Midwest Professional Staffing is a positive, high-energy, and ethical staffing firm which values establishing and keeping long term relationships with our clients and candidates. We are specialists in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Office Administration, and Information Technology. We locate talent for temporary, temporary to hire, and full time job opportunities.

• Prepare a resume that is skills based.
• Change answering machine/voicemail to an appropriate greeting.
• Have appropriate email address.
• Let roommate or others know you are looking for a job and to answer the phone nicely & take correct messages for you.
• Ask family and friends if they can take your resume to their work and see about getting you an interview.
• Develop an informational page to help you when filling out applications.
• Check out the company's website and learn important facts about the company before the interview.
• Have roommate and family members read over your resume to look for grammar problems and spelling errors.
• Prepare 3 questions to ask interviewer.
• Arrange babysitter for children; do not attend an interview with children.
• Should be 10 minutes early for an interview.
• Drive to location the night before interview to make sure you know how to get there.
• Don't smoke before interview.
• Fill out application completely and honestly!
• Dress conservatively for interview.
• Light on perfume and cologne.
• Shake hands firmly and confidently.
• Stay positive during interview.
• Stand when interviewer enters the room and when interview is over.
• Careful on small talk - kids, family, personal issues - stay away from.
• Ask for the job.
• Don't let your back hit the back of your chair while sitting.
• Ask interviewer for business card and thank for his/her time.
• Send thank you note to interviewer by e-mail or hand written note.