Jobs ... suggestions?

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muahmuah
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in General Discussion edited January 2014
I don't want to sound like a beggar and ask if anyone has a job available (in Phoenix, AZ) but I just wanted to see if you guys had any suggestions on finding a job.



I have found that the #1 way seems to be leveraging a friendship. The worst way has to be carpet-bombing your resume to listings at monster and other sites.



I have a contract at Intel that is ending on the 28th, so I really need to get my butt in gear. Any motivation or other suggestions would be appreciated too.

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  • Reply 1 of 4
    scottscott Posts: 7,431member
    Most people get jobs from people they contact in person. When you are looking for a job you should tell everyone you meet that you are looking for a job.



    My wife got her "current" job just because someone told her it would be posted in the Sunday paper.



    Just today I was talking to someone who just got back from Chicago. He says, "I'd love to move there." I say, "there's tons of jobs there". He say, "you know I'd like this training position..." And I say, "We know Dr SoandSo who hires that position their. ..."



    What do you do?
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  • Reply 2 of 4
    muahmuah Posts: 165member
    Well, I was a systems admin before I moved to Phoenix. I did Novell and Windows administration and a lot of other things for a big company in Kansas City. Now I just do platform validation for I/O boards for Intel. I am 1 of about a billion contractors for Intel, and there aren't any openings I can find here. Besides, I want a full time position and am willing to change careers to achieve that.



    The problem is, I don't know enough people here in Phoenix to really network efficiently. The people I do know tend to be blue collar workers, which just hasn't helped me in my current field.



    Like I said, I know person to person contact is the best. I just wish I had some of that.
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  • Reply 3 of 4
    ac7860ac7860 Posts: 40member
    Muah,



    I would check with one of these One Stop centers. They should have people that can help you with finding employment but, and more importantly, provide you with a source for contacts. They should have individuals that deal with companies all day long, and a large list of contacts. Additionally, they should help you by vouching for you, when you apply for work.



    Here are a couple of links to help you.

    http://arizonaworkforceconnection.com/

    http://www.doleta.gov/programs/adtrain.cfm



    Hope this helps.
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  • Reply 4 of 4
    moogsmoogs Posts: 4,296member
    Quote:

    Originally posted by muah



    I have found that the #1 way seems to be leveraging a friendship. The worst way has to be carpet-bombing your resume to listings at monster and other sites.

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    Correct-a-mundo! It's cliche but the saying is true: it's not what you know, but who you know. And only sometimes what you know about who (especially if someone who has done bad and awful things is threatening your job).



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