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Unemployed Rant
fohfoh:
Tailoring your resume is no easy feat. I know. I'm applying for a summer job atm and it's like... "Wtf? I cut out 80% Of my WORK experience and even the last one is sort of close to being cut (left only because the other company has a connection with that company), all that I have left is pretty much volunteer stuff that is applicable since it's very similar to the type of work this job for.
I'm missing references which I can probably scrape up in like an hour or two in the evening (just need to ask for permission) [references available on request] and proof of attending a post secondary institution in the fall. (Which won't work since AFAIK, none of the institutions in my city have started allowing of registration of classes (which is a requirement of most of them to get a letter like that).
Options?
Go in prior to the hiring dead line and ask in person what my options are for that missing information.
Call up some connections to try and push the deal (I actually have 2). Rather not use this method though.... but... they've already volunteered to do so.
Ask around for friends/colleagues to further edit my resume.
I'm considering this job for 2 reasons.
1. Want to try something new
2. Recommended by friends and old employer (Will still probably work part time for this person)
I've reworded my cover letter SEVERAL times. Realizing I'm using wrong terms, or just other crap that could make it so much better but not lying of course. Look it up, there's many ways to spice up stuff.
MrIntruder:
Hmm, thread resurrection time!
So since the last time I posted here, this thread scared me away from this forum and I've lurked since. After all the replies that this thread had received here I was pretty upset and also at the same time nearly slipped back into a depressive state (not as a result of this forum I'd like to add, more of a case of the stress and worry building up due to the situation).
There have been a mixed bag of replies here and people getting quite involved in one side or another. It is quite disturbing to see that people can be so hostile towards others when only using assumptions as a basis of fact (very wrong way to do things).
Well I think I'll give you some feedback now. As of the 18th of October 2010, I finally managed to find full time employment. It certainly had been a difficult year having to look after my Dad, get further in debt and all manner of other worries. The Job Centre certainly are a horrible service and I really hated being part of the system seeing so many people who "knew every answer" on how to exploit the system and how many people could only ever complain about how shit it was to do what they had to do to look for work (which is why they never did find work) however I stuck it out followed every piece of advice I got, kept on applying for jobs upon jobs and eventually it has paid off.
I have to say being back in work is a relief. Being able to to set off in a morning, arrive at work, do everything that needs to be done and return home, time now really is passing by and I'm enjoying it.
I do have to give my sympathy to others though, the job market really is volatile still, with more job losses prospected in the near future and many people I know who once had secure jobs, now have lost them and with the current government, I don't think finding work is going to become any easier at all.
I will also add that some of the posts made in this thread I feel were very inappropriate and it's a shame that some people really have this kind of view upon the world including themselves but what goes around, comes around.
Well, hopefully this has made an interesting read. If there are any questions, I'll happily answer them! :D
dogsinafen:
Grats on getting a job.
I've applied at a lot of places got a few interviews and no jobs. Sucks since there are fuck all for work here so I ended up working at a place for min salary.
Not very pleased with it... but next week I'm applying for a transfer into the regular military awww yeah. Hopefully they wont dick me around and have me transferred ASAP.
Ixarku:
Congratulations on the job MrIntruder. Sounds like you're back on the right track. Don't worry yourself sick about being debt -- you're certainly not alone in that regard, and as long as you don't continue to wrack up new debts, you can make incremental progress and eventually pay it off. (Personally, it took me about 7 years to pay off debts that I accumulated in my early 20s.)
mgz:
--- Quote from: Ixarku on November 21, 2010, 12:50:01 PM ---Congratulations on the job MrIntruder. Sounds like you're back on the right track. Don't worry yourself sick about being debt -- you're certainly not alone in that regard, and as long as you don't continue to wrack up new debts, you can make incremental progress and eventually pay it off. (Personally, it took me about 7 years to pay off debts that I accumulated in my early 20s.)
--- End quote ---
yea being fiscally responsible is something most people dont learn properly till its to late.
Fortunately i had it pounded into my head by my parents since i was young so by the age of 20 i had a 750+ credit rating and zero credit card debt.
PS - I dont know about what most of you are willing to do for jobs but i can say from experience and dealing with my company that extermination is a field that always needs people if your in any part of the country that is warm for a prolonged period of time.
I know my company has been looking to hire people constantly since i started with them, and while the pay for most people started is seemingly low(like 13/hr start) the amount of overtime worked = guys bringing home like 700$ a week after taxes @ 13/hr
I know competing companies pay more for people starting but have less hours available which to some can mean they might make 20$/hr after 6 months but only getting 40 hrs a week.
If you dont mind dealing with a dead mouse or two ide highly suggest anyone consider this kind of line of work since its a stable and nearly recession proof business.
I still have my opinions of many unemployed people as stated in my previous posts. Just figured ide throw this bone out there to anyone who is willing to actually work for their money even though they might have a degree
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