Careers & Employment - December 2006

2006-12-29 15:44:21 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

HAVE AN EMPLOYMER THAT IS AS BAD AS IT GETS, BUT IS VERY KNOWLEDGABLE OF HOW TO PLAY THE GAME. MAKES EVERYONES LIFE MISERABLE, AND IS A EGO MUNGER. he seems to always dispose of hard working people and still come out on top

2006-12-29 15:41:14 · 8 answers · asked by geotude101 1

2006-12-29 15:38:46 · 5 answers · asked by mick 2

year end is here, how we convince the boss to give us increment, promotion or even bonus

2006-12-29 15:31:41 · 4 answers · asked by mick 2

Is it legal for her to claim unemployment? She got her full yearly salary of 24K and was fired for theft. We are in California.
Should I report her for unemployment fraud? If so, how do you go about doing it in the state of CA.?

2006-12-29 15:24:31 · 9 answers · asked by Meg 2

I made a simple mistake when I was 4 years younger. This mistake has a simple assault conviction on my background. I cant get a job or a place to live. Im living with my mom and her husband along with my 8yr old son. What do I do. Does anyone know any good attorneys in TN that can help me get this off of my record. Does anyone know where I maybe can work? Ive been denied several jobs and Ive lost a few because of this. It seems as if it actually did not start showing up until 2005. What do I do? Im really not a bad person I deserve to live my life and take care of my son without begging for work or shelter. I dont want handouts I want to support myself and my son like the average American.

2006-12-29 15:22:49 · 10 answers · asked by Candy 1

2006-12-29 15:20:47 · 5 answers · asked by boots18 1

can someone please help. i have a friend she's a stay at home mom that wants to work but need to be with her children. are there any real homebase busness. out there that will not rip a person off. something that she can pay little or notthing at all.
to join. thanks

2006-12-29 15:12:36 · 6 answers · asked by timm4u2004 2

What if the same person upon getting fired got the balance of their salary upon termination? (they got $10,000 in salary up until May, then got fired and got the additional $14,000 in one lump sum payment).
Are they still able to collect unemployment if they got all of their salary for the year?

2006-12-29 15:11:38 · 13 answers · asked by Meg 2

Reason Why Ilm asking is because, Dental Employers will see my resume and talk to me on the phone and when they meet me and see that I am African American AKA Black they either have me sitting in the lobby for 30 minutes and tell me to come back another time, or interview me and tell me they'll call me and never call what should I do. I'm always neatly dressed, very professional, Is it really this hard to get a job in LA when your black?

2006-12-29 15:08:49 · 14 answers · asked by Pholla 2

my boss thinks he is the only person ithe world who is right.he knows every thing and he keeps picking on others especially women.it is not possible to negotiate with him .

2006-12-29 15:08:28 · 3 answers · asked by maryam gomnami 1

i'm curious because i'm in-between accepting 2 jobs, in pretty much the same field but one is paid on salary and one is on hourly... when averaged out, they pay about the same yearly but i'm not sure if there are disadvantages/advantages to one or the other. what do you all suggest? any personal experiences? thank you.

2006-12-29 14:38:52 · 10 answers · asked by Chiqua 1

2006-12-29 14:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by Diamond 1

Ok, I was hired by this Employment company to work at a group home part time. But in order to work this type of job, I had to take 3 different classes and become certified. Each class was one evening and about 3 hours. The classes were for stuff like CPR and other stuff... These classes are required by the state.

So anyways, after they said they hired me, they told me to take the classes, which I did. I completed all three of them last week.

Today I found out that the company wants me to wait until January 14th to start working.

Then I asked them when I will get my Certificates that I earned for each of the three classes I took, and they said they will hold onto them until I have worked for them for a certain length of time.

Can they do that?

I mean, I put my time into taking these classes. Yes, they paid for them, but still can they just keep my certificate that I have earned from the state? That's like blackmail, isn't it?

2006-12-29 14:13:08 · 2 answers · asked by kwon 1

I just started a new job and at first, a lot of people were mean to me, none of them would bother to sit down and help me with training. I have a learning disability which cause people to think that I am not that intelligent. However, one co-worker was kind enough to really sit down with me and show me how things work. Now that I’m fully trained in my position, I strive to be the best. And I ALWAYS end up on the executive’s list of people to promote. I want to take the co-worker with me to the top but I don’t think she is up for such challenge. She is a single mother who is settled in her job and don’t have the time to burn the midnight oil.

I only been at my position for about a month and have already figured out a way to speed up production and cut operating time by nearly 50%. I will be presenting this to one of the executive’s at the end of the month. My only problem is that I do not want to out-shine the co-worker who have investing time in me. What shoud I do?

2006-12-29 14:10:59 · 3 answers · asked by Inquisit 2

I'm a 25 year-old college graduate (Communications Degree) and would like to move my career in a direction that will allow me to do more writing/editing. I have been working for the last 2 years in an ad agency (Marketing Analyst, no "creative" opportunities at this agency). Even if I don't get paid (for now) and it's "on the side", I'd like to start getting some experience but am unsure of where to start. I know I could probably do free-lance, but not sure how to begin doing that either. Any suggestions or personal experience?

2006-12-29 14:06:34 · 4 answers · asked by smaz 1

im 17 were is a good place to start working

2006-12-29 14:01:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

Ok i work in retail. I been working at my job for a year and half,and the district manager asked me if i wanted to be a assistant manager at another store,Of course i said yea.But he said that i would have to work with the other manager to see how we get along i guess. But in the mean time my current manager said that she would have to wait for coverage (More employees) but it's taking to long for me to get this position,if he really wanted me to move up in the company he would of transferd me already am i right? Anyway my husband told me that he would pay me $100 a week helping him with orders on his website (Family Business) And i was woundering should i take him up on his offer? that would save me money on paying daycare. I pay 150 a week for my daughter,i'm making just enough to pay it. But i really hate to quit. but i know i don't see myself working there forever, but i just hate the fact that i have to sit in the house all day. What should i do?

2006-12-29 13:55:20 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-12-29 13:51:56 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

Here are some ideas. I like animals, but i doubt if i get an animal job at 14! Maybe if they accept a 14 year old at petsmart, or petco. But maybe at McDonalds. I wouldn't mind working there. I want to go to a website to look up careers for 14 year olds. For good positions.What website should i go on?

2006-12-29 13:51:00 · 4 answers · asked by zjraheem 1

My brother was told he has to have a work permit and I was wondering how old you have to be to be able to get one in Norfolk, VA.?

Thanks!
Jeannie

2006-12-29 13:43:11 · 1 answers · asked by vaclowngirl 1

I injured myself on the job and now have a permenant disability! I am interested in working from home. How can I go about doing this? Can anyone recommend any websites that offer work from home jobs???

2006-12-29 13:41:02 · 2 answers · asked by taffy 2

For a while now, I've been thinking to major in History and probably become a College History Professor or a History Teacher in High School. But, I'm afraid about all the reading and writting that is involved with this major!!!

For the past few weeks or so, I've been also considering Forensics/ Biology as a possible major. I was like "I'm too 'disgusted' to do that stuff." But, after watching TV and that Show YOU SAVED MY LIFE, I saw how rewarding it is - and I'm afraid about majoring in that because I'm afraid I might not do too good in it or I might not enjoy it so much.

I'm also afraid about which one pays more - I'm afraid I won't get paid much as a Teacher and a Doctor or Biologist might get paid more!!!... I also want a satisfying career.

Please help!!! ... Advice like " Do what you love" and etc... Won't help me at all!!!

Also, I'm planning to attend a 4 Year University After High School - If I can afford it!

2006-12-29 13:37:50 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

would like to apply for job there but the thought of all that team playing, making a fool of yourself stuff puts me off

2006-12-29 13:34:40 · 5 answers · asked by jerseydoris 2

Ive worked in customer service /sales /call center jobs and would like to secure account rep/outside sales job ? Have no direct experience in that area...

2006-12-29 13:16:16 · 2 answers · asked by Elle E 2

***I would really like someone who has experiences with resume or knows a lot about resumes to help me. I really need to get back out there after being a stay-at-home mother and a college student for some time now.

Can someone give me some input on my resume? I am not sure I am doing this correct. I’ve read numerous resume how-to books, but it can be really intimidating to put your work history on paper. I read that I should put my education first, if it’s my strongest selling point, so that’s what I did, hopefully that’s right. And is it okay to add unpaid work experiences, such as family run business? Most of my jobs are similar how do I group them up so that it doesn’t take up so much space, because they basically are the same.

Objective:
To obtain a position in your Administrative/ Office Support Department…

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS

Highly motivated, loyal, and dependable individual eager to learn, as demonstrated by successful academic achievement.

 Computer Skills: Window XP, MS Word, MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher, (basic) MS Excel, (basic) MS Outlook,
Internet, Email , (basic) HTML
 Customer Service
 Data Entry (alpha and numeric) 50 WPM; 10,500 SPH
 Professional phone skills


EDUCATION

XYZ COLLEGE, ABC City, STATE (08/2005-Current)
Currently pursing AA Degree to transfer towards Communication major.
Cumulative GPA: 3.77
Phi Theta Kappa International Honor Society
Dean’s List
National Dean’s List

XYZ High School, ABC City, STATE (01/ 2005)
Diploma

XYZ COLLEGE, ABC City, STATE (01/2004-12/2004)
Earned 28 credits in General Studies and Administrative Assistant (PSEO) while implementing high school education.
Cumulative GPA: 3.72
Courses included: Business Proof Editing, Computer 10 Key, Computer Fundamentals, MS Outlook Email

EXPERIENCE

DATA ENTRY XYZ, Inc.
City, State
Keyed clients’ customer information and rebate forms.
Used handheld scanner to scan rebate UPC barcodes.
Verified correct materials were submitted.
Organized and recorded entries enter.

FRONT END CASHIER XYZ, Inc.
City, State

Maintained friendly and professional manner to uphold customer satisfaction.
Managed function of cash register and payment transactions.
Organized work area to sustain professional setting.
Contributed support to other departments when needed.

Associate XYZ, Inc.
City, State
 Greeted customer, assigned tables, took customer orders, and cash register transaction.
 Answered phone inquires.
 Assisted in inventory stocking.

Receptionist XYZ, Inc.
City, State
 Greeted customers and kept waiting area professional looking
 Answered phone and took messages
 Prepared invoices and placed orders

2006-12-29 13:01:04 · 6 answers · asked by UnknownJaneDoe 2

My English B.A. has led only to menial jobs, and, six years later, I know I am going to have to do something else if I ever want to own a home and save money for retirement. I am considering grad school, but would jump on any job paying $50,000 or more per year that I could train for in less time than grad school would take.

I will not do anything unethical or work excessive overtime, but am otherwise open. Give me any idea.

2006-12-29 12:57:37 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Like I'm good at math and I like it.I'm interested more in the medical field but I know I don't want to be a nurse or work w/xrays or a physical therapist.I'm interested in pharmacy but I want to know how do you know if it's really for you.What is it like? Any thing that you think I should know, the good and the bad things about it.

2006-12-29 12:53:03 · 3 answers · asked by bramos100702 1

I know most are scams and I know some companies offer their employees the choice of working at home. What I'm looking for is an extra part-time job.

2006-12-29 12:50:08 · 11 answers · asked by jahlis92 1

I know a guy who recently graduated from high school (barely!) who is looking for his way in life. He tested out with a low average IQ of 85 to 90, he struggled all his life with school, having been kept back at least one grade. He never helped his situation much by getting in trouble with the law and at school now and again earlier in his teens. Nothing serious, but he does have an aggressive streak which has led to numerous fights, discipline problems, and trouble getting along with others at certain times. Obviously college is not for him as he was one of the bottom three of his high school class. He grew up in a tough, industrial neigbourhood of a dirty old rust-belt city.

I don't recognise any marketable skills or traits coming through other than the fact he is assertive, however he doesn't speak well publicly and can be belligerent.

My question is this: What kind of jobs in today's economy would suit a fellow like him now that most unskilled factory jobs are gone?

2006-12-29 12:45:32 · 11 answers · asked by Rita K 1