A continuation of Job Stalking #2.

If you want to use the newspaper to find jobs thats fine, but its extremely limiting nowadays.  We used Craigs List and many online job finder helps…like Yahoo! Hotjobs where I input all the information I wanted to give and then used the search and email alerts to have the possibilities sent to my email box.  You can also google for local job listings, sometimes your library will have a web-page for postings.

Next, I hunted for jobs that would also allow me to call them, or show up at a certain time for an ‘open call’ interview.

But mostly you just end up waiting a lot.

I was inputting for multiple jobs a day.  On the days there was nothing I tried to find addresses, emails, and phone numbers for the jobs I already applied online for so I could hunt them down and pursue them.  You need to be aggressive, when you call them up:

• Ask them is the job still open
• Next ask when you can come in for an interview
• Ask when you can call back again and check on the job if they are not going to give you an interview.
• Ask for names and numbers to easily check back again.
• Tell them you can stop bye today!
• Ask them to please contact you if the position is filled.

If you find an address:

• Show up during non-busy hours (to the best of your ability)
• Ask to talk to a manager or recruiter
• If no one is available ask for a business card and ‘best time’ for a retry.
• Bring copies of your resume with you – they will not have it printed out, and if you ‘walk-in’ you want to have one ready to push in their hand so you remove another excuse not to talk to you.

Follow-up, follow-up, follow-up!  Keep checking till you know the position is filled or someone tells you ‘no’.  And be ready to answer interview ‘questions’, know how much money you want to make, have some goals for yourself, and have goals for you in their company/business.  Build good questions to ask them when they give you the chance:

• What does the position pay
• Whats the schedule
• Is their benefits/healthcare
• Etcetera!

I have been interviewed by people who didn’t even give me their name!  SO during the part when they ask If I have any questions I said YES!  “What is your name?”…do you have a business card…

Next time we will talk about the difficulties.

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