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Driving in the snow can be a super stressful situation, with 17% of all weather-related vehicle crashes being caused by snowy conditions. Sometimes you find yourself in a situation where you have no other choice than to drive, even when it’s snowing out. Luckily, with a little preparation and an understanding of your car and how snow affects the road, you can prevent yourself from getting into a crash and stay safe while driving in the snow.

Here are three methods on how to safely drive in the snow.

First Method

1. Accelerate, decelerate, and turn much slower than normal. When you’re driving in snowy conditions, you should take your time because your vehicle may take longer to react than usual. Slowly applying the gas and gradually accelerating is the best way to gain traction when you lose traction in your rear tires. While you’re driving, decelerating abruptly or making sharp turns at a high rate of speed may cause you to lose control of your vehicle.

• Try to maintain a speed of 45 mph (72 kilometers) or less.
• Anticipate times where you’ll have to stop and decelerate slowly, far in advance of where you have to stop.
• Test your car’s accelerating, braking, and turning abilities on a clear stretch of road before driving to your destination.

2. Use your headlights. Test your lights before starting your trip in the snow. Make sure that they are visible from the outside and remove any of the built up snow that may be obscuring them. Use your lights during the daytime when it’s snowing because visibility is worse for all drivers on the road.

• Test your headlights and brake lights once a month to ensure that they are operational.

3. Accelerate steadily when going up hills and don’t stop. Don’t try to power quickly up a hill by slamming the gas pedal because it may cause a spinout. Try to gain momentum and use it to get up the hill. Don’t stop while going up a hill because your car could get stuck in the snow.

• When you are coming up on a crest of a hill remember to decelerate steadily in advance. You don’t want to go fast on a downward slope because you could lose control of your vehicle.

4. Increase your following distance from other vehicles. Following closely behind someone could cause an accident if you have to brake abruptly. Under snowy conditions, it’s recommended you stay 100 feet (30 meters) behind the car in front of you.

• Pay close attention to the brake lights on the vehicle in front of you in case you have to come to a sudden stop.

5. Stay alert and aware of your surroundings. While you should always be alert while you’re driving, it’s even more important to do so when driving in snowy conditions. Practice defensive driving and pay attention to other drivers on the road.

• Other drivers may not have the same level of skill when it comes to driving in snow, so they may lose control of their vehicle and cause a collision with your car or truck.
• Keep your radio turned down so you can hear if other cars are losing control or are honking their horns.

Click Here to see the other two methods of how to safely drive in snowy conditions

The holidays are here, and for many, it’s a season of spending.

If you’re worried about the pressure to spend on the most amazing gifts this holiday season while staying within your budget, the following tips will help you deal.

1. Institute a Spending Limit

One of the easiest ways to make sure you stay on budget is to limit how much you spend on gifts.

 You can set these limits in a variety of ways. For example, maybe you decide to only spend $100 per family, or $50 per couple, or $25 per individual. Maybe you and your partner agree to only spend a maximum of $200 on each other. If you have kids, perhaps you decide to only spend $100 on them. The numbers don’t matter.

You might think it’s trivial to say you can only spend $10 on all of your nieces and nephews, but if you have 10 to buy for, that adds up!

2. Make a List and Check It Twice

Once you have your spending limits in place, it helps to create a list of gifts and what they cost so you can make sure you’re sticking to those limits.

It can look something like this:

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Partner — $100:

• Shoes: $40
• Coffee mug: $10
• Sports jersey: $50

Mom — $50:

• Candles: $20
• Slippers: $20
• Nail polish: $10

Dad — $50:

• Trilogy book series: $25
• Coat: $25

Sister — $25:

• T-shirt: $15
• Bracelet: $10

3. Use the 4 Gift Rule

This is popular with parents for kids, but you can apply it to anyone.The key is to get something:

1. They want
2. They need
3. They can wear
4. They can read

And that’s it. You can use this in conjunction with your spending limits, but it also puts a limit on how many presents you can buy, which can help you focus your spending.

By focusing your efforts on these four areas, you can set expectations for the holidays going forward, which means less stress year-after-year!

4. Suggest a Gift Exchange

This works well for people who have huge families. It’s one thing if you have 5 or 10 people to buy gifts for, but buying gifts for 30+ people is a different beast. Your spending can very easily get out of hand when it comes to having that many people to keep track of!

So instead, try suggesting to your family that you all get together for a simple gift exchange. Each person brings one gift valued at $X, and you do the holiday grab-bag style.

5. Try a Giftless Holiday Experience

Some people get so caught up in the consumerism of the holidays that they forget what this time is all about: spending time with loved ones, kindness, and gratitude.

You can still experience holiday cheer by volunteering or donating during the holidays. For example, many places accept volunteers the morning or day of Christmas to help with activities such as meals and community events.

The point is you can create new holiday traditions that aren’t centered on presents. Maybe youand your family simply get together and have a meal, watch a movie, or play games. There’s nothing wrong with having unconventional traditions that focus more on giving than receiving.

6. Take the DIY Route

If your family doesn’t take to the gift-less or less-gifts suggestion, you can always save money by making presents yourself. This tends to be more thoughtful, and you don’t have to spend a lot of money to make a nice present.

Since you can go down a rabbit hole of making all these presents, try sticking to one and buy your materials in bulk. It will be cheaper that way, and although DIY costs more of your time, it’s usually more fulfilling and less stressful.

Read the full article by Paula Pant here

Paramount Staffing is looking for you!
Come into our Naperville office and experience the Paramount Advantage

1552 North Aurora Road, Naperville, Illinois 60563

New Year – New Career!
Come-in in 2017 and leave with work for 2018. Just like magic!
On-the-Spot job offerings for qualified candidates.
We’ll have a special End-Of-Year raffle. Ask for details at the event.

Be a part of this wonderful opportunity. Our clients offer a variety of incentives from production, to attendance, to raffles, and more. Ask for details at the event.

We have a variety of job opportunities with pay rates ranging between $10.00 and $15.00 per hour

We need your expertise for the following job opportunities:
-Assembly
-Packers
-Forklift Operator
-Machine Tenders
-Loader / Unloaders
and more!

Make your career move today to these areas
* Aurora, Illinois
* Naperville, Illinois

We have all shifts available with a variety of start and end times.

We have part-time, full-time, temp-to-hire and seasonal job opportunities for you.

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Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) was launched nationwide in October 1987 as a way to connect and unite individuals and organizations working on domestic violence issues and raise awareness.  Over the last three decades, much progress has been made to support domestic violence victims and survivors, to hold abusers accountable, and to create and update legislation to further those goals.

Paramount Staffing wants to thank YWCA of Memphis for allowing us to contribute and be a part of their effort to protect, support, and provide housing to women and children when they most need it.

The YWCA Shelter is a 27-bed facility that provides the only 24-hours, 7-days-a-week emergency shelter to abused women and their children. To protect the safety of their clients, the shelter is in an undisclosed location. The YWCA is the only women’s shelter of any kind in the city that allows mothers of teenage sons to keep their sons with them, provided the boy is attending high school. Residents of the YWCA shelter are provided with counseling, referrals, and connected with resources that can help them begin their transition to a new life free of abuse.

We are humbled to be able to give back to the community, and take our customer service beyond the office space.

If you know someone that could benefit from their service, please provide them with this number

Homeless Hotline Number: 901-529-4545

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PARAMOUNT STAFFING AND THE CITY OF ZION BRINGS THIS JOB FAIR TO YOU!

Drive up to our job fair, we have plenty of free parking. Take your time and talk to our representatives, research our job openings, and apply to what best fits your needs.

When – November 16th from 4 PM to 7 PM

Where – Zion-Benton Public Library 2400 Gabriel Ave, Zion, Illinois 60099

Bring your family and friends, we have plenty of job opportunities (18 years of age and over only).

Click here to learn more

We have job opportunities in these industries

+ Logistics
+ Warehousing
+ Manufacturing
+ Food Industry

These job opportunities are for the areas of

+ Gurnee
+ Lincolnshire
+ Northbrook
+ Libertyville
+ Buffalo Grove
+ and more!

Pay rates to vary from $10.25 to $22.00 an hour depending on the shift, position, location, and experience.

These are some of the benefits of working with these clients

– Weekly pay
– Temp-to-hire
– Permanent employment
– Attendance bonus
– and much more once you get hired!

RSVP here

We have new job opportunities every day, please stop by and ask for more details, we’ll have what you’re looking for. Can’t wait and want to apply today? Click here

For the 10^th consecutive year, Paramount Staffing has honored students of our employees with scholarships of $1,500.00 each for college level study. This year’s winners are:

• Kenisha Barnes – daughter of Letitia Barnes (Memphis, TN office)
• Nancy Cadena – daughter of Miros Cadena (Bolingbrook, IL office)
• Raj Dalal – son of Manish Dalal (Hanover Park, IL office)
• Jacqueline Ramirez – daughter of Joan Trujillo (Memphis, TN office)
• Kelly Vander Ploeg – daughter of Mark Vander Ploeg (Northbrook, IL office)

Scholars were selected based on academic merit (grade point average of 3.0/4.0 and above), good-standing academic status, character references, and plans to attend, or are attending an accredited U.S. post-secondary college. Candidates are judged by an independent third party.

Paramount Staffing is hosting a Job Fair!!

84 Veronica Avenue, Somerset, New Jersey 08873

Drive with ease and take advantage of our free parking. Breakfast is on us! Bagels, Donuts, and Coffee will be available for you. Take your time and explore our job opportunities with our friendly representatives.

Paramount Staffing partners with these great companies

– Capacity

– Crate & Barrel

– XPO Logistics

– Tory Burch

We have these job openings for you

+ Forklift Operators

+ Packing

+ Picking

+ Receiving

+ Shipping

All shifts available!

We have a job opportunity for all qualified candidates.

Pay rates vary from $9.00 to $14.00 an hour depending on shift, location, and position.

These are some of the benefits of working at these clients

– Weekly pay

– Raffles with great prizes such as TVs and gift cards

– Monthly Attendance incentives

– and more!

RSVP today here

Can’t wait and want to apply today? Click here

Paramount Staffing and our client Fellowes are partnering to bring this Job Fair to you!

1789 W. Norwood Ave, Itasca, IL 60143

Drive up to our job fair, we have plenty of free parking. Take your time and talk to our representatives, research our job openings, and apply to what best fit your needs.

Stick around, get a snack and learn about our Job Fair raffle. Ask for details.

We have these job openings for you
+ Forklift Operators
+ Packing
+ Unloaders

We have over 50 openings for you!! All qualified candidates can get a job offer on the spot!

These job openings pay rates vary from $11.00 to $14.25 an hour depending on shift, location, and position.

RSVP here

Can’t wait and want to apply today? Click here

Paramount Staffing and our client Fellowes are partnering to bring this Job Fair to you!

2850 Duke Pkwy, Aurora, IL 60502

Drive up to our job fair, we have plenty of free parking. Take your time and talk to our representatives, research our job openings, and apply to what best fit your needs.

Stick around, get a snack and learn about our Job Fair raffle. Ask for details.

We have these job openings for you
+ Forklift Operators
+ Packing
+ Unloaders

All qualified candidates can get a job offer on the spot!

These job openings pay rates vary from $11.00 to $14.25 an hour depending on shift, location, and position.

Click here to RSVP

Can’t wait and want to apply today? Click here

EmParamount Staffing, Mayor Sam Cunningham and the City of Waukegan will be hosting a hiring event. Bring your family & friends. We have various positions available in logistics/distribution, manufacturing, and food industries in the Waukegan, Lincolnshire, Northbrook, Libertyville and Buffalo Grove areas with long term and permanent employment. Pay starting wages from $10.25 – $22.00 per hour.