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kleinbl00  ·  3708 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 8, 2014  ·  

I've unblocked and unmuted you just now. Life is too short.

Staffing agencies have no power. Find a company that looks interesting, figure out who you'd be working for at that company, and appeal to them directly. It's been 10+ years since I was on the job market (in the land of TPS reports, anyway) but the statistic put forth at the time was that roughly 5% of jobs are filled by something other than referral.

Introduce yourself to people who aren't hiring. Be friendly and attentive. somebody will eventually give you a conduit to a job that hasn't been advertised yet.

Good luck.





thenewgreen  ·  3708 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is good advice CashewGuy. Reach out to people who are not hiring, ask if you can have 15 minutes of their time just to seek advice about the industry they are in. Let them know that you are young and about to enter the job market and you know that they are a leader in their industry… Etc.

When you ask for advice you tend to get opportunities. When you ask for opportunity you tend to get advice.

Good luck!

mk  ·  3707 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Warms my heart.