For those of you still with BofA - best of luck to you in 2017 either keeping your job or getting a nice severance package and to those who got laid off, I hope 2017 brings you great job offers from companies who really appreciate their people. Personally getting laid off was the best thing for me since I was working for a manager who was the dumbest woman I ever met and she was completely clueless about what we did. I enjoyed my time off and was fortunate to get several offers and was able to select a position that was interesting to me and working for someone I think is really smart and a great manager. It's refreshing to be out of the toxic BofA environment and fortunately their stock is about to hit a peak so I can dump the rest of it and never look back!
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@L21HYUf-4qry - I wanted to leave but wasn't going to leave almost a year of severance pay on the table so I stuck it out and made my wishes known loud and clear. I agree the grass isn't always greener but for me it is definitely better.
trust me the grass is so green on this side....b of a is hiring idiots n i am so blessed to be out.
I agree with the grass is not always greener comment. I left on my own after many years a few months back, and call me crazy, but I deeply regret it and am trying to return. The new position is definitely not greener.
Not to be mean,but realistic-wait until u or they got tired of your current job and u will see its the same crap everywhere.Grass is not always greener on the other side.
thank you so much for all the details. my manager is one those idiots in B of A and amazingly the last day i worked there she told us not to ask her questions, since she does not know the anwer and she did not care to learn. i am sure the only reason she is there is because of connection nothing else.thanks again for the thorough explanation on the job search. we are free from idiots now yeyyyyyy!!!!
I used several - I found Careerbuilder.com had the best matches for what I was interested in. Monster not so much - too much spam. LinkedIn was also helpful since I was able to see if there was anyone I knew at the target company. Ladders was good as a search tool. I also went directly to websites for the companies I was interested in. The hardest part of a job search these days is getting to an actual human since so much of the pre-screening is done via systems like Resumix, etc. which means you need lots of copies of your resume with various wording. One thing I found helpful for the online submissions was to make sure the keywords from the job posting were actually on my resume so it would at least trigger a match (the caveat is you should actually have the skill and are just aligning wording). It took me 3 months of actual searching and during that window and the 2 months after I accepted a permanent position, I received 6 contract offers and 4 permanent offers. Don't shy away from contract opportunities since they often lead to permanent roles as well. Also, each recruiter you actually get to speak with may provide other leads as well. The important thing is not to take rejection personally (and believe me I know it feels really personal) but often it is just automated responses if the resume doesn't have enough of the "right skills" listed to trigger a match. Once I figured that out, the process went very smooth. I spoke with a couple of recruiters which had contacts in other companies as well that provided leads. Volume is also important, I posted for dozens of jobs before I discovered how to work around the automated pre-screening process and do you research on the companies - know the role, the basic details about the company and be sure you are focused on how your skills can fulfill their needs. Also regardless of the fact that I worked for a complete idiot at BofA, I was very careful in how I fielded questions on the ending of that relationship. I was able to truthfully state my career objectives and gracefully dodge any negative commentary (you never know who is connected to whom so best be safe). My pets know how I really feel about BofA and they're not talking LOL! Good luck.
how did you get the offers, can you please specify what job sources you used. thnx