What?? - No "2014 RESOLUTIONS" thread?

No one deserves that. I hope things change for you.

 

so do i, being unemployed is terrible.

 

Absolutely agree. Good luck on finding something G :freehug:

 

Damn fam so sorry. Are you injured?

 

I was for a year. But that came after I was forced to quit my job and a long and arduous job search. I was so stressed out. I was anemic, had a high fever and was close to death. And it all happened on Friday the 13th.

 

Something wrong with this picture.

 

Behave yourself :smt051

 

Let's face it. Some employers want skilled people and don't want to teach anyone. Some employers want to hire someone they can control(like high schoolers). Security and McDonald's was all I ever did for the past decade. I can only keep searching and wait and pray something comes up. I don't like being unemployed. I miss having the feel of money in my pocket. If noone is hiring, there is nothing I can do about it. Then there is a life of crime, but I'm not that desperate. I have to bide my time. As painful as that is, it is all I can do.

 

A lot of employers look for the wrong things in an candidate. How you sell yourself or entertain the interview becomes more important than what you can do for the company. There are an substantial amount of people who have got jobs and did not have the skills or abilities to perform the related tasks. If there is any skill I could recommend that you develop it would be the skill of selling yourself. Get the job and learn how to do it later. Fake it until you make it. Its all about who they like. In the past, I too have made the mistake of thinking skill was more important, but that becomes more relevant later on.

 

Beasty's right G...interviews are all about selling yourself. Showing the employer that you're the best fit (based on much more than just the technical component) for their open position.

I interview candidates on a weekly (sometimes daily) basis and I look for confidence and personality, it's that simple. If you're confident in what you bring to the table, often times that says a lot about the effort you'll put into learning the technical piece of the job. Try doing mock interviews with someone experienced in the hiring process. Interviewing well is a learned skill...improve that area and you may find better success? Just my two cents. Not sure if you Skype, but I'd be happy to help you with interview tactics if you ever need it.

 

Thanks. I spent 3 years prepping for interviews. Checking and correcting myself. Being punctual. I am in competition with millions of folks out there who are in the same situation as I am. I have to follow up on a job I applied for over a week ago. Hopefully, I'll hear something.

 

Temp agency.

 

yep! just think if someone had a house with a good sized yard they could put 1-2 20ft storage containers in the ground and have a nice concealed grow op! It could be solar and battery powered with a backup generator and produce some good flowers.

 

I can grow at my house (anyone can) BUT denver has imposed a 6 plant per person law for personal use...so to be a successful grower I would want to do it at a commercial location and have a license...for me it would be strictly a business venture...i'm not interested in smoking up the profits

 

Please ur probably the biggest toker of toke there is

 

:weedman:

 

Gorath, maybe you should call up a temp agency and ask what skills are most in demand. Then find some low-cost (or free) courses online (or at your local library) and bone up on those skills. These days you HAVE TO keep learning.

Get on it man, it's a worthy thing. Make lifelong learning one of your personal values, and spread that value. Even if you're working at mcDs or doing security somewhere, set aside some of those personal hours to learn, learn, learn.

...And take raider up on her offer to do mock interviews on skype! Sounds like she's done many, so I bet she'll have some valuable insights. (That's very sweet of you to offer that raider. :smt023)

 

G, as I stated in an earlier post, a temp agency is a good bet for several reasons: 1) You keep working and don't grow stagnant or lose skills, and you may learn new ones. 2) Employers often use temp agencies to vet candidates. The place I work for now uses a temp agency almost exclusively to hire employees - the agency is better qualified to interview and screen people than our HR director is (she wears too many hats). The job I'm currently in was my 5th assignment during a year-long stretch of unemployment. I was hired after 90 days. 3) Some employers automatically dismiss a candidate who has been unemployed more than a year. It's not fair or right, but I've heard it from several personal sources that work in HR-related fields. 4) It can actually be a great experience. You can meet new people, find out what different companies are like and possibly take yourself in a direction you never imagined.

Also, what about going to school to learn a trade? If you've been unemployed you would qualify for financial aid. After my son graduated college (with a BS in biology) he had no desire to go to grad school, but what was he going to do with that degree?! My mother suggested learning a trade. He's now in school in a carpentry program with an emphasis on re-modeling and he loves it. Plans to go all out and get electrical, plumbing, HVAC certification so he can own his own business someday. A year ago, that wasn't even on the horizon.

 

I got a couple

1. To follow the four B's and become Bigger, Bolder, Braver, & Better
2. Drop the phrase "I can't" from my vocabulary

 

Funny how this changed. The difference is that I am not hoping or waiting on good news. This is going to be my last summer in VA because I am going to make sure of it. Simple as that. I love my job but nothing is worth the possibility of me staying in Virginia. lol