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I registered with them on Monday and I am not optimistic. The computer I was tested on was Windows 95 with a horrible keyboard. MY typing was 35 WPM with 11 errors, that is hilariously bad, I can type close to 60 WPM with no errors. The office had 3 people in it and When the sign out front was broken that should have been a clue things would not go good. They didn't even ask for references. I will try other agencies but i am 44 with not a great resume. What are my options? job boards? which are the best. I have tried craigslist with no success.
Work out a great resume (you say yours isn't .. well no matter what you have to show, there are good ways to improve it - so figure out what those are). Print up many copies once you have it perfected.
Research places/companies in your area (as much in depth as you can) where you might like to work and which have ANY jobs (not necessarily open) that you think you might remotely qualify for.
Learn something about each of them and start making short cover letters that come off as tailor made for each.
Take those resumes/letters DOOR TO DOOR in person.
Talk to whoever accepts them - be personable - find out even more about the company if you can while there (and if you didn't know the names of the hiring managers, etc. find those out).
Follow up a couple of days later by phone or email (get to those hiring departments to just make sure they got your resume). Make sure you eventually can talk to someone who may remember you when they DO have jobs to offer if they have none now. And while talking to them drop some info you have learned about the company, etc. and tell them briefly again how you would be an asset to them. Thank them for their time.
At least at that point someone knows who you are, has your resume in hand, has seen you are proactive, and may actually call you even if it is not this week. In learning about the company you may also see that your skills could be transferable to some kind of position you had not even thought about before - and you may be able to use that with that company or the next.
This kind of job search will keep you busy, keep you thinking (and that is never bad) and improving as you go, make you contacts, expose you to various industries that may have options for you now or in the future. All sorts of reasons for you to do this. Don't just stay home and get depressed watching your email or listening for a phone that may not ring after you have submitted umpteen resumes into the abyss online and never get a response ever.
Indeed, LinkedIn, direct from companies websites, try other agencies with a better rep
What agencies have good reps?
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Originally Posted by Aery11
Work out a great resume (you say yours isn't .. well no matter what you have to show, there are good ways to improve it - so figure out what those are). Print up many copies once you have it perfected.
Research places/companies in your area (as much in depth as you can) where you might like to work and which have ANY jobs (not necessarily open) that you think you might remotely qualify for.
Learn something about each of them and start making short cover letters that come off as tailor made for each.
Take those resumes/letters DOOR TO DOOR in person.
Talk to whoever accepts them - be personable - find out even more about the company if you can while there (and if you didn't know the names of the hiring managers, etc. find those out).
Follow up a couple of days later by phone or email (get to those hiring departments to just make sure they got your resume). Make sure you eventually can talk to someone who may remember you when they DO have jobs to offer if they have none now. And while talking to them drop some info you have learned about the company, etc. and tell them briefly again how you would be an asset to them. Thank them for their time.
At least at that point someone knows who you are, has your resume in hand, has seen you are proactive, and may actually call you even if it is not this week. In learning about the company you may also see that your skills could be transferable to some kind of position you had not even thought about before - and you may be able to use that with that company or the next.
This kind of job search will keep you busy, keep you thinking (and that is never bad) and improving as you go, make you contacts, expose you to various industries that may have options for you now or in the future. All sorts of reasons for you to do this. Don't just stay home and get depressed watching your email or listening for a phone that may not ring after you have submitted umpteen resumes into the abyss online and never get a response ever.
Yeah that may be my only option. I don't have a cover letter though. Is there a good website I can get shown how to compose a good one?
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