jumpwally 0 #1 February 21, 2008 Hey guys, Any of you used a job search outfit like ChandlerHill ? Are they free? any one know of anyone that has had any luck with this firm? Thanx muchsmile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DangerRoo 0 #2 February 21, 2008 ya I need some help here too, need a new job! (I.C.D#2 VP) "<3 ..Looks like breasts coming out of an ice cream cone. Mmmm."~John Mitchell "I'm good with my purple penis straw" ~sky mama Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #3 February 21, 2008 Just looking at their web site, they look like a typical outplacement/career counseling type of firm. Nope, they're not free, not by a long shot. Often, they're paid for by a firm that's laying you off as part of your severance package. I used one once when it was paid for when I was laid off. For me, there wasn't much that I learned that I didn't learn as part of the overall career counseling stuff I got in business school, and that was only a year after I'd gotten out of school, so it was really a refresher for me. It was nice to talk through career goals, do mock interviews, polish up my resume, etc., but I wouldn't have paid for it myself - I'm pretty sure it's not cheap. But for someone who hasn't done a job search in a long time, it might be worthwhile in terms of getting you focused on what you really want, focusing your time, and getting your job search techniques caught up with today's market. A career counseling firm like that is probably not going to teach you anything you can't also learn through books and online research - if you've got the time, energy, and motivation to go find it. But it just depends on how disciplined you are on pulling all that together yourself whether a firm like that will add value for you."There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sharimcm 0 #4 February 21, 2008 I got my job by answering an ad on craigslist, which is free. I had signed up with a few agencies to help me find a job, but once they said, "we'll deduct 'x' amount out of your paycheck when you get hiring" I said "wrong answer." Whatever the case, I hope you find what you're looking for. "I had a dude tip his black cowboy hat to me after I provided him with a condom outside my hotel room at 3-something in the morning." -myself Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #5 February 21, 2008 In the U.K these firms are paid by the company that eventually employes you (a % of yor salary, generally) - so it doesn't come out of your pocket (and I'd never use a firm that did that). (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jumpwally 0 #6 February 25, 2008 Yeah , you are right on all those counts....they claim that they have network ripe with jobs that never hits the ads or online lists...thats why my curiousity! Thanx for all the input..............smile, be nice, enjoy life FB # - 1083 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
