Going Green…

The Job Shop staff would like to encourage everybody to make an effort to go green in 2009. Making a few simple lifestyle changes will enable each of us to reduce the impact that we have on the environment. Here are a few tips and links to help you along the way. Bring your own [...]

Job Hunting is No Picnic…or is it?

Searching for and securing your perfect job isn’t fun. The process of finding your dream job can leave you feeling depressed, dejected, and downright down on yourself. In other words, it’s no picnic. Or is it? Picture a picnic basket. Your basic picnic basket is made up of five components: blanket, food, drink, service-ware, and [...]

Questions Commonly Asked by Employers and Ways Applicants Strike Out During an Interview.

Most of us make two mistakes when we are being questioned in an interview. First, we fail to listen to the question. We proceed to answer a question that was not asked or to give out a lot of superfluous information. Second, we attempt to answer questions without preparation. Not even the most skilled debater [...]

The Job Shop’s Call to Service

“I Loved getting the office staff together to give back to the community we work and live in – we all have time to do this!” – Liz “It was a great day for us.  I really enjoyed the opportunity to be outside with my coworkers, on the beach with beautiful weather and helping clean [...]

Top 10 Job Interview Mistakes

The best way to avoid the most common and dangerous job interview mistakes is to think ahead and decide not to make them. 1)Lying By all means gloss over the unflattering things, But out-right fibbing NEVER pays. 2)Slating your current company or boss Your job interview is NOT the time to see revenge. The interviewer [...]

10 Years of Business

On October 10th of 2008 The Job Shop was proud to celebrate our first 10 years in business.  The celebration was held at the newly-refurbished Legion of Honor and we were happy to spend the evening enjoying food, drinks and live jazz with all who attended.

Hello Bay Area

The Job Shop was started with a unique concept in mind – provide our clients and our candidates with the respect that they deserve. We offer guarantees on every placement that we make. This is to give both parties the ability to make a comfortable decision when hiring and accepting a job. The Job Shop [...]

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