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View Poll Results: Current Job
Networking 13 19.40%
Online Application 35 52.24%
Other - Please explain 17 25.37%
Work in 2 2.99%
Voters: 67. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 06-22-2013, 09:58 PM
 
Location: PHL
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How did you guys find your current job - was it via networking, online job application, or other.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:00 PM
 
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I am self employed, bought a semi, hired a driver, tada my current job keeping all the paperwork done for my business.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:01 PM
 
Location: Alaska
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An acquaintance/friend! So it is kind of networking.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:06 PM
 
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Reasons I got each job I've had in the past:

1: Teacher was hiring any student in the department.
2: Friend worked at the store.
3: Self-employed freelancing.
4: Girlfriend worked at the store.
5: Friend worked at the company.
6: Friend offered to subcontract me.
7: Friend worked at the company.
8: Friend and friends' family had company ties.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:23 PM
 
Location: Kirkwood, DE and beautiful SXM!
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Ad in Sunday paper, mailed my résumé on Monday, interviewed on Wednesday, hired on Thursday. It used to be easy to get a job.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:25 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Applied online then found LinkedIn connections that worked there and asked for a referral to the hiring manager.
Same with my previous job.
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Old 06-22-2013, 10:57 PM
 
Location: Illinois
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Online application.
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Old 06-23-2013, 08:56 AM
 
Location: New Jersey
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I faxed a resume to an ad in a newspaper. That was in 2005, Still with the company today thankfully.
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Old 06-23-2013, 08:56 AM
 
Location: East Bay, San Francisco Bay Area
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Had a recruiter call me.
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Old 06-23-2013, 09:27 AM
 
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Really wanted to work here, so I stalked their job postings daily.
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