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Looking for a job (again)

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NoCalMike

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While I am currently employed, I really hate my job. Well let me clarify, the job itself is ok, but the pay sucks, there is no room for advancement and my boss is not someone that is a joy to work for, more or less I try to hide from her and have as little contact as possible except when absolutely necessary.

 

I took the day off work today(I have about 88 sick hours at my disposal) to interview with sutter about an administrative assistant job. My wife works for sutter as a Medical Assistant, so going into the interview I was pretty confident. To my dismay, the very first words out of the panel's mouth was "we just want to clarify that we reviewed that online description and the job is not as entry level as the description makes it seem" GREAAAAAAAAAAT. There goes my confidence down the toilet. Truth be told, I am pretty well versed in MS Office programs. I am strong in Word, Outlook, Powerpoint, Intermediate in Excel, and a novice when it comes to Access. During the interview I found out that this position is kind of one of those positions where you just kind of get thrown assignments and projects your way and it is just kind of up to you to figure out how to get them done. There is no set structure, it is just a "find a way to get it done" enviornment. Well this immediately set my "no thanks" meter off, but for $16/hr I decided to keep the interview going. Anyways, by the end of the interview I got the vibe that they liked me but didn't think I have enough experience in excel and this type of enviornment for the job, and I am perfectly fine with their observation because it is accurate. I am just kind of dissapointed that the online description wasn't more clear because I hate taking days off work to follow leads that turn out to be a waste of time.

 

On the subject of looking for work in general. It fucking sucks. Is it me or have temp agencies basically taken over websites such as craigslist and monster.com ? I remember back in the day at least when you applied for jobs on there, you had a good chance of applying for full-time work. Now, no matter what category you choose, it is 90% temp agencies that aren't really offering a job, just a chance to come down to the office, fill out massive amounts of paperwork and then go back home sit around and hope you get a phone call(yes I have dealt with temp agencies in the past).

 

So to anyone reading this, what methods have you found the most successful when searching for work? Do you just dress up, get in the car, drive around and collect applications? I am almost to the desperation point of doing that because the internet is becoming less of a resource for quality jobs and more of a way for temp agencies to fill head-hunting quotas.

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kkktookmybabyaway

I've never known the Monsters of the world to be anything but those shitty temp/staffing jobs. And I've had my experiences with the staffing agency application world -- ugh.

 

But remember this: The best time to go looking for a job is when you've already got one, no matter how shitty it may be. You actually interview better when you don't have that "I need to get this job or else I won't be able to pay my rent."

 

Even though I get my jobs via the want ads, my former co-worker has been in sales for at least 20 years and said that he has never had to write up a resume or go on an "official" interview. He's always gotten his jobs from connections formed during the course of his work. In fact, he said to me a few days ago that there's a good chance he'll be gone from my shithole of a former workplace in the not-too-distant future.

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I've never known the Monsters of the world to be anything but those shitty temp/staffing jobs. And I've had my experiences with the staffing agency application world -- ugh.

 

But remember this: The best time to go looking for a job is when you've already got one, no matter how shitty it may be. You actually interview better when you don't have that "I need to get this job or else I won't be able to pay my rent."

 

Even though I get my jobs via the want ads, my former co-worker has been in sales for at least 20 years and said that he has never had to write up a resume or go on an "official" interview. He's always gotten his jobs from connections formed during the course of his work. In fact, he said to me a few days ago that there's a good chance he'll be gone from my shithole of a former workplace in the not-too-distant future.

 

Yeah, some of my jobs have been via connections either directly or indirectly such as name-dropping. My wife is kind of a hookup for Sutter, but it seems they don't mess around much when it comes to hiring. I mean some companies might hire someone because they can talk their way through an interview but from my perception this was more of a no-nonsense, "either you have the skills/experience or have a nice day" kind of interview, which is fine, because the last thing I want to do is quit my job to get hired when I know I am underqualified but lied in my interview, and then a week or two into the new job they see right through me and fire me....lol. Once in awhile I get the email alert for just a straight data entry job and I always apply, but the problem is it is never for my wife's office/building, always another sutter facility so she has no power or sway to have the supervisor pick out my resume....it so happens that the one time everything falls in place, it is for a job that I am just under the curve in skills/experience for.....lucky me eh?

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kkktookmybabyaway

One question you have to ask yourself is: are your skills in any demand? I always tell myself that no matter where I work there's somebody out there who can do my job better and cheaper.

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