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Professional Alternatives Renovates Houston Head Office to Accommodate Growth and Better Serve Clients
HOUSTON, TX — January 20, 2020 Professional Alternatives, an award-winning Texas recruiting and staffing agency, recently celebrated the completion of a major renovation of their main office in Houston, Texas. To better serve the job seekers and employers they work with, this highly awarded, Houston-based staffing firm implemented new structural and design changes to better…
Read More4 Ways to Salvage an Interview Gone Wrong
Your stomach drops to the floor. Your palms get sweaty. You begin to ramble incoherently, or worse, can’t come up with anything to say at all. Almost all of us know the feeling of making a big mistake during an interview. Great. There goes that opportunity, you might think. Don’t be tempted to wave the white…
Read MoreHow Long Should Your Resume Be, According to 25 Experts
Some would say that there’s no standard resume length that works for everyone. After all, some people have more years of work experience, while others are just beginning their journey. Determining how long a resume should be isn’t as easy as keeping it all on one page. To help us uncover the critical factors needed…
Read MoreIT talent: 10 Power Moves for Talent Retention
10 power moves for IT talent retention Don’t wait until you see the waning signs. Adopt these power moves to keep your best employees happy right where they are. 1. Listen: “You don’t need any special tools to detect if an employee is unhappy; your best tools are your ears – listening can go a long…
Read MoreCEO of fast-growing local company got his start mowing yards
Chris Myers got his start as an entrepreneur when he was a kid mowing yards. Today, he’s the CEO of Professional Alternatives of Houston LLC, a staffing agency that specializes in the placement of mortgage, credit, executive, IT and clerical professionals on a direct-hire and temporary basis. Myers founded Professional Alternatives — which employs 17 —…
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