I've been doing an average of five and I haven't received many responses. Is it not enough? It's a bit hard to find time for more, but if I have to do it, I will. It's been a while since the last time I did something like this, so I feel a bit like a fish out of water.
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I got out a year ago. I got a new job with people I didn’t know. You don’t need to network to get a new job. In fact I interviewed with someone I did know, they ghosted, and I’ll be fine if I never see them ever again.
You have to find jobs where there is a demand and the supply does not overrun demand or open position because someone left.
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It’s a rough market right now. I should have started looking when RTO was first announced but here we are.
More and more as desperation sets in.
the correct answer is "the minimum needed to receive UI benefits in my State"
you're welcome
With Lyft and Uber, you just go to the website and create an online profile.
Networking is overrated. The saying should be…”it’s not what you know but who you know (who’ll actually DO something for you).
I support mandatory retirement for Mgmt and craft at the 30 year mark. Give the young folks with children a chance.
Mailing resumes out is an outdated boomer process. Good luck with that.
I go thru the Sunday newspaper classifieds and circle the postings I’m interested in. I follow up with a nice cover letter and resume printed on thick off white resume bond paper expressing my interest then drop it in the mail. Works every time.
" You’re going to need to send out 10+ a day."
This 100% the incorrect approach.
If you have not built and are not utilizing a network of contacts, you are doing it wrong.
depends on the type of position you seek. Craft has an excellent skill but need to find companies that can transition those skills to their needs.
Management should go to a headhunter firm or an employment website like indeed.com. These companies have open positions and get paid to fill these.
I have 6 resumes and modify each to fill the opening position. One headhunter even rewrote my skills to match their openings.
Use Ai to mass apply and optimize your résumé.
People have seen tons of results doing this.
It’s a volume game.
Companies want to use ai to screen - hit back with your own ai to bypass the screen.
It’s an arms race.
Good luck.
You’re going to need to send out 10+ a day. This market is harsh
I would try to speed up the process. Get a table with nothing on it except the envelopes and resumes that you have printed so you can quickly fold them, put in envelope, write address and put on the stamp.
As others have said, these days you have to network. Apply for job where you have at least 70% of what they are looking for. Customize you resume for each application to make sure you have the requirements and some of the nice to have's. Before you apply, try to find someone in your network that can do a referral for you. Attend networking events in your area to find not so advertised jobs.
You are 100% doing it wrong (if this post is legit).
What is an "application"? Where are you applying for jobs, retail?
Second, you're not going to get a job blindly filling out "applications" or sending resumes, to no one in particular. Those will sit in an unread pile before being trashed.
You have to network.
You need to know someone, or know someone (that knows someone) on the inside. This is the only way to get separated from the chaff. This does not guarantee a job, but will help you to get a foot in the door, so that you at least have an opportunity to sell yourself and your skills to someone.
You need a network. Did you work at T a long time? Surely there are people that you kept in touch with after they left T? Are you using LinkedIn to build a network of contacts? This is what you need to focus on. You will continue to get nowhere doing what you have been doing.
Most entry level jobs at retail companies former T employees qualify for are going to want you to fill out applications online or submit forms on kiosks they have onsite.