I have a nice resume, clean appearance, good solid long term job experience, customer service and Industrial, military experience, good references, drug free, no felonies and I can't find a job that pays more than $10. Any suggestions?
2006-08-15 10:54:53 · 8 answers · asked by Cheifsrule 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Resume - cater your skills to whatever job you are seeking (don't lie though). You may have a slightly different resume per job based on the skills you want to highlight
Interview - You have to have you basic marketing platform. Have at least 3 point you want to highlight, and state them at the beginning of the interview, give examples during the interview, and reiterate it at the end of the interview.
Last advice - don't give up and don't settle until you find exactly what you are looking for.
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2006-08-15 12:11:18 · answer #1 · answered by Lisa W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Education, Networking, Persistence
Get a degree in some "hot" topic (accounting, nursing or so)
Network with people in your area of interest, join professional networks.
Do not give up. My b.f. for example once got a rejection letter from the company he is now working for. Also the people there never called him back when he applied on a position he found on the web. He kept on calling and it turned out that the guy who did not respond was just traveilng. Now my b.f. works for him in a really good job.
But my b.f.before that had only offers for terrible jobs with very low pay.
All the best!
2006-08-15 18:09:05 · answer #2 · answered by spaceskating_girl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Monster , Yahoo Hotjobs, Careerbuilder are some of the largest job boards, where you can apply for jobs and upload your resume. Since Craigslist, allows free job postings, many smaller companies post their vacancies on this online classifieds website. You can also search for jobs from multiple websites using aggregators like SimplyHired and Indeed. Referrals are also becoming a increasingly popular way to get hired.
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2006-08-15 22:08:37 · answer #3 · answered by Ranjita 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know this sit thats called military.com they have a job listing on there for when you get out of the military i have looked and its not that bad i say you should find something there that can help you out sents you were in the military
2006-08-15 18:03:21 · answer #4 · answered by La Guera 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Companies look for your education. In other words, do you have a bachelor's degree, a master's degree looks even more appealing. Education does pay off.
2006-08-15 17:59:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
To be the odd one out (usually the person that gets hired) You need to be kind of funny. Outspoken or however it is. OF course to a professional level, but it helps when you can make the boss laugh, you catch my drift? They rather have someone great, then the average boring joe that does his job.... Character, that's it. give them character.
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2006-08-15 18:01:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go in and sell yourself! Give them the energy you intend to give to the job you are applying for.
2006-08-15 17:59:26 · answer #7 · answered by Starla_C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Confidence and a positive attitude!!
2006-08-15 18:00:30 · answer #8 · answered by Hazii 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋