[sseccus]

I had been an entrepreneur for several years, but to make long story short, I had to end my business at the end of last year. I took some time off to relax & re-energize, and now I'm looking for a job, specifically some type of mid-level professional/management position. I have a couple of degrees from prestigious universities and have solid work experience. I guess the big red mark would be that I was self-employed for the last few years, doing my own thing, and I know corps don't look at that favorably.

Just quickly browsing through this forum, it seems like Vegas is still a horrific place to look for a job yet simply going to a job listing site, like Nevada JobBank for example, there are literally 1000s of jobs posted, and I'm talking about full-time jobs within 25 miles of where I live.

Granted, I won't be applying to most of them, but I saw about 10 jobs that I could apply to in the 1st 100 listing on that list alone.

Now the question is whether this is the right way to go about applying for a job: simply filling out online applications & attaching resume, and waiting to hear back...in other words, just be one of the lemmings hoping to get noticed somehow and get picked.

Or should I be taking on a more "aggressive" hands-on approach where I personally go visit/call HR/recruiters and keep "bugging" them (daily if I have to) until at least they seriously consider my application. I keep reading that in Vegas, it's not how much you know, but who you know, and people get jobs through already having or building personal connections.

I specifically would hear from those who have managed to get a job (mid-level professional type) recently in Vegas and what they had to do/went through.

I feel like with so many people looking for jobs, with a small percentage of those folks having similar qualifications to mine or better, I have to somehow find a way to stand out more.

[cosette58]

Its been a few months since your posting. Have you found a job yet? I'm also just starting my job search here. I'm staying with friends for the time being and applying like crazy. I've had 3 interviews in 3 days -- all for different positions (marketing analyst positions). I'm following up with phone calls and continuing my search. And you?