[cindy013061]

I have been to several places – I put my application in at the place of business or I come home and apply on line.
Then in a couple of days I go to the business and ask for the manager then ask if they are hiring. If they reply with were not hiring right now, I say thanks and walk out the door. Then I write it down the time and date and person I talked to and go back a week later.
I got asked by the GM of a business I have been to for a couple of weeks not to come back – they will call if they need anyone.
What am I doing wrong?
Any help????

[mysterious]

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 02:46 PM, said:

I have been to several places – I put my application in at the place of business or I come home and apply on line.
Then in a couple of days I go to the business and ask for the manager then ask if they are hiring. If they reply with were not hiring right now, I say thanks and walk out the door. Then I write it down the time and date and person I talked to and go back a week later.
I got asked by the GM of a business I have been to for a couple of weeks not to come back – they will call if they need anyone.
What am I doing wrong?
Any help????

You are not doing anything wrong......it is a sign of the times.
As you know, the economy stinks and jobs are hard to find.

KEEP doing what you are doing, with your determination you will find something.

[cindy013061]

mysterious, on 16 April 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

You are not doing anything wrong......it is a sign of the times.
As you know, the economy stinks and jobs are hard to find.

KEEP doing what you are doing, with your determination you will find something.

you know what?
I guess that just what I needed to hear...
Thanks for the pick me up...

[All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah]

The repeat visits are probably what is killing you. As an interviewer I hate it. If I find someone interesting I will interview them. I do not respond to the 500 plus resumes I receive stating I have no interest in their application, there is just no time for that. My advice is, submit your resume, and if it's something you are really interested in follow up with them once. Any more than that and you are likely annoying the person in charge of getting you in the interview seat. It's a tough time right now, everyone is going for part time jobs. SO.... my best advice is to back off a bit and NEVER show up at the business more than once.

Also, send your resume more than once, send it two times, but wait a few days between.... I tend to get hundreds of resume's the first day and go through them as thoroughly as possible but there are a LOT. In the following days they thin out and the person screening may see something they like the second go around.

This post has been edited by All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah: 16 April 2012 - 04:08 PM

[cindy013061]

All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah, on 16 April 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

The repeat visits are probably what is killing you. As an interviewer I hate it. If I find someone interesting I will interview them. I do not respond to the 500 plus resumes I receive stating I have no interest in their application, there is just no time for that. My advice is, submit your resume, and if it's something you are really interested in follow up with them once. Any more than that and you are likely annoying the person in charge of getting you in the interview seat. It's a tough time right now, everyone is going for part time jobs. SO.... my best advice is to back off a bit and NEVER show up at the business more than once.

Also, send your resume more than once, send it two times, but wait a few days between.... I tend to get hundreds of resume's the first day and go through them as thoroughly as possible but there are a LOT. In the following days they thin out and the person screening may see something they like the second go around.

nice advice...
thanks

[Blondiega1]

All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah, on 16 April 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

The repeat visits are probably what is killing you. As an interviewer I hate it. If I find someone interesting I will interview them. I do not respond to the 500 plus resumes I receive stating I have no interest in their application, there is just no time for that. My advice is, submit your resume, and if it's something you are really interested in follow up with them once. Any more than that and you are likely annoying the person in charge of getting you in the interview seat. It's a tough time right now, everyone is going for part time jobs. SO.... my best advice is to back off a bit and NEVER show up at the business more than once.

Also, send your resume more than once, send it two times, but wait a few days between.... I tend to get hundreds of resume's the first day and go through them as thoroughly as possible but there are a LOT. In the following days they thin out and the person screening may see something they like the second go around.

This.
Good advice.

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

I agree with Mysterious. You're not doing anything wrong. It IS a sign of the times.

I have been looking for a job since November 2009! Yes, 2009. I had one offer for a job I wouldn't have done no matter what the pay (I am NOT a telemarketer). I have gotten quite a few interviews but no job offer other than the telemarketing job.

I have TONS of experience but alas, those years of experience translate in years on me, too. It is VERY difficult to get a job after you turn 40. Try being late 50s and looking for a job. I even had an interviewer tell me he wasn't sure how to phrase the question "where do you see yourself in five years?" I see myself in five years in the same place I would be if I were 35, just older and still working. I hope to work until they put a toe tag on me.

BTW, is the 0130 part of your user name your birthdate? My youngest granddaughter was born on January 30, 2010.

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 02:46 PM, said:

I have been to several places – I put my application in at the place of business or I come home and apply on line.
Then in a couple of days I go to the business and ask for the manager then ask if they are hiring. If they reply with were not hiring right now, I say thanks and walk out the door. Then I write it down the time and date and person I talked to and go back a week later.
I got asked by the GM of a business I have been to for a couple of weeks not to come back – they will call if they need anyone.
What am I doing wrong?
Any help????

I'm going to take this advice, too. Thank you!!

All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah, on 16 April 2012 - 04:04 PM, said:

Also, send your resume more than once, send it two times, but wait a few days between.... I tend to get hundreds of resume's the first day and go through them as thoroughly as possible but there are a LOT. In the following days they thin out and the person screening may see something they like the second go around.

[cindy013061]

Starr & Dru, on 16 April 2012 - 04:21 PM, said:

I agree with Mysterious. You're not doing anything wrong. It IS a sign of the times.

I have been looking for a job since November 2009! Yes, 2009. I had one offer for a job I wouldn't have done no matter what the pay (I am NOT a telemarketer). I have gotten quite a few interviews but no job offer other than the telemarketing job.

I have TONS of experience but alas, those years of experience translate in years on me, too. It is VERY difficult to get a job after you turn 40. Try being late 50s and looking for a job. I even had an interviewer tell me he wasn't sure how to phrase the question "where do you see yourself in five years?" I see myself in five years in the same place I would be if I were 35, just older and still working. I hope to work until they put a toe tag on me.

BTW, is the 0130 part of your user name your birthdate? My youngest granddaughter was born on January 30, 2010.
its my birthday...woot woot..good date...




I'm going to take this advice, too. Thank you!!

[Riptides]

I'm hearing a lot of folks saying that the time between resume submission and getting a possible call can be as long as 3 months now, all depending on how soon the position needs to be filled of course. I know my wife got a call from someone last year asking if she was interested in a job, and it threw her off because she hadn't been submitting resumes. Come to find out it was a company that she had applied to almost a year before.

[cindy013061]

the odd thing is i work in food, you would think it would be easier to get a job in a resterant but its not.

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

No, it's difficult in that industry as well.

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

the odd thing is i work in food, you would think it would be easier to get a job in a resterant but its not.

I think it was at least two months between submitting a resume and getting a call last year. Might have been longer than two months. I really don't remember. I do remember it was a lot longer than I expected.

Riptides, on 16 April 2012 - 04:24 PM, said:

I'm hearing a lot of folks saying that the time between resume submission and getting a possible call can be as long as 3 months now, all depending on how soon the position needs to be filled of course. I know my wife got a call from someone last year asking if she was interested in a job, and it threw her off because she hadn't been submitting resumes. Come to find out it was a company that she had applied to almost a year before.

[cindy013061]

Riptides, on 16 April 2012 - 04:24 PM, said:

I'm hearing a lot of folks saying that the time between resume submission and getting a possible call can be as long as 3 months now, all depending on how soon the position needs to be filled of course. I know my wife got a call from someone last year asking if she was interested in a job, and it threw her off because she hadn't been submitting resumes. Come to find out it was a company that she had applied to almost a year before.

wow!!!!

[Burnt Hickory Mimi]

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 04:25 PM, said:

the odd thing is i work in food, you would think it would be easier to get a job in a resterant but its not.

If you have experience in food service, apply at wellstar.org as a patient liason! My son and some of his friends were hired recently, and they really like it. He works at Kennestone, and a friend works at Cobb, but the last time I checked they had an opening at Paulding! Good luck!

[cindy013061]

Burnt Hickory Mimi, on 16 April 2012 - 05:00 PM, said:

If you have experience in food service, apply at wellstar.org as a patient liason! My son and some of his friends were hired recently, and they really like it. He works at Kennestone, and a friend works at Cobb, but the last time I checked they had an opening at Paulding! Good luck!

thanks so much

[cindy013061]

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 05:07 PM, said:

thanks so much

I just did that...
thanks again

[hotwheels]

cindy013061, on 16 April 2012 - 04:14 PM, said:

nice advice...
thanks

Be careful. This is probably good advice but not always. I have a friend who works for Cobb County Water Dept. He finally got an interview and job with them due to persistance. He had no experience but the person in charge of hiring finally called him in for an interview. Asked him why he had applied so many times. My friend answered, "because I REALLY want to work for yall!" He has now been there 16-17 years. The interviewer said he just wanted to meet someone who was so persistant. He had applied EVERY time they posted they were hiring in that department. Took him a couple of years, but it did pay off.


HANG IN THERE!!

[cindy013061]

hotwheels, on 16 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Be careful. This is probably good advice but not always. I have a friend who works for Cobb County Water Dept. He finally got an interview and job with them due to persistance. He had no experience but the person in charge of hiring finally called him in for an interview. Asked him why he had applied so many times. My friend answered, "because I REALLY want to work for yall!" He has now been there 16-17 years. The interviewer said he just wanted to meet someone who was so persistant. He had applied EVERY time they posted they were hiring in that department. Took him a couple of years, but it did pay off.


HANG IN THERE!!

NICE!!!

[Jet_man1969]

Remove all the piercings from your face and exposed body parts if you have any, cover the tattoo's also. Dress to impress EVERY time you visit a potential employer and most importantly NETWORK NETWORK NETWORK. You are much more likely to get a interview if someone that works there drops your resume off on the persons hiring desk. Keep your resume interesting and to the point. The idea is to give enough info to land a interview, Not give enough info for them to make a decision about you from it.

[All I Hear is Blah Blah Blah]

hotwheels, on 16 April 2012 - 05:44 PM, said:

Be careful. This is probably good advice but not always. I have a friend who works for Cobb County Water Dept. He finally got an interview and job with them due to persistance. He had no experience but the person in charge of hiring finally called him in for an interview. Asked him why he had applied so many times. My friend answered, "because I REALLY want to work for yall!" He has now been there 16-17 years. The interviewer said he just wanted to meet someone who was so persistant. He had applied EVERY time they posted they were hiring in that department. Took him a couple of years, but it did pay off.


HANG IN THERE!!

There is a HUGE difference between persistantly applying for available positions as they come open and persistantly inquiring over a resume submitted for A position.

[MsHarvey]

Can you sign up for a sub. for the schools lunchroom? They will keep you busy. Call the Paulding Co. Board of Ed. 770-443-8000. Good luck to you.

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

don't give up!! I just got an e-mail back about a job that I had planned to submit my resume for again. WOOHOO!!

[i_have3dogs]

I used to have to go through applications/resumes and decide who I would call back. The ones that came in all the time, calling weekly or sometimes more I would not call back or even consider hiring. You want to know why, because those are the ones that would usually turn out to be the problem employees. I had hired the ones that did that thinking they would be good to hire. Big mistake, they were the ones that didn't think they had to do certain work, think they deserved special treatment, etc...

The ones I would call back would be the ones that called back a week or so later asking if we had reviewed their application/resume, and checked back again later in another week or so, and also sent in a thank you letter.

[NEBgirl]

Just saw this on FB and thought of you

http://www.godsemplo...rg/welcome.html

[cindy013061]

Starr & Dru, on 16 April 2012 - 07:26 PM, said:

don't give up!! I just got an e-mail back about a job that I had planned to submit my resume for again. WOOHOO!!

woot woot!!! good luck

[Starr & Dru's Nana]

I'm a little afraid that once this 57 year old, who walks with a limp at times, gets up to leave, they will write me off. But I'm going to give it a shot!

cindy013061, on 17 April 2012 - 03:24 AM, said:

woot woot!!! good luck