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Wed Sep-16-09 02:30 PM
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Has anyone ever gotten a job through the internet? |
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You know, by posting your resume on a job bank list and such. I feel like I'm spinning my wheels. I used to be able to get a job through the newspaper but those days are long gone. Guess I'll have to sign up with an agency.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:31 PM
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:31 PM
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2. Oh THAT kind of job. I thought you meant ... oh nevermind. |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:40 PM
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9. LOL, A Craigs list-job? n/t |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:32 PM
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3. My last 3 jobs have come through monster. Usually get interview requests in under 1 day... |
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Edited on Wed Sep-16-09 02:47 PM by BlooInBloo
Probably the line of work you're in gives better or worse results.
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Wed Sep-16-09 06:08 PM
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19. Starbucks' ''full body latte,'' anyone? |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:32 PM
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4. I have listed a job opening on Craig's List a couple of times and |
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gotten a good response and good employees, FWIW.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:34 PM
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5. Yes, every job I've had after 1993. |
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But I'm in IT, so that might be the difference.
I've only taken one job through an agency because it usually means the employee takes a 15%+ salary hit right off the bat to cover the headhunter fee.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:36 PM
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I have a couple of times in the past. I haven't been having as much success lately, but I think that's due to the overall downturn rather than a problem with internet job searching.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:37 PM
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7. Yep, Craig's List, I think it was |
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Haunted the job listings at Craig's List, Jobdango, Monster.com, as well as the State Employment Department website, the websites for the County, the City and anywhere else I could think of. Any large companies in your area? They often have job postings on their internet site: I checked daily on Nike, Kaiser Permanente, and Sisters of Providence Hospital.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:39 PM
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8. I used to hire through places like Monster.. |
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No longer... Too much headache, hassle and bad hires.
I usually go through agencies now. Costs a lot more but oh so much more convenient.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:41 PM
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10. Oh, yeah. My last three jobs, in fact. |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:42 PM
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11. Craigslist is the most-effective job board out there. |
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I found my present job through a craigslist ad.
Forget Monster and the others where you post your resume and wait for hits. They're worthless. I had my resume there for years and never got a single serious inquiry. Not a single interview.
There are a few industry-specific sites I've used that have led to job interviews (I'm in the non-profit/arts/music industry). The sites where you pay a monthly or yearly fee aren't much good, either. I find that 90% of the positions they list are also listed on free sites, and the 10% that are unique aren't anything special.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:43 PM
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12. If you want to work for the federal government, |
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then http://www.usajobs.gov is the best place to search. Also, state and local governments usually have their job listings on their sites.
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Wed Sep-16-09 03:04 PM
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17. Thanks for the link n/t |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:43 PM
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I've always posted on and searched the boards, but every actual real job I've ever gotten has been because I knew somebody or somebody knew me.
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:48 PM
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14. Marking for job search n/t |
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Wed Sep-16-09 02:50 PM
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15. I heard the other day about twitter... |
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That there's a twitter for jobs channel or something that is getting pretty popular.
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Wed Sep-16-09 03:02 PM
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16. In 1996 a company I wanted to work for posted a job opening on their web site |
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asking for applications by email. I applied by email and eventually, after some in-person interviews, got the job. (I have since retired.)
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Wed Sep-16-09 05:28 PM
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18. I got my last two jobs through reading online postings, |
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if that's what you mean. I have never posted my resume on a job board, though.
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Wed Sep-16-09 06:57 PM
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20. Federal Service works that way. Decent jobs, OK benefits |
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Wed Sep-16-09 07:02 PM
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21. Almost every job I've had in recent years |
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