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The following article is excerpted from Squawkfox. For the full article and the continuing series of how to write a successful resume, click HERE. Series: How to Write a Resume (that gets job interviews) November 16, 2008 by Fox | Comments: 9 This article is the introduction to a multiple part series on How to [...]

Josh Thurlow is the CPGworks Employee of the Week! Josh has been with the CPGworks family for many years. He has worked with a few of our client companies over that time period. He has matured and grown in this process and has really come to prove himself. Most recently he has been working with [...]

The ANSWER: ACQUIRING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED PERSONNEL… In the same survey question, other issues that they considered important, were low in comparison. For those of you looking for steady, long term jobs and careers, market yourselves. Contact us, provide a good resume, but more importantly, decide what you want to do as a career in [...]

Richard Sikorski came to CPGworks just over a couple months ago, in answer to an ad that we placed for a maintenance position. When you see it, don’t let the picture fool you. Richard is a BIG guy. Former military and uh, well, his shoulders just cleared the door frame to my office. Nonetheless, he [...]

Listen Up Buffalo! Last week I wrote an article on my blog (www.storywriteronline.blogspot.com), suggesting that there should be a concise strategy for the rebuild of Buffalo. I think it needs to be stated again, harder this time, and with a few choice lines. Let me say at the outset. I didn’t come from Buffalo. I [...]

The following article from Buffalo First lends support to the fact that Buffalo, is the place to be! “Because Buffalo did not cash in on the nationwide housing boom, the market will not be sharply impacted by the bust in real estate prices. In a report on Forbes.com conducted by Moody’s Economy.com, the Buffalo area [...]

A friend who writes articles for the IT and Engineering Industry out of California, asked me to write a short article for possible inclusion within his article. I chose to write this as I think it applies. THE STAFFING INDUSTRYIn these times of economic stress, it behooves the staffing industry to pay more attention to [...]

It never ceases to amaze me that when I discipline myself to listen to people and treat them with common respect and courtesy and really show sincere interest in them, what in turn I found out about them. Case in point. A man came into our agency yesterday seeking work. He had just moved back [...]