Other - Careers & Employment

I was in my own printing bus for years and thanks to the web printing bus is DOA. I did home improvemt for four years and that too is very slow thanks to the housing bubble. I work hard on monster and I am a smart guy but its sad to say the job outlook for a Man in his 50's is Bad. I feel I have so much to give But getting a good paying seem Hard. Please Help

2007-10-13 02:12:05 · 12 answers · asked by skillwithtools 1

hi there, i need some help please..
i get paid $7.50 an hour and our pay week goes from sunday to saturday. we're paid weekly and my first two checks were really low. combined they were a little over $70, but i've worked twenty hours both weeks...

it may be my dyslexia but i'm really confused! lol does anyone know how all this works? thank u so much!

2007-10-12 21:48:55 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous

Im 14, and I have always been interested in buisness. I am seroiusly starting to decide where some of my interests for a career are and buisness is becoming a serious option. I know I am still young, because im only in grade 9, but time will pass by fast just 3 more years till grade 12, exams, and acutally deciding what im going to be. I know buisness can be extremley tiring, brutal, and boring work, and only few buisnessmen can become very sucessful because of the competitve market, but what are some of the great business degrees to have? and jobs related to buisness? I am just curoius because I want to know what my options are. How many years does it take to get those excellent buisness degrees. And isa career in buisness really worth all the time and effort spent at school? Thank You!

2007-10-12 16:37:28 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

I just got my first job today as a Field Engineer with duties including picking up parts from central office, delivering it to customers and if required installing these parts. The job will run for 2 months, after which I may or may not be asked to stay on.

As happy as I am to have got the job, I am now having problems because I have been told that I will need to use my own van when doing this job.
I am really confused about what to do now, I don't have a van and don't really want to buy a van just in case I am told that I can't stay on after the 2 months.

I have just had a quick look at some van hire companies on the net and the cheapest I could find for a 2 month period is £1600(not sure if this includes insurance).

The job itself only pays £300-£400 per week, its also in central London so the added hassle of £8 daily congestion charge.

Any advice or suggestions about what I could do to afford this job would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

2007-10-12 15:35:00 · 2 answers · asked by TED 1

2007-10-12 15:29:56 · 6 answers · asked by nancy g 1

I have been with the company for 5 years, I just moved ina leadership position which is very stressful. I have asked my boss for part time work about 6 weeks ago (which was approved) but I am still very stressed as the company hasn't provided me with the support ( i do 5 days work in 3 days). I quit on Monday without having another job. I emailed by boss as he was not at work and I am meting with him on Monday. He is very keen to keep me (he is all talk but no actions by the way - promises things that he won't keep) but I feel that I am destroying my health>> Did I make the right decision by quitting and waht shoudl I tell him on Monday??

2007-10-12 15:07:41 · 4 answers · asked by maia 1

I am trying to apply for an internship at Rockwell Collins (an aerospace tech company). I know a manager there, and I asked him if he could post an opening on the Rockwell website. Only problem is that I emailed him about 3 weeks ago and I haven't heard anything back. I tried calling his number for his work phone and haven't gotten him either. What should I try next? I really am interested in this job, I would be making $7 an hour, and it is a career field that I am interested in.

2007-10-12 14:54:25 · 4 answers · asked by Nathan H. 3

I'm seventeen and about to go to college, i work at a elementary school in a tutoring program that helps little kids. My grades have come down for some reason idk. The job is afterschool and get paid $8 an hour i work 1.5 hrs a day M-F. Should i quit the job is it really affecting me idk what to think i got 2 f's in math an Ap psych and got a D on physics, teachers reccomend coming afterrchool for tutoring but i cant cuz i go to work. What do u think i should do??? is $12 really worth my grade i have a 2.7 GPA and wanna get into San Diego State do you think i should let he job go or let my grades go?? pleez need to know! (perents say quit but i want money to buy stuff like clothes or money to spend they won't give me any they can't)

2007-10-12 14:38:31 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

...and when it's like four-to-five days at a time, every few months?

2007-10-12 13:05:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-12 11:20:27 · 10 answers · asked by Teenager 6

I say now. what do you think? Its in psychology, where and how much can one make? He is also continuing in a program for his masters in Jan.

2007-10-12 11:02:10 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-12 10:34:07 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-12 09:58:07 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-10-12 08:58:27 · 2 answers · asked by X 3

Here's the deal...

I've given my two weeks notice. I am supposed to go to Vegas this Thurs & Fri. for a trade show - I don't want to go. The company has already purchased my plane ticket and hotel room.

I know, I know, its Vegas but I don't want to go. Trade Shows are boring and you work your rear-end off - you never get anytime for yourself.

How do I get out of this without burning bridges...

2007-10-12 08:42:15 · 8 answers · asked by jodeerob 2

It's now been nearly a year since I've been actively searching for a job. Four interviews later and still nothing. Heck I had an interview TODAY and received the rejection email just a few minutes ago.

I'm getting frustrated. I have a flipping degree and that's what is supposed to be my key to success. Yeah, right. No experience but a degree = bad news.

I'm not even being picky--it's not like I'm expecting to make a certain amount of money. It's not like I'm just sending my resumes to jobs that sound fun. I've had my resume and cover letter critiqued by professionals so many times.

I don't know how to stay motivated anymore. It's like I walk into an interview knowing that I won't get it.I want my youthful spirit back.

I'm just to the end of my ropes right now. I even tried a temp agency and WAS TURNED AWAY. They told me that I could use my degree in better ways.

I don't know how I'm going to face my husband tonight and tell him that I didn't get the job.

2007-10-12 08:02:38 · 13 answers · asked by FaZizzle 7

I just started working at a dept. store and learning the ropes. I've been an associate for about 2 months part-time. I love the job and most of the people that I work with are very nice. However, I have one manager that is just plain rude/mean. I was taking care of a family of customer mom,dad and two toddlers. They purchased a box of tennis shoes and normally I have to check the size/style but, the mother was wearing them. I mentioned that we check and there was a "break" in the transaction as the mother was going to take the children to the car. BEFORE I could say/do anything my manager Screams at me "YOU NEED TO CHECK HER SHOES NOW !" Honestly, I was shocked that someone much less a manager would speak to me in that type of tone. So, I paused and asked the customer politely if I could check her shoes?" she was fine with it but, NOT with the way the manager delt with me. They told the manager that she was rude/inconsiderate of me and wanted the corporate number names etc...

2007-10-12 07:41:21 · 14 answers · asked by pebblespro 7

i wanna be a paramedic when im older im a scout and i have always liked looking and helping others

2007-10-12 07:28:25 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

My boss wants me to pass some of my work on to another employee she is older then myself and I have tried now i just do it myself but if you see my past question i have to start doing this again!
this lady don't like to take orders from me! here is how i ask
Hey lady, (i use her name) I am slammed with this crap will you give me a hand? she says yes most the time or makes up some lame excuse, but she ends up not doing it or re asking boss lady if she is allowed or something along those lines!

my boss is aware of this and says to just bring i my task list and she will highlight what she want's the Lady to do for me! she signs it and i give it to lady.

finding the boss at times is a time comsuming activitie and therefore could have had the work of mine and what i'm passing on completed..
you see my sistuation parts of it what you do think!
is it me? is it her not wanting to listen to me? ect.. any advice!

2007-10-12 05:23:01 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

I tried monstertrak, company websites, career fairs, temp agency, college career center and still no job. i want to give up but that is not an option what should I do. I was a Finance major with a 4 yr degree.

2007-10-12 05:21:15 · 7 answers · asked by stupendouswarrior 1

I am constantly applying for jobs. After I have submitted my job applications, how often should I check with employers to make sure they don't overlook my application and choose someone else? I discovered this problem today where I had applied for a job back in August. I was constantly contacting the manager expressing great interest in the job position. All I kept hearing was they were having some sort of difficulties (whatever that is) in the hiring process and nothing was available at that time. I saw this job in a job ad and part of the ad says "no experience needed, we will train". So I'm thinking cool I can handle this and the pay wasn't that bad either. All the times I have been asking about this job position and expressing all my interest for this job I got the "traditional" we will call you response, which sucks by the way. I checked on that job again today and found out the job was given to someone else. This always happen to me everywhere else and I am a good worker too.

2007-10-12 04:40:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

What should I tell an interviewer if I choose not to give a job reference?

2007-10-12 03:56:09 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

My background is BS in Computer Science, MBA, 5 years of experience in IT. I am looking for CPA to strengthen my IT career in financial service, so CPA in any state would work out.

2007-10-12 03:51:50 · 3 answers · asked by wc 1

I really don't know what to do, I need a job, but I am too bad at interviewing, I am quiet and forgot what I was about to say, but I need money, I want to travel and I can't afford to do anything, but I'm not sure I could face another interview, and some of you will probably judge me and tell me to get over it, but this isn't just a job issue, I've been this way my whole life and I'm never going to get anything and It really scares me... I feel like an idiot and that I'm no good for anything..

2007-10-12 03:14:46 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

My daughter was taken on as a recruitment officer and for past month really enjoyed it. However, on Monday she overslept, rang in straight away and was told to take day off and that the Manager would want to contact her. He doesnt work in office. She tried for days to get hold of him, leaving voice messages and texts. When he did return her calls he said she hadnt bothered to contact him, and that someone else is starting her job on Monday!! In saying that he said if she doesnt work out we will consider you again. Can he do this? She is devastated as she really enjoyed this job

2007-10-12 02:39:23 · 9 answers · asked by runningbabe 2

I was at an interview and I was asked something like this,
"Are you familiar with xxx?",
"Have you done xxx before?",
"If I need you to do xxx, can you do it?"

The problem is that "xxx" are those skills and knowledge NOT listed in my resume. I said I can learn on the job but apparently, that is not good enough. Eventually, they rejected me on the spot because I did not meet their expectations.

While I expect rejection to be part of the job hunting process, but in this case, I think it is uncalled for. I mean if they keep asking me for skills I do not currently possess, of course I cannot meet their expectations.

Am I giving the wrong answer by saying I will learn on the job? How can I improve my answer?

2007-10-11 23:04:37 · 3 answers · asked by Hope 1

IM LOOKING FOR A BETTER PAID JOB AND HAVE LOADS OF INTERVIEWS BUT NEED TIME OFF, PLEASE HELP

2007-10-11 22:57:59 · 23 answers · asked by ryucoop 1

I have a phone interview tomorow my present job pays me peanuts to be at home semi layed off. So if I get this new job should still let the old one pay me until they call me back then tell them I quiet. I know my present job is just leaving me a home hoping I quiet so they do not have to pay for unemployment.

2007-10-11 18:42:47 · 8 answers · asked by tjveni 1

I'm working part time, but want a full time position. There is a full time position open during hours that I can work consistently, on time and do the job. My employer keeps hiring others, (who have other jobs as well), but tells me that it is because of the responsibilities of my other job.

Do I have a discrimination case?

2007-10-11 16:24:54 · 7 answers · asked by Wise ol' owl 6

So how good would i be if i was able to put down Eagle Scout on my job application. .. i was just wondering about he benefits of having one... or hiring one.

2007-10-11 16:23:59 · 4 answers · asked by afromatic75 2