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!

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Yours truly ~ Mylene

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.

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.

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.