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jeez...
Midland to Houston?
Reconnecting with your girl ?
Working at an oil company?
The amounts of win in a single post are undeniable
Good ****, homey.
Jobless and Frustrated NTers check in VOL. WE NOT-WORKIN!!!
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Midland to Houston?
Reconnecting with your girl ?
Working at an oil company?
The amounts of win in a single post are undeniable
Good ****, homey.
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Good to hear , also if u need here's another company to look into , sanjel, the pay is hella good and treat you right
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Any tips when dealing with temp agencies? Just got hipped to them.
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I'd say make sure they have a physical location or HQ and request to go in and speak with a staffing manager if they don't initially ask you to come in.
Be honest with the hiring manager about your goals, the kinds of jobs you're looking for, job history, resume, etc. The more transparent and honest you are with them, the easier and faster they can help you. Also if they're reputable, they should have training materials so you can brush up on interviewing, dressing appropriately, proper resume, etc. so use them if you need them, and at least look them over if you don't.
Check in with your hiring manager regularly to see if they have any new jobs that you may be eligible for. If you just want to build experience before looking for a full time, then ask for short term temps like 30 days or 3 months. If you have a career path in mind ask for temp to permanent positions, usually 4-6 month temps with the option of transitioning to full-time. Also IMO its better to have your temp work at one company for short period then after a few months move to the next, instead of working one day at one place, then working somewhere else for 3 days, then moving somewhere else for another day. its better to have consistency. If you need work asap, tell them to put you in for whatever so you can at least get some interview experience. You also might end up liking a job you never thought you would. If you're at a spot you like, and you're doing a good job and want to actually work there, ask for a full time offer. Your agency should support you, they shouldn't need you as a temp forever, and its def not your goal to keep giving them a cut of your check if you can get a full time.
You can use more than one temp agency at the same time. Not all of them are good, so go check out a few, meet the staffing managers and you should be able to determine which ones are worthwhile by how active and often they follow up with you and let you know about new positions. I used 2: my first one was great. Had 3 staffing managers looking for jobs for me. In a month they put me in for 5 positions and I went for 2 interviews. found a 2nd agency a week after finding the 1st but after never hearing from the staffing manager there after our first initial meeting, I just stuck with the first agency and they ultimately got me the job I have now. I also used an online based agency and got nothing out of it, so that why I suggest making sure they have a location with people you can actually go and speak to.
Lastly, an important thing to remember is that once you take a job, you're representing not just yourself but your temp agency also, so do your best because your supervisor will definitely let your staffing manager know about your performance. Plus you may inadvertently affect their ability to employ future temps at that company. Ask your supervisors for feedback and to evaluate your performance, keep your resume up to date, and network while your there. Most importantly, do your due diligence by staying current with any software, databases, applications, etc that you should know for your field. You're only hurting yourself if you don't.
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just bumping this up since the application is still open
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Seems like a great opportunity, I'm actually starting a Ruby on Rails (front-end) bootcamp in a few weeks and have to
drop serious money for the program. I did something similar to this back home and it changed my whole career path
from working as a lifeguard to a completely different career with full benefits just by applying to a free program for
2-3 months and I was in. It was a different field but the city was training environmental programs
(abatement ie: hazardous materials) and giving out certifications for free, which would have cost a few grand. Take
advantage of this people if you need the qualifications.
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Got a conditional job offer on Christmas Eve, to begin a career after searching since May. Definitely a nice Christmas present for myself. I was stressing since a lot of students in my grad program were getting internships lined up for the spring.
Funny thing is, when my pops forwarded me the job announcement, I immediately ruled myself out and figured I wouldn't even get a call back. But I completed it anyway, and in the interview, they told me they had handpicked my resume. Definitely a great feeling. Anyone that's frustrated in this thread, that quote that says "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" is definitely true. Increase your application volume and don't rule yourself out.
Funny thing is, when my pops forwarded me the job announcement, I immediately ruled myself out and figured I wouldn't even get a call back. But I completed it anyway, and in the interview, they told me they had handpicked my resume. Definitely a great feeling. Anyone that's frustrated in this thread, that quote that says "you miss 100% of the shots you don't take" is definitely true. Increase your application volume and don't rule yourself out.
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mr marcus
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^congrats
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EDIT: Congrats
D.Josey
I am really stressed out at my job bros...
I know I should be thankful for a job in general but I feel like I've hit a wall and I've been at this job for about 10 months.
I can't sleep, can't eat correctly, and pretty much everything outside of the 9 to 5 is non-existent due to lack of motivation/stress. (didn't even wanna see my family on christmas
)
I have a part-time gig on the weekends that is cool money but today I seriously considered upping those hours and walking away from my full-time position.
I've gained some good management skills from my full-time position and definitely improved my resume quite a bit, but would it be foolish to leave?
Like I said, I would go from making around $600 weekly to around $450 if i dropped my full-time and increased hours in the part time job.
No kids, no rent, no mortgage, no major bills or responsibilities. I would love to stick it out and work fulltime and part time and dish out resumes, but the stress has hit the ceiling.
The goal is to work 30 hours (at the less stressful job) or so and dish out resumes like a mad man. Yay or nay?
Call me stupid, soft, spoiled, or smart or whatever. Honest criticism would be appreciated.
D.Josey
I am really stressed out at my job bros...
I know I should be thankful for a job in general but I feel like I've hit a wall and I've been at this job for about 10 months.
I can't sleep, can't eat correctly, and pretty much everything outside of the 9 to 5 is non-existent due to lack of motivation/stress. (didn't even wanna see my family on christmas
)I have a part-time gig on the weekends that is cool money but today I seriously considered upping those hours and walking away from my full-time position.
I've gained some good management skills from my full-time position and definitely improved my resume quite a bit, but would it be foolish to leave?
Like I said, I would go from making around $600 weekly to around $450 if i dropped my full-time and increased hours in the part time job.
No kids, no rent, no mortgage, no major bills or responsibilities. I would love to stick it out and work fulltime and part time and dish out resumes, but the stress has hit the ceiling.
The goal is to work 30 hours (at the less stressful job) or so and dish out resumes like a mad man. Yay or nay?
Call me stupid, soft, spoiled, or smart or whatever. Honest criticism would be appreciated.
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TRUBALLA, what do you do? what are your goals in life? 5,10,15 years. why causes you to stress out?
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I am currently a communications manager for a business. This particular retail business has 4 locations that I manage...Pretty much I have to solve EVERY problem (repairs, customer service, delivery issues, scheduling, part inquiries, inventory status, shipment delays, logistics, etc).
I don't have a concrete goal. I guess, since I am seen as a solid communicator, I could become an analyst or work in a form of marketing, but I'm only 23 so I am exploring different avenues.
My stress comes from our customers, my team, and my manager who has outrageous expectations. I have had colleagues leave or get fired and there has been no desire to replace them, so pretty much most of the work has fallen on my shoulders. I know my boss is cutting corners by not hiring other help and by making me pick up extra tasks. There are plans to improve, but it doesn't seem likely. I've always had plans to move on from this job, but I'm not sure if I should ride this out until my hair falls out or abandon ship now before I breakdown.
I don't have a concrete goal. I guess, since I am seen as a solid communicator, I could become an analyst or work in a form of marketing, but I'm only 23 so I am exploring different avenues.
My stress comes from our customers, my team, and my manager who has outrageous expectations. I have had colleagues leave or get fired and there has been no desire to replace them, so pretty much most of the work has fallen on my shoulders. I know my boss is cutting corners by not hiring other help and by making me pick up extra tasks. There are plans to improve, but it doesn't seem likely. I've always had plans to move on from this job, but I'm not sure if I should ride this out until my hair falls out or abandon ship now before I breakdown.
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^^check your pm
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Where do you live if you dont mind me asking?
If your open to sales jobs depending on where you are there are better jobs then d2d sales
most profitable sales jobs are inside sales, or on the enterprise side.
If you lack experience but want some look for a Sales Dev role and a company that will invest in your development.
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this happens a bit to my friends and my suggestion is to basically start looking for another place to work. keep working there for now and see if you can make a switch because more often than not, in my experience, its very likely that they wont hire new people to relieve you if you can handle the tasks on your own. another benefit to doing this is that it can give you leverage if you do want to stay and ask for compensation for your new load of work.
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Appreciate it man. I've been looking for past month or so but nothing has stuck yet.
Even a better compensation wouldn't keep me around at this point, but that does make sense.
Thanks for the tip
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Quit leave find another company start your own do somethingEDIT: Congrats
I am really stressed out at my job bros...
I know I should be thankful for a job in general but I feel like I've hit a wall and I've been at this job for about 10 months.
I can't sleep, can't eat correctly, and pretty much everything outside of the 9 to 5 is non-existent due to lack of motivation/stress. (didn't even wanna see my family on christmas
I have a part-time gig on the weekends that is cool money but today I seriously considered upping those hours and walking away from my full-time position.
I've gained some good management skills from my full-time position and definitely improved my resume quite a bit, but would it be foolish to leave?
Like I said, I would go from making around $600 weekly to around $450 if i dropped my full-time and increased hours in the part time job.
No kids, no rent, no mortgage, no major bills or responsibilities. I would love to stick it out and work fulltime and part time and dish out resumes, but the stress has hit the ceiling.
The goal is to work 30 hours (at the less stressful job) or so and dish out resumes like a mad man. Yay or nay?
Call me stupid, soft, spoiled, or smart or whatever. Honest criticism would be appreciated.
But damnit you better not stay there cuz it sounds like your job is becoming hell every time you go to work
Don't be the be of those fat tired pos of a man out there doing something his heart isn't in
Your mind and body should be valued over your job especial if your stress'n
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What jobs offer $15+ an hour?
I can't do this CCA at the USPS anymore. The weather is too cold for me to be delivering mail.
I can't do this CCA at the USPS anymore. The weather is too cold for me to be delivering mail.
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Im currently in NYC.
I graduated last december and landed an internship at a popular Hip Hop magazine/media company doing marketing/ad sales/event planning. Long story short there were no opportunities to advance within that organization and I decided to leave in October. Been looking for full time work ever since and have only been getting call backs for jobs that involve door to door selling which isn't something I can see myself doing. It sucks because I know what I want in terms of my future, just not finding any opportunities.
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Sometimes you have to go outside your field in order to get into your field. I worked college kids at a prestigous university in Houston. Lots of those kids found themselves working outside there fields once they graduated. A lot employers don't want to be your first employer. I remember reading that statistically, recently graduated/first time employees have a low success rate.
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Bro are you good? I heard the drop in oil prices isn't very good for the industry... its turning out good for the economy supposedly.
My friend was in a similar situation where he was demoted and getting screwed by office politics. He stayed until his manager was fired but he was mentally beat up from all the bs... it lasted a year. He has a life-changing disease (MS) and believes the stress from work cause his disease to worsen... that's what he believes.
@Truballa101 Its probably best to pick up more hours at your part-time and if possible reduce the hours at your full-time. Double check to see if you can even get more part-time hours... meanwhile, keep looking for other opportunities.
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If you are open to doing sales I recommend you look for inside sales positions and sales development roles or SDR's, maybe even roles in Support or Customer Service
like the man above said you just want to get your foot in the door so that you can start learning. Your first job you want to be a sponge take in as much as you can learn from mistakes and your triumphs.
Many employers ask Why should I hire you, and it is your job to respond by saying that I have a proven track record of making positive change that has benefited the company I worked for and that I am committed to continued growth and learning.
Is there a field you are looking to penetrate specifically? or what you studied in school?
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Yeah we got contracted work for the next 3 years when the price of oil gets to 25$ a barrel I'll start to worry. Also the price fall is really only effecting the bigger companies since they have to please the stock holders and investors . I work for a private company now so I'll be alright for good minute
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Actually it's the smaller oil companies that worry. They are not as diversified as the big companies. Bigger companies welcome it to point because it weeds out the smaller competition (ie: Birdman Oil)
