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I wanna use a free faxing service like fax zero to send resumes/cover letters. Think that looks tacky if they place ads on it?
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They list a fax number and no email address. I am guessing to make people put effort on them. Jokes on them though they're on the low end of the pay scale. I'm not too broke but I am too lazy for this particular job.
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Aug 25, 2013 22:14
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I was told at the end of the interview that he would be preparing an offer. Any good resources for salary negotiation? This is with a huge company that is large enough to have some salary reports on glass door so I can have a rough idea of what I might get, 4 others have reported on salary for a similar position. EDIT: Something more in depth than the couple paragraphs in the OP which are very helpful. CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 02:13 on Nov 7, 2013 |
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Nov 7, 2013 02:06
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Thanks, I read that, which doubly applied to me since I am an engineer, and watched a youtube series from the guy he recommends, Remit. Heres that for anyone interested: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD14FA0C81E7008A7
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Nov 7, 2013 23:54
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Misogynist posted:They probably just forgot or got sidetracked by some urgent issue, it's happened to me tons of times. Send a friendly reminder email asking to reschedule. Exactly this. Often they're hiring because the people they have are overloaded as poo poo. I have had two phone interview this week from the same company and both got rescheduled at least once.
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Nov 12, 2013 04:32
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Dik Hz posted:Really stupid idea. Any bot/scanner thing is going to scrape and reparse your resume into plain text. I don't know if all companies that use these bots do this but I was always worried about this. Of course, you could simply print the job description to PDF and attach it on the end of your resume on separate pages. Then you're not going anything shady and get the same effect. The recruiter might wonder why but just say it is so you can keep track of your resumes easier.
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Jun 22, 2016 01:29
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Brocialist posted:Question for y'all fine folk:
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Jun 23, 2016 00:22
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MiniFoo posted:Update: sent an email to the recruiter this morning, and got a call back at the end of her workday. Said they're looking for someone with more experience, but we'll "keep in touch" if anything changes. Whatever. womp womp If theres anything work has taught me, what seems like a disappointment 4 weeks later can be a "glad I didnt" because you end up somewhere you really like. When I was 16 I got fired from Ralph Lauren for selling shirts on eBay... ...got hired 22 hours later selling random peoples stuff on eBay at a consignment store and loved it. Became the manager at 18.
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Jun 28, 2016 00:55
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Engineer here: I have never had good luck with the various "we'll find you a job" types of services whether it be individual headhunters or recruiting agencies. Is it that hard to schedule phone interviews near lunch and in person interviews using paid time off? Kids are sick, I am sick, etc.
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Jul 1, 2016 00:25
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I would proudly tell them you used it to see the world and explain how it made you a more well rounded employee.
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Jul 4, 2016 23:12
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They will notice. If your resume is chronological, as most places suggest it should be, I'd simply put travel from this date to that date and then describe where you traveled to. Theres several blog articles with ideas about how to handle this on a resume. Its also a great chance to include hobbies like dancing, woodworking, etc. Its actually a great opportunity to humanize yourself. Make sure the description is short though. CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 00:52 on Jul 5, 2016 |
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Jul 5, 2016 00:49
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Gin_Rummy posted:So a company flew me to their facility for a big fancy conference/interview deals in early May, then subsequently offered me a job which I turned down. With all that out of the way, I sent in my little "here is what I spent out of pocket for you to reimburse" form to them the following week, but now here it is like two months later and I can't get people in HR to respond to my messages asking if they're still processing or if they never received mine. What should I do at this point to get my dough? It's only like thirty bucks or so, but I still don't want to have PAID to interview with a company I didn't end up liking. The idea of sending a demand letter for $30 is hilarious to me but I think that is your next step on the continuum of legal actions.
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Jul 14, 2016 07:52
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Gin_Rummy posted:I'm not above doing it either. Everything about their interview and job offer process rubbed me the wrong way and they just keep digging that hole deeper with this stuff. I'll probably take the advice of "keep bugging them" for now, but I'll make the demand if I have to! Google "how to write a demand latter" if you do. Also remember that the world tends to be very, very small.
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Jul 15, 2016 22:00
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Bluedeanie posted:I've been interviewing for what's essentially a PR position for my state's university system. This morning I had my second round interview with a different panel of employees from the department, and so far each one has gone really well. They in fact just called me and asked me to come in a third time Thursday morning. I thought based on the way they were talking that we'd be done after two rounds, but now thay I think of it I can't think of them explicitly saying that. What should I expect, or is it possible they're calling me in to extend an offer instead of doing that by phone or email for some reason? I've met drat near the whole team in separate interview panels so I'm not sure what else there would be, but that would be out of the norm for any other job offer situation I've ever had. I've not had good luck with rescheduling interviews. Im sure some have, and in each case it was a first interview, but the tone changed after the reschedule and none extended offers. In one case they simply didn't pursue me as a candidate. How do you feel about a girl/guy who reschedules a date or doesnt commit to a hard date? CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Jul 20, 2016 |
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Jul 20, 2016 00:41
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Bluedeanie posted:I mean I definitely understand what you mean, but that's also kind of like asking for a date at a hard line specific time on a specific day and her responding with "I would love to but can we meet two hours later, because that works better for me?" I hear ya, that was my experience though. If she was hot enough, you'd go.
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Jul 20, 2016 01:21
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Two pages is fine. Mine out of college was 2 pages.
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Jul 22, 2016 23:36
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BlueCity posted:Also remember to take a look at the font they use on the $30 check. That says a lot about what they think of you. If you don't like the font then you don't have to accept the check. This. Helvetica = GET OUT
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Jul 25, 2016 00:59
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Jul 29, 2016 00:53
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Susical posted:My ex had Type 1 and claimed it on all his applications. It is a legit disability. Type 2 is pretty different but also a disability, I don't know why it would be a bad move. Yea but he sucked. Wsup susical CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 04:51 on Jul 31, 2016 |
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Jul 31, 2016 03:09
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Abu Dave posted:I've only had one job my entire life, and it was for 10 years. Am I at a extreme disadvantage if I only list one place of employment? I didn't do the same thing for 10 years, had a variety of tasks, just kind of wondering the best way to do this on a resume. Show the progression/increase in responsibilities over time. If anything that is a good thing.
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Aug 1, 2016 00:12
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the yeti posted:I have an application question: I'm looking at positions at a couple relatively large employers in the area, where their job boards basically have dozens of almost identical listings because every team and department's analyst or QA or whatnot roles are created independently. I applied to 7 jobs online at my current company. They weren't all the same job but it certainly didn't hurt me.
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Aug 1, 2016 23:28
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Vulture Culture posted:You'll find this in basically any industry where managers receive no actual management training at any point and treat research the same way anti-vaxxers do. I'm surprised to hear so many people are getting these...I've been on at least 15 in person interviews and probably 30 phone interviews in the last 3 years and no one ever gave me a personality test. Was an engineer in the tech industry too.
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Aug 7, 2016 05:28
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Shipon posted:Before I graduated I had an interview for an entry level position at an engineering company (non-tech) where they gave me a 100 question personality test. They also asked for my SAT scores and weren't happy with my answer when I told them I never took it as I started at community college. I don't think I have ever had one ask about high school either...what is this bizarro world of personality tests and high school mattering?!
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Forceholy posted:The wasteland of retail and food service. Ahh, the people hiring me have had at least a Master's degree since ~2008 and I think that makes a difference. Those industries, from my observations on this forum, do not value education. Having well educated bosses owns. (unless youre in grad school and a TA/RA)
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Aug 9, 2016 00:17
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GAYS FOR DAYS posted:I've had a weird work history the last year or so, and I'm not really sure how to put it onto a resume, and some input would be appreciated. Is your recap mistyped then? Should it actually be this? Training coordinator at Company A 2008 - April 2016 Quality systems specialist at Company B October 2015 to April 2016 Quality assurance coordinator at Company A April 2016 to sometime in early 2017 Training coordinator at Company A early 2017 forward. If so I'd stack my resume as such: Company A 2008 - 2017 Training coordinator 2008 - April 2016 Quality assurance coordinator April 2016 - early 2017 Company B October 2015 - April 2016 Quality systems specialist Also did you do the same thing for 8 years with no advancement? Make sure to work in whatever advancement, successes, etc. you had. You can explain whatever in the interview. The resume is a very brief over view of how awesome you are. I wouldn't try to explain much.
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GAYS FOR DAYS posted:Yes, that is a typo. Oh thats good then! Same idea: Company A 2008-2017 Title 3 Current achievements Title 2 Successes that lead to more responsibilities (Even if its kinda BS cause you left) Title 1 Successes that lead to more responsibilities Company B: 2015-1016 Title 1
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Oct 6, 2016 20:14
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signalnoise posted:What the gently caress kind of interviewing takes 6 hours? I am scheduled for 9am-3pm at this place I MIGHT JUST GET A JOB AT next Tuesday. What am I in for here? I interviewed at a very large tech company and the series of interviews ran 8-4.
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Oct 12, 2016 03:27
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Philip Rivers posted:Day long flyout interviews are a common thing with top tech companies. Whether or not that's a good practice is debatable, but it's probably not for a lack of knowing what to look for. This.
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Oct 13, 2016 03:23
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Bluedeanie posted:If you ask an interviewer to send you more literature on their benefits package than the barebones information they offer, and what she sends you doesn't include actual values like how much their insurance premiums and deductibles are, is it OK to explicitly ask for them? They're kind of important for me when considering if I'd want to work for them, since the range they're talking about starting negotiations at is below where I'm looking. If you can get on the phone I think this is especially okay. If their offer is low why not just counter for more salary, however much you ask for should offset some premiums pretty handily.
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signalnoise posted:I have passed 10 interviews at this point, and they're finally having me fill out a paper application. I absolutely need this job as I am kind of in dire straits financially but I still want to get the most out of negotiation for salary and stuff. How do I navigate from this point without boning myself? Don't let them know this. Hang in there like everything is fine. Make your just say yes number lower might be one idea, I wouldn't hardball. Ciprian Maricon posted:I have bachelors degree in accounting. I just want a job that means I'm not living paycheck to paycheck with a reasonable standard of living. I don't particularly care about accounting but after working lots of random retail stuff in my early 20's I went back to school with the goal of finding a reasonable job and accounting seemed a safe way to achieve the goal of finding stable work. I went to class and I did my schoolwork did a sort of internship but I know gently caress all about actual accounting work, I couldn't go into an accounting office and provide anymore help or input than the average dude without a degree. You have a loving bachelors degree in accounting and you can't figure our how to make a livable wage? Is it from ITT Tech or some poo poo? Go get some PT actuarial/finance/accounting gig on craigslist where you're basically an overpaid secretary "who does the books" for some small A/C repair company. It'll come back to you. Read a text book or watch some webinars on whatever the companies need. If they say you need "quickbooks experience" torrent that poo poo and watch every video on it. As far as the resume we can't really help with your resume without you posting it. ..I'm half sorry to be such a dick and half mad for you not leaving what world you must live in where you can't get started with a highly desirable degree. My relatively small craigslist area has 24 accounting jobs like I just described. They probably don't pay great but they're a start until you move to something better or educate yourself better. Indeed has tons at more professional companies which you should also apply to.
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Ciprian Maricon posted:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1AVqOjl41b3qcsHZ-ZoypNIImGdOkgNLIPSBf1GtZKlY/edit?usp=sharing It's been a couple years since I was really into polishing resumes so I may have forgotten some but doesn't stick out as bad to me. You say what you did/achieved. It's 1 page as it should be. Hopefully other goons can jump in with some tips. So you've applied to everything nearby on indeed, craigslist and USAJOBS... Maybe share a job posting and how you responded to it? You should have no problem getting a crappy entry level gig...especially if you've been trying for going on 2 years. Also, how is your linkedin? >500 connections and talked to lots of recruiters?
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Yea I've been there before, most in this thread probably have. It is extremely frustrating. I meant how you responded like when you send a craigslist/indeed place an email whats your elevator speech in email form? I personally hate USAJOBS as a useless hole to throw resumes in but then again I used to tell people despite (literally) 100s of applications online I'd never gotten a serious interview from a cold application online. ...until I did and that's how I have my current job which I love. I'd say step up the tempo of applications and try not to take it personally...the best you can. Sorry for being a dick this is a legitamately frustrating thing. You'll get there. What was your GPA? No GPA on a resume for a new grad is an instant red flag but if it is less than 3.0 better to leave it off IMO. EDIT: I am a HUGE proponent of LinkedIn. I got my first job out of college on LinkedIn. A high paying job at a prestigious company in the tech industry. (Which I quickly hated...but I still got it!) CarForumPoster fucked around with this message at 01:16 on Oct 20, 2016 |
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Ciprian Maricon posted:I'll be honest my elevator speech is basically "Here's my resume, I'm hungry for good work, Please consider me" When I was desparate to leave my tech job I was doing upwards of 10/day. If you're struggling for cash and out of work, your new job is now finding work. LinkedIn, for one, is a place with more jobs to apply to. Here's a whole thread of people who (mostly) like LinkedIn: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3531540 I'll let other goons chime in on the GPA thing. When I see a new grad and no GPA I think less than a 3.0.
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Im glad I am not the only one who felt the need to yell at Ciprian Maricon while also feeling kinda bad for doing so. Fuckin get on it. By the way I applied to/contacted recruiters for/sent emails regarding 183 jobs in 3 months when I was desparate after/during leaving my tech industry job. I had 9 interviews including phone and in person. Now keep in mind several of those were "apply through Indeed/LinkedIn/Automated Process" to stuff I was meh qualified for and meh wanted.
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asur posted:I wouldn't take away anything based on response time. Just stay cautiously optimistic and bug the recruiter if they don't respond when they said they would. This. It took 2 loving months between phone interview (which was my only interview) and job offer at my current company and I have been told I was their only candidate.
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No Egrets posted:I think this is the right thread to ask a question about my current situation: I don't know what more you can do, but youre a highly skilled employee doing them a favor by telling them to hurry up or they'll lose out. Say you have another offer in hand and you'd like to be with them but need a firm offer very soon even if the start date isn't for a few weeks.
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No Egrets posted:Just wanted to say that this worked like a charm. I sent an email explaining the situation and I got a call back 35 minutes later from the university with an offer. Thanks! Did you negotiate? TELL ME YOU NEGOTIATED
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ACES CURE PLANES posted:So I just got off the phone with a company willing to hire me, which is nice and exciting and all that, but I'm kind of concerned. The offer they made was 30k a year, which isn't a particularly good improvement to my 27.5k a year that I currently make, which they know. They also are aware of the fact that my current employer is downsizing at the end of the year, and that I'll be out of a job in two months time either way. To the negotiation thread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3768531 I'd negotiate or plan to leave.
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No Egrets posted:I did, but I already there wasn't a ton of wiggle room with the range. They came up by 5k over the initial offer though https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KCWqnldEag
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Bluedeanie posted:A coworker and I are applying for the same job at the same company. It's a larger company that is hiring about 30 people for the same position, so we're not outright directly competing for the same spot as it would be in most other situations. Would it be weird or detrimental in any way for us to both use one another as references? I've not run into this before but just as an outsider I'd see this as "oh great I can hire two people who work well together. "
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