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I need a change. I don't exactly know what kind of change. I know I want it to take me out of Nevada, and I think I want it to take me somewhere back in or near the southeast. I don't even know how to start. I've been looking at job listings, and I've applied to a couple of things, but I just see these big lists of random jobs that I'm either not really all that qualified for or not really interested in doing, and I don't know how to point myself in the right direction.
Do you want a completely different line of work? If so, what is it about your current job that you dislike/like?
Not necessarily, although I'm definitely not opposed to a complete change. If I had this exact same job somewhere closer to Tennessee, I'd probably be fine staying in it indefinitely, low points and all. But finding a job like this one in another state is not that likely because they don't come open all that often, and when they do, most other states pay way, way less than Nevada. I'd be willing to take a pay cut for the right job, but I'm not able to take the kind of cut that most of those jobs would require.
Here's what I like about my job: It involves primarily research and writing, analysis, thinking through problems, and coming up with answers to legal questions, all things that I am actually pretty good at doing. I almost never work more than a 40-hour work week (well, an 80-hour two week cycle, actually, because right now, I'm off every other Monday). And I rarely have to speak with anyone outside of my office.
Apart from the location, the main downside of my job really has more to do with some of the people I work with than it does with the job itself. I know that people are a potential downside to any job (which is probably one of the things that scares me and keeps me frozen up). I think it's maybe frustrating me more than it should now because I've been really lucky to work with a lot of really good people since I've been out of school, but right now, some people are making my job much more difficult than it needs to be.
Like I said, though, I think I could deal with the downsides if it wasn't for the location. But I'm afraid if I stay here in this job much longer, I'm going to get stuck here. And I guess that's really what's got me a little panicky.
I need a change. I don't exactly know what kind of change. I know I want it to take me out of Nevada, and I think I want it to take me somewhere back in or near the southeast. I don't even know how to start. I've been looking at job listings, and I've applied to a couple of things, but I just see these big lists of random jobs that I'm either not really all that qualified for or not really interested in doing, and I don't know how to point myself in the right direction.
I feel you. I've been ready for a new job for years now. I've had countless of brainstorming sessions, done all the personality/career inventories, worked through "What Color Is Your Parachute?", and have had the same conversation with tons and tons of friends about it, but I still always find myself at a standstill. I go to look for jobs and I'm just like "meh". I've got no advice for ya, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
Thanks, it's definitely good to feel like I'm not alone. I did a couple of what-career-should-I-have tests the other day. One of them told me I should be a farm worker. I'm not so sure I'm cut out for that.
I just googled "What Color Is Your Parachute?" That dude looks crazy as hell! Was the book helpful at all?
I feel you. I've been ready for a new job for years now. I've had countless of brainstorming sessions, done all the personality/career inventories, worked through "What Color Is Your Parachute?", and have had the same conversation with tons and tons of friends about it, but I still always find myself at a standstill. I go to look for jobs and I'm just like "meh". I've got no advice for ya, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
Thanks, it's definitely good to feel like I'm not alone. I did a couple of what-career-should-I-have tests the other day. One of them told me I should be a farm worker. I'm not so sure I'm cut out for that.
I just googled "What Color Is Your Parachute?" That dude looks crazy as hell! Was the book helpful at all?
Yes, it's the single most helpful career book I've read so far and the one I most recommend to my customers (I work in a Barnes & Noble, so books are kinda my thing).
Thanks, it's definitely good to feel like I'm not alone. I did a couple of what-career-should-I-have tests the other day. One of them told me I should be a farm worker. I'm not so sure I'm cut out for that.
I just googled "What Color Is Your Parachute?" That dude looks crazy as hell! Was the book helpful at all?
Yes, it's the single most helpful career book I've read so far and the one I most recommend to my customers (I work in a Barnes & Noble, so books are kinda my thing).
I need a change. I don't exactly know what kind of change. I know I want it to take me out of Nevada, and I think I want it to take me somewhere back in or near the southeast. I don't even know how to start. I've been looking at job listings, and I've applied to a couple of things, but I just see these big lists of random jobs that I'm either not really all that qualified for or not really interested in doing, and I don't know how to point myself in the right direction.
I feel you. I've been ready for a new job for years now. I've had countless of brainstorming sessions, done all the personality/career inventories, worked through "What Color Is Your Parachute?", and have had the same conversation with tons and tons of friends about it, but I still always find myself at a standstill. I go to look for jobs and I'm just like "meh". I've got no advice for ya, but just wanted to let you know you're not alone.
Couldnt have put it better myself, count me in this group as well.
I just applied to about 8 different internships with C3 Presents ranging from Ticketing to my dream job of Festival Marketing... Here's to another round of hope just to be disappointed by no response at all or failed interviews....
I'm seriously getting so sick this whole thing. I need to find something soon or else I'm going to be a master of advertising with no experience....
I just applied to about 8 different internships with C3 Presents ranging from Ticketing to my dream job of Festival Marketing... Here's to another round of hope just to be disappointed by no response at all or failed interviews....
I'm seriously getting so sick this whole thing. I need to find something soon or else I'm going to be a master of advertising with no experience....
You gotta apply the more than 8 jobs. I probably applied to 100 this past year
I just applied to about 8 different internships with C3 Presents ranging from Ticketing to my dream job of Festival Marketing... Here's to another round of hope just to be disappointed by no response at all or failed interviews....
I'm seriously getting so sick this whole thing. I need to find something soon or else I'm going to be a master of advertising with no experience....
You gotta apply the more than 8 jobs. I probably applied to 100 this past year
Oh, I've applied to a fuck ton this year too. But I meant specifically today. I just applied to every open internship in Austin that C3 is offering that is in my field.... This is just the latest round of applications.
I just applied to about 8 different internships with C3 Presents ranging from Ticketing to my dream job of Festival Marketing... Here's to another round of hope just to be disappointed by no response at all or failed interviews....
I'm seriously getting so sick this whole thing. I need to find something soon or else I'm going to be a master of advertising with no experience....
Good-luck!
I have an interview for a full-time position on Thursday. The only bites on my resume I have had since May have been for hourly+commision positions, which I don't have any interest in (nothing wrong with it, just not for me). This is a full salary gig, in the area I want be in, and I would be applying a lot of skills that I learned in college.
I have no desire to live in NYC, I just can't do winters anymore. But applying to jobs in LA is def the plan (one of the possible pans anyways) for after I graduate. But for now I'm planted in Austin because of school, thus looking for something local.
I have an interview for a full-time position on Thursday. The only bites on my resume I have had since May have been for hourly+commision positions, which I don't have any interest in (nothing wrong with it, just not for me). This is a full salary gig, in the area I want be in, and I would be applying a lot of skills that I learned in college.
Fingers crossed!
Good luck! It sounds pretty perfect so I'm really hoping you get it!
Post by thepeppers on Jul 14, 2016 19:48:10 GMT -5
I had an interview today for the position I discussed earlier in this thread. I thought it went well, said everything I wanted to say and showed them everything I wanted them to be aware of. Few thoughts:
- I was told they were interviewing seven applicants for the position, which obviously frightens me. I'm not trying to sell myself short, but I am about positive they're interviewing people with full-time experience...and more than likely somebody received an interview because of a personal connection.
- I much prefer in-person interviews compared to over the phone...luckily, today was an in-person interview. With phone interviews, I believe it gets awkward having three of four people on the line....not knowing when to speak and when to listen. Something about the handshakes and making eye contact just makes it easier for me.
- The two directors that interviewed me today were so professional, it was about relaxing as it could possibly be for an interview. One met me at that door as I walked in, they had a cold water waiting for me at my seat and had a powerpoint with information about the organization, the position, and all the questions in the interview as they were asking them.
I find out Monday or Tuesday if I have a 2nd interview or not...fingers crossed!
My last interview was whatever day Coachella tickets went on sale. Sometime in early June, I know that. And then I never heard from them again. After about two weeks I gave up hope that they wanted me. It just seems bullshit that they brought me in and didn't have the courtesy to say they weren't interested.
I been looking for a few months now and it's been frustrating.
My last interview was whatever day Coachella tickets went on sale. Sometime in early June, I know that. And then I never heard from them again. After about two weeks I gave up hope that they wanted me. It just seems bullshit that they brought me in and didn't have the courtesy to say they weren't interested.
I been looking for a few months now and it's been frustrating.
Have you thought about trying a temp agency? They get a bad wrap, but it's how I found my first job out of college (after a year of unsuccessful searching on my own). The first position they connected me to was a temp-to-hire situation, and I worked there for a few years and got lots of good experience from it.
My last interview was whatever day Coachella tickets went on sale. Sometime in early June, I know that. And then I never heard from them again. After about two weeks I gave up hope that they wanted me. It just seems bullshit that they brought me in and didn't have the courtesy to say they weren't interested.
I been looking for a few months now and it's been frustrating.
Have you thought about trying a temp agency? They get a bad wrap, but it's how I found my first job out of college (after a year of unsuccessful searching on my own). The first position they connected me to was a temp-to-hire situation, and I worked there for a few years and got lots of good experience from it.
I had applied for something in May and turns out it was via a temp agency. They were interested, but only offered $14 an hour and didn't offer parking though downtown.
I assume I needed to take some pay cut to start in a new field, but that was significant. I also fear leaving my crappy job of six years, jumping into something different, and then starting again two months later.
Have you thought about trying a temp agency? They get a bad wrap, but it's how I found my first job out of college (after a year of unsuccessful searching on my own). The first position they connected me to was a temp-to-hire situation, and I worked there for a few years and got lots of good experience from it.
I had applied for something in May and turns out it was via a temp agency. They were interested, but only offered $14 an hour and didn't offer parking though downtown.
I assume I needed to take some pay cut to start in a new field, but that was significant. I also fear leaving my crappy job of six years, jumping into something different, and then starting again two months later.
What field are you in, and what field are you trying to get into?
I had applied for something in May and turns out it was via a temp agency. They were interested, but only offered $14 an hour and didn't offer parking though downtown.
I assume I needed to take some pay cut to start in a new field, but that was significant. I also fear leaving my crappy job of six years, jumping into something different, and then starting again two months later.
What field are you in, and what field are you trying to get into?
I currently work in a warehouse, but I recently got a paralegal certification from a community college. The only experience I have was three and a half months interning.
What field are you in, and what field are you trying to get into?
I currently work in a warehouse, but I recently got a paralegal certification from a community college. The only experience I have was three and a half months interning.
A friend of mine just posted an open paralegal position. It's here in the Albany/Schenectady area though.
I currently work in a warehouse, but I recently got a paralegal certification from a community college. The only experience I have was three and a half months interning.
A friend of mine just posted an open paralegal position. It's here in the Albany/Schenectady area though.
Do you happen to need a new roommate?
In seriousness, so I got an email late Sunday in response to a resume I sent out. She wanted to interview me this morning, I asked if she could do Thursday. She said no. Trying to set up a phone interview... fun times. Watch me bomb it once it actually happens.
I have no desire to live in NYC, I just can't do winters anymore. But applying to jobs in LA is def the plan (one of the possible pans anyways) for after I graduate. But for now I'm planted in Austin because of school, thus looking for something local.
Coming from someone who grew up in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, I hear you. I have been living in South Carolina for 11 years. I will never move anywhere north again.
Advice: spellcheck your resume, always have someone else look at it, and show that you are at least able to feign a mastery of the English language.
I'm currently looking through applications to hire someone at my job and boy...some of these are really bad. One woman spelled her address wrong ("commens" instead of "Commons"). One guy's resume listed his many "quality's". Several people apparently have names and addresses that don't have capital letters. And Some People Feel the Need to Capitalize Nearly Every Word. One guy felt that under his high school education section, it was noteworthy to put that he "Completed 4 Years".
All of this came out of only the first six applications. I don't think people are dumb or even bad workers because they make spelling mistakes or whatnot, but it definitely does show me that they don't pay attention to detail or that they aren't concerned with appearing professional or that they might just be lazy.
If anyone needs resume help, I would be happy to take a look at it, though be forewarned that I won't play nice and I will nitpick the shit out of it. But that shit gon look pretty when I'm done.
A friend of mine just posted an open paralegal position. It's here in the Albany/Schenectady area though.
Do you happen to need a new roommate?
In seriousness, so I got an email late Sunday in response to a resume I sent out. She wanted to interview me this morning, I asked if she could do Thursday. She said no. Trying to set up a phone interview... fun times. Watch me bomb it once it actually happens.
I mean there's a super nice apartment we are drooling over just across the park and would need a roommate to be able to comfortably afford.
I had an interview today for the position I discussed earlier in this thread. I thought it went well, said everything I wanted to say and showed them everything I wanted them to be aware of. Few thoughts:
- I was told they were interviewing seven applicants for the position, which obviously frightens me. I'm not trying to sell myself short, but I am about positive they're interviewing people with full-time experience...and more than likely somebody received an interview because of a personal connection.
- I much prefer in-person interviews compared to over the phone...luckily, today was an in-person interview. With phone interviews, I believe it gets awkward having three of four people on the line....not knowing when to speak and when to listen. Something about the handshakes and making eye contact just makes it easier for me.
- The two directors that interviewed me today were so professional, it was about relaxing as it could possibly be for an interview. One met me at that door as I walked in, they had a cold water waiting for me at my seat and had a powerpoint with information about the organization, the position, and all the questions in the interview as they were asking them.
I find out Monday or Tuesday if I have a 2nd interview or not...fingers crossed!
Don't let the fact that there are other, potentially-better-qualified candidates worry you. When I landed the job I have now, I beat out two more experienced candidates on the strength of my interview and a wedge skill that I had and they didn't. Good luck!
any of you attorneys on here have any advice or thoughts about science/technical advising for IP/Patent type stuff or working in science policy? I'm getting to the end of my PhD, and I am honestly not too excited about the idea of being a low-paid, glorified student for the next couple years in a post-doc position. I had a year long fellowship with a science policy think-tank here on campus which was fun, but it was also a very "academic" approach to science policy and not really as functional. I am interested in emerging tech, innovation and regulatory side of things. There is a foundation here on campus that works with students/faculty/etc. to develop their research into start-ups, help them get and license patents, etc. This sort of big-picture approach appeals to me because it removes the risk of working at a start-up, would offer different and evolving challenges, and wouldn't necessarily be dependent on me creating the research/invention/method.
I guess if you had any thoughts and advice about roles for scientists in the legal/government field, I'd be interested to here your take.
I had an interview today for the position I discussed earlier in this thread. I thought it went well, said everything I wanted to say and showed them everything I wanted them to be aware of. Few thoughts:
- I was told they were interviewing seven applicants for the position, which obviously frightens me. I'm not trying to sell myself short, but I am about positive they're interviewing people with full-time experience...and more than likely somebody received an interview because of a personal connection.
- I much prefer in-person interviews compared to over the phone...luckily, today was an in-person interview. With phone interviews, I believe it gets awkward having three of four people on the line....not knowing when to speak and when to listen. Something about the handshakes and making eye contact just makes it easier for me.
- The two directors that interviewed me today were so professional, it was about relaxing as it could possibly be for an interview. One met me at that door as I walked in, they had a cold water waiting for me at my seat and had a powerpoint with information about the organization, the position, and all the questions in the interview as they were asking them.
I find out Monday or Tuesday if I have a 2nd interview or not...fingers crossed!
Don't let the fact that there are other, potentially-better-qualified candidates worry you. When I landed the job I have now, I beat out two more experienced candidates on the strength of my interview and a wedge skill that I had and they didn't. Good luck!
I appreciate the encouragement, but it doesn't look like I have a 2nd interview. Never heard anything back, and I was told they would contact candidates early this week about a 2nd interview.
I was taking it pretty rough yesterday, but I have about moved on from it.
Post by thepeppers on Jul 22, 2016 10:58:22 GMT -5
So I have another interview set up (not with the organization I interviewed with last week). I was disappointed to find out they're not doing interviews until the middle of August, knowing that means whoever they hire won't start until Septemeber. It is nice though to have an interview to look forward to...just wish it was sooner. When I moved out of Radford and back in with the parents in the middle of May, I thought it was possible that I would be on my own in a full-time position in July, and realistically by August. It now seems like September is the best I can do on that front.
This opening seems a lot more likely for me to get an offer compared to what I interviewed for last week. It's a Public Relations Assistant position with the NRV Community College (located about 30 mins from Virginia Tech). My concentration as an undergrad was Public Relations, and the majority of my experience is in higher education. I doubt they had many applicants with full-time experience, as it's pretty much an entry level position. The positives are it is roughly in the location I would like to be in (and that has more to do with my girlfriend than me, but that's a different story) and it keeps me working in the collegiate realm. The negative being it won't pay much, compared to the last two positions I interviewed for.
A little side rant - I wish Radford and Virginia Tech HR department would get it together. Radford still has a position posted on Indeed that I know for a fact they hired someone for last week. I applied for a position at VT back in April, just received the "thanks, but no thanks" email yesterday. That shouldn't take three months.
So I have another interview set up (not with the organization I interviewed with last week). I was disappointed to find out they're not doing interviews until the middle of August, knowing that means whoever they hire won't start until Septemeber. It is nice though to have an interview to look forward to...just wish it was sooner. When I moved out of Radford and back in with the parents in the middle of May, I thought it was possible that I would be on my own in a full-time position in July, and realistically by August. It now seems like September is the best I can do on that front.
This opening seems a lot more likely for me to get an offer compared to what I interviewed for last week. It's a Public Relations Assistant position with the NRV Community College (located about 30 mins from Virginia Tech). My concentration as an undergrad was Public Relations, and the majority of my experience is in higher education. I doubt they had many applicants with full-time experience, as it's pretty much an entry level position. The positives are it is roughly in the location I would like to be in (and that has more to do with my girlfriend than me, but that's a different story) and it keeps me working in the collegiate realm. The negative being it won't pay much, compared to the last two positions I interviewed for.
A little side rant - I wish Radford and Virginia Tech HR department would get it together. Radford still has a position posted on Indeed that I know for a fact they hired someone for last week. I applied for a position at VT back in April, just received the "thanks, but no thanks" email yesterday. That shouldn't take three months.
one of my grad school friends worked in the marketing department at VT. if how disorganized the marketing dept is is any indication of the rest of the administration, I would say I'm not surprised their HR doesn't have it together.
Post by heyyitskait on Jul 22, 2016 17:34:08 GMT -5
I'm going to be applying to an accelerated Physical Therapy program soon and, because I'll be a transfer student, need one or two letters of recommendation. Besides former teachers or employers, who can I ask?
I'm not sure if my director can actually write me one because of county policies. Just want to have a back up or two.
I have a 4 year degree. It cost about $50,000 to get. It's worth about $75,000/yr. I have a CCIE. It cost about $10,000 to get. It's worth about $125,000/yr.
