February 2010

Catherine Palmiere, President of Adam Personnel and of Palmiere Career Services, WANTS you to get the job, and to make sure you don't stumble on the way, she has contributed another terrific article of straight from the hip advice to WE Magazine. Catherine says "Being comfortable enough to bare your soul (and anything else) online is dangerous – and to a job search (either now OR LATER in your life), it can be deadly. Because make no mistake, the corporate culture is learning the lingo ... This article will a) guide you to stop right where you are and take an honest online assessment and clean up your act, and b) provide a few tips on how to USE online portals to feature your best assets and GET that job. Read the article.

January 2010

Starting the New Year with a new and useful designation, Adam Temporary Services President Catherine Palmiere announced yesterday that the Adam division handling temporary and part time staffing is now recognized by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority as a DBE, a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise. The designation, regulated by Federal guidelines, means employers and job seekers, too, will enjoy prioritized service when making Adam Temp their one stop shop for staffing service.

December 2009

Although pundits say the economy has turned the corner, employment numbers are still bleak. To inspire job seekers and help them manage the challenges ahead, Adam President Catherine Palmiere has "gone back to school" and earned the CEMC designation. Now a Certified Empowerment & Motivational Coach, Ms. Palmiere is better prepared than ever to guide and motivate her clients.

November 2009

Mary Mulvihill Ed.D. Executive Director of Grace Institute interviewed Adam President Catherine Palmiere for her November 2009 article, "No Second Chance at a First Impression," which appeared on America's Job Exchange. Ms. Palmiere told Dr. Mulvihill that "With competition so steep, more and more companies are evaluating candidates not only on their work accomplishments but on their dress, attitude, communication and listening skills." Read the complete article.

October 2009

Femi Oke (at right), Senior Editor of radio station WYNC's new morning show, The Takeway, joined the job hunter's networking group created by Adam President Catherine Palmiere (at left) to learn how to turn job searches into marketing campaigns. Listen to the October 16, 2009 segment, Investing in Yourself: The Job Club (MP3).

Barcelona born Sergi Mora, author of The Phone Interview Success System, interviewed Adam President Catherine Palmiere for his article How to be Authentic in your Phone Interview. Sergia says "When you listen to Catherine, you’ll find out the relationship between your accomplishments, your interests, your skills and the level of your authenticity or genuinity. You’ll also learn the most powerful question ever that you have to ask yourself before the recruiter calls you." But listen for yourself! (MP3)

September 2009

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Writing in the Wall Street Journal | Blogs, columnist ALINA DIZIK says "Visiting a career coach after a layoff can help you determine your next career move. But with some career professionals charging hundreds of dollars for sessions, it’s important that you make the most of your investment. Before signing up for costly advice, Catherine Palmiere, a career coach with GoSavant.com, a career coaching and training website, recommends that job seekers keep an open mind when being asked to try new job-hunting tactics." Ms. Dizik's article, "Advice: Getting the Most out of a Career Coach" shares Ms. Palmiere's guidance on topics such as mistakes career seekers make, when to seek a career counselor, making the process meaningful, and more. Read the full article.

Catherine Palmiere, President of Palmiere Career Services and CEO of Adam Personnel and Adam Temps, says she's "no cover girl" but WE Magazine for Women begs to differ. Catherine's story "This Woman Made a CAREER Out of Helping Others Find Careers" has been entered in WE's Cover Story Competition and will be included in the forthcoming Hall of Fame Page. An expert staffing agent for three decades, Ms. Palmiere is a sought after speaker on professional development. She believes "that each person deserves a bright and fulfilling future with an inspiring career to provide its foundation." Read the full story.

On Monday, September 14, 2009 Adam Personnel will mark its 30th year as New York's professional employment agency and staffing firm -- putting the right person in the right position. Adam excels at putting talented applicants in touch with actively hiring employers, and at helping Employers from many different industries attract and retain qualified job applicants. Experienced in all aspects of the New York personnel industry, Adam understands the complex issues shaping the contemporary workplace. So whether you're looking for a job or to fill a job, Adam has been the first call since 1979!

With everyone back to school in September, Adam President Catherine Palmiere will again be teaching her popular career preparation course, Office Policies and Pactices, at prestigious Grace Institute. The course, which meets Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 9-10 am from September through January, covers such topics as resume writing, interviewing, and business etiquette. Ms. Palmiere will also teach a Tuesday evening session from 6-8 pm. It starts in September and runs through June 2010.

August 2009

Want to talk with an expert coach about your career, interviewing, job hunting, listening skills, networking, or selling yourself? Well now you can get a little help or a lot online from certified career coach Catherine Palmiere, founder of Palmiere Career Services. Just log on to GoSavant -- the first virtual career training marketplace, offering video-based learning, live career coaching, and job resources -- and select Ms. Palmiere as your coach for counseling via webcam or telephone. Ms. Palmiere has the rare gift of helping individuals discover their authenticity when it comes to the work they do and then helping them find the right job. What are you waiting for? GoSavant!

July 2009

A veteran Grace Institute instructor, Adam President Catherine Palmiere was selected to participate in a summer pilot program that Grace Institute is developing for the AARP. Ms. Palmiere will be teaching Office Polices and Practices to older women looking to reinvent themselves and to nagivate the job market.

Beginning in June and continuing through July, Adam President and Palmiere Career Services founder Catherine Palmiere presents "Cover Letters, Thank You Letters, Resignation Letters and Rejection Letters" at the Eugenio Maria de Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. She will also talk about her new book Unlocking the Door to Your Career. You're invited!

June 2009

New York, NY June 16, 2009. Can you say "ubiquitous"? (Hint: yoo'bikwitus). Catherine Palmeire, President of Adam Personnel and founder of Palmiere Career Services -- teacher, author, speaker, coach -- is in demand and seems to be everywhere at once. At your bookstore (Unlocking the Door to Your Career), on BlogTalkRadio (Your Job Coach), and in TV, magazine and blog interviews. Now you can get her straight-from-the-hip advice on "Nailing an Interview to Build a Career - The Top 4 Do's and Dont's" in her guest spot on Betterfly, the "service that matches you with the people and resources that can help you be better at anything." One of Catherine's suggestions: "MOCK INTERVIEW. There is simply no replacement for practice makes perfect. If you’re having a very hard time, hire a job coach to walk you through the typical (and not-so-typical) interview questions." Get all her do's and don'ts in her guest post.

May 2009

New York, NY May 19, 2009. It's official. Catherine Palmiere, co-author of Unlocking the Door to Your Career, President of Adam Personnel and founder of Palmiere Career Services is a certified hit! Her show on BlogTalkRadio, Listen to Your Job Coach, will air every Monday at 5:30 pm. Listen in by calling 646-595-4020 or tune in on the web, where previous episodes are also available. Ms. Palmiere, who has worked with hundreds of corporations and thousands of applicants, will be offering timely tips and helpful support for job seekers in today's tight marketplace.

April 2009

West Chester, PA, April 24, 2009. Catherine Palmiere took time out from whirlwind author-signings for her new book, Unlocking The Door To Your Career: Guidelines to Finding the Perfect Job and Taking Charge of Your Life, to talk with Julie Power of Moms to Work who headlines her interview: "Does being a mom count in a resume? 3 ways to make it work." Catherine says the biggest mistake moms make when reentering the workforce is thinking "they can start at a higher salary than they were making." Read the complete interview.

New York, NY, April 1, 2009. No fooling. Catherine Palmiere is literally in the Spotlight! Ms. Palmiere's career is highlighted in the April 2009 issue of Spotlight, the monthly magazine of the Professional Association of Resume Writers and Career Coaches. She is Spotlight's featured CPCC (Certified Professional Career Coach). Catherine says "Now is a time when you need one eye turned inward to see your unique assets (and potential blocks), and one facing outward to plot a real course forward." Read the complete interview article to learn more about Catherine and what she can do for your career.

New York, NY, April 1, 2009. Career World staff writer Tamekia Reece looks at how to salvage an interview that's going wrong in her article "What's the worst that could happen? No matter how much you prepare for an interview, things can go wrong. Still, You Can Turn it around and get hired." Tamekia talked with Catherine Palmiere to get an interviewer's prospective for her article in the April/May 2009 issue. "When recruiters have a job to fill, they're looking for reasons to hire people, not reasons to not hire them, " says Ms. Palmiere. See Ms. Palmiere's complete remarks.

March 2009

New York, NY, March 28, 2009. Catherine Palmiere and Patrick O'Halloran invite you to the signing of their first book Unlocking The Door To Your Career: Guidelines to Finding the Perfect Job and Taking Charge of Your Life on Tuesday, April 21, 2009 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Grace Institute, 1233 Second Avenue, New York, NY 10065. Please RSVP by April 10 to Ms. Palmiere at 212-557-9150 ext. 208 or by email. Please download and print the invitation.

February 2009

New York, NY, February 25, 2009. Catherine Palmiere is a teacher, author, and popular guest speaker at seminars and on TV. The President of her own staffing firm, Adam Personnel in New York City, Ms. Palmiere is now sharing the secrets of her success in a new career as a skills counselor and career coach.

Palmiere Career Services is the name of Catherine Palmiere's new career coaching and skills counseling business. It's the logical next step for Ms. Palmiere, whose meteoric rise to the top of Gotham's staffing and employment services industry, exemplifies the know-how she imparts to her clients.

Catherine, who counts among her honors and awards, certificates as a Personal Consultant (CPC), Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA), and Professional Career Coach (CPCC), offers guidance, assessment, and coaching both for individuals and for employers seeking enhanced personal growth and achievement. Read the complete press release.

New York, NY, February 14, 2009. Adam President Catherine Palmiere announced today that her eagerly-awaited book on finding the perfect job is now in production, with an anticipated April release. The book is titled Unlocking the Door to Your Career: Guidelines to Finding the Perfect Job and Taking Charge of Your Life. Ms. Palmiere wrote the book in collaboration with Professor Patrick O'Halloran of the New York City College of Technology. This is the first book for Ms. Palmiere, who teaches at the Grace Institute in Manhattan and writes the popular blog Your Career Mentor: Catherine Palmiere. Professor O'Halloran's most recent book is Testimonies, a collection of poems on "life, death, and some place in between."

NY1's Tara Lynn Wagner interviewed Adam President Catherine Palmiere for her February 3 NY1 Living feature "Resumes Help Applicants Stand Out In Flooded Job Market." Ms. Palmiere, co-author of the upcoming book Unlocking The Door To Your Career and a member of the National Resume Writers Association, says "a resume is an important first impression." She advises applicants to tweak their resume for each individual job and to include keywords that a computer scanner will recognize.

January 2009

It's going to be a pearl of a year as Adam Personnel celebrates it's 30th anniversary in 2009! Adam Personnel has been helping New York's top employers find New York's top talent since 1979. Asked if she'd made any resolutions for the New Year, Adam President Catherine Palmiere said "I'm spreading the word. Now is the time for employers to leverage their advantage through selective reorganization. With many creative and experienced professionals available, there can be no better time to replace an ineffective employee or one that didn't take to your culture with a hard-working, dedicated new hire." Straight talk from a successful entrepreneur!

December 2008

Adam President Catherine Palmiere is nothing if not generous with her time. When everyone else was busy planning office parties, Ms. Palmiere was busy offering advice and information for CEOs, HR departments, and above all, for job seekers. Sharing the wisdom earned over 29 years in the staffing industry, she's signed on as an Ezine Articles Expert Author. Her first three articles? Pearls of Wisdom, Why Work With a Credentialed Hiring Consultant? and Why Work With a Staffing Firm?

November 2008

Adam President Catherine Palmiere has launched a new business -- Palmiere Career Services -- dedicated to enhancing your personal growth and achievement through one-on-one career coaching and skills counseling. Ms. Palmiere, a graduate of Manhattan College with both a B.S. and an M.B.A. in Management, and a Certified Professional Career Coach, offers individualized interview coaching, expert skills assessment, and training in career skills such as time management and resume writing.

The current economic crunch has many CEOs taking a long, hard look at their HR departments. Adam President, Catherine Palmiere launches her new blog -- Your Career Mentor: Catherine Palmiere -- by answering the question, Why Work with a Staffing Firm? She says "By now, the debate whether to develop a candidate list in-house or to contract that effort to an outside staffing firm has been had way too many times. The downside of using a hiring agent fades to nothing once a corporate human resources team finds the RIGHT staffing firm to work with day after day."

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Adam President Catherine Palmiere has been awarded the coveted Certified Professional Career Coach (CPCC) credential through the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches. Ms. Palmiere says "As a Career Coach, I can provide valuable guidance to clients seeking employment as well as to those who want to advance their careers." Ms. Palmiere's career coaching helps individuals realize their full potential.

Look for the Adam Personnel listing in Crain's New York Business. You'll find us in the November 17th directory of New York Metro area professional services companies.

October 2008

Adam Personnel, Inc. and Adam Temporary Services, Inc. are pleased to announce their certification by New York State as Woman-Owned Businesses. Since 1979, these businesses have guided employers through the placement process, handling job requirements, salary determination, background checks, and post-hiring follow up. Drawing on its extensive database of qualified applicants Adam Personnel and Adam Temporary, under the leadership of President Catherine Palmiere, fill a number of positions including administrative, accounting, finance, bookkeeping and banking.

Popular lecturer -- and Adam President -- Catherine Palmiere will speak twice at the Grace Institute in Manhattan in October. On October 3, she'll talk about "Dressing for Success in the Changing World of Work." Then on October 17 she'll offer her frequently-requested "Interview Tips" at the same venue. To reserve a spot at the lectures -- or to engage Ms. Palmiere to address your audience on a job search topic, call her at (212) 557-9150.

September 2008

In September 2008, Adam President Catherine Palmiere dramatically expanded her skillset, becoming a Certified Professional Behavioral Analyst (CPBA) through her Target Training International coursework. Aided by DISC behavioral profiling, she helps individuals and corporate personnel to improve their interpersonal, leadership and communications skills.

Starting in September, Adam President Catherine (with two e's) Palmiere will return to her alma mater in the Bronx, St. Catharine (with two a's) Academy High School. No she wasn't left back. She'll be mentoring a student in business topics to ease the transition to college or the workplace.

With everyone back to school in September, Adam President Catherine Palmiere will again be teaching her popular career preparation course, Office Policies and Procedures, at prestigious Grace Institute. The course, which meets Monday and Friday, 9-10 am and Tuesday 10-11 am from September through January, covers such topics as resume writing, interviewing, and business etiquette. This year, Ms. Palmiere will also teach a Wednesday evening session from 6-9 pm. It starts in September and runs through June 2009.

August 2008

Yes, that was Adam President Catherine Palmiere on Tuesday, August 12 on ABC News popular Good Morning America program anchored by Diane Sawyer. Ms. Palmiere, who lectures on "Dressing for Success" and "Interview Tips," appeared as a panelist of Big Apple's top recruiters tasked with determining whether hair style makes a difference in getting hired. The GMA segment, called Curly or Straight, dealt with the question "Why do women with curly hair feel the need to straighten it?"

AMNY.com, where urbanites get the news to go with their morning coffee, describes Adam President Catherine Palmiere in its August 7, 2008 edition as "in the trenches with New Yorkers battling a sluggish economy." In an article in the Money section by Leah Rosen, headlined As economy sours, headhunters see boom, the popular tabloid quotes Ms. Palmiere's pithy suggestion for jobseekers: "network, network, network." Read the article [PDF: 13 KB] for Ms. Palmiere's other hints and tips.

July 2008

Everyone at Adam Personnel and Adam Temporary Services has their head in a book these days. The book is Testimonies by Patrick O'Halloran,the New York City College of Technology professor with whom Adam President Catherine Palmiere is writing How to Find a Job, due out in December 2008. Testimonies is a collection of poems by Professor O'Halloran written in English and translated into Gaelic, Polish, Russian and Spanish. Intimate moments of self-analysis with philosophical conjectures, they require one to question "life, death, and some place in between." Testimonies is available at the City Tech Bookstore or online at the bookstore's website. The price is $13.75.

June 2008

Adam President Catherine Palmiere has earned the CEIC (Certified Employment Interview Consultant) designation awarded to qualified career consultants on successful completion of training offered by Career Directors International. CDI provides resources and assistance to its members seeking to enhance their career development, resume writing, and employment practices.

Adam Personnel, Inc. and Adam Temporary Services, Inc. have joined the membership organization DiversityBusiness.com. DiversityBusiness.com is a business resource that facilitates contacts and communication, helps match buyers and suppliers, sponsors an annual conference on conference diversity and multiculturalism, publishes DiversityBusiness magazine, and provides business news and information.

May 2008

You've read her columns, attended her seminars, and now you'll be able to read her book! Catherine Palmiere, President of Adam Personnel and Temporary Services, in collaboration with Patrick O'Halloran, Professor of Accounting and Marketing at the New York City College of Technology, is writing the book job applicants have been waiting for. Combining the best of the boardroom and classroom, How to Find a Job will offer employment and staffing tips and techniques that really work. Look for the book at your bookseller by year's end. Or subscribe to the Adam newsgroup to be notified by email when it's published.

April 2008

Taking a professional service business to the next level requires constant skills training and lots of networking. Adam President Catherine Palmiere helps her business and its clients by using the resources offered by professional organizations, including the Society for Human Resource Management, the Professional Association of Resume Writers & Career Coaches, and the Human Resources Association of New York, all of which she's joined recently.

March 2008

Adam President Catherine Palmiere knows the importance of a well-written resume. To hone her skills as a resume-writing coach, she recently joined the National Resume Writers Association, and completed an online resume training program offered by the nonprofit association for professional resume writers.

Want to know "How To Land The Perfect Job"? Then make sure to be on hand at the New York City College of Technology on Thursday, March 27, 2008 when Adam President Catherine Palmiere reveals the secrets of successful job-hunting.

February 2008

Hearts of Gold is a non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance the lives of New York City's homeless mothers and their children. Adam President Catherine Palmiere will open her heart on Tuesday, February 19, 2008 and reach out to those striving for self-improvement. She'll explain "How Education And Working With a Staffing Firm Can Help Land A Great Job."

Starting Friday, February 15, 2008, Adam President Catherine Palmiere will reprise her popular career preparation course at the prestigious Grace Institute, the school founded in 1897 by New York Mayor, W.R. Grace to provide women with tuition-free education and training in business and administrative skills. The course, which meets Monday and Friday, 9-10 am and Tuesday 10-11 am, will cover such topics as resume writing, interviewing, and business etiquette.

Adam's popular President Catherine Palmiere, a member of the Grace Institute faculty, will be on hand Thursday, February 14, 2008 to talk at the Principal's Conference sponsored by the NYC Department of Education's Knowledge Network. Which prompts the question: Do NYC Principals bring Big Apples for the Teacher?

October 2007

The Thursday, October 25, 2007 edition of Metro, the world's largest global newspaper, featured another helpful article for applicants by Adam President, Catherine Palmiere. In her article, Sealing the Deal: Thank You Notes Can Land You the Job, Ms. Palmiere says, "Remember, a well-written resume gets you in the door; a good interview sells you to the employer; and a thank you note can seal the deal in landing the job."

September 2007

Adam Personnel, Inc. and Adam Temporary Services, Inc. are now Accredited Members of the Better Business Bureau of Metropolitan New York. Because we are proud of our reputation for professional service and ethics, we encourage our clients to use the BBB to "start with trust."

Starting Monday, September 10, 2007, Adam President Catherine Palmiere will teach a career preparation course at the prestigious Grace Institute, the school founded in 1897 by New York Mayor, W.R. Grace to provide women with tuition-free education and training in business and administrative skills. The course, which meets Monday and Friday, 9-10 am and Tuesday 10-11 am, will cover such topics as resume writing, interviewing, and business etiquette.

Adam Personnel and Adam Temporary Services will hold its first annual Employment Counseling Workshop on Wednesday, September 26, 2007 from 5:30-8:00 pm at the Grace Institute, 1233 Second Ave, New York, NY 10021. The free workshop -- perfect for candidates looking for a job or looking to change jobs -- will include presentations by

• Adam President Catherine Palmiere on interview tips;
• Dress for Success volunteer Ellen Egerter on interview attire;
• Certified Professional Coach Bernie Siegel, CPA on setting and achieving goals;
• immigration attorney Zjantelle Cammisa Markel, Esq. on issues facing candidates needing sponsorship or status changes.

Select a presenter's name above to read a brief Professional Biography. For more information, read the Workshop Invitation. (PDF files)

Seating is limited and the Workshop will be advertised on craigslist and in Metro, so reserve early to avoid disappointment. Please RSVP to Adam Personnel at (212.557.9150). We look forward to seeing you!

August 2007

Adam Personnel, New York's Employment Agency and Staffing, had a full page in the Thursday, August 23, 2007 edition of Metro, the world's largest global newspaper. The page featured A Cure for Those Interviewing Blues, a lively article of interview tips for applicants by Adam President, Catherine Palmiere.

Readers of Crain's New York Business -- Isn't that just about everyone in NY? -- learned in the "Executive Moves" column for Sunday, August 26, 2007 that Adam principal, Catherine Palmiere, has been promoted from V.P. to President.  Congratulations Ms. Palmiere!