Lol yea, man my job is to screen the crack heads, some of my clients have had jobs like this. Bad for them, but we make $ off these types of jobs.[/quote]
This place didn’t even do independent testing. They used those little multi-test cups with the reagent lines on the sides.
Funny side story- I pinched my finger tip in a roller and had to have it bandaged, so of course I had to pee in the cup.
The guy reading the test thought that it was defective because nothing was showing up. Tested again, and he concluded that it must be a bad batch of cups.
Never occurred to him that someone might actually have a clean test.
Lol yea, man my job is to screen the crack heads, some of my clients have had jobs like this. Bad for them, but we make $ off these types of jobs.[/quote]
This place didn’t even do independent testing. They used those little multi-test cups with the reagent lines on the sides.
Funny side story- I pinched my finger tip in a roller and had to have it bandaged, so of course I had to pee in the cup.
The guy reading the test thought that it was defective because nothing was showing up. Tested again, and he concluded that it must be a bad batch of cups.
Never occurred to him that someone might actually have a clean test.
[/quote]
Wow, lucky you got out of there with just having a minor injury.
I have worked since I was 12 years old, since then the longest ever between jobs was 2 weeks. That was when I was 17 and working a pizza place in San Antonio. Just do not understand how someone does not work
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
carry on, eh?[/quote]
Only you would take a comment from the nicest and least antagonistic person on this site to be antagonistic and/or provocatory.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
carry on, eh?[/quote]
Dude, other than his obsession with posting fat pics…
You are barking up the wrong tree.
If you want to pick a fight, pick me!
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
carry on, eh?[/quote]
Dude, other than his obsession with posting fat pics…
You are barking up the wrong tree.
If you want to pick a fight, pick me!
Your mother was a hamster and your father smelled of elderberries!
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
carry on, eh?[/quote]
Honestly kind of saddens me that you did not take the time to read it, I mean it would take a couple minutes really.
You never know you may actually learn something from people older and more experienced than you. But again, good luck at your job.
[quote]csulli wrote:
Ask every single person you’ve ever met if their place of work is hiring anyone or any place they have a contact in. In my experience you can apply to random jobs online till you’re blue in the face, but the only way you’re ever gonna actually get a job is through networking.[/quote]
It’s not what you know, it’s who you know. Networking is huge![/quote]
This is not always true.
I applied to 10 jobs off of websites like careerbuilder and monster. Got 2 interviews and 2 job offers and I knew no one associated with either company.
Everyone that we hire is a random person, no networking involved.
I heard this BS advice towards the end of college. I never went to a single job fair, I never had a single internship. I had absolutely no networking done, but somehow, I found a job.
My dad has worked at his company for 35 yrs, he asked around and they had no positions available for someone with 0 experience, and that didn’t change cause I “knew somebody”.
95% of the time, random people applying for random jobs. Get hired…randomly. No networking needed.[/quote]
Question.
Have you started one of these jobs you were hired at? [/quote]
Answer
Yes. Been at my job for 8mo
[/quote]
I am sure you have caught up on this thread by now.
Glad you are employed.
Carry on[/quote]
Nope, what did I miss???
Something tells me that you were hoping my answer to your question was going to be “no” and that the only Interviews I had were at BS headhunting agencies leavi me with no job, hmmm?
I highly doubt you asked such a simple question just to get me to read this entire thread
carry on, eh?[/quote]
Honestly kind of saddens me that you did not take the time to read it, I mean it would take a couple minutes really.
You never know you may actually learn something from people older and more experienced than you. But again, good luck at your job.[/quote]
I learned something
[quote]kjmont wrote:
Good to know. I have this problem called not having a computer to see what I typed after I typed it. I’m using my phone but thanks for having for nothing to contribute you’ve been a great help.[/quote]
Dude, seriously. What can I tell you that you don’t already know? And if you don’t already know it then you’re helpless anyways. I don’t know what job you used to have, I don’t know what sort of education or job skills you have, I don’t know why you were kicked out of your house and I don’t know what steps you have already taken to dig yourself out of this hole.
What do you expect people to tell you on this site? Keep your head up? Stick with it and good things will happen? PIIHB? I don’t know how you expect any sort of tangible advice given how little you’ve told us.
You know what I did the last time I was unemployed and had trouble finding a job? First of all, I immediately cut down on all expenditures that weren’t totally necessary for survival. So the first thing I would do if I were you is get rid of the iPhone or Blackberry or whatever it is that you get Internet service from, head down to MetroPCS and get the cheapest phone they have and sign up for their cheapest plan.
After that, cancel your gym membership. If you need Internet access regularly, go to Starbucks or the library or somewhere else where it’s free to use. And when you’re on the Internet, don’t come onto this site. Start going onto every single job website you can find and apply for or submit your resume for every single possible job you have any sort of qualifications for. Hell, apply to the ones you aren’t qualified for, too. What’s the worst that could happen? You don’t get hired?
Turn in an application to every single business in your area, even if it means applying to the Starbucks you’re getting your Internet from or Home Depot or The Gap or fucking Burger King. Minimum wage is better than no wage.
That’s the first thing you need to do and it needs to be the number one priority in your life right now. Get a job, any job. If you’re not working you can’t pay your bills, buy food/gas or have any sort of health insurance. And don’t not apply to a job simply because they don’t offer benefits. You aren’t in a position to turn anything down.
If you do drugs or drink, stop immediately. If that is the reason why you have been kicked out of your house you might want to go to a 12-step meeting of some sort. Shit, you might even find someone who could help you out with some work under the table or something like that.
Are you handy with tools? Do you have any construction experience? Do you know how to dig? Go down to Home Depot each morning at about 5:30am and wait out front with all the Mexicans there. If you don’t get picked up for some work, so what? You have nothing to lose. Shit, maybe you get picked up for some menial labor and the guy likes your attitude enough to throw you some more side jobs.
I know that the economy is tough right now and that unemployment is up around 10%, which is pretty high. But guess what? That means that 90% of the workforce has a job of some sort, so your chances of finding a job are pretty good if you try hard enough.
And fuck all the “stay positive” and “think good thoughts” bullshit. Just SHOW UP for life and good things MIGHT happen. Nowhere is it written that you are owed anything or that good things will happen if you just keep a positive attitude. You have to actually get off your ass, stop posting on this site, and go out and make things happen for you on your own. The world is a harsh place and only the strong survive. So man up, stop with the pity party and come to terms with the fact that people like me don’t give one flying fuck about your problems. We have our own shit to deal with already. I have a fucking job, I have bills to pay, I have drug addicts/alcoholics calling me for help all the time (many of whom are worse off than you are), I have property to take care of, I have a family that I have to be present for, etc etc.
That may sound harsh, but that’s the way life is. It’s rough out there, so you can wallow in it or you can adjust your attitude so that you find some sadistic, perverse pleasure in living in a world like that. Embrace the misery in your life rather than wallow in it.
Here’s a little pep talk for you:
This is a totally epic post. Plus the dude jumped out of a commercial airplane over 40 years ago with a bunch of loot and still hasn’t been caught.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[
Honestly kind of saddens me that you did not take the time to read it, I mean it would take a couple minutes really.
You never know you may actually learn something from people older and more experienced than you. But again, good luck at your job.[/quote]
He’s been working for eight months, what could we possibly have to offer?[/quote]
Good point, and he has no network, so it isn’t like he could pass any info on to anyone else either.
Looks like everyone’s work here is done. [/quote]
Sorry got busy this morning hiring someone, instead of going expensive through monster or something like that, I just interviewed about 10 people from networking.
[quote]StevenF wrote:
being kidnapped, raped, and held against your will for 10 years is adversity. figure it out guy. [/quote]
Sometimes I think ‘wow you did good with what you were given’ and get all proud and then I realize how much shite some people are dealt and then I see that I don’t know shit about real adversity. And it happens to me time and time again where people who surround me occasionally reveal some brutal heartbreaking shit that I had no idea they endured and I learn that more people go through something so crappy you can’t even imagine then there are people who go unscathed. And they live to tell, or sometimes to keep it to themselves, as it happens.
[quote]Derek542 wrote:
[
Honestly kind of saddens me that you did not take the time to read it, I mean it would take a couple minutes really.
You never know you may actually learn something from people older and more experienced than you. But again, good luck at your job.[/quote]
He’s been working for eight months, what could we possibly have to offer?[/quote]
Good point, and he has no network, so it isn’t like he could pass any info on to anyone else either.
Looks like everyone’s work here is done. [/quote]
Sorry got busy this morning hiring someone, instead of going expensive through monster or something like that, I just interviewed about 10 people from networking. [/quote]
Dude, no one watches network TV anymore. It’s all about Showtime and now Netflix’s original programming.