JOBS: WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET HIRED?
The first thing you want to do is look at the job you want, from the employer's perspective. What are they looking for?
You need to be qualified for the job, but it goes beyond that. We believe that one of the biggest advantages you can offer an employer is that you are "SAFETY TRAINED". You should be able to show an employer that you have taken the initiative, time and effort to complete additional training in safety, for the job in which you're applying. Again, from the employer's perspective... safety is an advantage.
Let's say 25 people have an application for a position working in a restaurant and all 25 people have the same basic qualifications. The person who goes to the head of the line is the person who demonstrates foodservice safety training, a certificate of completion and a transcript of the courses taken. Not 100% guaranteed, but at least you will be considered for the job because of this training. You'll have more safety training than most people applying for the job.
IS SAFETY REALLY THAT BIG OF A DEAL?
Yes. Employers, especially in difficult economic times, need to control costs and worker compensation injuries that can eat into business profits. Safety training costs money and not every business has a professional safety manager, so a person with additional safety training is a welcome individual. To make a long story short, Safety and Safety training can be the difference between getting the job or standing in the employment line.
You have to be "above and beyond" normal, you need to have enthusiasm, good job skills, dress properly and have good manners. THEN, you can start working to be better than that. Hide the tattoos, ditch the ear rings and comb your hair. Along with the traits just mentioned, it's what you know that gets the job. Plan your assault on a job. Know everything you can about the company (job applicants rarely know much about the company where they want to work). Without research, this places you in the standard "run of the mill", potential employee" category. You're not going to get anywhere by being lazy. Your objective is to get a job, then show your boss how great you are and start to get bumped up in the organization. That's how it works.
Almost every business must comply with Occupational Safety and Health or OSHA regulations or safety and health regulations in other countries. This means additional employee safety training, along with your job training and other important factors in the job. What better way to tell an employer that you're the "one" who needs to be hired. You've got the safety training for the job.
We cannot guarantee that you will get a job because of this training, no one can do that. We will tell you that you have a much better chance of landing a job, with the safety training.
