Issue 5

• Events
• Marrek Moments
• Audie's Awesome Advice
• Tips
• Job Postings

Audie McCarthy
founder and president
of Marrek Solutions Inc.
Click here for Audie's bio

63 Southmeadow Cres.
Stoney Creek, ON
L8G 3E6

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Boy, time sure flies when you write a newsletter every week! I would like to thank all of you who have supported this newsletter by purchasing ad space. I really appreciate it and I sincerely hope you receive some queries or at least increased your visibility because of it.

I have also been asked about the Job Postings - yes, you can submit a job posting to me for consideration on the newsletter. Please contact me for details.

Have a great long weekend!
Audie

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Events

Watch for our second Marrek Trade Show this fall October 27th, 2005 in Oakville.

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Marrek Moments

On July 20, Audie McCarthy facilitated a focus group on behalf of The Hamilton Training Advisory Board (HTAB) and Mohawk College. The purpose of this focus group was to provide feedback on a Human Resources and Training Needs Survey that will be administered to small to medium businesses in the Hamilton area in September.

On behalf of Judy Travis, Executive Director, HTAB and Jim Vanderveken, Director Corporate & Community Training, Mohawk College, Audie would like to thank the focus group participants for their support.

Businesses with 20 - 500 employees who wish to participate in the survey in September are asked to contact Judy Travis at info@htab.ca. In return for participation, the company will receive a copy of the Survey Document with all the findings.

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Audie's Awesome Advice:

This week's question came from a student who was interested in having Audie write her resume for her. Here is Audie's response…

"The service I provide does not include writing resumes for people. While I am happy to help and will gladly coach you through the process, I will not create the resume for you. The reasons for this are as follows:

" It is YOUR resume and has to reflect the words and language you would use.
" YOU have to be able to talk to every point that is covered in the resume during an interview: I won't be there to answer the questions for you!
" YOU have to know your resume inside out so that you will display confidence during the interview process.

I will show you a format and structure for writing your resume that has been very successful for my customers. I will help you turn your work experiences into success stories and draw out skills and knowledge you didn't realize you had.

I will work just as hard as you do on your resume, but no, I will not write it for you."

Ask me a question and I'll provide some awesome advice!

I invite our readers to share their success stories by emailing me at audie@marrek.com.

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Tips

Ready to start your own business? Ask yourself the following questions:

1. Are you a risk taker?
2. Will your family support your ambitions to be self employed?
3. Have you had any business or management training?
4. Have you saved any money to tide you over until the business gets going? (the average length of time before a business kicks off is three to five years)
5. Have you figured out how much money your business will cost to set up and run?
6. What product or service will you offer?
7. Will customers want it?
8. Where will you operate from? Home? Rented or purchased office space?
9. Are you ready to put in long hours, not really knowing the potential payoff?
10. Are you a focused, self disciplined individual?
    

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Job Postings

Receptionist case coordinator for dental laboratory (Mississauga), knowledge of MS Office, Jenmar scheduling software, reception, administration, dental case receiving, disinfecting, scheduling, and shipping. $25,000 to $32,000 plus bonus and benefits.

Please send resume to Joanne Royce, Royce & Associates, at jroyce@sympatico.ca. Please quote Job #marrek01 and job name when applying.

Click here for additional Job Postings.