Our Washington D.C. Office has several exciting opportunities for front and back of house talent. We are looking for experienced banquet servers, bartenders, chefs, cooks, utility workers and waiters to serve at upcoming inaugural events between January 15th and January 21st.

Celebrate history and earn by putting your skills to work at these exciting inaugural events! Call us today at 202.223.1995 or email us at hospitality.dc@supportingcast.com. We look forward to working with you!

HOLIDAY CLOSING NOTICE

Our offices will be closed on Christmas Day, Thursday, 12/25/08 and the day after Christmas, Friday, 12/26/08.

Timesheets were due before 4pm on Monday 12/22/08. (All timesheets submitted after this cut-off time will be processed the following week).

Direct Deposit and PayCard funds will be available on Wednesday (12/24). Paychecks will be available for pickup before 3pm on Wednesday (12/24)

Thank you and Happy Holidays!

The Supporting Cast Team

The Supporting Cast Team would like to wish you and your family and friends a Happy Thanksgiving! Our offices will be closed on Friday, November 28th, and we will resume normal business hours on Monday, December 1st.

New York, NY - November 21, 2008 - The Supporting Cast, Inc., a business specializing in, staffing services, received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise by the Women Presidents’ Educational Organization (WPEO), a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

WBENC’s national standard of certification implemented by WPEO is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations, and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor or diversity programs.

To learn more about The Supporting Cast, please visit www.supportingcast.com

About The Supporting Cast
The Supporting Cast is the leading provider of staffing solutions in New York City and Washington, DC. We’re regarded as a boutique agency; one that concentrates on making high-quality temporary and permanent salary-based placements. Quality and customer service was our focus when we began our business in 1988, and that focus is even stronger today.

About WBENC
The Women’s Business Enterprise National Council is the nation’s largest third party certifier of businesses owned and operated by women in the United States. WBENC is a resource for the more than 700 US companies and government agencies that rely on WBENC’s certification as an integral part of their supplier diversity programs.

Here’s a quick quiz. If you were a job seeker about to email your resume to a company, which of the following email addresses would give you the worst chance of being called for an interview.

1. jsmith@emailprovider.com
2. johns@emailprovider.com
3. jennifer98@emailprovider.com
4. hotnsexyfoya@emailprovider.com

That’s right, the correct answer is D (You did choose D, right?). Don’t get us wrong, we’re proponents of freedom of expression, and we have nothing against having a little fun with your email address, but when it comes to applying for a job in the corporate world, you need to keep it professional. Employers take everything into consideration, and even though your email alias may seem like a microscopic detail to you, it might wave the red flag of inappropriateness to a hiring manager. Of course, that’s if it even makes it to the hiring manager. As companies tighten their email security, even an email address with questionable content will be blocked

What makes an email address inappropriate?

Let common sense be your guiding light, but here are few things your email address should never contain:

Vulgar or offensive words or phrases.
Profanity goes without saying, but phrases that are sexually suggestive or flirtatious are just as bad. Avoid them always.

Humor that gives a bad impression.
“Kegstandchamp91@emailprovider.com” may give your fraternity buddies a laugh, but if an employer sees it in your email address, he or she may not acknowledge your champion status.

Nicknames, whether self-assigned or earned.
“thePlaYA” or “lildiva” or “burgerbuster” are not necessarily offensive, but they don’t evoke visions of professionalism either.

A problem that’s easy to fix

If your email alias suffers from one of the deadly sins mentioned above, that doesn’t mean you need to ditch it during your job search. Simply create a separate email account that you strictly use for job opportunities. With the abundance of free email providers out there, including yahoo, hotmail and gmail, you can have a new, professional email address setup in seconds.

Sending an employer your resume using an appropriate email address won’t guarantee you an interview, but it certainly won’t be the reason you didn’t get one.