Jobless and Frustrated NTers check in VOL. WE NOT-WORKIN!!!

This summer job search is getting irritating as **** :smh:

Reminds me of why I left here to begin with.
 
Anyone not shy of working a corporate-desk job should look into being a financial loan advisor (mortgage loan originator). Average income (ncluding commissions) is around $60k. All you have to do is pass the federal licensing exam and you''re good.
 
when writing follow up thank you notes do you guys send one to each person you interviewed with? Or just the company in general? I met with 5 different managers from the company :nerd: including the owner

I stocked up on thank you cards so I don't need to be frugal with it
 
^Yes, I send a thank you to everyone I interviewed with. Some may not get it and/or each ones reaction could be different.
 
friscostylez said:
Do you send the same message to everyone?
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I was planning on sending different messages to each person, since they asked me different questions. I guess it depends on the situation, this was for an engineering company where I would be groomed and "cross-trained" in a few departments so each manager for their department had their own q's. I was planning on addressing and reinforcing some things in these "thank you" notes.
 
Suberzat1 said:
 
Has anyone writing a writing sample for an intern or job?

This intern is asking for one
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I mentioned it before, but happy to help anyone with fixing their resumes/cover letters. PM me.
friscostylez said:
anybody here ever left a permanent position for a contract role?
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Give us more details. What's your current gig? What's this contract role? What are downsides/upsides to each? Do you have money saved up as a fallback?
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I was planning on sending different messages to each person, since they asked me different questions. I guess it depends on the situation, this was for an engineering company where I would be groomed and "cross-trained" in a few departments so each manager for their department had their own q's. I was planning on addressing and reinforcing some things in these "thank you" notes.
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Don't send thank you notes. By the time the interviewers get them, they probably already made their decisions.

Send emails instead, but not the same one for each person. Tailor each one specifically to what you and the interviewer/s talked about. They'll be impressed: "wow, can't believe @MrSwagtastic remembered that. Very cool. Let me reply to this thank you email because his charm is on fleek."
 
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Having a job you have to call in to see if they need you to work is the worst!!!. Barely get hours, I need to get out there again and find a new job
 
MrSwagtastic said:
when writing follow up thank you notes do you guys send one to each person you interviewed with? Or just the company in general? I met with 5 different managers from the company
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including the owner

I stocked up on thank you cards so I don't need to be frugal with it
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friscostylez said:
Do you send the same message to everyone?
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Thank you emails to everyone and what I do is that I have a word document saved with 9 different thank you letters all with different wording. I use those as a template and send a different one to each and include something specific that the interviewer and I discussed.

Writing them off hand everytime you need one is time consuming and annoying when you have to write multiple and are worried about using the same phrasing over and over. The word document has done wonders for me.
 
^ Going along @Antidope's tangent, I also keep a main Word doc of all the interview questions I've been asked/are typical in interviews.

Has done well for me. I highly recommend it, especially because you can fine-tune it as you go along (e.g. better answers/examples).
 
Slighted said:
^ Going along @Antidope
's tangent, I also keep a main Word doc of all the interview questions I've been asked/are typical in interviews.

Has done well for me. I highly recommend it, especially because you can fine-tune it as you go along (e.g. better answers/examples).
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I also do this. Major help
 
A recruiter sent me 3 emails practically begging me to apply for a job he saw fit for me. After I apply, homey went ghost. :smh:

Job was perfect too, with paid training for certifications. I feel used.
 
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Got a initial phone interview this week. Anyone got tips?

slighted slighted can you post those questions?
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I've actually never done a phone interview but I'd approach it the same way I'd do an in-person one.

Try to find a comfortable and quiet place freeing yourself of any distractions. Turn off your phone, lock the door, and don't be surfing NT. lol Make sure to have your resume handy in case the interviewer references something on there and you won't be fumbling around. Be yourself, and be confident when selling yourself. I usually never try to BS and test the interviewer with stuff I'm not sure about. Stick to what you know.

Best of luck to you homie. Let us know how it works out!
 
krazy88s said:
A recruiter sent me 3 emails practically begging me to apply for a job he saw fit for me. After I apply, homey went ghost. :smh:

Job was perfect too, with paid training for certifications. I feel used.
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Sorry to hear that, but I wouldn't expect anything less from an external recruiter... Don't take it personal though, as they're usually paid based off commission and the more people they have "applying" the greater chance of someone actually landing a spot.

Trying asking others you may know for suggestions for recruiters. There are actually very good ones out there who might be able to actually assist you instead of cold searching and spamming all of their connects on LinkedIn seeing if you're interested in a position you're not qualified for or "someone you may know who might be interested".
 
Osek206 said:
Interviews and natural hair? I can't believe I'm actually thinking about this but I have a interview on Thursday
and I've been using the nudred to style it for the past couple months. I haven't used a pick/comb in forever. I'm
debating what I should do. I'm going to get a line up but should I just comb it out to a mini fro for the interview
and continue with the nudred after for a more " clean" look?

So lame that I even have to think about this, but I understand what I'm dealing with out in the job market, and
and anything can scrap your chances especially being a black male.

What do you guys think? This job would make my commute like years easier, even though it's less pay.
I would basically free up my commute/stress so I can actually spend time working on a business on the side.
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It all depends on how much you need or want the job and if you legitimately feel like cutting your hair will give you an edge in landing the job.

I for one would struggle with this until I just got set in my ways and said I would refuse to cut my hair for any job being that I've maneuvered quite well throughout the job market without having to do so. It's always been about principle with me and feel like if they are worried about my hair and not what I bring to the table then they are worried about the wrong thing. In addition, a lot of companies have gotten more progressive and are tolerant of natural hair styles as long as they are groomed and well kept.

Thankfully the industry I'm in I don't really have that work against me and have received my share of offers from one healthcare admin. job to the next even with locks.
 
I'm trying to help out a friend, she's basically a medical assistant and looking for positions in that field. Besides craigslist what other websites/places can you guys reccommend that she look at. Thanks in advance!
 
Hey guys, I figure I would share my story and hopefully it would inspire others. So I was unemployed for nearly two years, and made ends meet by starting a clothing line. I lived in Illinois and the job market is shot. I relocated to Ocala, which my girlfriend stays.

So, my luck here was much better. A week after I moved, I got a job interview for a position in graphic design making 15 a hour. I didn't get it but i kept looking. Ended up getting a holiday job at Old Navy and stayed there for 7 months. The good thing about the company is that you get a dollar raise after six months and the pay goes up every June. Employees there make $10 a hour. Still wasn't cutting it for me.

Retail really annoyed me so i applied for a temp agency in town. I didn't really expect much, but the first agency actually called me and told me that this place that makes fire engines is looking for a in process photographer, which is just taking pictures of the various stages of production for the trucks. The position payed $14 a hour and was a temp to hire position. I jumped on that.

Two months later and I'm doing really well there, and am about to turn over from hourly to salary pay. I showed my supervisor that I had a degree in graphic design so i do that now too. If you are thinking about relocating for work, definitely consider it
 
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