Archive for the ‘Business’ Category
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Feb 22
Featured Jobs: An Executive Sous Chef, Young Family Advocate, Night Auditor, Housekeeper, Resource Specialist, Mechanic, Delivery Driver, Receptionist/Admin Assistant & More!... more
What The Supreme Court And Your Business Share
By MARK RIFFEY - Events like this can have a critical, if not fatal impact on your business. Could your business survive your death or permanent disability?... more
Shake Off the Winter Blues and Try Some Brews
Come and enjoy the sixth annual Winter BrewFest on Friday, Feb.19, from 5-9 pm. Featuring 40 plus winter brews from Montana only breweries, food, entertainment & more!... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Feb 15
Featured Jobs: A Human Resource Assistant, Concrete Pump Operator, Chef/Restaurant Manager Program Director, Field Rep/Runner, Assembly Workers, Floor Tech/Custodian & More!... more
Liz Marchi: Reflection
By LIZ MARCHI - One of the joys of aging for me has been time for reflection, the time to find a “neutral zone” and really think and reflect.... more
Is It Done Yet?
By MARK RIFFEY - The earlier the customer sees your work, the earlier you'll find out if you're on track.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Feb 8
Featured Jobs: A DevOps System/Software Engineer, Executive Director, Substitute Para Educator, Teacher, Nurse and Kitchen Helper, Senior Magento Developer & More!... more
Why Do Startups Fight City Hall?
By MARK RIFFEY - To a startup, city hall is often the next obstacle in line.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Feb 1
Featured Jobs: Office Assistant, IT Support Tech, Bank Teller, Personal Care Attendant, Outreach Coordinator, Shipping & Receiving, Church Administrator & More!... more
Start Your Marketing Calendar
By MARK RIFFEY - Are you marketing with intent or by accident? Choose intent.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Jan 25
Featured Jobs: Youth Counselor, Guest Services/Front Desk, Safety Manager, Application and Research Chemist, Quality Assistant, Mainenance/House Person, Breakfast Attendant & More!... more
Hiring Entry Level People and (Gasp) Millennials
By MARK RIFFEY - I know a number of 20-somethings who are looking for jobs. Some like to categorize “millennials” as a generation of slackers with no work ethic and no motivation.... more
Liz Marchi: Sleep
By LIZ MARCHI - I am grateful every morning that my alarm doesn’t go off at 4:00am as it did for the better part of 20 years.... more
Train Them To Make It Easy To Buy
By MARK RIFFEY - Word of mouth business and referrals come from handling problems gracefully.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Jan 11
Featured Jobs: A Medical Assistant/Scribe, CNC Plasma/Torch Operator, Car Rental Sales Agent, Store Merchandiser, Car Salesperson, CDL Truck Driver, Assembly Line Worker, and more!... more
Leading Your Team to Goal Setting
By MARK RIFFEY - How do you prepare your staff to contribute to your company's success?... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Jan 4
Featured Jobs: An Excavation Leader, Youth Case Manager, Lead Wildnerness Field Staff, Industrial Sandblaster and Painter, Welder, Housekeeper & More!... more
Liz Marchi: In the New Year 2016
By LIZ MARCHI - The last two years have been spent trying to change habits, explore new opportunities and changing tempo. I have had mixed results.... more
Company Goals Need Context
By MARK RIFFEY - Company-wide goals need to have "Why does this matter to me?" context at all levels of the company, for every employee.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Dec 28
Featured Jobs: An Administrative Assistant, CNA or PCA, Housekeepers, Night Auditor, Desk Clerk, Senior Zoologist, & More!... more
Working Linear vs. Parallel
By MARK RIFFEY - What costs do you introduce by solving problems sequentially?... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Dec 21
Featured Jobs: A Merchandise Associate, Delivery Driver and Salesperson, Membership Director, Security Officer, Life Enrichment Coordinator & More! ... more
The Old Homestead (VIDEO)
By BOB ZIMORINO-Lately the world has been a stressful place and I wanted to do something nice with a feel good message. The Old Homestead gave me every opportunity musically.... more
Is Your Business 2016 Ready?
By MARK RIFFEY - Planning for 2016 is about more than adjusting numbers in a spreadsheet.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Dec 14
Featured Jobs: A legal assistant , paralegal, manager/bookeeper, line/prep cook and customer service agent, over-the-road truck driver, wildland firefighters & more.... more
Do They Have Each Other’s Back?
By MARK RIFFEY - Culture is critical, not only day to day, but to make sure you can take a punch.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Dec 7
Featured Jobs: A parking Services Director, Restaurant Team Members, Store Merchandiser, Sales & Marketing Assistant, Shipping & Recieving Clerk, Financial Specialist & more.... more
Holiday Networking – All I Want for Christmas is a Job!
By JENNIFER SHRYOCK-It's tempting to postpone job hunting during the holidays. Don’t wait! The holidays are a great time to reconnect with people which can help in the job hunt. ... more
Strategies to Improve Your Black Friday/Small Business Saturday/Cyber Monday
By MARK RIFFEY -The rushes are over. What did you learn? What can you fix now? What needs to be fixed for next time? Write it down.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Nov 30
Featured Jobs: An Insulation Installer/Driver, Auto Detailer, Production Team Member, Treatment Services Technician, Respite Provider, Administrative Assistant, and more.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Nov 23
Featured Jobs: A Human Resources Generalist, Administrative Assistant, Lead Teacher, Accounting Clerk, Legal Assistant/Paralegal and more.... more
Lessons From Working at Home
By MARK RIFFEY -Geoffrey James put together a list of 10 lessons learned from his working from home. I’ve worked at home and in my kayak since 1999 so I thought I'd chime in. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Nov 16
Featured Jobs: A Marketing Director, Inventory Clerk, TIG Welder, Deputy Coordinator of Disaster and Emergency Services, General Laborers, An Adult and Youth Case Manager, & more!... more
Your Referrals Leave An Impression
By MARK RIFFEY -Only a fool would believe that a referral doesn’t reflect on the one who makes it. So why do it poorly?... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Nov 9
Featured Jobs: Permanent Fire Positions with the Northern Rockies Region of the Forest Service, Substitute workers, a Full-time Recreation specialist & more!... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Nov 2
Featured Jobs: A Registered Nurse, Salesperson for Manufactured Homes, Roofing Laborer, Library Page, Delinquent Collection/Treasurer & more!... more
Making Employees Feel Safe
By MARK RIFFEY -When people don’t feel safe, it damages every conversation. Often they say nothing, as if they have no opinion, have nothing to add, and agree with whatever’s already been said.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Oct 26
Featured Jobs: Health-care-related positions, Therapist, Caregivers, Road Reporter, Family Advocate, Registered Nurse, Clinic Receptionist & more!... more
The Ones You Can’t Trust
By MARK RIFFEY -Stop putting up with them. Stop encouraging them. Stop tolerating them.... more
Liz Marchi: Curiosity and Perfection
By LIZ MARCHI - I am so glad I lived to read Lean In by Cheryl Sandburg. She affirms both curiosity and bossiness as positive attributes in girls. ... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Oct 19
Featured Jobs: Bookkeeper, Auto Detailer, Program Director, Mobile-Home Set-Up Worker, Medical Scribe/Assistant, Habilitation Technician HVAC Installer & more!... more
On The Playing Field, Little Things Matter
By MARK RIFFEY -Little things drive the quality of your customers' experience but they don't happen by accident.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Oct 12
Featured Jobs: A Behavioral Intervention Specialist, Kitchen Manager, Kitchen Staff, part-time Clerk, Assistant Art Museum Director, Parent as Teachers Educator, & more!... more
Liz Marchi: Seasons Change
By LIZ MARCHI - Fall has arrived and we are preparing the ranch for winter. We downsized this year but the plan is to ranch until the end. I am good with that.... more
Selling, Marketing and Wyoming’s Cutt-Slam
By MARK RIFFEY -The fish rejects your fly for the same reason that prospects ignore your message.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Oct 5
Featured Jobs: A Maintenance Technician, Housekeepers, Welder, Laborers, CNC/Manual Machinist, Sales Trainee, Office Assistant and More!... more
Testing, testing…Is this job on?
By CHERY SABOL - Free tests allow employers to score job applicants. At Missoula Job Service, we help employers find workers. And we can Prove It!... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Sept 28
Featured Jobs: A Receptionist/Legal Assistant, Operational Assistant, Inventory Clerk, Bookkeeper, Computer Systems Analyst, Head Cook and More!... more
Experience Management Matters
By MARK RIFFEY -Delivery of a product or service is about far more than the act of your client opening the box or getting the service they paid for.... more
Missoula Job Service Featured Jobs | Week of Sept 21
Featured Jobs: A Chef De Cuisine, Receptionist, Cleaning Technician, Education Paraprofessional, Hygienist, Fence Installer, Production Worker and More!... more