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Job Hunting?
I have a few questions for the peeps on F&K...
1.) Who is currently looking for a job right now? 2.) Who is working, but is actively looking/interviewing for a new position? 3.) Who feels they need work/coaching on resume writing, interviewing techniques or need a better understanding as to how companies hire staff or what they typically look for in candidates/potential hires? 
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2- not currently working 3- i guess i need some help. i mean if i didnt id think i would be hired by now.
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I need a job for either this summer or for next year. I just missed the application deadline for my grad program so now im stuck. im sure i could use resume help as well. unfortunately i need a job which actually pays well since i have 2 undergraduate degrees and now that im finished i dont feel 'furniture mover' should apply to me anymore.
Dear God, PM me if you can help. Very scared at entering the big wide world.
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Mar 06, 04
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If I were to put together some information sessions on say Resume Tips and Interviewing, would people actually attend?
Some background on me: I am the Division Director for the Vancouver branch of Robert Half Technology (www.rht.com). We are one of seven divisions of a company by the name of Robert Half International (www.rhi.com). Some specifics on RHI: - founded in 1948 (so it's been in this business for 55+ years) - 2.8 billion dollar company that is publicly traded on the NYSE - Roughly 325 office locations world wide (multi-national) That gives you an idea on the company... Now although the division I work in is more Information Technology specific, I can still speak quite effectively to things like resumes and interviewing. -- In my 3 years tenure here, I have interviewed over 500 candidates and put these IT-types out to work. This also would involve direct client interaction at the CEO/CFO/VP/Director level so I am familiar with what they are looking for in candidates as well. I am not saying I am going to help you find a job through my company, I am offering to share some of my knowledge and expertise to refine an existing resume or enhance some of your current interview techniques.
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meh. the damned problem these days, is all the dumbasses getting jobs with their computer science degree, when all they know is what they read out of their books. Then someone like me with a lifetime of hands on experience gets left in the dust, and then confronting one of these CS geeks, I school them and feel better about myself. For instance, I was at a co-workers home a couple weeks ago helping him fix his computer and install Linux. He worked for Microsoft for 5 years as a software engineer. It's just not fair.
It's a damned shame if you ask me. I'm Linux junkie, used to be a security consultant, I can network an entire building and 200 workstations in a couple hours, can fix a computer wether it be software or hardware in under an hour, sometimes less then 10 minutes. Yet I am stuck as a sales rep for MCI. How fucking lame, I hate our job market. There's my two cents. Sorry for the ranting, just ignore it. I'm bitter.
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I've had a few interviews with IT and tech companies in Vancouver. Many of these companies are flakey and the people running them do not have a clue about how to hire people. Which should not be surprising, this IS the west coast.
At one place, a venture financed by a guy who sold his previous company to Microsoft, the guy interviewing me was shocked that I had worked as a self-employed software developer and did it with with my own corporation (corporations are actually easy to set up and no big deal). He would not hire me because he said I would steal their secrets and go into business against them! As I was leaving the place, I noticed the receptionist in a heavy necking session with one of the suits. That company folded about a year later. Another place, Computer Associates, the guy was pissed off cuz I said as a programmer I wanted a 17" monitor (everyone had 14 or 15" at the time but I had a 17" at home). In another place, the big Paprican lab at UBC, they had the boss's secretary do all the interviews for engineering type jobs, as she munched on a sandwich. The most important skill a person can bring to a Vancouver interview is to be younger than the supervisor or hiring person. And look like you would be fun at a party. I'm not kidding! And if for example the hiring person was at UBC, or BCIT or whatever, pretend you really like that school and are connected - these guys really want to hire someone just like themselves from their little network. ------------------ BTW another thing is to simply pay an unscrupulous headhunter (most will not do this). I know a guy who has marginal IT skills but he got good jobs in New York City and Vancouver because his dad (a doctor) paid a headhunter to find him a spot, one was with KPMG in NYC, the other was with a CA association in Van. Eventually he was fired from both jobs.
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I'm very interested Kraig.
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i went to a resume/interview workshop sometime around grade 11 and it helped
a lot of the tips and stuff they have may sound pretty obvious, but you'd be surprised how many people dont know or follow them as for getting a good playing office job (ie. computer related), sadly it depends a lot on who you know, but skills still really come into play... i guess what im saying is you have to have both the skills and the networking if you're just looking a retail job or some job at the mall, the best way to get one is persistancy. also, its important not to assume what certain places are or aren't looking for in terms of employees... making false assumptions like this will just make you feel marginalized and out of place, especially when they turn out to be untrue!
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oh yeah, props on the idea kraig! very respectable
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