How can the Virginia Employment Commission help you?

Did you know that the Winchester Workforce Center, Virginia Employment Commission and the "unemployment office" are one and the same?

The 'payoff' for all your hard work...

For years now I have been preaching about how the people with the shortest and most successful job searches are the ones who go above and beyond what the average job seeker efforts are. You must be a sales and marketing expert, a detective and a research analyst.

Age discrimination

I have spoken with dozens of job seekers who are concerned that their age is a key factor in why they are not receiving job offers.

Behavioral Interviews & The STAR Approach

Behavioral interviewing can be tricky and make you very uncomfortable if you do not know what to expect and are unprepared.

Join us for the Employer Panel Discussion

On August 24 from 9:30 - 11 a.m., we will be hosting an "Employer Panel Discussion."

Do you ask questions?

I hope you are not one of those people who show up at a job interview and only speak when spoken to! It is best to treat an interview like a conversation, not an interrogation!

Telephone interviews

Phone interviews are becoming a trend gaining in popularity with employers. While it is called a "phone interview," it is really a method used to eliminate applicants and come up with a manageable number of qualified candidates.

Understanding employment background checks

If you are curious as to what a background check consists of, you may just want to run one and know what could be seen by others to make sure it is accurate or completely true.

Pre-employment tests

In the complicated world of job applications, we are encountering a whole new beast -- the pre-employment test. Your eyes are crossed and your head is pounding as you reach what you think is the end of an online employment application and much to your dismay, the application includes an aptitude, skills and/or personality test. Great.

Not asked, Don't tell...sort of

Ten is the average number of jobs an average individual between the ages of 18-38 has held (according to the Department of Labor). Most of the time we individually decide to move on to the next opportunity (re-location, a better offer, promotion etc.), but sometimes, even for the best of us, being fired or terminated is the reason we are once again in the market for a new job.