How did you get your current job?

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  • poedunk65
    poedunk65 Posts: 1,336 Member
    O got "let go" 4 years ago after working there for 8 years and making them an avg of @ million a year. I started my own 2 comapnies. I took my hobby of photography and tunred it into a lucratinve business and also run one other company.
  • Jen32285
    Jen32285 Posts: 281 Member
    Stay at home mom. Lost my job and decided it was better to just stay home with my kids. I'm currently looking for a job. My oldest will be in 1st and my youngest will be in pre-k. I've been checking the newspaper website, school district website, and another website that posts local jobs.
  • volleypc
    volleypc Posts: 134 Member
    Volunteer. Doing charitable work is a win win situation. Doing the work boost morale and it allows you to network at the same time. When I am hiring someone I look at what they have done since they have been laid off. If nothing is listed I move on to the next resume. I don't want to hire someone that just sits on his/her butt all day.
  • BeautyAndTheGeeks
    BeautyAndTheGeeks Posts: 109
    I got **** on by a bird 5 minutes before my interview. It's meant to be good luck and apparently it was.
  • Contrary03
    Contrary03 Posts: 289 Member
    I joined every job finder site there is ( Career Builder, Simply Hired, etc )~ and posted resume everywhere! Didn't hear anything for the first 2 mos and then BAM! Had 3 offers in one week. Back in the day, i could go out and have a job the first day... not anymore!
  • tamsinwhitfield
    tamsinwhitfield Posts: 135 Member
    I actually got poached from my previous position by one of my agency's own clients (from Lead Creative to Creative Director, so nice jump too). I was not popular!

    I do come across a lot of marketing professionals in my line of work though - and I think the best way to get a foothold in the industry (same goes for my own to be honest) is to look for junior or intern positions and work your way up within your starting agency. Once you've got a couple of years' practical experience under your belt (as opposed to predominantly theoretical), you'll be a lot more employable. Unfortunately it does take a while - I'd recommend a bit of freelancing if at all possible (depending on what particular field of marketing you're looking to get into), as this is a great way to build your portfolio while likely earning a decent amount more than you would in a salaried position, and while still drastically undercutting agency rates. Good luck!
  • wickedcricket
    wickedcricket Posts: 1,246 Member
    yep. Networking. My friend's boss was a customer of the company I work for when my (now) boss told her she had just fired her assistant and needed a new one ASAP. My friend called me immediately when she heard - I was here with my resume next day.

    My boss DID give me a shot BUT since she had had staffing probs in the past she also brought in a temp (predecessor left this place/files a wreck). She basically hired us both as temps on a trial basis; now I knew this, but the other temp did not. So I worked my *kitten* off & did NOT treat it like a temp job, the other temp did. When the back load got cleared up and one of us had to be dismissed, it wasn't me! that was in 1992
  • katya73
    katya73 Posts: 464
    I married the company director ... Strongly do not recommend !!!!
  • downsizinghoss
    downsizinghoss Posts: 1,035 Member
    I was unhappy with my job and saw that a company I liked was hiring.

    I walked into their office with a resume and a copy of the picture below.

    I told them the resume represented the guy on the left. They needed to hire the guy on the right.

    I interviewed the next day.

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  • ashreynolds09
    ashreynolds09 Posts: 257 Member
    Uhm.....reeeally, lucky? because my direct co-workers and my husband's coworkers are both on this site I won't post the whole store. I can tell you my co-workers hate me b/c i was 'forced' on them. :/ It's not the ideal situation...but the job is certainly ideal.
  • WifeNMama
    WifeNMama Posts: 2,876 Member
    I got pregnant.

    :-)
  • beduffbrickie
    beduffbrickie Posts: 642 Member
    lol, I am a cashier, I got my job because of my looks, no joke. I have gone above and beyond to show that I'm not just a pretty face. :)




    :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :noway:
  • wolverine66
    wolverine66 Posts: 3,779 Member
    I applied
    I interviewed
    They offered
    I took it.

    ditto

    this still works, too.
  • ElizabethRoad
    ElizabethRoad Posts: 5,138 Member
    I'm going to guess that "getting pregnant" is not a viable option for the OP. Also, it doesn't bring in a whole lot of money.

    I signed up with a staffing agency and got a temp job. Someone there referred me for another temp job. Then I got a different full-time job at that company, and after a year there was a job opening for a better job, which I took. So, staffing agency + networking.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    I couldn't count the resumes i put out in the 4 years i was actively looking for a job. I averaged about 3 a week, but would have months where i'd put in dozens a day. I was waiting tables full time during this job period.

    which is an epic hell of indescribable torture

    a friend is a supervisor at the company i now work for. he begged me to apply. it's the same work my mom does, and i know several people who work in this field, and i did NOT want it. but, when it came down to a choice between this or contining to wreck my mind/body/soul in food service while looking for something that suited my degrees in this f*ed up economy, well, this it is

    actually, changing adult diapers is much more fulfilling work than waiting tables, and at just over minimum wage, and only 40 hours a week, it's double what i was earning so i can't complain.

    i live in the midwest, and around here, NO ONE gets a job unless they know someone in the company. even taco bell has a stack of applications and a waiting list for interviews. at the restaurant i slaved at for so long, we didn't go a day without at least ten applications, the restaurant paid us only half minimum wage, and fudged the paperwork so that it appeared to the IRS that we were making a full minimum wage in tips (we were not). the other servers were also all college grads. we even had a doctorate and a double masters offering french fries with hamburgers. and we were the lucky ones who happened to be "pretty" and "peppy" enough to get the job. our bosses were just ****s enough to purposefully choose people incredibly overqualified, and enjoyed rubbing it into our over- educated faces that were were basically legal slaves.

    good luck to you. it's a twisted atmosphere to try to find adequate work. hope your place in the world has more opportunity.
  • lporter229
    lporter229 Posts: 4,907 Member
    I took whatever low paying job I could find that was even remotely related to my degree. Then I worked my *kitten* off for several years and was promoted up the ladder. Finally, I was told of my current position by a contact I had made through my last job. At that point my resume was beefed up enough to qualify me for this position. That was 10 years ago. Hard work really does pay off.
  • illunsorcio
    illunsorcio Posts: 27
    Network. Go to business seminars. Try companies you wouldn't traditionally think of (have you looked at non-profits? we use a lot of social media). Try and get informational interviews with people who have the position you'd like- just call them and tell them your situation and ask if you could come in for 30 minutes or so to do an informational interview!

    It takes hundreds of resumes and cover letters to get a job these days! It's not easy, but you'll get there!

    I agree with this... You can also checkout your local toastmasters club... This is another great way to Network!
  • cfriend71
    cfriend71 Posts: 207 Member
    Applied, had an interview, been there for 23 years now. :)
  • HelloSweetie4
    HelloSweetie4 Posts: 1,214 Member
    I am a case manager for a Non-profit Mental Health Organization. I found out about it because my sister was bringing her son there. After I graduated college, i applied at a bunch of places, and this was the only one that called me for an interview. A lot of their new hires tend to be recent grads, which is good because they give the ones with no experience a chance (and they pay less). I've been there for 2 1/2 years, working with adult clients. My ultimate goal is to work with children, so I will probably be moving on soon. But the experience has been great training for me.
  • sel254
    sel254 Posts: 273 Member
    I was headhunted but straight out of uni I accepted the first job that was offered to me, although it was nothing to do with my degree, and worked my way up by networking, putting my CV online and working hard to ensure that when my break came, I'd have great references to persuade that first person to give me a chance. Good luck! :D
  • directorj
    directorj Posts: 537 Member
    Wow these are great, looks like it really does help to know someone
  • InnerFatGirl
    InnerFatGirl Posts: 2,687 Member
    I was working at a restuarant down the road as a waitress, and I served my current manager. He said he loved my customer service, and gave me a card. The rest is history :bigsmile:

    (I work at Starbucks, by the way)
  • RipperSB
    RipperSB Posts: 315 Member
    Military. Went to the Recruiting Centre and volunteered. Got a medical, did a fitness test, aptitude test and then pick a trade. My son went the officer route... got his university paid for, paid while attending university and had a job after grad.
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    After I retired, I took a couple of instructor courses in Senior fitness and T'ai Chi (had been practicing TC for 30 years). When I finished several of the certificates, my health club manager offered me a part time job. So, I teach T'ai Chi and Senior Fitness classes twice a week.

    My career job from which I retired - I spent 30 years working for quasi-governmental international company; I was recruited when I finished my masters (was teaching undergrad courses at the time while in school) I later finished a PhD and went on to teach university classes part time as well. Now, I only work two days a week at the health club.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    My advice is to branch out into a field other than your training. Try to pitch yourself as someone with a box of skills not just a one-trick pony and be clever about how you present your ideas. Hit the pavement.

    I did my first degrees (B.S. and M.S) are in Math, but I ended up doing a Ph.D. in another field. I got my fellowship by setting up meetings with some of the scientists in the other department about openings for new grad students and had a good dissertation topic to pitch. Worked great for me. I just got a national fellowship and have 4 job offers, and I have two years left on my Ph.D.
  • jsuaccounting
    jsuaccounting Posts: 189 Member
    I am an accounting major.
    1rst job - Monster, I posted my resume
    2nd job - networking (my sister told me about it)
    3rd job - applied online - Monster?
    4th job- applied thu usjobs.gov
    I also had a temporary job for a couple of weeks through craigslist.org
    So far, I have not had any periods of unemployment except for the initial 4 weeks after graduation in 2004. (fingers crossed that luck holds out:))
  • andeey
    andeey Posts: 709 Member
    I networked with everyone I know, used LinkedIn and Jibe plus the jobs pages of specific companies I was interested in joining. Ended up getting my most recent job by having an ex-colleague I had networked with call me up and ask if I was interested in a job opening they had. Went through the hiring process and started last week. Took me about 5 months from my previous job, which was a pretty long time in my opinion.

    For marketing, check out Jibe ... and follow @JIBEguy on Twitter, he's super friendly and helpful in trying to match seekers with jobs and they have a lot of Social Media/Marketing.

    Also, in LinkedIn, join some SM groups: B2B Online Marketing, B2B Social Media, Marketing Communication, Monitoring Social Media, Social Media Marketing, Social Media Today
  • RainRedfield
    RainRedfield Posts: 597 Member
    Killed someone and took his
  • DBiddle69
    DBiddle69 Posts: 682 Member
    check out http://www.indeed.com
  • thelovelyLIZ
    thelovelyLIZ Posts: 1,227 Member
    I got my current internship because of a connection. I was at a big conference, my mentor told me a job that would be right up my ally and she happened to know the person hiring because they went to grad school together. I've gotten lucky, because my contacts even been extend through August. We'll see what happens after though. I'm a theatre artist, so that likely means moving down to LA (currently living in central Cali), getting a day job, and sending out resumes. Yay for being a freelance artist!

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