My daughter finished high school, went on a volunteer program then came home to a lot of upheaval and a move to a new town. She had a pizza job before we moved but hasn't found another job. She's done the usual reading ads, visiting the youth employment centre, gone out and handed out resumes, but nothing so far. Mom's advice isn't being received too well, so I thought someone else's might work better. Thanks!
2007-02-03 02:04:56 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Mostly she just has to keep trying. The job market in general is very poor and hard to find any kind of work, even fast food places.
2007-02-03 02:14:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't say if she's going to college and looking for part time work or if she's looking for full time. There are lots of places taking applications if she wants something like the pizza job...like Wal-Mart, Home Depot, McDonald's, etc. They're always hiring. Just drive around and look at the signs. If she has some office skills, go to a temp agency. They have all kinds of jobs that vary from a day or two to a month to permanent ones. She can even do some temp work while they look for a permanent one. These agencies do the screening and she can tell them what kinds of things she's interested in doing. She can also try Monster and CareerBuilder and should continue checking the classifieds in the local paper or its website. Sometimes, it just takes time to find a job. There are a lot of people looking. You also need to have a good resume. Maybe she can have someone take a look at hers to see if it could be improved somehow to give her a better shot. Good luck to her.
2007-02-03 02:18:49 · answer #2 · answered by Just Me Alone 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The job market is poor. So she simply has to keep trying. A great way to get better-paying jobs would be to go to college, but if you can't afford it or if she can't apply to one, consider a technical school or career course online. There are some that costs only $900 and they teach the basics on particular things. She can do it online or by mail. So I would tell her to do that.
Bottom line is, she needs to get busy. She needs to create a portfolio of the things she knows how to do, and learn more things - especially in the medical and computer fields.
My reference is for a school that does online/mail courses. It should take five months or so, and costs about $900 like I told you. It's a good stripe on her resume, so you should really consider it. And people respect it. It's accredited.
2007-02-03 02:19:02 · answer #3 · answered by Mario E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably need to get more education to really make it happen but here's what always worked for me.
make a resume. two, three pages, max. this is a sales manouver so need to make it sell, intro page that grabs you. visit kinko's and print out a hundred on good paper. envelopes and a roll of stamps. send out two dozen, wait a few days, send out another two dozen, rinse and repeat.
in two weeks you'll have a hundred resumes out there. if no good prospects yet, analyze the resume and edit it, pay lots of attention to intro/cover page. visit kinko's and run off another hundred.
something to remember: if an employer is advertising in the paper they are suspect. if they are all that good why do they need to place an ad? standard procedure for some positions, but mostly it's a last resort. need to focus on your industry and mail resumes to company employment offices, district and regional offices. follow up with a phone call to each. and pound that pavement daily, shaking hands and kissing babies (yes, it's politics as well).
2007-02-03 02:21:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well normally in Jan/feb alot of places are letting alot of ppl go due to the holidays being over. Tell her to keep looking and take a job that may not seem likeable and eventually something will come alnog :)
2007-02-03 02:10:56 · answer #5 · answered by babyN 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have her take a look at this web site. It's all about being prepared for the job search... everything from making a great first impression to preparing for the job interview.
2007-02-03 02:47:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the usual reading ads, visiting the youth employment centre, gone out and handing out resumes
2007-02-03 02:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
networking, networking, networking
She needs to tell anyone and everyone she knows that she is looking for a job, and if they know of anything available, to please contact her. That includes you and your work colleagues as well.
Most jobs are NOT advertised, which is why networking works.
An employer is much more likely to hire someone that one of his current employees knows, than someone off the street.
2007-02-03 04:55:54 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to keep plugging away. I start a new job this Tuesday after three MONTHS of looking. Bush lies about job growth, also.
2007-02-03 02:07:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter could try working from home. Check this site out http://www.pcworkathome.net
2007-02-05 01:31:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋