Office Employers: How do you feel about job seekers showing up UNannounced looking for work? (employer, resume)

[annerk]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

Well you have to know the human resources director or the CEO if you want to get an easy way in. Where do you meet human resource directors and CEO's?

Same place you'd meet anyone. Church, biker bars, wine bars, rock concerts, charity events, professional enrichment events, you name it.

[artsyguy]

What is a "biker bar"? A bar for cyclists?

Originally Posted by annerk

Same place you'd meet anyone. Church, biker bars, wine bars, rock concerts, charity events, professional enrichment events, you name it.

[annerk]

Originally Posted by artsyguy

What is a "biker bar"? A bar for cyclists?

A bar where a lot of motorcyclists hang out. There are a lot of them in this area.

[nicet4]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Showing up at a place of business out of the blue to drop a resume to who? The Receptionist? Regardless it's strange to me and I don't recommend it.

Depends on the job and qualifications.

If you got skills that few have it's the way to go.

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Creative Networking not a desperate attempt at networking.

What methods do you recommend? Since you are the professed expert and a career counselor, I'd like to hear your suggestions.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Chatteress

What methods do you recommend? Since you are the professed expert and a career counselor, I'd like to hear your suggestions.

Going to a website for a company and if you come across a name that says send resume to.....

If go to facebook or any other social networking site to see who on your facebook page may know the person so hey can talk to them about you.



That was my next strategy but I ended up finding a job so I never did it but try it and see if it works

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by TVandSportsGuy

Going to a website for a company and if you come across a name that says send resume to.....

If go to facebook or any other social networking site to see who on your facebook page may know the person so hey can talk to them about you.



That was my next strategy but I ended up finding a job so I never did it but try it and see if it works

Emailing and face booking? Are these the ONLY networking tools you'd utilize in a job search? Honey, there's much more to networking than online methods.

[annerk]

In my opinion, networking needs to be a combination of Internet and actual face time.

[FBJ]

Originally Posted by Chatteress

Emailing and face booking? Are these the ONLY networking tools you'd utilize in a job search? Honey, there's much more to networking than online methods.

That was just one of them, another one was causally bringing up to my barber that I was looking for work and he asked for a copy of my resume to give to a certain person im my field.

But the main thing is you have to THINK for yourself. No one is going to tell lay out a outline on how to find a job. It's up to you to think out of the box and come up with new ways to find employment

[Chatteress]

Originally Posted by annerk

In my opinion, networking needs to be a combination of Internet and actual face time.

I agree. When I started out in my industry, I had no contacts. I looked up several organizations and located the email addresses of several key persons. I then emailed them inquiring about volunteer opportunities to gain experience to enhance my qualifications and to fulfill internship requirements in my masters program. I receive lots of responses and arranged a meeting with a few of these contact. I eventually landed several valuable internships that lead to my current positions. Because of this experience, it did not take long for me to get hired by one of these organizations after completing my masters degree.