On a recent trip I was perusing through one of those in-flight Southwest Airlines magazines and I stumbled across an article about Magic Johnson. I was actually surprised to find out besides being an all star athlete, youth mentor and AIDS survivor, Johnson is actually quite the entrepreneur.

Magic Johnson Enterprises was founded in 1987 and is basically a portfolio of different companies. Interestingly enough one of them is a staffing company, “Magic Workforce Solutions”. In the article Johnson discusses his successes in many arenas and the many challenges along the way.

At one point in the article Johnson quotes, “When selling a service or product, find your competitive advantages and exploit them.”

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An Introduction

Welcome readers… CreativeSourcing is very excited to announce the launch of our new staffing blog, Around the Watercooler.

This blog will be a variety of opinion, stories, news, quotes and other information written by the staff at CreativeSourcing. The content will hopefully be informative, helpful and maybe even entertaining!!

We encourage you to peruse, comment at will and of course tell anyone you know who might be interested in viewing!

CreativeSourcing, Inc. is divided into two divisions: (1) sales and marketing recruitment, and (2) manufacturing, supply chain, materials management recruitment. We maintain an extensive database of qualified candidates within these areas. Our regular contact with Sales and Manufacturing professionals not only keeps us on top of market conditions, but also speeds our searches. Our philosophy is based on high levels of customer satisfaction and employee integrity. Whether you are an organization looking to hire a stellar employee or a candidate seeking an exciting new opportunity, we always place a heavy emphasis on open communication and teamwork throughout every aspect of the search.

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• Why do you believe you are qualified for this position?
• Have you ever accomplished something you didn’t think you could?
• What do you like/dislike most about your current position?

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• What are the responsibilities of this position? And which are the most important? What are the most critical aspects of this position?
• What are the most important objectives for the person filling the position? What results are expected of this position?
• What are the limits of my responsibility?

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