Posted on 06/11/2002 1:11:18 PM PDT by southern rock
While reading at thread about unemployment the other day I got an idea. Every job I have ever gotten was through someone I know. I have never gotten a job through answering ads or through one of those internet job sites. I've tried, and I find them pretty useless. They are nothing but a black hole for resumes.
Well, I've been unemployed for quite a while now, and all of my contacts are dried up. Seems everyone I know is either also unemployed, or works somewhere that is laying off rather than hiring. I'm out of ideas. I go on lots of informational interviews, to make new contacts, but no one has any hard leads to give me.
So if you are an unemployed freeper, why not let everyone know on this thread. State basicly what you do or are looking for, how much you are looking to make, and what town you are in. Other freepers from your area could then freepmail you if they have a lead for you, or if they could get you a job either where they work, or somewhere else.
My educationl backround is in marketing and advertising. I'm not asking for a huge salary. Approx.$30,000 $35,000/yr with basic benefits would be nice. If you think you can help me, let me know. I'll gladly send you my resume.
Hope this helps someone, if not me. NYC area may be a lost cause for the near future. It's really bad out there.
Good luck in your job search... I have been through long dry spells too... I sure hope something comes along quick.
LOL! Well, I always try to be nice to people, if that's what ya mean, but this is one place where I will never be phoney, job or no job. I've been myself. I'll live with the consequences of that.:)
I'll be in your shoes here in about a year when I get Ph.D'd, bud...
I'll throw my oar in on behalf of my brother. He's looking for a position in Texas as a pilot/flight engineer trainer and curriculum developer, 747/767/L-1011 and other airframes, 10 years experience, UNIX/PC/software experience, the usual references. He also has management and flight engineer experience on P-3C Orion aircraft in the US Navy, 20 years worth there.
He claims that his idea of a great job at this point is one where he doesn't have to say "You want fries with that?" Somebody needs to hire the guy - it'll get his wife off my back! ;)
Excellent. What might be a great idea now is if you posted a link to this thread on the Texas state message board, so your post will come to the attention of Texas Freepers. I'll do the same for NY. Anyone else who posts here might want to do the same for their state.
How can you live on such little money?? I can't wait...I need to work REAL SOON.
Do you mean the internet is the best way to find a job? If you do, I have to laugh. Every resume I sent out through Hotjobs, Monster, Headhunter etc... went into a bottemless pit. This was proven to me during one of my recent temp jobs. I was working in a HR dept. doing some "filing". What I was filing were the resumes they received from just 1 Hotjobs posting. There were thousands and thousands of them. I was told to "file" them all in a giant cardboard box and stuf them in a giant closet. I don't know if the actual job that solicited those resumes was ever even filled.
SO...how much is unemployement? I'd like to know since I will be joining the list for the first time in my life.
I went to an open house the other day....sure I'd get one of the 25 positions. Well...there were over 100 people there......when I got there their list of qualifications for the little salary made me laugh out loud. I don't expect to get called. So it is gonna be tough.....I will have to find an under the table job somewhere.....maybe picking oranges.
Temp agency? Yeah, sometimes temp agencies and those "make a million bucks at home" spammers target newly posted resumes on line.
SO...how much is unemployement?
Depends on the state, and how much you were earning. In NY, maximum in $450/week before witholdings.
In NY, maximum in $405/week before witholdings!!
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