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Join the Club! Today, we are 609 clubs strong and growing. Whether our members are small business owners shopping for products for their business, or the head of a household shopping for a family, we aim to provide them with solutions that save them money and time—while taking steps toward helping the environment too. In sum, we work to help our members live better every day. If you are motivated and enthusiastic and want to be part of this unique retail experience, read more about the career opportunities waiting for you at Sam’s Club.
Covington, LA is welcoming a new Sam’s Club! Opportunities include: GROCERY Dry Grocery, Produce, Bakery associates & Team Lead (Hourly Supervisor)
FRONT END Cashiers, Cart Attendants, Member Services, People Greeters & Lead Check-Out Supervisor
SPECIALTY Meat Cutters, Cake Decorators & Team Lead (Hourly Supervisor)
SALES Sales Floor & Wireless Sales Associates
OVERNIGHT Team Lead (Hourly Supervisor), Stockers & Unloaders
TEAM LEADS Technology, Receiving, Audit & Accounting
For more information on how you can become a part of the great Sam’s Club team, please visit our hiring center. Sam’s Club Hiring Center 70360 Hwy 21 Suite 2 & 3 Covington, LA 70433 Or apply online at www.samsclub.com/careers and specify interest in Club #4874. Sam’s Club is an Equal Opportunity Employer Sam’s Club will not tolerate discrimination of employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status or any other legally protected status.
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Dear New Orleans Job Guru, “I have put in for lots of jobs that I know I would be good for, plus I have a degree and a stable job record, but I’m not finding anything. My brother is a computer geek and he says it’s because of some of the things he found online about my partying when I was in school and a few things on my Facebook page. Do you think that’s hurting me?” — Jessica B., Harvey, LA Dear Jessica, If there are pictures of you drinking, smoking, and partying, or online posts with you using foul language, or other generally unprofessional content, Jessica, it could be hurting you more than you know. More and more HR decision-makers and hiring officials are now checking candidates out online as a normal part of their selection process. Grant Cooper Every jobseeker should Google their own name (and nickname) to see what is online. Be sure to put your name in quotation marks and perhaps add your city or state if your name is common. Look for everything from photos (go to “Google Images” to see if there are unflattering photos of you out there), blog posts, or website comments you made that sound less than professional, or other posts mentioning you in an unfavorable light. A client came to our office earlier this year to order a résumé because he had just been asked to resign from his job at a local bank. His branch manager had found negative online information about him, including a statement he had made online that reflected poorly on the bank. In addition to preparing a new and improved résumé, we developed a strategic job search and marketing plan to reinvent his online image and restart his career. The plan we developed included helping him start a new blog, creating a great LinkedIn Profile, removing the content that his manager had noticed (that was easy, it was on his Facebook page), and generating a campaign for him to reach out to corporate decision-makers. Although it took two months, he landed a position at a downtown financial services firm.
Jessica, I cannot say for certain whether online negative information is the only issue that is preventing you from getting interviews for a new job. First, I would want to see a copy of your résumé and your cover letter in order to review for typos, poor descriptions, unattractive formatting, and lack of accomplishments. Plus, I would need to determine if you are using the latest job search methods, networking strategies, and follow-up techniques. However, I would suggest that if you do discover negative information or photos online, you definitely need to get a plan to remove the “digital dirt” from the web, or at least attempt to “bury” it in positive content. The sooner you tackle this issue and get a handle on it, the better. Here are the steps you may consider taking: • Review and tidy up your personal profiles on Facebook and other social networking sites. • If there is a specific negative item on a particular site, contact the owner & politely request removal. • Open new profiles on other sites, such as LinkedIn, that could supersede some of the bad content. • Also, create new web pages, or use Twitter and other social media to show off your job knowledge. • Volunteer at local non-profits and create a positive, professional blog to share your experiences online. • Set up “alerts” on Google or Yahoo that will notify you when your name appears online. • Consider using an online Reputation Management service to assist you, if you feel you need help.
New Orleans Job Guru is New Orleans native Grant Cooper. President of Strategic Résumés®, Grant is currently ranked in the Top 2% of 340 LinkedIn National Résumé Writing Experts and has fulfilled contracts for the U.S. Air Force, Kinko’s, the Louisiana Dept. of Labor, the City of New Orleans, the NFL, the NBA, as well as universities, regional banks, celebrities, and major corporations throughout the nation.
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