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Thinking about putting in my two weeks and going heavy on the job hunt!
What y'all think about recruiters?
What y'all think about recruiters?
Jobless and Frustrated NTers check in VOL. WE NOT-WORKIN!!!
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Why not go heavy on the job hunt while you're still working?
Recruiters are good but u just have to be patient with them
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Job has become more of hassle than its worth. It has gotten to the point where I can no longer take it. Been here 5 years and its time to let go. I've put up with the bs long enough. In my heart I feel as if I should step out on faith.I prayed about it and everything.
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I feel you, im in the same position as you. Been at my current gig for 5 years and its time for me to move on. I'm actively looking at the moment. I don't think i would ever put a 2-week notice w/o knowing that i have a new job lined up.
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Anyone looking for work in the CT area?
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Had a good interview Friday. Hoping for a call Monday.
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I feel you but I have no major bills other than can insurance. I have money saved up so im just going to job out there might work this last 3 weeks to a month to stack some more then im calling it quits.
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Congratulations to all those on the come up
and for those on the search keep your head up
I'm currently working at my local airport with a contract company w/ delta. Pay sucks and the flight benefits suck. I was going to itt tech for it but dropped out around my last semester cause I felt I wasn't learning and the school didn't provide any help/tutors/ect. I'll be 28 in October and feel like I'm behind in life. If anyone cares hmu in a pm with any tips and advise especially if you are in it... I might go back
and for those on the search keep your head up
I'm currently working at my local airport with a contract company w/ delta. Pay sucks and the flight benefits suck. I was going to itt tech for it but dropped out around my last semester cause I felt I wasn't learning and the school didn't provide any help/tutors/ect. I'll be 28 in October and feel like I'm behind in life. If anyone cares hmu in a pm with any tips and advise especially if you are in it... I might go back
rell826
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I said it a page ago. Do not quit your job without having some work lined up. Some of you guys are truly underestimating how bad the job market is. That one month you're out of work can easily turn to six months and before you know it, it's a year. Work with recruiters, apply to different gigs while still collecting a check.
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If you have people that is going to help you and have no bills and are still young. You can take the risks
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its about what you are doing with your time more so than just quitting and doing nothing...
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Yes you hit it right on the money!
rell826
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If you want to think that way, cool. It has nothing to do with being young. This thread hasn't been up for years, for nothing. There are people who invested their time wisely during their hunt and were young and still struggled. I'd rather have a steady flow of income than to have nothing.
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i was scheduling interviews at like 7am or as early as possible then heading over to work. took off the interview clothes and changed back into casual 
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I've quit before without having something lined up. Wouldn't recommend it, but at the end of the day you're gonna make your own decisions. I pissed through about $15k of savings on bills/expenses when I quit my job and didn't have anything ahead of me. Would not do that again.
What is it you do now and what are you looking to do? Gonna be hard to find a job now with college kids on break snagging everything.
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I agree... you should not leave a current job until you find a new one.
I'm working right now and going to interviews at the same time... its 100x easier imo to discuss your current job (duties, atmosphere, pay, etc.) during an interview than just going in unemployed and talking about how hard of a worker you are.
Plus your stacking up that cash... no matter how bad it gets at work I know in 2 weeks i'mma have another check in my bank account.
I'm working right now and going to interviews at the same time... its 100x easier imo to discuss your current job (duties, atmosphere, pay, etc.) during an interview than just going in unemployed and talking about how hard of a worker you are.
Plus your stacking up that cash... no matter how bad it gets at work I know in 2 weeks i'mma have another check in my bank account.
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Got an interview on Wall St. Tuesday (quit my last job last Nov, and ready to do something new)
Saw this a couple of months ago and wanted to post it but couldn't cause I'm a new member.
http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/community-directory/job-resources/
http://www.ibrooklyn.com/employment
Got my interview for a job I applied to on simplyhired.com
I also posted my resume on careerbuilder.com and get a call every once and a while.
Hope it helps somebody that needs it.
For those of you that are still looking you have to look for a job like it's your job (I apply to at least 5 jobs a day), if you are not getting a response then it might be your resume so look it over and ask yourself would I hire this person (try resume.com for suggestions it will help you build your resume and give suggestions as you go along).
Saw this a couple of months ago and wanted to post it but couldn't cause I'm a new member.
http://www.cb14brooklyn.com/community-directory/job-resources/
http://www.ibrooklyn.com/employment
Got my interview for a job I applied to on simplyhired.com
I also posted my resume on careerbuilder.com and get a call every once and a while.
Hope it helps somebody that needs it.
For those of you that are still looking you have to look for a job like it's your job (I apply to at least 5 jobs a day), if you are not getting a response then it might be your resume so look it over and ask yourself would I hire this person (try resume.com for suggestions it will help you build your resume and give suggestions as you go along).
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Never quit a job before something else is lined up. I have years of experience and a Environmental degree from a legit college and was out of work for a year just because I didn't like the job. Worse decision I could have ever done. I was getting paid 20 dollars an hour with no bills and rent free but I felt I should of been getting 30+.
Not have a steady flow of income is not what you want. I've been at this current job for one year and nine months. I've been applying to jobs while working here for about a year. That's a year man!!! One phone interview and a ton of loose ends. The job market is terrible, I have close to ten years experience.
When you quit your job, your automatically going to be competing with everybody else looking for anything to survive. Not exctally what you want, and why waste your nest egg when you could use that money to potentially open a business in the future and be your own boss.
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I get what everyone is saying. But im not making serious amounts of money like most of yall in here. I don't make enough money to even get me an apartment. Im still chilling at the crib with my family. Most of my money goes to food during my time at work and gas to get to work. You make double what I make and im an assistant manager. I should be atleast getting paid 12-14 an hour
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I read an article the other day that the majority people living in this country are making $28,000 a year or less a year, so a lot of people are making what you make. If you think you can do better you should definitely go for it. I quit my job last November cause I hated it and couldn't get up for it after a while, plus my schedule was always changing at work so it was hard to set up interviews. If you could stick it out for a few months (I couldn't), and wouldn't have a problem going to an interview while you are at your current job (you may need references so if you do leave do it on good terms) you should stay there until you find something (try temp agencies, simplyhired.com, careerbuilder.com (I get a call every once and a while because someone saw my resume online), etc). I saved up about a years salary will living with my family and before I quit I waited until my sister found a good job, and paid off what was left on my parents mortgage (so I don't have to worry about a place to stay while I look for my next job).
The best advice I could give you would be to stay a while as long as you are not uncomfortable there. In the mean time apply to a couple of jobs everyday and if you get a couple of responses you can take your time to chose the right one since you are already working. While you are applying for jobs look at the skill requirements and if you see something you don't know how to do take the time to learn it (that is how I got my interview, I was learning Excel, Access, VBA, Macros, and I am currently trying to learn SQL). The more you know the more opportunities you will have. Give it a month at least before you quit to see what kind of responses you get.
Good Luck with what ever you decide to do.
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I guess I'll start posting in this thread.
I need to put my two weeks notice in at my current job since I got hired last week at the airport. Today I got an email from a recruiter looking to hire me in supply chain.(I'm not sure if the company will be able to work with my school schedule)
I little back story: I push my graduation back a semester for prereqs for grad school but the classes did not work out in my favor. I decided to get a concentration in Supply Chain with my marketing degree to better my opportunity in the job search.
I'm looking to have a job lined up by graduation in supply chain towards the DMV area. And make the move by January 2015. With the job from the airport, just planning to save up a few thousands for the move.
I need to put my two weeks notice in at my current job since I got hired last week at the airport. Today I got an email from a recruiter looking to hire me in supply chain.(I'm not sure if the company will be able to work with my school schedule)
I little back story: I push my graduation back a semester for prereqs for grad school but the classes did not work out in my favor. I decided to get a concentration in Supply Chain with my marketing degree to better my opportunity in the job search.
I'm looking to have a job lined up by graduation in supply chain towards the DMV area. And make the move by January 2015. With the job from the airport, just planning to save up a few thousands for the move.
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After 2 weeks of waiting Nordstrom finally called me back and extended an offer out to me, $12/hr FT with benefits starting off, I accepted, it's $1 less than what I was making at Chase, but I don't care, I just wanted to start working again, I start on the 14th 
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I had an interview today and it went well, the owner said that i was in the top of the list and they would let me know by the end of the day i think. Now they left me a voicemail that this other place wants to set up an interview...i dont know all the details or pay of both jobs, i just know that the one i already did an interview is mon-fri 8-5 but might be less money than the other job. what do i do to make the best decision and if they call me back nothing interferes. time wise
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Thanks man, I needed this im trying to hold on but my family say they will help me out if I do quit. It takes so much of my time that I can only feel out a few a week. I can't devote all my time to it like I would like. How long did you go without a job? And I have an interview with a recruiter on Thursday.
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I quit in November and while I have been contacted for jobs the location / situation was not always right (I live in Brooklyn but most offers I was getting was in Jersey city, or Long Island and my car has been giving me problems so it would have been a 3 hour commute). Not knowing when you when your next check is coming will force to cut back on all of your expenses. I had $2,000 in my checking when I left plus my income tax refund in February which I still did not use up yet since I only buy what I really need. I'm am trying to lock something down this month because I want to buy a new Phone, PS3, fix my car, do some clothing shopping, and then I will just be saving up for a down payment on a house or coop (want to have at least $40,000 by next year saved up, I have $20,000 in my savings which I have not even touched yet). Unless you have enough saved to be able to do what you want you should wait it out man (there are lots of people that are out there that have been looking for work longer than I have). If you have vacation or sick days use them and try to apply to as many as you can before that time.
I also used officeteam.com and roberhalf (Google it I might have spelled it wrong) temp agencies they usually have a lot of temp to perm or perm manager positions you should sign up to their website and meet with a recruiter, so you can explain to them what you can do and they will try to find a good spot for you.
I have been getting the responses that I have because I have been looking for a job like it was my job. Do a quick search anytime you are on the computer and post your resume (make sure it right, because my first draft was bad and I did not start to get the calls until I fixed it. try resume.com for suggestions. They may ask you to pay at the end but you can just cut a paste the screen and type it up yourself.)
Good luck and keep checking (give yourself a goal like I want to apply to 20 jobs this week and make sure you do it even if it is little by little), and don't get discouraged if you do not get a response right away there may be 100's of resumes that these people have to go through so when you do a search specify recent job post to save you some time so they can get to your resume first. You will get a call eventually. I have had occasion where I would get a call for something I applied to months ago. My sister applied to her current job a year ago and they held on to her resume and she took that job while she was working at another place.
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