at BilingualJobFair.com
Yours truly ~ Mylene
January 3, 2011
Q: I just recently interviewed an impressive candidate who had the experience and right qualifications for a job my company posted on BilingualJobFair.com . The candidate proposed a salary that was 25% higher than I wanted to offer, but within my budget. Should an employer stick with their offer to save the company money or accept a candidate’s salary proposal? Anne
A: Your question is an easy one for me to answer. When a candidate impresses you and you feel this is the right person for the job; then you need to view it as an investment and not a cost. If the candidate turns out to be an exceptional hire and works at the company for many years, you will be glad you made the initial investment. My advice would be to go ahead and hire this impressive candidate now before you lose him or her to your competitor.
March 10, 2010
We’ve all heard the common saying, “Dress for the job you want”. This is an important idea to remember when attending a job fair, and should help you avoid the last common mistake on my list:
Mistake #3: Inappropriate attire
Too many times, I’ve seen job seekers attend job fairs dressed too casually to make a good first impression. When getting dressed for a job fair, where you may meet your next employer, do not make the same clothing choices that you would if you were going to the mall or to a concert. The more professional you look, the better the impression you will make. The opposite is also true.
My advice: when dressing to attend a job fair, select apparel that does not detract from your professional image. Here are some guidelines that you can follow.
For men:
Acceptable options for men (cleaned and ironed, of course):
• A suit, including a jacket & a tie
• A blazer and a nice pair of pants, with no tie
• A nice pair of pants, and a nice shirt, with no tie
With all of these options, clean, polished shoes are your best bet.
Clothing to avoid:
• Jeans
• T-shirts
• Sneakers or other casual shoes
For women:
Acceptable options for women (cleaned and ironed, of course):
• A suit (a jacket with matching pants or skirt)
• A dress
• A blouse and a nice pair of pants
Clothing to avoid:
• Dresses and skirts that are shorter than knee-length
• Transparent or tight-fitting clothing
• Low necklines
• Jeans
• T-shirts
• Sneakers or other casual shoes
Note: If choosing to wear perfume, it should not be strong. Keep the accessories simple, including simple earrings, rather than large dangling ones. The idea is to keep the focus and attention on your credentials, not on your appearance. Your attire should help you create the impression of being a professional and should not be a distraction.
December 11, 2009
In addition to not bringing family members with you to a job fair, you should take extra care to avoid this job fair mistake as well:
Mistake #2: Attending without (or with too few) printed resumes
The resume is essential to a job seeker’s success at a job fair. It is the introduction their credentials, their work experience, attributes and qualifications. (For more on resumes, click here.) A job seeker attending a job fair without copies of a resume to hand to prospective employers is equivalent to a baseball player stepping up to home plate and facing a pitcher to hit a ball without a bat. Don’t hurt your chances at a home run by making this mistake!
My advice: don’t leave home without plenty of copies of your resume! It is better to have more copies than you think you’ll need than not enough. Bring a folder or briefcase with you to the job fair to keep your printed copies organized and looking neat. (More on this here.) You don’t want to miss a single opportunity.
December 10, 2009
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