How'd you get your job?

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#26
I faxed my resume to a lot of places ever since May of last year. I faxed my resume into a place and it turned out to be my next-door neighbor. I didn't have any experience working in a law firm so he hired me part-time to get the experience and then he hired me full-time in December (2 months after I started part-time)...
 
#27
#27
utvolpj said:
UT career services hooked me up with the company. After that I pretty much got to know who I needed to contact for the position I wanted. Took a few yreas to get the proper experience but has paid off in the end. In about 2yrs I can use what I've learned here to grab a higher (better paying) position.
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Ditto, almost verbatim.

I had my resume on the career services site, and was contacted by an engineer searching to add a young PM to their company. I happened to have related experience in my capstone design course, and the interview went smooth.
 
#28
#28
Good stories by all. Good resume, people skills and patience. Not every company will fit you and vice versa. Don't take the first job that comes open unless you are behind on your mortgage payments. Make sure you fit the job. You'll be much happier in the long run.

BTW - VBH's method, although aggressive, will lead to a whole new career path and life style. :)
 
#30
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SWIL said:
I just scored a sweet job after being laid off in early May this year. Took me 4 months to land it.

Forget sending your resume out unless you've got a 4.0 from an Ivy league school, can turn water into wine, and can beat Chuck Norris in a cage match.

It's a crap shoot.

The way I have gotten ALL my jobs is the same way roughly 80% of all jobs are landed: networking.

It's all about who you know.

So my advice to you is to figure out the job/industry you want to get into, find out where those folks hang out after work, roll over there and buy rounds of beers and smokes, then get buddy-buddy with all of them.

They are the key to the job you want.
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Yes, networking is the way to go. Get your name out there. My gf is a career counselor and when I was out of work, I was strongly encouraged to do the networking thing.
 
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kev20 said:
Yes, networking is the way to go. Get your name out there. My gf is a career counselor and when I was out of work, I was strongly encouraged to do the networking thing.
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I'm sure you hated to spend all that time at the bar. :p
 
#32
#32
Business said:
Oh, come on big daddy, no story?
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Ok, first was an entrance exam.... it was four parts.... grammar, math, reading and sentence structure. I score a 93% on it and was chosen to go on to the next part.

Next was my first panel review.... You go into a room and have Senior Troopers rail on you for as long as they want. Then you get a yes or no. I got a yes.

Then I waited 4 months without any kind of word and then the background investigation started.

Then I had my polygraph test and the biggest thing that came out of that was I don't drink or smoke. I guess that is rare.

That lasted about 2 months. I had to find every medical record possible....dental and every thing... They talked to all my neigbhors family and friends.
They asked my friends if we ever paid for sex or had sex with animals. It was great

After the background part was another couple of months without any contact.......

Then it was a quick..... the crazy doctors test and the doctors examination.

I was offered a conditional offer of employment and then had to wait another a few months to enter the academy.

Once in the academy I spent m-f there for 6 months and two weeks.........

So all in all.......... about two years till I finally put on a grey shirt!
 
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#33
No offense OE, but in all the years (and that was about 16) traveling to and from TN (I lived in MI at the time), no one was more loathed than the Ohio State Troopers. As a family, we made 2 trips a year to TN for vacations, and, the same warning was always heeded; 'watch your ass when going through Ohio 'cause those troopers are real pricks!'.
 
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kev20 said:
No offense OE, but in all the years (and that was about 16) traveling to and from TN (I lived in MI at the time), no one was more loathed than the Ohio State Troopers. As a family, we made 2 trips a year to TN for vacations, and, the same warning was always heeded; 'watch your ass when going through Ohio 'cause those troopers are real pricks!'.
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That is why I am going back home to Kentucky.

:)
 
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kev20 said:
No offense OE, but in all the years (and that was about 16) traveling to and from TN (I lived in MI at the time), no one was more loathed than the Ohio State Troopers. As a family, we made 2 trips a year to TN for vacations, and, the same warning was always heeded; 'watch your ass when going through Ohio 'cause those troopers are real pricks!'.
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My dad used to drive a truck for a living, and he always called it the "People's Republic of Ohio".
 
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#37
Chemvol said:
My dad used to drive a truck for a living, and he always called it the "People's Republic of Ohio".
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Truckers hate troopers........ no doubt about it!

The one part of the job I love because I do not like truckers!

If the bums would stay out of the left lane I would be happy with them!
 
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OrangeEmpire said:
Truckers hate troopers........ no doubt about it!

The one part of the job I love because I do not like truckers!

If the bums would stay out of the left lane I would be happy with them!
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I don't like them either. I stay out of their way as much as possible.
 
#42
#42
The person who occupied my current position mysteriously disappeared.:whistling:
 
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allvol123 said:
Business, if you are knee deep in it and looking for any advice, I'd offer this:

Study the company
Make the interview a 2 way conversation, not a one sided affair.
Find out at the beginning of the interview what is needed to be successful in the position and then try to work in some examples of how you can fill those roles later in the interview.

Just my 2 cents if you are interested. Those 15-30 minutes go a long way in determining your future.
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great advice. When I interview a potential employee I am always impressed when I walk away feeling like I was interviewed as much as the prospect.
 
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Business said:
I'm knee deep in a job search as we speak. I'm always down for stories for inspiration.

So be it nepotism, smooth talking, great resume, great interview, good looks, bedroom antics, spelled your name right on the application, very experienced in the field, etc...

I ask. How'd you get your job?
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It all depends on the economy three years ago i had 4 different job offers within weeks of each other, but when I started out I couldn't find anything for like 9 months.

My advice, see if any of your friends have jobs yet and can submit your resume to their company. That's how you really get hired, when someone recommends you inside the company. That's how I got my first job.

First jobs are tough, after you get experience you can rely on your resume.
 
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