yeah, lets keep the job vibes flowin' cause they are WORKING!
lets all super vibe eachother, anyone who needs a job, post to get added and we'll all send our positive thoughts and faith out into the universe for eachother and like a bunch of lasers pointed in a room of mirrors we will all be
SUPER VIBED!!!!!!!!!!
:D :D alia :D :D :D
I don't need a job, but I will gladly add some super good luck vibes!!!
`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~vibes~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~`~ `~
concentrated RCB vibes - what a concept!!!
more on the way to you.
On Mon, 27 Oct 2003 21:00:46 -0500, alia wrote (in message ):
I'll send some vibes, and add some of my never-fail job advice. Even in the crappiest economies, I've never had to go more than a week without a good job offer. Even though I've been out of the working world for more than three years, I'm still getting calls from headhunters and large corporations, asking me to sign on.
If you're currently without a paying job: Consider your current activities to be your job. A line on a resume stating that you're researching the launching of your own business looks a whole lot better than laid off for six months. It's true, too -- most of the folks here would love to sell their jewelry and make their hobby into a paying job.
At the beginning of your job search, sit at a keyboard or with a large slice of paper, and list all your skills and strengths. List the strengths you have in every area of your life, not just job related skills. Take a while on this, it's important. Ask family members or close friends what skills they see in in you.
Now compare your job history to that list. Try to match your strengths to the jobs you've had, and to think of jobs which require similar skill sets. That's your target market. Say you were an elementary school teacher, teaching reading to fourth graders. You like to bead, line dance and can make a computer boggie down the hall. Where you live has a non-existent line dance career industry, a so-so elementary school hiring industry, and a strong computer industry.
Check out the computer companies: what jobs do they have that uses your line dancing, elementary school teacher, computer loving, beader personality? I've been in many a corporate training seminar, and a person with elementary school training would have been a godsend. Apply for the job, explaining that your teaching background, combined with computer knowledge, along with strong experience working with groups (line dancing) and being able to self-manage as well as supervise other people. (Having the patience to rip out a project and rebeat it until it's right shows amazing self-discipline.
When you get the interview, start researching. Go online and to the library, and find out all you can about the company. Find out who they consider competitors, who are their main customers, how they've fared economically over the past few years, all the while thinking about how their needs fit your wonderful, unique skills. I usually make myself a chart showing the results of my research, so I can ask intelligent questions during the interview.
At the interview, explain that you, as a candidate, would be better than some schmoe off the street who had that job at a competitor last year. And beleive it. Your people skills, self motivation and background in elementary education make you worlds better than the average candidate, even if they used to have the same job.
Ask the interview what he would consider the perfect hiree, the kind that God would create in front of him as a reward for a lifetime of religious devotion. Listen. I'd bet that at least a few of those perfect qualities are some of the ones you're trying to showcase.
At the interview, ask plenty of questions. Ask to be walked through a typical day in the life of the hiree, and see about meeting the people that hitre would work with. If the job sounds attractive, say so. I always used, "Gee, it seems almost too good to be true working here. I seem to fit within your organization, and the people are all so nice. I'd love to find some way to bring my skills and your needs together."
Once you get outta there, send a thank you note (handwritten, blue black ink on white high-quality paper), thanking each person with whom you interviewed for taking time out of their busy day, and mentioning one point that shows why you are the Ideal Candidate.
When you get return calls rom employers, do two things: screen your calls, and always try to up their starting offer salary. I have the voice mail pick up, and call back when the mayhem in my house has quieted down. Take a couple of calming breaths before returning the call, and make sure you have a pen and paper to use to take any notes.
If they offer you a salary (hooray!) - DO NOT accept it as is. Pause, and make the silence work for you. Tell them that you really, really like their company and the job, but could the person do a little better moneywise. After all, you have other job offers that pay more, but their company is your favorite. I've never had a company not come up with a few more bucks or some extra vacation days, something. They expect the negotiation, and leaving money on the table is silly.
Good luck! Finding a new job is challenging and can be terrifying. Get past that fear and concentrate on what makes you wonderful and unique, and you should do just fine.
Kathy N-V
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@hotmail.com (alia) :
]yeah, lets keep the job vibes flowin' cause they are WORKING!
please keep me on your list - my interview is TOMORROW and i'm already shaking!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :
]Good luck! Finding a new job is challenging and can be terrifying. Get past ]that fear and concentrate on what makes you wonderful and unique, and you ]should do just fine.
Saved, Kathy..... thanks. this is the first time i've EVER been "out of work" when i didn't want to be.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Sending super duper Tinkster vibes from the Great Black Swamp.... You'll do great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "Tink" :
]Sending super duper Tinkster vibes from the Great Black Swamp.... You'll do ]great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks, hon. i sure hope so. multiple "interviewers", too. i can't decide if that's good or bad.
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
good interview vibes to you!!!!!!!!!
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from "KDK" :
]good interview vibes to you!!!!!!!!!
thanks, Kathy!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
Your advice is absolutely excellent. If you WERE looking for work, I'd say you could easily sell it. But since there's that SSI thing, I'd say some trusted family member might want to think about becoming a published author.... Sarajane
Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
that's VERY good. Just keep remembering that YOU ARE VALUABLE. YOU HAVE MUCH TO OFFER.
and BREATH at least once in a while! Sarajane
Sarajane's Polymer Clay Gallery
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 10:39:35 -0500, Sjpolyclay wrote (in message ):
I agree. Meeting with multiple interviewers is great. I'm not sure if I prefer the group interview, where there are a bunch of them all at once or serial interviews at the same time. Either way, I like the way I get a real feel of the energy of the place, and it's really easy to see where the power structure really lies.
On these kinds of interviews, when they ask me if I have questions, I always ask them to sketch me a rough org chart, to show me how the advertised position interacts with the rest of the company. It never fails to get a shocked response, and then the group really pulls together and says what they expect from the new hiree. It's almost always a very educational experience for everyone, because the different departments always seem to have differing points of view of the job. It also lets you clear all the clutter duties out of the job, and concentrate on what's really important. I've had job descriptions completely re-written on the fly during the course of this exercise.
When I go to an interview, I don't look at it as if they are doing anything for me, except trying to sell me this job. They'd be darned lucky to get me, and I'm going to show that attitude. If I didn't have the skills to do the job, my resume wouldn't have made it through the first pass. An interview, to me, is to see how my personality meshes with the personalities and skills of the other people there. It's a negotiation, not me standing there with my hat in my hand.
Thats not to say I haven't made some real bonehead moves out there, and blown a couple of interviews. Once, I totally misread the interviewer and came across as a real hard guy, instead of a supportive manager. One time, I drove two hours in a blowing snowstorm to get to the interview, only to have the interviewer whine that I was keeping him from going home, and I told him off. Fortunately, no matter how badly you blow an interview, there are always other companies out there; and that stuff doesn't come back to haunt you.
Smile and relax. You're terrific, and any company would be lucky to have you. Relax and let them see that you're much, much more than what they're looking for.
Kathy N-V
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from snipped-for-privacy@aol.comeatspam (Sjpolyclay) :
]and BREATH at least once in a while!
**chuckle** thanks!----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
vj found this in rec.crafts.beads, from Kathy N-V :
]Smile and relax.
thanks, Kathy! i'm creating my own "interviewee" file. in case i keep needing it!
----------- @vicki [SnuggleWench] (Books)
I agree with Kathy in essence, but I would suggest that you research the company before you even apply for a job. I dont' believe in wasting paper, envelope and stamp to send a resume to a company for whom I don't want to work. Ten minutes of research lets me know that.
Also, don't mail a resume...mail an executive folder. It's simple to assemble...business card, letter of recommendation or achievement and your resume.
It is so impressive to receive this. I received one years ago from an applicant and have used it and recommended it since. In fact, I can point to cases where a resume was sent, and then followed up with this, after they had learned about it...voila...an interview.
Just my experience after 20 years in the HR Exec area.
self-discipline.
On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 17:26:47 -0500, Lisa wrote (in message ):
So many ads are blind that I don't always get a chance to research before I hear from the company. But you're absolutely right, especially if you are sending that lovely folder.
What a terrific idea. For those job hunters on a budget, I strongly recommend getting the folders from American Scientific and Surplus.
Thanks for the tip. I'm always psyched to learn something new.
Kathy N-V
GREAT idea. Shoot I do that for Marquise's father with his photo business -- you would think I would know enough to do it for me!
Becki "In between the moon and you, the angels have a better view of the crumbling difference between wrong and right." -- Counting Crows
What also makes it stand out is its size. So many people who even go to the trouble to actually MAIL a resume, fold it into thirds and put it in a business size envelope.
Isn't it funny how we don't think about marketing ourselves when looking for our next opportunity?
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