Jobfiler made the The Riley Guide in their section on Job Search Guidance.
For those of you who don't know, Jobfiler is a hobby of mine, a free job search application and portal that I built and launched in November of last year. It's nice to see it made the grade with the folks over at Riley!
by Caroline LevchuckThere are a lot of jobs out there in this big, wide world -- thousands of interesting, exciting professions that may never have occurred to you.
If you have a Yahoo! account, you can set up your My Yahoo! page to view Daily Tips like this one.
This week, we'll profile four of them -- from movie extra to professional golfer.
While you may not be interested in applying for *these* jobs, we think there's value in noting the diversity of positions available. After reading this week's series, you may decide that your job search could benefit from some "out-of-the-box" thinking.
Since I began this blog two years ago, the template (layout, design, etc.) has not changed that much. I feel that it's time to take advantage of more flexibility that the Blogger folks have provided and update the template.
So, in the not-too-distant future, look for this blog to have a different look. I've already set it up so that each post has a title and link field, and I've enabled Blogger comments.
In addition, I need to update/upgrade the blogroll. I created the blogroll you currently see at a time when users of the Blogrolling.com basic service were able to have multiple blogrolls. Since the folks over there have changed the service, they graciously still provide the blogroll, but I'm unable to make changes to it.
If none of this makes any sense to you, then that's okay. The bottom line is that we're making some changes to this blog, which I hope are for the better!
Take care and go get that job!
If you happen to use a newsreader or newsaggregator to get updated information from this website, then you'll want to update the URL. Point to the following URL:
http://getthatjob.blogspot.com/atom.xml
This one's for you, Dan ;-p
Teaching Jobs and Teacher Positions at Teachers-Teachers.com - Education's Premier Recruitment Service
Freebies for Jobseekers
Most of the big career sites offer free resources and support for jobseekers, from articles and advice to newsletters, resume critiques and more. The key to taking advantage of these freebies is twofold: limit the information you give them and don't agree to pay for anything.
Set up a freebie email account to subscribe to newsletters and register on these sites. That way, you can discard the email address when you're done with it (or if it gets overwhelmed by spam).
Here are a couple of free offers worth a look:
Get a free resume critique from A and A Resume
Let CareerBuilder email you with jobs targeted to your specifications
Get access to millions of professionals who want to give and get advice while building a mutually beneficial network on Monster.com
Subscribe to HotJobs free newsletter for job seekers with articles and tips on conducting your job search from networking and initial inquiries to interviewing and negotiating your salary requirements.
USA Today.com | Teacher's aides filling growing gap
I thought this article was interesting, since I'm exploring teaching as a profession.
Career Coaching
The right career or life coach can be a valuable asset to you in your overall career path. Often, people who seek career counseling are not only planning for their next job but the one after that (and the one after that) – looking at their careers in big picture terms and focusing their professional growth and development activities along that path.
Career coaches can help people to create and carry out plans related to their life and career goals. They can assist with resume preparation and job searches, guide people toward suitable industries or fields, or help resolve specific career challenges that are holding them back.
With the number of career coaches out there, it can be daunting to try to find the right one to work with. To help in this process, we've added a coaches database to Jobfiler.com. If you are a coach, or have a coach you're working with now, please encourage them to stop by and create their free listing in this directory.
Additional Resources
The Coach Connection
How to find the right career coach
ICC Career Coaches & Mentors
Quint Careers Coaches List
International Career Development Conference October 27-31, 2004
Retail Job Opportunities
(don't knock it unless you've tried it)
If your unemployment has run out, perhaps a part-time job in retail can help to make ends meet until your next career opportunity comes along. Here are some links to major retailers job listings:
CostCo Jobs
Kmart Jobs
Nordstroms
Sears Jobs
Target/Mervyn's/Marshall Fields
Wal-Mart Stores
In addition to checking the general job boards like Monster.com, HotJobs.com
, Career Builder, etc., there are some retail-specific job boards worth a look:
AllRetailJobs.com
Retail Jobs on Career Builder
Canadian Retail Jobs
Retail Jobs in the UK
Click here to read more about jobs in retail.
Get certified and get ahead
I got this in my e-mail, and thought it was worth sharing. I've already went in and taken a project management certification test, and am planning on taking at least a test a day between now and the end of their promotion.
"In celebration of our 5 millionth member registration last month, we have decided to open up the test library for the 2-weeks prior to the launch of the Candidate Database, July 15th. No, you're not seeing things...FREE. All 450+ Brainbench certification assessments will be FREE (does not include certificate). click here for promotion details"
Register now for a FREE online Brainbench Certification Exam.
[crossposted to Jobfiler.com]
Job Search Tip: Check out Temp Agency Job Listings
If you're between jobs and willing to try your hand at temping for a few extra dollars, temp agencies are the way to go.
Most of the larger temp agencies now have a technical division where you can find contract, contract-to-hire, and direct placement positions in the engineering and computer fields.
Here are couple of temp agency sites worth checking out:
AppleOne
Kelly Services
Adecco Technical
Manpower
Spherion
Career Blazers
Talent Tree
Some other temp agencies sites I visited which did not appear to have online job search capabilities (BAD!) or even a web site at all (WORSE!!) include Olsten, Randstad, Quantum Staffing, TAD Temporaries, to name a few.
Additional resources and information:
The Red Guide to Temp Agencies
HotTempJobs.net
Jobfiler Job Search Organizer
Corporate tax legislation now moving through Congress would go a long way toward making U.S. companies more competitive in the global marketplace. This is good news for the economy, for the manufacturing sector and especially for workers. Read more...
Job Search Tip: Set up automated job search agents
Looking at the lead sources you have targeted for your job search, these sources most likely include job banks, classifieds, recruiters, discussion lists, newsgroups, etc. Select a number of key sites that you feel would be of assistance, and set up automated job search agents to search for you daily/weekly and email you the results. This ensures that you are not missing any key job postings, and also gives you an action item first thing every morning (review the jobs that have been emailed to you and respond to the ones that are interesting). Setting up job search agents is a free and easy way to give yourself an edge in your job search. Some of the sites that I recommend looking at and setting up automated agents for include:
Thanks, Jen!
Jen gave us some encouraging comments recently:
I just wanted to commend the creators on a wonderful job with this blog. I graduated from a prestigious university in 2003, spent 6 months job searching before I finally found something that I was content with. Unfortunately that was temporary, and then I ended up with another temp job, and the owner turned out to be a complete psycho (i filed harassment against him, and he hasn't paid me for the last month that I worked -- and it's been 2 months now). Anyways, to the person who just completed their 500th resume... I feel your pain. Unemployment is awful -- especially when you're not eligible for unemployment benefits and you can't pay your rent. *sigh* Alright I'm ending it here... feel free to visit my blog-- there's been a lot of job-search related frustrations lately. :) GoodLuck!
Hi Bert, I saw your blog note.
500 jobs.
Wow, that's a lot.
What kind of job are you looking for?
What methods are you using to find a job?
How much time per day do you spend on finding a new job?
Are you currently employed?
On another note: noone responded yet to my questions below. Feel free to jump in!
Best,
Rita
A Major Milestone
I just wanted to drop by with a quick announcement of a major milestone that I have reached in my personal job search, although I'm not sure how pleased I am to have reached it... today I logged my 500th job that I've applied to in JobFiler.
Now, granted my job search has been on and off for about a year and a half now (with time off for good behavior of course, and contracts here and there). And I have turned down a few jobs to date that were not a good fit for me, either organizationally, economically, or idealogically. Nontheless, 500 jobs is an awful lot of jobs to be applying to, even when the economy is somewhat depressed. And speaking of depressed...
Hi Everyone, I wanted to jump in and introduce myself and kick everything off with a couple of questions:
My name is Rita Fisher and I guess I don't really have to introduce myself any further because Dan has already done that for me. Thanks Dan! And thanks for having me!!!
Maybe just a couple of more things about me: I’m from Hungary and have been in the US for 10 years now. I became a US citizen in 1999. I have a husband and two little boys, ages 2 and 5.
Now for the question:
On an average, what percentage of resumes received by human resources personnel do you think end up in the circular file?
Let me know your answers. Just post them on the blog. I will tell you my answer after I see your responses.
Best,
Rita
Let's welcome a new contributor...
Rita Fisher, a Certified Professional Resume Writer, has received publicity for her work with job seekers on the Oprah Winfrey Show, in McCall's magazine and in many other media sources. Her professional resume writing work has been featured in Gallery of Best Resumes (Gallery)
To find out how you can contribute to this blog, head over to the Archive page.
Crew Worker in the Midst
"If you have a job without aggravation, you don't have a job." -- Malcolm Forbes
I've begun to settle in at work, it seems. There are some aspects of it that I enjoy, that are really good for the "high stimulus" craving I have. Other aspects I could do without; namely, the politics, the inconsistencies in following procedures.
The inconsistencies in following procedures is something I'm figuring out how to live with. I liken my behavior to a detective who doesn't always "go by the book" on things and yet still accomplishes the organization's overall goal.
I don't consider this to be a long-term assignment, but it works for right now.
[cross-posted to Journey Inside My Mind]
Here's a job board for technical support professionals... insutry associations can be a good source of job leads that you may not find on the big commercial boards.
Association of Support Professionals: Jobs
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