Finding a job

bigben2k · 05-16-2003, 10:58 AM

Has anyone tried to find a job, using all the on-line tools available? (Monster.com, etc...)

My contract just ended, so I'm actively searching for work. I've setup a database with more than 90 links, and I've got my resume up on at least 30 different sites.

Am I wasting my time? Is a door-to-door approach better/ more effective? Is cold calling, using a phone book, going to work any better?

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 11:15 AM

in my part of the country jobs are hard right now. i've used the online stuff before, not with much luck. did not however use monster. i think you have to have a more impressive resume than i had 2.5 years ago when i used them. and, that was a long time ago. but, i was not impressed. i would be more inclined to use something like dice.com to seek the employer out, and try that avenue instead.

g.l.amour · 05-16-2003, 12:44 PM

i think i can say i have tried/tested all methods:
1) response to an open position (newspaper ad)
haven't had much luck there
2) online add
warmer, warmer
3) spontaneous application (look at the yellow pages (e.g.) and send a cv to all the firms that you think you could/liketo work at)
i have made this my main method

=> spontaneous has always got me the most feedback, and once you got 'first contact', the path to succes has already been paved half way. you got the advantage that they aren't already looking at dozens of CV's +/- like yours. and for alot of personel directors/directors, the spontaneous application speaks for you, for being a guy that makes his own opportunity.

airspirit · 05-16-2003, 04:41 PM

You have to walk into a place and press flesh. Someone who actually bothers to show his face will be considered before an internet coward every day of the week. Whenever I have ever needed work it would take me less than a week to find a good job ... you just have to put in effort rather than expecting them to come to you via self-promotion online or through ads.

mashie · 05-16-2003, 08:14 PM

Use connections if you have any, it's the only thing that has been working successfully for me so far.

winewood · 05-16-2003, 10:05 PM

I looked for months, but it was actually getting into the doors and meeting contacts that won in the long run. I signed up for a temp job. I told them what company and what location to staff me. Once in there, I made friends with certain groups.
If you can temp for the HR department, you can have a view of what places are the best, pay structure, and scalablity. Great way to find where you want to be.

pHaestus · 05-16-2003, 10:15 PM

I get all my jobs based upon being part of the "white male old boy's network" YMMV

05-16-2003, 10:58 AM	#1
bigben2k Responsible for 2% of all the posts here. Join Date: May 2002 Location: Texas, U.S.A. Posts: 8,302	Finding a job Has anyone tried to find a job, using all the on-line tools available? (Monster.com, etc...) My contract just ended, so I'm actively searching for work. I've setup a database with more than 90 links, and I've got my resume up on at least 30 different sites. Am I wasting my time? Is a door-to-door approach better/ more effective? Is cold calling, using a phone book, going to work any better? __________________ WBTA (Water Block Testing Alliance) Nordic Hardware WC 101

05-16-2003, 11:15 AM	#2
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	in my part of the country jobs are hard right now. i've used the online stuff before, not with much luck. did not however use monster. i think you have to have a more impressive resume than i had 2.5 years ago when i used them. and, that was a long time ago. but, i was not impressed. i would be more inclined to use something like dice.com to seek the employer out, and try that avenue instead. __________________ :shrug:

05-16-2003, 12:44 PM	#3
g.l.amour Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: on da case Posts: 933	i think i can say i have tried/tested all methods: 1) response to an open position (newspaper ad) haven't had much luck there 2) online add warmer, warmer 3) spontaneous application (look at the yellow pages (e.g.) and send a cv to all the firms that you think you could/liketo work at) i have made this my main method => spontaneous has always got me the most feedback, and once you got 'first contact', the path to succes has already been paved half way. you got the advantage that they aren't already looking at dozens of CV's +/- like yours. and for alot of personel directors/directors, the spontaneous application speaks for you, for being a guy that makes his own opportunity. __________________ yo soy un tiburón

05-16-2003, 04:41 PM	#4
airspirit Been /.'d... have you? Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Moscow, ID Posts: 1,986	You have to walk into a place and press flesh. Someone who actually bothers to show his face will be considered before an internet coward every day of the week. Whenever I have ever needed work it would take me less than a week to find a good job ... you just have to put in effort rather than expecting them to come to you via self-promotion online or through ads. __________________ #!/bin/sh {who;} {last;} {pause;} {grep;} {touch;} {unzip;} mount /dev/girl -t {wet;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} {fsck;} echo yes yes yes {yes;} umount {/dev/girl;zip;} rm -rf {wet.spot;} {sleep;} finger: permission denied

05-16-2003, 08:14 PM	#5
mashie Cooling Savant Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Reading, UK Posts: 149	Use connections if you have any, it's the only thing that has been working successfully for me so far. __________________ mashie

05-16-2003, 10:05 PM	#6
winewood Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: in my chair Posts: 574	I looked for months, but it was actually getting into the doors and meeting contacts that won in the long run. I signed up for a temp job. I told them what company and what location to staff me. Once in there, I made friends with certain groups. If you can temp for the HR department, you can have a view of what places are the best, pay structure, and scalablity. Great way to find where you want to be. __________________ -winewood-

05-16-2003, 10:15 PM	#7
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	I get all my jobs based upon being part of the "white male old boy's network" YMMV

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