Finding that job

[kenneth21441 0]

Well its been five weeks now since my position as an operations supervisor went bye bye and still looking for that job.

I thought with my experence and skills that id get hired as soon as I applied how wrong I am.

Ive sent off some 15 resumes so far and not a real word from them. Maybe they are holding off until then end of June or what.

Its getting to the point now that I am thinking about the Mcdonalds not eating there but working there....

I do have two interviews on Tusday but the doudt is still there of ever getting the real offer.


I will do my best to get another real job soon..I am tired of the kids/ wife /////hahahaha... Miss work also.

Kenneth Potter
FAA Senior Parachute Rigger
Tactical Delivery Instructor (Jeddah, KSA)
FFL Gunsmith

[happythoughts 0]

- Hit all the websites
- Work with a recruiter
- Build a profile of businesses, make phone calls, do leg work, do followup calls, be polite.

Finding a job is your current job. Be just as serious.

[NWFlyer 2]

Sending off resumes does not equal job hunting. Start networking. Talk to everyone you know... former colleagues, teachers, friends, neighbors, and tell them what you're looking for. Ask if they know anyone you can talk to (notice I didn't say ask if they know anyone who is hiring). Lots and lots of jobs get filled without ever getting posted. Don't just wait around and compete with every other yahoo who reads the job boards; beat them to it.

"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

[happythoughts 0]

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Ask if they know anyone you can talk to (notice I didn't say ask if they know anyone who is hiring)

Forgot about that. That is my fav thing.

"Hello, could I speak to...?"
"No jobs? Do you happen to know anyone...?"

Excellent source of leads.

[lurch 0]

What is your location like? Lot of industry in your area?
I lost my job of 5 years a bit over 2.5 weeks ago. Spent a few days messing around doing nothing serious deciding what to do, then went into industrial overdrive.
Selling my skills as an industrial technician I went psycho with it, scattering resumes everywhere even to long-shot jobs I didn't think would pay off, and going to interviews I was certain were losers, following through no matter how I felt about it. Monsterjobs.com is great but goes out of date quickly. Through headhunters and temp agencies I suddenly started getting results. After a 2 week period of no bites, over a period of 48 hours I scored a stack of interviews all at once and now I have to choose between the job I already scored and the jobs being offered.
Be aggressive... Ever play fighting games? Combo attacks are great for points and fast wins. Don't wait for them to notice you, MAKE them notice you. They'll likely blow off a mere sent resume as jobhunter spam. So use a combo attack. Submit a resume online... wait a few hours, maybe a day or two then hit them again, and again... call, try to talk to HR, ask to schedule an interview for X position. Show up at their office or HQ in person and fill out an app... don't expect to talk to anyone, ask but don't expect it, showing up unscheduled their time is probably already booked... But suddenly they become aware theres this guy with the skills they need and he's practically breaking down their door. They'll open the door at least to check you out if for no other reason than to get you to stop bugging them.

You're in their faces everywhere they look... Their secretary tells em they got a call from some guy... Then they check their email and there you are again, Hello, I want to work for you! They show up at their office a day later and find a real paper application on their desk, same guy again....guess he really wants the job, and if he is THAT persistent he must be really sure he can do it better than that loser we ignored last week.
Hunter-gatherer tactics... Scouting missions... I toured the local industrial park making a list of probables, possibles and not-likelies and ran searches for all of them... Most did not have help wanted signs, but then turned out to have ads online, and I already knew where they were and what they did.
Don't drop the hunt when you score one, it might not work out and you lose time and lose ground... Keep attacking until victory is assured and you are on your way to work on day 1. Confident but not cocky.... you're packing the skills they need, all you gotta do is get em to look at you long enough to show them.
These tactics work, and have kept me employed, and restored employment long before I would become eligible to collect Unemployment even when the job market sucked.
Go get em!

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