Do you have thrift stores nearby? You could stop in there and at least get a decent jacket and pants for pretty cheap. Or buy a nice suit at a store, wear it to the interview, and return it (I'm not sure if this is actually possible though)
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Do you have thrift stores nearby? You could stop in there and at least get a decent jacket and pants for pretty cheap. Or buy a nice suit at a store, wear it to the interview, and return it (I'm not sure if this is actually possible though)
Alas no, don't quite have the technical skills for those but thinking I should work to learn that over the next year or so. This'll be in research and administration, assisting producers.
Ivan A Nguyen
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I don't get why you need a suit. Is that the normal dress code for where you applied? Also, if you were applying for jobs where you'd need a suit to interview at, wouldn't that be something you'd been saving up for?
Here's the deal. If they fly you out, then your suit was lost in the luggage/was delayed/or was burned by a freak accident. You're wearing your back up (the dress clothes you mentioned). If it's a phone interview then no problem. As for the cert, it always help to research the company before you do an interview so you're refreshed on what is required and what they want.
EYEL1NER
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I don't know the attire for certain. I know most government contractors I have ever worked with have worn slacks and a collared shirt. I have to assume that them being a huge professional company, I would need a suit. The transition assistance program I went through on base pretty much said always wear a suit, unless applying for a mechanic job or something.
I would have saved up for a suit but since January I have burned through what little savings I had at the time, my tax return, and am working through unemployment right now. I live unemployment check and wife's meager paycheck to unemployment check and wife's meager paycheck.
I've researched the company pretty well. I've been doing maintanence on the tactical radios they manufacture for the past 6 years, so I have quite a bit of familiarity with them too. I looked up the specific one I applied for and it did require A+. Since I already had my resume in their system, I figured I would apply anyway. If not having A+ meant I wouldn't be considered then I really didn't waste more than 2 minutes or so applying.
Ivan A Nguyen
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You should talk to the HR person that has contacted you. Every HR person I've worked with has always been very open about what they want out of a candidate and if they have gone though the trouble of contacting you then they will be more than happy to elaborate over the phone.
Ivan A Nguyen
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Just getting called in for an interview is a good step. That shows that they are willing to invest some time in you. Let that build your confidence up some.
Zig Ziglar has this analogy about water pumps. To draw water up from the well a person has to pump out a lot of nothing first. It's hard and demoralizing work because one never knows how deep the well runs. The key is to keep up that constant pressure so the water doesn't reseed back into the well. The deeper the well, the purer and better tasting the water is.
You'll make it. The water is there.
That means a lot to me. I've had about five interviews in the last couple of months so maybe these next two are the ones.
Anyone ever worked at a Trader Joe's before? My dad's friend is a manager there and might be able to get me a job. I'm kind of hesitant about it because apparently everyone who works there has to do a bunch of different jobs. Like one day you could be a cashier, the next you could be a deli clerk. Dunno if I'm up to work in that kind of environment.
TheyTookOurJobs
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Well, the T mobile interview went pretty well.
My voc rehab conselor gave me a bunch of BS. She told me every job she's ever interviewed for she'd gotten. Yea. Right.
My voc rehab conselor gave me a bunch of BS. She told me every job she's ever interviewed for she'd gotten. Yea. Right.
teruterubozu
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Don't you also have to wear an aloha shirt?
Had my first interview of the week yesterday, went very well. Tomorrow's...just got cancelled.
Yep, cancelled less than 24 hours away because of "budgeting" and they don't know when it'll be back. I bought the damn train ticket on Friday too and this is the NHS we're talking about! Fuck my life.
Yep, cancelled less than 24 hours away because of "budgeting" and they don't know when it'll be back. I bought the damn train ticket on Friday too and this is the NHS we're talking about! Fuck my life.
Vicetrailia
Banned
So my mom started working for the government for $800 a month...oh and after a year they will forgive her loans (huge debt, which is good)
Shes gonna focus on finding jobs in government and education.
In other exciting news, she used to be in a government contracting program called HTS. Soon, they will have to owe up to their corruption. That is all.
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Shes gonna focus on finding jobs in government and education.
In other exciting news, she used to be in a government contracting program called HTS. Soon, they will have to owe up to their corruption. That is all.
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Zoe
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EYEL1NER
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So I heard back from the guy I was talking to. I still haven't sorted out my suit situation but I emailed him back anyway. Before he forwards my info to the site manager, he wanted to ask if $60-65K tax-free is good. Ummmm, yeah, that sounds great! $60,000 tax-free (I know there is a limit to what you can earn tax-free but I am not sure what it is), very little things to spend money on at the location, meal vouchers for food, and cold weather gear (for the job in Greenland) issued to me sounds cool. The only downside is If I go to Diego Garcia or Thule, both are unaccompanied. So I would be away from my wife and child for quite a while. And that would be pretty shitty. Also, both locations are very small with not a lot of people. So there is probably not much to do at all. Diego Garcia would at least have the ocean.
To tell the truth, I am not really sure if I want either of those jobs now. The more I think about being away from my family, the more I worry about whether I could handle it or not.
But there is a chance the site manager won't like my qualifications or lack of certifications. If I were to get offered the job, I don't know...I would probably make a split second choice and say yes. The money would be good. Hell, send $2000 to my wife and bank the other $3k every month. And maybe after a year I could get picked up internally in the company for a spot I really want, like Japan.
I just feel dumb. This whole time I have been telling my wife, family, friends, and everyone that I want a job in the middle east. If I got one, I would be away from my loved ones. And here I might have an opportunity to do that and now I am scared. I think part of it might be the fact that it is so remote of a place in either location.
To tell the truth, I am not really sure if I want either of those jobs now. The more I think about being away from my family, the more I worry about whether I could handle it or not.
But there is a chance the site manager won't like my qualifications or lack of certifications. If I were to get offered the job, I don't know...I would probably make a split second choice and say yes. The money would be good. Hell, send $2000 to my wife and bank the other $3k every month. And maybe after a year I could get picked up internally in the company for a spot I really want, like Japan.
I just feel dumb. This whole time I have been telling my wife, family, friends, and everyone that I want a job in the middle east. If I got one, I would be away from my loved ones. And here I might have an opportunity to do that and now I am scared. I think part of it might be the fact that it is so remote of a place in either location.
No prob.
I'd also look into local construction companies, too. General Contractors first, then sub-contractors (electricians, HVAC, low voltage, etc) for open positions....CAD draftsman, Estimators, Project Engineers.
Take it from me, engineering firms can be very picky about new hires.
bengraven
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I hate the objective part of my resume.
I'm assuming that's the first thing that turns people off. Mine is weak.
What's a good way of saying I've worked in customer service for nearly a decade and I want to work for your company, make you and your customers happy, and maybe move up farther on the ladder?
I'm assuming that's the first thing that turns people off. Mine is weak.
What's a good way of saying I've worked in customer service for nearly a decade and I want to work for your company, make you and your customers happy, and maybe move up farther on the ladder?
Freeza Under The Shower
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From what I've been told (emphasis on 'told'), a skill based resume with your work experience second might work.
"I have these skills (list), that I've honed and perfected for more than a decade"
Someone reading that should be sold on your skills versus their demands in a few lines, because nobody reads full resumes anyway.
(honestly, knowing that makes me question the whole 'resume business' to begin with, but I'll leave it at that.)
"I have these skills (list), that I've honed and perfected for more than a decade"
Someone reading that should be sold on your skills versus their demands in a few lines, because nobody reads full resumes anyway.
(honestly, knowing that makes me question the whole 'resume business' to begin with, but I'll leave it at that.)
I applied for a 2 jobs that are the exact same for the same company but at different branches, the first time I got an interview but spent most of the time talking about things completely unrelated to the job (I don't know if that's what they wanted or not), but this time I didn't even get an interview with the same application. Would they have put be down in a record as 'unemployable' or something and I'll never be able to try for a job at the company again?
PantherLotus
Professional Schmuck
Well, I got a part-time gig that actually would pay more than I made previously if it was full time. But it's not. Still, at least it's in my wheelhouse and career path.
Also, I just got hired by a tech start-up to design their pitchdeck. Feels good, man. It looks really sweet so far.
Also, I just got hired by a tech start-up to design their pitchdeck. Feels good, man. It looks really sweet so far.
MrToughPants
Brian Burke punched my mom
The mine I worked at is looking for laborers ($30/hr + bonuses)) for Refinery/Smelter. It's in Northern Manitoba if you're willing to relocate, which they will pay. USW Union too.
http://www.recruitingsite.com/csbsites/vale/JobDescription.asp?JobNumber=677398&SuperCategoryCode=14357
http://www.recruitingsite.com/csbsites/vale/JobDescription.asp?JobNumber=677398&SuperCategoryCode=14357
ChanDangle
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Apologize for the late reply, I'm 24. I just got out of the military and doing school full time in the process.
The week is over and the search goes on. Monday's interview had me in the "top three" which fails to reassure me when the person they went for had more experience. Wednesday's was cancelled with less than a day's notice because of "budgeting concerns."
Got invited to another in July. Won't get it.
Got invited to another in July. Won't get it.
bengraven
Member
Welp, probably going to have to move in with my inlaws for a bit.
Mother fuck this economy.
Your entire future being in the hands of an HR's 3 seconds of attention is really really discouraging.
Mother fuck this economy.
Your entire future being in the hands of an HR's 3 seconds of attention is really really discouraging.
Just be fortunate that you have that option...my fiance's father wouldn't let me move in with him for a short time to save up some money, because if I'm not out on my own, supporting his daughter, then I'm not a man apparently.
Let's back it up a bit. What skills do you have? What developed over that decade?
There are restrictions, and each state has its own unemployment laws. If you file a claim in your home state, you'll be told whether you're eligible or not.
Dance Inferno
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I went on probably no less than 10 interviews before landing my current job (which I started about a month ago). And I bombed some of those interviews pretty hard too. You just have to learn to brush it off and move on, and learn from the mistakes you make. Granted I wasn't unemployed at the time, but my contract was coming up this June and I was running out of time. But yeah, keep plugging away and you'll make it!
Always sad to see this thread get bumped so often. This economy is a fucking bitch. Like for example, my company has so much work to offer atm but we can't recruit anyone because 3-6 months from now the situation could be bad again.
I feel bad for people graduating now because I was in the same situation not too long ago.
That first job is the key. If you can land that, most of the pressure is off because you will gain at least some experience and finding the next job after that is much easier.
The only help I can offer is that don't ask for much wages on the first job. I asked for like 400-500 less than the average in my field. Of course, after you have gained solid ground on that job don't forget to ask for raises whenever it makes sense.
I feel bad for people graduating now because I was in the same situation not too long ago.
That first job is the key. If you can land that, most of the pressure is off because you will gain at least some experience and finding the next job after that is much easier. The only help I can offer is that don't ask for much wages on the first job. I asked for like 400-500 less than the average in my field. Of course, after you have gained solid ground on that job don't forget to ask for raises whenever it makes sense.
TheyTookOurJobs
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Just went on an Interview for Sams Club for a cart pusher. I'll take anything I can get at this point and need to avoid stress right now. I'd be happy to get it. Hopefully I'll hear from them in a couple of days. I think the Interview went well. I didn't get the T-mobile job.
My Voc rehab conselor has it totally left out. Instead, put in a skills/attributes section listing all you good talents. Conscientious, takes initiative, etc.
Now employers are interested in what you can do for them. Take that tactic with your resume.
My Voc rehab conselor has it totally left out. Instead, put in a skills/attributes section listing all you good talents. Conscientious, takes initiative, etc.
Now employers are interested in what you can do for them. Take that tactic with your resume.
EYEL1NER
Member
Now that I have been on unemployment for a little over a month, I have to say that I feel so dumb having decided to let them take taxes out of it. Given the choice between having it taxed or worrying about it next April, I should have kept the extra money for now since I need it. $325 is a lot better than $277, almost an extra $50 a week.
Damnit.
Damnit.
Been barely getting by on UB but now that's out this week. Been sending applications in waves of 5-10 every week and no calls at all, I've even seen repeats of jobs being re-posted online that I've applied for weeks ago. It's so depressing, I've even applied for jobs I would of usually avoided just to try get some form of income in.
Dunno how long I can last if I don't even get a call back...really hurts my morale these days...
Dunno how long I can last if I don't even get a call back...really hurts my morale these days...
betweenthewheels
Member
I fell your pain. I haven't gotten a call back and I see jobs I apply for re-posted often...oh well, i'm gonna keep trying as long as they keep posting it, you never know the circumstances
I am losing all hope of finding a job this summer.
I have sent out numerous applications/resumes and followed up on the phone or in person. I have gotten multiple interviews too but no job offers. I just wish they would tell me that they were not interested anymore instead of shrugging me off.
I had an interview with Gamestop a few weeks ago and when I called to ask what is going on they tell me how they haven't made a decision yet etc. I just called today and they said the hiring guy went on vacation. I mean what the fuck
My interview at Dick's Sporting Goods two weeks ago went really well and she asked me when would be a good time to call. I told her anytime except for Friday since I would be away from my phone doing work on a car (the interview was on Thursday). Lo and behold she calls me one Friday and I wasn't there to pick up the phone and since I have a crappy plan I don't have voicemail and when I call back she is gone. I have tried to get in contact with her multiple times since then but I think she is ignoring me at this point...
I had an interview at the Egg and I last week and they told me to call them this week. I just did and they told me to call them next week.
Sorry for the rant I just wish these people would tell me I didn't get the job instead of running me around in circles. I reapplied to the job I had last summer at Wal-mart and I will go there and try to get that job back as a last resort if I don't get anything in the next few days. Who knows if they will give me the job again though in this economy... Anyway, you guys probably don't care too much since it is only a summer thing, but I just needed somewhere to vent because I have nothing else to do with my life at this point.
I have sent out numerous applications/resumes and followed up on the phone or in person. I have gotten multiple interviews too but no job offers. I just wish they would tell me that they were not interested anymore instead of shrugging me off.
I had an interview with Gamestop a few weeks ago and when I called to ask what is going on they tell me how they haven't made a decision yet etc. I just called today and they said the hiring guy went on vacation. I mean what the fuck
My interview at Dick's Sporting Goods two weeks ago went really well and she asked me when would be a good time to call. I told her anytime except for Friday since I would be away from my phone doing work on a car (the interview was on Thursday). Lo and behold she calls me one Friday and I wasn't there to pick up the phone and since I have a crappy plan I don't have voicemail and when I call back she is gone. I have tried to get in contact with her multiple times since then but I think she is ignoring me at this point...
I had an interview at the Egg and I last week and they told me to call them this week. I just did and they told me to call them next week.
Sorry for the rant I just wish these people would tell me I didn't get the job instead of running me around in circles. I reapplied to the job I had last summer at Wal-mart and I will go there and try to get that job back as a last resort if I don't get anything in the next few days. Who knows if they will give me the job again though in this economy... Anyway, you guys probably don't care too much since it is only a summer thing, but I just needed somewhere to vent because I have nothing else to do with my life at this point.
MrPink93485
Member
Always sad to see this thread get bumped so often. This economy is a fucking bitch. Like for example, my company has so much work to offer atm but we can't recruit anyone because 3-6 months from now the situation could be bad again.
I feel bad for people graduating now because I was in the same situation not too long ago.
The only help I can offer is that don't ask for much wages on the first job. I asked for like 400-500 less than the average in my field. Of course, after you have gained solid ground on that job don't forget to ask for raises whenever it makes sense.
Yeah I just graduated and finding the first job has been a major pain. Everybody wants experience in the field, finding the right fit is so difficult.
Agent Icebeezy
Welcome beautful toddler, Madison Elizabeth, to the horde!
All I can say is just stick with it. Looking for a job is a job in itself. I got lucky with my first job in the field. I was the second choice and I was chosen because of my location and proximity to the job. Fresh out of college with my MBA. Nonetheless, you have to make your breaks.
Litflynt912
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I was in Diego back in 2003 while active duty in IT....it is an AMAZING little slice of paradise...lots to do, great weather and everything is cheap (for the most part)
If you can somehow get that slot w/o the A+, and get there, Central Texas College is on the Island and has a tompson prometric site there I believe, so you can take the tests for A+ while you are working....
It sucks if you didn't have the chance to get an internship. While in school I had to work around 25 hours a week or so just to pay rent and food, didn't have a car, and had no extra money so there was no way I could take an unpaid internship like the other kids in my class. Took me like 4 months longer than them to find a good job because I didn't have experience. Graduating with 1-2 years of experience due to an internship is huuuuuuuuge.
EYEL1NER
Member
Cool. Thanks for the info, I didn't know that. I know Thule does't have an education center at all. PME testing is done by correspondence, lol.
They have been talking salary and stuff lately with me. $60-$65K tax-free with incentives to stay there a full year, meal vouchers, and accommodations taken care of (dorm room). Sounds pretty good to me. Since there isn't much to buy there, I could easily send $2K to me wife and bank $3K a month.
While Diego Garcia is supposed to be beautiful, I am leaning towards hoping I get Thule. Down to -40 degrees F in the winter, 3 months straight of darkness, 4 months straight of daylight, hikes across glaciers, polar bears, 100 knot winds during storms. I mean some of that stuff sounds bad, but I think it would be such a unique experience that I want to do it.
Lots of people have been to tropical enviroments, but how many can say they lived in the middle of nowhere in the arctic circle in months of darkness? Besides the people who live in the Scandanavian countries or northern Russia or something.
What is really good is that they are really on top of inside hiring. So if I finished up a year there and a comm job got listed for Okinawa, I would have preference over outside hires.
I really hope I get one of these two. I would hate being away from my wife and kid for a year, but having a job and making money again would be worth it. And it would be nice for when I was done. We could finally start living a bit better.
bengraven
Member
Jesus Christ, I finally broke down and decided to apply for the local gas stations. I did their site, then they wanted me to do one of those 30 minute long SHL mental/reasoning test.
I fucking failed. Now I can't apply at literally 97% of the gas stations in a 50 mile radius for "six months" (this company owns every single one).
What am I supposed to think about this? I never once put "true" for something like "I am always late" or "it's okay to take things home sometimes".
Did I answer with only what I thought they would want me to say? Am I mentally unstable or unfit to work a fucking minimum wage job? I've SEEN the people they hire, I've TALKED to them: some of them are seriously nuts or just really really unintelligent. Hell, my worse fear of the job was going to be working with people like that.
Now my wife won't talk to me because that was literally my last ditch effort to get a job in 1.5 years.
I feel fucking horrible and my self-esteem is shit now.
I fucking failed. Now I can't apply at literally 97% of the gas stations in a 50 mile radius for "six months" (this company owns every single one).
What am I supposed to think about this? I never once put "true" for something like "I am always late" or "it's okay to take things home sometimes".
Did I answer with only what I thought they would want me to say? Am I mentally unstable or unfit to work a fucking minimum wage job? I've SEEN the people they hire, I've TALKED to them: some of them are seriously nuts or just really really unintelligent. Hell, my worse fear of the job was going to be working with people like that.
Now my wife won't talk to me because that was literally my last ditch effort to get a job in 1.5 years.
I feel fucking horrible and my self-esteem is shit now.
Did it tell you that you failed?
Maybe it's because you didn't come off as a knuckle-dragging imbecile? Honestly, those jobs would probably view you as being over-qualified, thinking that you won't stay there for very long.
bengraven
Member
Probably.
I mean, that was literally one of my "rock bottom" options. I need a job to pay the bills and save for college and I need college to get out of my slump. I honestly can't see a way of climbing out of the hole any time soon.
I fucking wish our temp agencies were less brainless.
I fucking wish I had never moved down here.
I mean, that was literally one of my "rock bottom" options. I need a job to pay the bills and save for college and I need college to get out of my slump. I honestly can't see a way of climbing out of the hole any time soon.
I fucking wish our temp agencies were less brainless.
I fucking wish I had never moved down here.
MrPink93485
Member
Which is funny, this morning I got called for an interview for a job that's out of state where I attended college, but having graduated, I had moved down to my parents' home in Texas. I asked if I could have a phone interview first, just so they had a better idea of what they were getting into before they wanted to proceed first. But...yeah I didn't expect a call back and my parents aren't keen on me operating too far away from home, so I don't expect them to be exactly welcoming to paying for airfare + rental car presumably
I had a summer internship but that was it. It was only 2 months, and it feels like a little blip on my resume. I'm sure it helps, but there are so many things I didn't do that I should have done, like more extra-curricular activities (played way too much video games/watched movies instead)
I just graduated and have been searching for a job in my field (IT) for a few months. It is beyond frustrating. Almost every "entry-level" job i come across requires 2-4 years of experience. How in the fuck was I supposed to get this experience in the first place? I guess you could say internships, but those are just as competitive as jobs and I was never able to land one in college despite applying for as many as I could find.
Anyway I realize that I am not saying anything that hasn't been said in this thread plenty of times already, I just felt like ranting.
Anyway I realize that I am not saying anything that hasn't been said in this thread plenty of times already, I just felt like ranting.
May not be the case here, but I've seen questions that are there to check for honesty almost phrased the same way(saying "take something home" instead of just "stolen") on job applications. The idea is that everyone has taken home pens, postit notes, or been late to work one time or another. They put enough little bad things on there to assume anyone who isn't guilty of at least one is lying.
BankaiZaraki
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I got fired from my last job about 3 1/2 weeks ago. Did an odd job picking up debris at TPC Sawgrass to earn some extra money. Now I just got another job today working security.
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