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Jack of all trades, Master of none. Jennifer’s career path has led to many different industries. Since her children reached school age and she decided to join the work force she has managed a call center, worked for one of the top 10 banking institutions, managed a lounge/casino, worked with city and state government agencies to maintain their potable water systems, & now hunts down specialized talent for the oil and gas industry as a recruiter with The Exeutive Group headquartered in Billings, Montana - the gateway to the Bakken oil patch.

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Stand Out on Paper or Stand in Line in the Bakken

Let’s see – over 18,000 unfilled oil field positions available in western North Dakota and eastern Montana.  High oil field wages have drained the service sector employee base from local employers.  As far away as Billings, Montana skilled labor is “flockin to the Bakken” for the big money. The local Taco John’s in Williston, North Dakota [...]

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The Non Verbal Interview…What it is Telling Others !

What Is Your Body Language Saying About You? You have spent significant time preparing an impactful resume and you have gotten an interview! You dress appropriately for the interview and arrive 7-10 minutes beforehand. Thanks to your preparation, you have great answers to the commonly-asked interview questions. But you don’t get the job. What happened? [...]

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These Questions Are Illegal !!

Employers are not allowed to ask potential candidates  a variety of discriminatory questions.  Some of us may not know this, but here are some examples of questions that are taboo on an application, during an interview or in the workplace. Here are few items that employers are NOT allow to ask a potential candidate. 1.  [...]

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The Top 10 Interview Never, Ever, No – No’s

In the recruiting business we hear about all sorts of things that happen throughout the course of an interview. Candidates, for the most part, are conscientious and exhibit personality traits that would seem normal, however, there are the few that exercise no common sense. Here are 10 things that have heard over the years that [...]