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The local library is offering a four hour class on job hunting skills. FREE.
(Resume development, tips on finding job openings, interview skills, and an inside view of the hiring process.)
They say in the advertisement that the class is designed for professionals and assumes a general knowledge of job hunting skills. They are limiting enrollment to twenty people. The person who is doing this class teaches job hunting classes professionally but agreed to do this seminar for free as a community service.
I am trying to get some of my jobless friends to sign up with me but so far no luck. They say why take a class when all the information is available online and in books. Is their argument against the class logical?
(I say it will be beneficial because we can compare notes and I can ask individual questions, etc.)
Go for it! It's free, and if you learn just ONE new thing, it will be a great FREE investment of time. I would attend such a class if I had the chance.
I learned a new trick about resumes and cover letters just last week from a friend who has a friend working in HR. The information the HR friend gave her, which was then passed down to me was priceless.
I say if you have the time and you're prepared not to have a **** and a moan if it ends up being a waste, go! Wisdom and knowledge can pop up anywhere at any time. Even when it's something you feel you're well versed in, someone might say something that gives you a new perspective or sparks an idea. Who doesn't love a free opportunity to expand your mind?
Interesting. So as a hiring manager what were some things that people did that turned you off immediately in the interview? I'm jobless right now, so I'm hoping to pick your brain...
Three biggest things that turn HR/HM off are.
1: Attitude. An applicant that thinks they are interviewing you, rather than you interviewing them. They don't want to answer questions, but want to ask you questions instead. You see many posters on these threads, that preach this saying they will not answer questions like that. Say they are not going to answer questions, until HM has answered their questions. They don't realize, that the HM is not going to go into depth about the job, wages, benefits, etc., unless they feel the applicant is one they want to give this information to. There is a time for the applicant to ask questions, but it is after they have satisfied the HM that they may want to even consider this person.
2: Someone that is so meek or frightened to be there to the point, they can hardly talk to the HM. If you want a job, you need to be positive in your approach to apply for the job. Ready to give a smile and a firm handshake when they meet the HM. Some one that shows confidence that they could do the job. Someone that has a positive attitude, ready, willing and able to answer any question asked.
3: Dressed appropriately. When someone comes in for an interview even if it is a casual workplace, look professional. A suit or good sports coat and tie are what should be worn. I have seen people apply for an office position come in dressed as if they were going to the beach, or super casual. A real turn off for a hiring manager. If you are applying for a job as a janitor, then dress appropriately in clean neat cloths, if a man with a shave, and hair neat. But it is not appropriate to apply for an office job dressed in beach wear and flip flops even if you are planning on going from the appointment directly to the beach for a picnic.
I went to the seminar today and it was excellent and well attended. They let us do peer review of the students resumes and they were just terrible. Hopefully they will be updated with the feedback they got from the students and instructor.
Not only is it free, but you learn something. Also it is a good networking opportunity to meet other people. Who knows. Maybe the speaker may know someone that may be hiring in your field or may know someone who knows someone and so on.
You have absolutely nothing to lose. I found many jobs through networking. Never found a job shotgunning my resume online.
Not only is it free, but you learn something. Also it is a good networking opportunity to meet other people. Who knows. Maybe the speaker may know someone that may be hiring in your field or may know someone who knows someone and so on.
You have absolutely nothing to lose. I found many jobs through networking. Never found a job shotgunning my resume online.
I agree networking leads to jobs but many people still have found jobs by applying online including me
Every job I have ever found is from applying online.
Actually, the event got me energized because I now know the typical job applicant is really sad. We were able to see everyone's resume during the peer review process and they were universally just terrible. JUST TERRIBLE!
The resume is the key to get in the door. Trying to get into a door without a key, is hopeless. The same for a resume. If it is not good, the resume does not open the doors.
Look at what you find if you type the following search criteria into a search engine.
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Look at these, and get an idea of what a good resume looks like. Some of those programs, will write you a winning resume. You may want to check out several as long as they are free, to develop one you want to use. Different templates for a different look. All kinds of ideas to use.
Maybe not as good as a professional resume writer would create, but you can develop one that will get you inside the door.
Some of these can be as good for your use, as the more professional software that costs you $30 and more.
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