I sent my resume to over 24 jobs in the Houston area and haven't had one repsonse yet. Where do I start looking? The career services at my university has jobs in the Dallas area only and I don't want to live there, so how do I actively find a job in a city that I do not live in? I work full time now while I am completing my degree and I do not want to leave my current position without finding a new job so I am stuck between a rock and a hard place. Someone please give me some good advise.
2007-07-23 08:29:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment ➔ Other - Careers & Employment
Some decisions that you have to make.
1. You may have to take vacation days or personal days to go to job interviews. I assume you are looking for a new job because the old job doesn't have what you are looking for.
2. The job market is very tight. It takes longer to find a good job.
3. Try going to career fairs. If you go in with the right attitude, not desperation, you can make good contacts. Many companies have locations in other cities, so you can find out about jobs outside of your city.
4. Call and order a copy of the Sunday newspaper from a different city where you want to work. The Sunday paper always has a lot of jobs listed.
Good luck.
2007-07-23 08:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by jr8551_us 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get some newspapers for the Houston area and scour the want ads. Most Borders and Barnes & Noble stores carry the papers if you can't get them on the local corner store. Otherwise, look online for those newspapers.
Another option would be to go to a temp agency in Houston - many do temp-to-permanent jobs, and at least you'll get some relevant experience until you find a full time job.
2007-07-23 08:47:32 · answer #2 · answered by zippythejessi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Several suggestions... if you want to look for a job in another city, you'll end up doing a lot of job searching online.
Do you have industry literature or organization that posts jobs? Bookmark it and check back every day.
Check out the online newspapers for the cities you want to live. Again, bookmark them and check back frequently.
Search on Monster.com... but be aware.. .you have to do the searching. Don't upload your resume and think some job will magically find you.
Pick out specific organizations/companies you want to work for, bookmark their sites and check back frequently for openings (also do the usual of sending your resume in, but don't rely on them keeping your resume on top of the pile. That's your job).
Also, I like Craig's List... in some locations they have a great job listing section (some not so good).
Good luck!
2007-07-23 08:44:33 · answer #3 · answered by TC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to http://www.free-resume-help.com to see if your resume needs any spiffing up so your phone will ring more.
Google for a list of employers in the Houston area. Target the ones you're most interested in. Visit their career page of the website and see if there's anything interesting there. You can also fax or email them a resume even if they don't have current openings. Let them know in the cover letter that you're interested in working for them & you'd like them to keep you in mind if any apppropriate openings come up.
2007-07-23 09:05:19 · answer #4 · answered by StacieG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
See if major Houston newspapers have online job classified ads. You may have to accept the fact that you might have to search in other areas if no one in Houston is hiring.
2007-07-23 08:33:58 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-22 11:03:03 · answer #6 · answered by smyers 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ask some of your professors for if they know of any companies in the area that are hiring or if they have any contacts in your industry that would be willing to interview you.
2007-07-23 08:42:06 · answer #7 · answered by Megan B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋