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ITT: I suck at job hunting, do you?

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Alex C:
Hell, ask people who are just acquaintances rather than close friends too. Weirdly enough, I've read theories that say it's the people who you -aren't- particularly close friends with that are most likely to point you in the right direction. It's actually rather elegant and obvious when you think about it: people who aren't part of your own close social network run largely in different circles than you do, and thus they hear about opportunities you don't and vice versa. Pick their brains and good things might happen.

jhocking:

--- Quote from: Blue Kitty on 26 Jun 2010, 19:53 ---I've never been good with job hunting.  For the 4 jobs I've had there are about 50 jobs I've never heard from after sending them my resume/finishing an application.

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This is not an indication of sucking at job hunting. This is normal and how the process works.

That may be the problem right there, if you think that not getting a call after every resume submission means you suck at job hunting. The person who sucks at job hunting is the one who gives up after sending out two resumes.

HiFranc:
Do what you can to keep your spirits up and take heart from your success.  I've got an interview this week.  Whether or not I get the job (which I hope I do), I've already achieved something by getting an interview.  If you give in to depression and hopelessness you won't bother getting up in the morning.

Also, could you enroll on a vocational course?  It shows that you're willing to make the effort, it shows that you're not just sitting at home and it would probably enhance/demonstrate you have the skills for the jobs you are applying for.

Don't be afraid of following up crazy ideas: I was unemployed for a while after I graduated.  At that time I had not bought a flat so I was fully mobile.  I reasoned that I was helpful and I had been on so many interviews that I was getting to know the rail network pretty well, so I phoned up National Rail Enquiries and asked if they had a job.  A few phone calls later I was invited for interview and got a job.

{edit}I can't comment on American universities/colleges but, in Britain, the Careers Advisory Service attached to an educational institution normally gives help and vice to people for a few months after they graduate.  They can give you advice on constructing a CV[1], applying for jobs, etc.

Ps.
I just had a thought, if you're planning to stay in the same town you're studying in, are there any jobs going at your place of study?

[1] Or resume

tania:
i've always found getting an interview a lot harder than actually getting the job once you have an interview. getting an employer to actually notice your resume and call you in for an interview is one of the most painfully nerve-wracking things ever. once i get an interview i always relax immensely because if you're called in for an interview, it means you have all the qualifications for the position and they want to hire you, and all the employer is really looking for you to do is confirm that you can do the job. if you give all the right answers and do all the right things, i've never found it too difficult to pass an interview. there's only been a few times i haven't been hired after an interview and that tended to be only when i really fucked up on certain answers or was just up against too many people.

E. Spaceman:
No, when i first looked for jobs I applied to a company and within 3 hours they had called me to schedule my interview and in another 2 I was hired.

Of course, this means that I do not actually know how to apply for a job and since that job was pretty great paying I now have issues because when I left most places hiring seemed underpaying and menial.

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