CEO of fast-growing local company got his start mowing yards

Professional Alternative's CEO, Chris Myers

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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Messed Up In A Job Interview? Here’s How To Recover

Two on one job interview

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…

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How to Close an Interview

Have you ever walked out of a job interview asking yourself, “Did I get the job?” You probably did everything right. You shook the hiring manager’s hand, you thanked him or her for their time, and you remembered to ask for a business card. Great work! But, were you confident that you got the job?…

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