This is a continuation thread to use as a central Job Networking hub since November 2003
Online Communities such as AT are more important than ever.
This is a link back to the original to reach back to the many resources useful in the thread over time.
Thanks Mods for this thread sticky as it can be such an important tool
People place a post in here of where you are from and updates on how it is going.
It would show trends of how things are in particular areas of the Country. Whether you are new to the work force or having to adapt to change.
This truly shows the true power of the Internet and it has nothing to do with Computers, it is the Power of People coming together.
I would like to thank all of the great AT member for their postings of Job Openings.
Thank you everyone and best of luck.
Thanks to all who have posted Job postings :beer: :thumbsup:
---------------------------------
Special thanks to all those posting about job postions they become aware of and the Mods of Staff of AT for making it possible. Every job counts.
Dave
12-11-2003 <blockquote>Quote
Originally posted by: Rufio
Well, I got 2 members of AT jobs at my place. They've been working here for at least 4 months now.
It's in the torrance, CA area.
If you are still looking for a job in this area (computer sales, basically), PM me! [/quote]
Thank You Rufio. You brought tears to my eyes this morning times two.
I said from the beginning that if this thread just brings one job it is worth it.
:wine::wine:
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Originally posted by: Maephestus
I've used AT forums for a couple years, but this topic finally motivated me enough to register and get involved. There are alot of very qualified people who post here, and it is a good idea to try and leverage that if possible.
I find that the large-scale job sites have become almost unusable. I'll just give an example of something that happened to me last year when I was job hunting:
I received an email from a company that appeared interested in me and my skills... let's call the company 'Happy Elves' and the job site I was posting on we'll call 'ScaryCreature' (dot com). I spent far too much time preparing for a job interview with the Happy Elves, and when I arrived at the interview... the position was for selling life insurance to senior citizens.
At that point I enquired why I would be a good fit for the position, since my resume was clearly titled 'Senior Software Engineer'... and the interviewer replied, in all seriousness, "Well, your resume indicated interested in working with Seniors, and we thought you could be a great fit."
True story, but probably not uncommon.
To summarize, I support job hunting and networking at a more local level, like we find in AT forums.
- Regards, Maephestus
Welcome aboard Maephestus
Yes, many scams and things to look out for on the big boards have been posted here.
I suspect if it keeps up unfetered the big boards will fade away as any deceptive product should.
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8-21-2006 To anyone using Monster.com beware of yet another scam via that site:
Where is the FTC, FBI???
Dear David!
We have found your resume at www.monster.com.
And We would like to suggest you a position at our company - the Transfer Manager.
The task of the Transfer Manager is to process payments between our
clients and our company via bank accounts, checks, PayPal. The job is related to remote
Internet operations.Every payment order will be accompanied with detailed instructions.
It's a commission based position. You will get about 8% of each processed payment.
General requirements:
Ability to create good administrative reporting;
Willingness to work from home, take responsibility set up and achieve goals;
Prior customer service experience is a good benefit, but not a must;
Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;
Effective interaction with customers;
Familiarity to working online, Internet and e-mail skills;
3-5 hours per week
Salary: $600-$1200 per week
This job will allow you to:
Work efficiently from home;
Increase available personal time;
Achieve financial independence in half the normal time (1-3 hours per day);
Develop high self-respect and esteem.
Become able to share time and money with others less fortunate than you;
Current Vacancies: 4
If you are interested in this position, please e-mail me:
maija@trust-financial-mail-server.net
---------
Thank you,
Maija Guntis,
Financial Manager,
Trust Financial
=====================================================
2-6-2006 No one has an answer why but the Government has stepped in and has made online job searching extremely difficult.
2-6-2006 Job hunting online gets trickier
Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know ? and change -- now.
According to this definition, an applicant must "express interest" in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company's site, or whatever other means the company requests
That "expression of interest" must show that he or she has all the qualifications for the job listed in the company's job description (not just some or most of them) -- and those qualifications must be specific and measurable.
The applicant must be considered for a specific current or future position, and "never remove himself from consideration for the job," says Crispin. For example, "if I have a job opening in Boston, for example, and you've specified that you want to work in Chicago, I can infer that you've removed yourself,"
To comply with these new rules and get the most diversity, employers will have an incentive to keep the pool of applicants for each job relatively small and as random as possible. To make sure you're considered now, you'll have to:
Follow the company's instructions. "If an employer says that, to apply for a given job, you must go to their web site and enter a certain code number, then do that," says Crispin. "Otherwise your resume will never be seen."
Spell out your qualifications clearly. "Pay very close attention to the specific qualifications an employer lists for a particular job, and make sure your resume contains those exact words," Crispin says.
For instance, if a job description includes the words "three years of credit accounting experience," put "three years of credit accounting experience" on your resume. "Don't just list a credit-accounting position with the dates you had it and assume someone will figure it out," Crispin advises. This may mean you have to rewrite your resume for each job opening you apply for.
Keep your resume up-to-the-minute current. "The rules allow companies to pick a random pool of applicants by searching the job boards for 'most recent' qualified applicants," Crispin notes. "In those cases, no one will even look at a resume that is more than two or three weeks old." Yikes.
Target specific companies and visit their web sites often. "The first announcement of a job opening very often appears on a company's own site before it is posted anywhere else," says Crispin. If enough applicants turn up on the site, the employer is unlikely to look any further. "Companies really do not want 500 or 1,000 applicants for each job," Crispin says. "If they get 30 who are qualified, that's a reasonable number for a hiring manager to consider and select from."
If someone is referring you for a job, make sure you -- and they -- understand how to do it. About one-third of all new hires now come through employee-referral programs, and companies are still permitted to run these however they like, as long as they follow a consistent policy. So if your pal at Ostrich Corp. wants to refer you for a job, know what Ostrich's policy is (whether via the company web site, having your friend submit your resume for you in a particular way, or what-have-you) and follow it to the letter.
By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
February 6, 2006
Online Communities such as AT are more important than ever.
This is a link back to the original to reach back to the many resources useful in the thread over time.
Thanks Mods for this thread sticky as it can be such an important tool
People place a post in here of where you are from and updates on how it is going.
It would show trends of how things are in particular areas of the Country. Whether you are new to the work force or having to adapt to change.
This truly shows the true power of the Internet and it has nothing to do with Computers, it is the Power of People coming together.
I would like to thank all of the great AT member for their postings of Job Openings.
Thank you everyone and best of luck.
Thanks to all who have posted Job postings :beer: :thumbsup:
---------------------------------
Special thanks to all those posting about job postions they become aware of and the Mods of Staff of AT for making it possible. Every job counts.
Dave
12-11-2003 <blockquote>Quote
Originally posted by: Rufio
Well, I got 2 members of AT jobs at my place. They've been working here for at least 4 months now.
It's in the torrance, CA area.
If you are still looking for a job in this area (computer sales, basically), PM me! [/quote]
Thank You Rufio. You brought tears to my eyes this morning times two.
I said from the beginning that if this thread just brings one job it is worth it.
:wine::wine:
=======================================================
Originally posted by: Maephestus
I've used AT forums for a couple years, but this topic finally motivated me enough to register and get involved. There are alot of very qualified people who post here, and it is a good idea to try and leverage that if possible.
I find that the large-scale job sites have become almost unusable. I'll just give an example of something that happened to me last year when I was job hunting:
I received an email from a company that appeared interested in me and my skills... let's call the company 'Happy Elves' and the job site I was posting on we'll call 'ScaryCreature' (dot com). I spent far too much time preparing for a job interview with the Happy Elves, and when I arrived at the interview... the position was for selling life insurance to senior citizens.
At that point I enquired why I would be a good fit for the position, since my resume was clearly titled 'Senior Software Engineer'... and the interviewer replied, in all seriousness, "Well, your resume indicated interested in working with Seniors, and we thought you could be a great fit."
True story, but probably not uncommon.
To summarize, I support job hunting and networking at a more local level, like we find in AT forums.
- Regards, Maephestus
Welcome aboard Maephestus
Yes, many scams and things to look out for on the big boards have been posted here.
I suspect if it keeps up unfetered the big boards will fade away as any deceptive product should.
=======================================================
8-21-2006 To anyone using Monster.com beware of yet another scam via that site:
Where is the FTC, FBI???
Dear David!
We have found your resume at www.monster.com.
And We would like to suggest you a position at our company - the Transfer Manager.
The task of the Transfer Manager is to process payments between our
clients and our company via bank accounts, checks, PayPal. The job is related to remote
Internet operations.Every payment order will be accompanied with detailed instructions.
It's a commission based position. You will get about 8% of each processed payment.
General requirements:
Ability to create good administrative reporting;
Willingness to work from home, take responsibility set up and achieve goals;
Prior customer service experience is a good benefit, but not a must;
Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;
Effective interaction with customers;
Familiarity to working online, Internet and e-mail skills;
3-5 hours per week
Salary: $600-$1200 per week
This job will allow you to:
Work efficiently from home;
Increase available personal time;
Achieve financial independence in half the normal time (1-3 hours per day);
Develop high self-respect and esteem.
Become able to share time and money with others less fortunate than you;
Current Vacancies: 4
If you are interested in this position, please e-mail me:
maija@trust-financial-mail-server.net
---------
Thank you,
Maija Guntis,
Financial Manager,
Trust Financial
=====================================================
2-6-2006 No one has an answer why but the Government has stepped in and has made online job searching extremely difficult.
2-6-2006 Job hunting online gets trickier
Federal regulations kick in today that will make Internet job hunting more complicated. Here's what candidates need to know ? and change -- now.
According to this definition, an applicant must "express interest" in the job, whether by sending in a resume, applying on the company's site, or whatever other means the company requests
That "expression of interest" must show that he or she has all the qualifications for the job listed in the company's job description (not just some or most of them) -- and those qualifications must be specific and measurable.
The applicant must be considered for a specific current or future position, and "never remove himself from consideration for the job," says Crispin. For example, "if I have a job opening in Boston, for example, and you've specified that you want to work in Chicago, I can infer that you've removed yourself,"
To comply with these new rules and get the most diversity, employers will have an incentive to keep the pool of applicants for each job relatively small and as random as possible. To make sure you're considered now, you'll have to:
Follow the company's instructions. "If an employer says that, to apply for a given job, you must go to their web site and enter a certain code number, then do that," says Crispin. "Otherwise your resume will never be seen."
Spell out your qualifications clearly. "Pay very close attention to the specific qualifications an employer lists for a particular job, and make sure your resume contains those exact words," Crispin says.
For instance, if a job description includes the words "three years of credit accounting experience," put "three years of credit accounting experience" on your resume. "Don't just list a credit-accounting position with the dates you had it and assume someone will figure it out," Crispin advises. This may mean you have to rewrite your resume for each job opening you apply for.
Keep your resume up-to-the-minute current. "The rules allow companies to pick a random pool of applicants by searching the job boards for 'most recent' qualified applicants," Crispin notes. "In those cases, no one will even look at a resume that is more than two or three weeks old." Yikes.
Target specific companies and visit their web sites often. "The first announcement of a job opening very often appears on a company's own site before it is posted anywhere else," says Crispin. If enough applicants turn up on the site, the employer is unlikely to look any further. "Companies really do not want 500 or 1,000 applicants for each job," Crispin says. "If they get 30 who are qualified, that's a reasonable number for a hiring manager to consider and select from."
If someone is referring you for a job, make sure you -- and they -- understand how to do it. About one-third of all new hires now come through employee-referral programs, and companies are still permitted to run these however they like, as long as they follow a consistent policy. So if your pal at Ostrich Corp. wants to refer you for a job, know what Ostrich's policy is (whether via the company web site, having your friend submit your resume for you in a particular way, or what-have-you) and follow it to the letter.
By Anne Fisher, FORTUNE senior writer
February 6, 2006