INPUT ARTICLE: Article: Decide if you want to focus on a specific industrysuch as builders, lawyers, or IT professionalsor multiple. Afterwards, decide if you're going to put candidates on a contract (temporary or part-time), direct hire employment (full-time), or both. Study the structure of other recruitment agencies to understand the benefits and challenges of the various agency types to help you decide the best focus for you. For example, you might decide to fill only temporary job openings across many different industries. Be specific about the area of recruiting for which you wish to focus, such as executive recruiting for the banking industry. Whatever your choice, make sure you have interest in the niche, as well as some sort of value (such as a list of contacts or industry knowledge). Make a list of all of the niches in your industry of choice and compare your experience and contacts in each to help you make your decision. Work for a recruitment firm before starting your own agency and get a feel for the focus you're most comfortable with. If your goal is to recruit for a specific industry, consider working in that industry first. For example, work for a recruitment firm for lawyers if you are interested in law or have a relevant degree. Get a feel for the kind of law you're most comfortable with to help you narrow down the focus for your own business. Purchase training materials, sign-up for a recruiting webinars, or watch recruiter training videos. Gaining a solid understanding of recruitment strategies and industry standards is necessary to select your focus and develop skills within your niche. Search for local recruitment courses near you if you prefer face-to-face training. Research the trainers and industry experts that take part in your chosen courses or webinars to ensure they are applicable to your interests. After getting some experience and training, ask yourself how comfortable you are working on your own. If you're still not confident, ask contacts within the industry you plan to focus on if they know of potential partners. For example, if you are experienced in recruitment but not in running a business, find someone who is familiar with running a business (or both). Search databases like BusinessPartners for potential partners in your area.

SUMMARY: Determine the recruitment services you want to provide. Identify a recruitment niche within your chosen industry. Develop your recruiting experience through hands-on experience. Invest in recruitment education programs and materials. Consider a business partner to compensate for any lack of experience or knowledge.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: After waiting for your initial grow-out period, when you've got the beard to its desired length, it's important to start trimming and shaping it. Most men should trim their beards about once every two weeks or so, depending on your speed of growth, and the style of beard you want to have. If you hope to end up with a Gandalf-style wizard's beard, it's still good to shape and trim using a beard trimmer, or scissors, to keep things growing evenly. If you want a very short beard, and have especially coarse hair, you might find you need to trim it more regularly, like every two or three days. Always keep your neck trim, up to your chin-line, or at whatever point along the neck looks best to you. If you don't trim the neck hair, beards typically look pretty caveman-like. While it's possible to trim longer beards neatly with a pair of hairdressing scissors, it's very difficult to keep a beard orderly without an electric trimmer, or at least regular hair clippers. The only difference is typically the size of the guards and of the clipper itself. Use a regular beard trimmer for shorter beards or the first few months of beard growth, and try a more hefty hair trimmer for thicker beards. A common mistake is learning to use a trimmer for the first time and shaving off too much. If you have some stubble, practice with the trimmer before you shave, to get a feel for how it works, and which guards are most appropriate for you. Start with the longest setting first, you can always take more off if you wish, but can't put it back on once it's been cut. There are many ways to style and shape your beard, but a lot of the choice will depend on your face, and your personal sense of style. If it looks good to you, go for it. But in general, if you have full cheeks, plan on keeping it shorter on the sides. If you have a narrow face, you can keep some length to fill it out. Decide on a cheek line. You will need to choose how high the beard should go on your cheeks. Most people leave this section to natural growth, but if it seems to be creeping up to your cheekbones, you should trim the upper section. On most trimmers, you can use a tapered setting, which will allow you to trim the beard in even strokes, tapering it down to your neck as you go, without having to change the height of the trimmer itself. You can taper the cheeks, the neck and the chin, if you desire, for a nice, clean look. If you want to go with a more complicated beard style, there are lots of options available for you to style. Try any of the following beard styles: Goatees involve trimming off the cheeks, leaving your chin beard and your mustache. Pencil-line beard involve leaving only a thin line of beard along your jawline, connecting to your mustache. This typically looks best with very short hair, or a bald look. Pharaoh beards typically involve shaving everything but the chin, and growing out the chin, sometimes braiding or beading the beard as it grows. Wizard beards, or American Civil War-type throwback beards will take some time to cultivate, but essentially involve growing the beard out as long as possible, but still trimming the neck periodically, as well as the mustache, so it gets out of the way of your lip.

SUMMARY: Trim with a beard trimmer every 5-10 days. Use a beard trimmer. Choose a beard style that fits your face shape. Use tapered settings on your trimmer, if possible. Consider less usual beard shapes.

INPUT ARTICLE: Article: If you have a hazmat suit, get into it at the first threat of gas exposure. If you have a gas mask, put it on as well. A mask or suit may not prevent you from gas exposure, but it can decrease it until help arrives or the attack subsides. For example, nerve agents, such as VX, cause damage through skin contact, so only a full weapons-grade hazmat suit will protect you. Make sure that your suit or mask fits you securely. A mask or suit with gaps on the edges can easily let gas slip inside. Some suits or masks also require power sources, typically batteries, or air canisters. You should always store your protective gear with extras of these important components. If you are without a mask or suit, pull up your shirt so that the fabric covers your mouth and nose. The fabric will act as a temporary, makeshift air filter. A government-grade gas mask is an even better option, but in an emergency, this will create a temporary, usable mask. The urine will absorb into the cotton/fabric and crystalize the chlorine gas. This type of mask also only lasts until the urine dries out. A handkerchief or any other fabric can also be used as the base of the mask. Watch out for the tell-tale scent of bleach that often indicates a chlorine attack. This type of mask was used by soldiers in WWI to survive chlorine gas attacks. As soon as you are in a safe place, take off the clothing that you were wearing during the attack. Take care to touch it as little as possible to avoid spreading the gas remnants to your hands. Then, seal the clothing twice over in a plastic bag or bin. If possible, cut your clothes off instead of pulling them up over your head, which can help limit your exposure to the gas. Take a hot shower for at least 10 minutes to help cleanse your skin of the gas. Scrub your whole body with soap, if available. Rinsing your eyes out with clean water or saline for 5-10 minutes can also help to minimize the possibility of eye damage.

SUMMARY:
Put on any protective gear that you own. Hold a urine-soaked cotton cloth on your face in the event of a chlorine attack. Remove and dispose of your clothing if you've been exposed to gas. Rinse your body off with clean water.