Expand your Horizons

When I’m looking for a job, I never keep it restricted to my zip code. Part of this, of course, has to do with the fact that I live in a small community. The job opportunities in my area are limited. Therefore I am an internet job search fanatic, and I look everywhere. If I’ve met you, and I have decided you are not crazy, chances are I’m going to look for a job in your town so I can sleep onm your couch when I get it. I’ve looked for jobs in the cities where my friends, uncles, aunts, cousins, ex-roommates, and that random guy who was always in my dorm room live. If I can get there for an interview I’m on it. When I’m looking for a career, I’m not looking for the town, I’m looking for the opportunity. That’s what takes me where I need to go.

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It always comes at the wrong time

You know when you have a really big job interview coming up and you’re so excited you can’t wait for it to happen. I had that job interview, a few months ago. It was a job perfect for me, one of those ones that just sounded like exactly what I thought I would be doing after a graduated. It gave me a chance to write and be creative. Not only that, but after talking to the interviewer on the phone, I was sure I had a good shot.
That is until the day before the interview, when I woke up to find out a cold was beginning to rob me of my voice. The next morning, it was all but gone along with my chances of a successful interview. Rolling myself out of bed, I decided I had to cancel the interview. There was no way I’d make the long drive, let alone the extensive questioning.
The interviewer was understanding and told me to call back as soon as I felt I could interview. Two days later, however, was too late. Someone has already been hired. I already had learned my lesson about not waiting too long, but when you don’t have a voice all you can do is wait. The interviewer apologized, and even praised me for knowing my own limits, as she said she would not have been impressed with me at an interview looking sick and unable to talk. Nonetheless I beat myself up for not trudging through the cold and sticking it out, sure that it was my own fault for losing the job.
I still wonder if I made the right choice, but I guess it all depends on the employer. I’ll never really know why I lost out on that one, but would it have been worth working for a company like that? Honesty starts at the door, I don’t intend to fake being sick, not to get out of work, so I won’t pretend to be well to stay in the interview. I’ve been to job interviews before sick, I never did get one of those jobs. I guess whether or not I got it, all that matters is the truth. That’s what good employers are looking for anyway.

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The Waiting Game… don’t play it!

There is something to be said for giving an interviewer time to get back to you after you’ve turned in a resume or gone in for a job interview. It’s funny how like dating the job search can be.
You’re on the prowl looking for the best possible match for you. You try a few different options out, give out your phone number, and wait for the call. If they don’t call you sit and wonder what you did wrong. “Did I have something in my teeth?” “Did they not like the way I looked?” “Did I say something stupid?”
These are things that plague us when we are looking for a job or a date. Either way there is one way to avoid being forgotten, and that’s don’t play the waiting game, pick up the phone and call.
In the movie Swingers they talk about the 3 Day rule, after you get a number you wait three days before you call back your potential date, any sooner and you are too desperate, any longer and they’ve moved on to someone else. This is completely applicable in the job hunting world. Is there a hard and fast three day rule? Of course not, each situation changes depending on the job. Either way, in dating and in the job hunt, wouldn’t you rather seem desperate than uninterested? Don’t wait too long, but don’t forget calling is an easy way to keep your application on the top of the pile.

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Keep on Keepin on

I find that perhaps the best strategy in the job search is persistence. Even when I have a job a never stop looking. You see you never know when that dream job will come along, and even if it’s a long shot you owe it to yourself to give it a try. They only way you can give anything a try, however, is if you keep looking. Even when I get comfortable in a job, I always keep my eyes open. I like to make sure that I don’t miss out.
I find that even though this doesn’t always result in an interview or a job, it does boost your self-esteem. Just looking sometimes at what is out there is enough to keep pushing yourself to succeed. You never stop pushing yourself, and you never stop looking for your dream job.

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Persistency

I find that in my job searching persistency is the key to success. In the past I had been timid about calling my potential employer. This proved to be a mistake. The jobs I have gotten have all been the result of me picking up the phone and expressing my interest.
If I hadn’t heard back from a place that I submitted my resume to I decided I had to call.
When you call they can’t forget you… it puts your name back in their mind and that’s important in the decision making process. What’s more important is it shows your drive and desire for the position. That is a good indicator that you will do a good job as an employee.
In my experience picking up that phone is almost as important as the interview itself. Almost.

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That really bad interview

I was thinking back the other day to one of the worst experiences I had with interviewing.It’s good for a little laugh anyway.
I had this interview at a marketing firm, which was so exciting to me because I have always love public relations. This one seemed like just the right one too. The interview went well, I even bonded with the interviewer, as we were from the same hometown. When he asked me that question about the reliability of my transportation, the lie just sort of rolled out of my mouth. Sure I had a reliable vehicle, reliable in that it would almost always reliably break down at just the wrong time. When I went to my car after the interview, this just appeared to be one of those time.
And of course what I mistook as good fortune when I got that amazing parking spot right in front of the building earlier, seemed to convert into bad luck when the whole office could see me pop the hood of my car through their large front window.
It was unavoidable, they saw me, and the interviewer was soon out front, offering me his phone and delighting himself with a small giggle under his breath.
I didn’t get the job. While they said they appreciated the fact that I was trying to sell myself, and while this is a benefit to a marketing position (I imagined another under breath laugh around here) they had another candidate they felt was more qualified.
I hadn’t thought about this interview for a while, partly I think because I repressed it. But now thinking back, I realize how much it taught me. No matter how much you are trying to sell yourself to an employeer, lying is not going to help. You can only offer what you have, and believe it or not, that is all some people are looking for.

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On the other side…

This week I finally got to sit on the other side of that interview table. I have been through so many interviews over the past year, and it’s always been a stressful experience for me. This week I was allowed to be an interviewer for a change, a big difference from being the one put on the spot.
Nonetheless, there are many things you can learn from this experience.
I had been told, it seemed a million times, that I was just not right for the position, or someone else was a better candidate.
Being an interviewer I saw that no one person was better than anyone else, some people just fit better. I realized that the times I had been turned down it was because it wasn’t a fit. Now that I’ve got a job that I love, I realize how important fit is. I wouldn’t have this job now, if I had gotten one of those other ones I was turned down for. You have to remember when you’re interviewing there are numerous reason why you might not get a position, and these are reasons that may have absolutely nothing to do with your performance in the interview. Don’t feel overwhelmed if you get turned down, don’t feel like everyone else in the world must be more qualified than you. I guarantee the person who gets the job over you, probably isn’t this amazing, super employee, they are probably a lot like you.
The point is don’t lose faith. You will get hired for that right job, it may not be the first one, but if you are right for the job that will show to the interviewer. It will show in your confidence, your speech, and just the way you interview. Finding that job is just up to you.

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Don’t underestimate the importance of former employers

I spent a lot of time looking for a full time job, most of that time I occupied at a part time job that I really loved. However, after months of feeling underappreciated I had to give up my position to pursue full time employment. This was a heartwrenching time, as the job market was tough and every job I interviewed for seem to have another candidate that was more qualifed.
After some time searching for the new wonderful job opportunity waiting for me I was beginning to get impatient. That’s when the old job started calling again.
I went on again, temporarily at first. My second day back on the job they were already giving me my full time dream job.
I thought a lot about my background, and how well I did at that job and thought that those references would help land me a job. After a while though, I thought, “No employer will ever know that I’m such a good employee! How can I show them?”
As it turned out, I was such a good employee, I didn’t have to show anyone, in fact I already did. In the end I got my dream job… at least for now.

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Holding Out

I’ve had a pretty rough time searching for jobs over the past year. I’ve been able to find part time work here and there to keep me afloat, but I have yet to find a full time position that is right for me. Reaching the point of desparation, I applyed at a local video store and got an interview right away. I was offered a shift manager position, at a rate $.75 above minimum wage. They say that beggars can’t be choosers, but if I took that job it would revert my earning potential to where I was 7 years ago.
I respectfully had to decline the position, despite my desparation. It was an excellent experience, however. I learned it is important to know what you want and need and make sure you don’t settle, at least not too much. There are tons of opportunities out there that may not be right for you, but there are also tons that are. Keep your eyes open, take in all you can, but don’t forget to hold out for your standards. It doesn’t hurt to go after what doesn’t look like it fits you, because you never know until you try. And if it still isn’t for you, you will be better for the experience.

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The right place at the wrong time

I left my last position in good esteem with everyone, despite the fact that my departure was not due to the most pleasant circumstances. When I quit my job I did it for a lot of good, logical reasons even though I absolutely loved my job. One of the main reasons, or at least the genesis of those reasons can be traced back to the head boss and his inability to respect the employees and the company we were working for. I let all of this go out of my head until I received a call a week ago from the president of the board of directors. She was calling to ask about the performance of my head boss, and believe you me I had more than enough to say. When she gave me a survey to fill out about his performance, however, I began to worry. When I left, on good terms, my boss offered a great recommendation and told me he would be a fantastic reference. I do have enough references, but his reference could realy help if I attain another job in this field. I didn’t want to ruin this reference by unleashing my anger in a survey that could very well affect his job. Still when I filled out the survey I did it with honesty. When he reads it, I know he will know it is me because the events I talk about are specific. However in doing this I did more than just vent my anger, I hopefully was able to help the organization for the greater good. I didn’t write an angry letter, I wrote a thoughful analysis. We work with children and they need the best staff they can get. I hate that I am not that staff anymore, but if I still have to power to help. I would rather do that than retain some reference.
Sometime you have to remember what is most important. The job itself was never the important thing, it’s those kids, and somehow even though I’ve moved on, I think I was still able to help.