Congrats! Long time coming!Got a job offer! I'll be starting the 20th. 1 year of being unemployed has sucked.
I'm at month 2.
Congrats! Long time coming!Got a job offer! I'll be starting the 20th. 1 year of being unemployed has sucked.
Thanks, Stay busy don't go idle. I picked up a new hobby and it made the rough days a lot easier to deal with.
Good luck, I'll send you good vibes. Hope you get it.
That's stupid I would tell the school to fuck offIt's career fair week/internship season at my college currently. Shit never stops sucking even as a grad student.
In order to graduate, I have to put in 300 hours at an approved internship, and they don't give a damn if it's unpaid and you have to work a second job alongside. The qualifying internships tend to be 50/50 paid/unpaid, and for reasons in and out of my control it looks like I'm slipping into the unpaid bucket. Yay.
Could always put off the internship until fall/spring and try to get a paid one, but then I risk still getting an unpaid one and having to combine it with a paying job and class.
Thank you sirThanks, Stay busy don't go idle. I picked up a new hobby and it made the rough days a lot easier to deal with.
Good luck, I'll send you good vibes. Hope you get it.
The interview was really good in the way that is was actually about the job and not some type of "hurr durr wat your strength and weaknesses"-bs. Will learn whether I will be invited for the second round next week.Got an interview for tomorrow, UX Design Trainee (tied to a specific system/product). Pretty relaxed about it, though I have no experience working; good thing the ad specifically said no work exp. required, so we will see.
Sorry to hear about your struggles. I remember getting far with the job I really wanted only to be declined. Sucks.- When they ask for salary, do you give a number or a bracket? I used to give a determinate number, but I'm beginning to feel like it isn't helping me much.
Yeah, just think of how you would handle it, or think of the most similar situation you've had and go from there. It can be tough coming up with something on the spot, but saying you don't know/haven't experienced it isn't good.Has anybody dealt with a competency interview where they haven't experienced the situation you're asked about (e.g. conflict with a colleague). How did you deal with it? Saying I don't know/haven't experienced it doesn't seem much better than lying. Theorise how you would react in the situation?
Yeah, just think of how you would handle it, or think of the most similar situation you've had and go from there. It can be tough coming up with something on the spot, but saying you don't know/haven't experienced it isn't good.
Look up behavioral interview questions and practice answering questions like that.
If you haven't experienced it at work, you can relate the situation with an experience you had in another setting such as group work at school/volunteering.Has anybody dealt with a competency interview where they haven't experienced the situation you're asked about (e.g. conflict with a colleague). How did you deal with it? Saying I don't know/haven't experienced it doesn't seem much better than lying. Theorise how you would react in the situation?
I've worked for full time since 97. I decided to quit my job of 15 years to go back to school last August. My biggest fear is the job search. Luckily, I have gotten 3 offers during my clinical rotation, and I stll have another semester of rotations to go.I remember this thread from the other place but never participated. I've been employed for the past 15+ years consecutively. Recently the company I work for lost the contract for which I was a manager on and since then I've been looking for work. It is a soul crushing experience indeed.
Needless to say after 15 years of not looking for a job I'm very out of touch with the current job market. I think that is making things a bit more difficult. I've got tons and tons of experience sitting on the 'other side' of the interview table but not much as the interviewee. I guess that is where I could use some help or tips, whatever.
As a tip, I found behavioral questions and wrote down key words I wanted to mention when I was in the interview.Alright, thanks.
I have made a list of some questions and started answering them. Some will just prove to be a little tougher!
Yep, right there with ya.I have an interview half marathon this week for a company with a VP and 3 directors for an hour each. Should be loads of fun.
Also two phone interviews in a single day for two other companies. I don't mind interviewing but I'm not fond of doing them one after another after another.
Also, I feel like I've been losing motivation to apply as of late. Before this week I applied to at least 10 jobs a week. This week just 2. The rest of the time has been spent gaming. Can't tell if I'm tired, frustrated, or just lazy. Maybe a bit of all three.
Good luck out there people.
Ask questions pertaining to the future of the company and its place in the industry. Ask about people who are leading interesting projects or how the company in question is keeping ahead of its competitors. Basically, anything that shows you're interested in this place.Going for a career fair on the 24th and 25th. They asked us to be prepared to ask questions to a seminar speaker on one day which is np. What kinda questions should I ask recruiters that would be helpful? Of course it will depend in general by the job they are recruiting for. First time doing it in this format.
Also any resume/linkedin tips now that I'm updating everything this week.
Ask questions pertaining to the future of the company and its place in the industry. Ask about people who are leading interesting projects or how the company in question is keeping ahead of its competitors. Basically, anything that shows you're interested in this place.
Congratulations! That is great!Oh my god. I just got a call back from a recruiter. They want to move forward with me and make an offer. The offer is way more money than I've ever mad before in my life and I'm thrilled.
That said -I have a 5 hour interview with another company tomorrow that I'm dreading going to. I wish I could just cancel buit I want to be respectful.
YeppppBasically
I had a job in retail for 4 years, and have had zero luck anywhere else. It doesn't help that I was dumb and young and cannot use that employer as I was fired.
Oh my god. I just got a call back from a recruiter. They want to move forward with me and make an offer. The offer is way more money than I've ever mad before in my life and I'm thrilled.
That said -I have a 5 hour interview with another company tomorrow that I'm dreading going to. I wish I could just cancel buit I want to be respectful.
I saw that a couple of times on an app. I canceled it.150 words or less, describe what makes you unique.
Wtf how do you answer that
Has anybody dealt with a competency interview where they haven't experienced the situation you're asked about (e.g. conflict with a colleague). How did you deal with it? Saying I don't know/haven't experienced it doesn't seem much better than lying. Theorise how you would react in the situation?
150 words or less, describe what makes you unique.
Wtf how do you answer that
Would anyone here with some experience in this be willing to look over my highly technical, experienced engineering resume? I've been editing it alone for too long and I'd like a fresh pair of eyes on what parts of the content could be trimmed. I feel like it's too long.
Believe me or not, it does give me a bit of hope. I'm on the six month Mark now, but hearing here and from friends who were unemployed for more time gives me a tiny bit of hope, that I have to be patient.I went almost a year unemployed after I graduated and was miserable. And then I was randomly offered a job which has just so happened help start opening up other opportunities.
It would be so much better if I knew I had a personal touch in the process, but it really just seems like it was luck. Which is not encouraging for those still looking. I really just got lucky.
Without seeing anything, you could limit the content to your last 3 jobs only, and only one or two projects on each job. Try to keep the whole thing to 2 pages or so.