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Post by giramomma on Aug 3, 2022 16:04:50 GMT -5
The unofficial word on the street is that the position I lobbied for looks like it might get posted.
In the mean time, I am doing my best to showcase that I am a good fit in some related work.
I also have to see if I still have time to apply to a job outside my unit.
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Post by tractor on Aug 26, 2022 10:47:58 GMT -5
Three years after graduating college, applying to over 100 job postings and participating in close to 30 interviews, my oldest son finally got a "real" job and moved out of the house last weekend.
He finally figured out that he needed to do a bunch of on-line training (thank you coursera), to boost up his resume. As soon as he did, the first company he applied to hired him. I think it will work well for him, now I just have to worry that he keeps it. However, if he doesn't, that's an adult problem he will have to solve (he's 25). I'm still amazed at what they're paying him, along with insurance and benefits..he's launched. Now on to boy #2...the engineer, he just started looking (I see an empty next in my future 😊).
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Post by giramomma on Aug 26, 2022 13:28:36 GMT -5
Three years after graduating college, applying to over 100 job postings and participating in close to 30 interviews, my oldest son finally got a "real" job and moved out of the house last weekend. He finally figured out that he needed to do a bunch of on-line training (thank you coursera), to boost up his resume. As soon as he did, the first company he applied to hired him. I think it will work well for him, now I just have to worry that he keeps it. However, if he doesn't, that's an adult problem he will have to solve (he's 25). I'm still amazed at what they're paying him, along with insurance and benefits..he's launched. Now on to boy #2...the engineer, he just started looking (I see an empty next in my future 😊). That is great news, tractor.
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Post by finnime on Aug 26, 2022 19:46:06 GMT -5
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 5, 2022 13:51:32 GMT -5
Finally unemployed. [img src="https://i239.photobucket.com/albums/ff155/JiminiChristmas/ymamsmiles/smile.gif" class="smile" src="//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png" alt=" "] My boss and I decided its a hiatus of an era instead of an end. Project time! ooo congrats rae!
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 5, 2022 15:03:40 GMT -5
hey all, so I haven't been following this thread but congrats and good luck to all those in new or aspiring to new positions.
So, someone in the periphery of my professional network has been asking for a meetup and we are doing virtual coffee this week. They are in leadership for a consulting firm in my industry, I beleive within the top 5-10 companies in the biz. I can think of about 4/5 different reasons for this, of which one is a potential job at their company. I'm not sure if I will be releived or disappointed if it isn't!
Any advice on how to approach this if it is? while I am relatively disenchanted with current employer, I am trying to steer it as much as I can into being a sweet deal for myself for the last leg of my career, and am making progress in that direction.
What would be other ideas on the purpose for the meeting? This isn't someone I would have felt close enough to even contact about anything, so was a bit of a surprise they wanted to meet up with me. We have used their services in the past, but I did tell them directly we were no longer in the market for any further services.
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Post by jerseygirl on Sept 5, 2022 18:33:39 GMT -5
Rukh maybe they’re interested in subcontracting Rukh inc for a job??
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 5, 2022 18:57:13 GMT -5
Rukh maybe they’re interested in subcontracting Rukh inc for a job?? thanks, but they don't know about Rukh, Inc.! I don't think! Might be an invite to a task force or something?
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 5, 2022 18:57:35 GMT -5
Rukh maybe they’re interested in subcontracting Rukh inc for a job?? thanks, but they don't know about Rukh, Inc.! I don't think! Might be an invite to a task force or something? and maybe just nothing!
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Post by geenamercile on Sept 6, 2022 17:19:19 GMT -5
Maybe they want to feel out if there is a job at your place too?
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 9, 2022 13:06:29 GMT -5
Really struggling with the new job, really 1 person at the new job, but the person I work with all the time.
Not that there are a lot of options. I'm trying really hard to just swallow my ego, but it is not easy.
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 10, 2022 15:18:38 GMT -5
Really struggling with the new job, really 1 person at the new job, but the person I work with all the time. Not that there are a lot of options. I'm trying really hard to just swallow my ego, but it is not easy. what's going on with them? Is this a nemesis situation??
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 12, 2022 16:10:56 GMT -5
Really struggling with the new job, really 1 person at the new job, but the person I work with all the time. Not that there are a lot of options. I'm trying really hard to just swallow my ego, but it is not easy. what's going on with them? Is this a nemesis situation?? I hope not, but I just can't seem to have a good conversation with her. I called her for a question today and she was helpful, but also went into a side note of how-to that I didn't ask for and that I repeatedly said I was comfortable with that piece. Then I agreed to do something differently multiple times on the phone, so she sends me a teams message to confirm it again and then calls me to make sure I got it. I don't know how many times I can cheerfully restate the same thing over and over. I'm pretty sure she also got the sucky choice of not employed or take a job she didn't really want (that is usually seen as a demotion). So maybe we're just feeding off each other with our own bad attitudes. Eta- It's unpleasant enough that if my old boss called and said she had a job for me I'd jump on it regardless of what team it was on. It's kicked me enough into gear to start looking and applying elsewhere. But I also know that the first 90 of a new job are going to be difficult if not unpleasant.
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Post by skeeter on Sept 13, 2022 22:18:56 GMT -5
How is the new job so far ners?
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Post by ners on Sept 14, 2022 5:57:40 GMT -5
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Post by raeoflyte on Sept 18, 2022 9:58:11 GMT -5
Question...I was at my last company for 15 years, and I've been at the new one for 40 days. I'm updating my resume and am applying for jobs out of my industry. I think I should include the new job, but don't have any accomplishments to list. Do I just put a blurb that I transitioned companies with my sales team? Continued support of existing sales partners... I'm not sure how to word that.
Or leave it off all together? If I got an interview I could explain the transition more.
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Post by jerseygirl on Sept 18, 2022 10:12:57 GMT -5
Question...I was at my last company for 15 years, and I've been at the new one for 40 days. I'm updating my resume and am applying for jobs out of my industry. I think I should include the new job, but don't have any accomplishments to list. Do I just put a blurb that I transitioned companies with my sales team? Continued support of existing sales partners... I'm not sure how to word that. Or leave it off all together? If I got an interview I could explain the transition more. Like using transioning. This is actually a unique experience and implies skill that isn’t common
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Post by Rukh O'Rorke on Sept 26, 2022 19:18:32 GMT -5
Question...I was at my last company for 15 years, and I've been at the new one for 40 days. I'm updating my resume and am applying for jobs out of my industry. I think I should include the new job, but don't have any accomplishments to list. Do I just put a blurb that I transitioned companies with my sales team? Continued support of existing sales partners... I'm not sure how to word that. Or leave it off all together? If I got an interview I could explain the transition more. I think it makes sense to mention that like this.
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Post by Opti on Oct 3, 2022 10:56:56 GMT -5
As many of you know, I finally got a job in mid May. Towards the end of July, my small chain employer decided to buy a similar one which physically is based mostly north of us. Since it is a highly regulated industry, it is expected to conclude sometime next year, perhaps second quarter. This change takes off the table at least one of the reasons, I took the lower pay at this location. The pension will disappear and retirement compensation will move to stock based.
The medical and dental options are more limited than my prior job. I had at least three choices of levels for medical insurance and two or three on the dental end. So right now I am paying more for benefits than I had before and the job I took really wasn't sustainable income-wise for where I live and where I can go market rate wise.
Sigh ... just got interrupted by an upsell call from my Internet provider.
My Qs will concern how I should navigate this impending new combined company and should I be actively looking at other opportunities now? If I could become head teller soon, it would put me at the $16/hr. that was my prior baseline. With gas and benefits costs, IDK. I am on a waiting list for affordable housing and my number is 90 or something like that. Place is in the process of being built. Not sure how likely I'll get the option to move in this coming year or so. Submitted an application to a different town, different build the other day.
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Post by Opti on Oct 3, 2022 10:59:31 GMT -5
I'm also trying to hold tight and perhaps make a two- or three-year plan for what I really want. Netflix has bid in to build a big studio in NJ and I think Lionsgate is working on one for Newark. Not commuting into NYC would be a plus. Unless of course Cobert or Seth Meyers called...
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Post by Opti on Oct 3, 2022 11:17:46 GMT -5
www.foxbusiness.com/real-estate/netflix-bid-production-studio-new-jersey-fort-monmouthThe streaming behemoth first announced plans to submit a bid for the Mega Parcel in October. The announcement came after New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy penned a letter to Hollywood film studios in April, including Netflix, Disney and Warner Bros., in an effort to lure them away from Georgia after the state approved a controversial voting law. "America's first movie studio was in New Jersey, and today it's home to many talented people working in entertainment," Netflix told FOX Business at the time. "Gov. Murphy and the state’s legislative leaders have created a business environment that's welcomed film and television production back to the state, and we’re excited to submit our bid to transform Fort Monmouth into a state-of-the-art production facility."
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 3, 2022 17:42:09 GMT -5
Opti - there's no downside to keep looking for a better job. Set yourself a # of applications to put in or a weekly time limit of time to spend on it.
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 4, 2022 17:49:18 GMT -5
Opti - there's no downside to keep looking for a better job. Set yourself a # of applications to put in or a weekly time limit of time to spend on it. The ones that keep contacting me are sort of a downside because of distance. I probably should set a few of those "meetings" though to see what they are trying to fill now. I was negotiating for a job in Morristown but it blew up because of a miscommunication. Might have been just as well, I don't have $900 at the ready for when/if the other axle breaks. A long commute at highway speeds might do it and back roads would mean an hour commute to many of these jobs. That said, it wouldn't hurt to find out where they tend to place people and the various different pay rates. My current commute is usually 10 minutes or less depending on time of day and construction. I will try to keep looking though because local stuff could come up. Going to put in an application for being an Amazon shopper at WF I think. They start you with one 4-hour shift which is the ideal time chunk for me. Said I would get a 20% discount which would be great since Prime membership does not make economic sense for me. Looking and applying doesn't mean taking the job though. I wouldn't sign up for a commute at this point. But definitely see what's out there.
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 24, 2022 9:51:22 GMT -5
Life in mortgage land is no Bueno right now. Anyone who was good but maybe not great was let go months ago. But business is still down and more cuts are needed. 3 of the best people I have ever worked with were let go last week (2 different companies). Realistically it's just a matter of time until I get the call. I need to up my job hunting game. I need good insurance and would like to stay remote. Everything else is negotiable.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Oct 24, 2022 13:26:49 GMT -5
House selling in a world of rising interest rates means people aren't applying for as many mortgages, correct?
Some realtors are going to be in a world of hurt, too.
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Post by raeoflyte on Oct 24, 2022 17:30:39 GMT -5
House selling in a world of rising interest rates means people aren't applying for as many mortgages, correct? Some realtors are going to be in a world of hurt, too. Yep, very few refis, lots of people priced out with the high prices and higher rates, still low inventory in a lot of areas, and people in a home a liw interest rate are less likely to move unless they have to because even with their equity they have less buying power. Very different than the crash in 2008, but this honestly might be worse for people in the industry.
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Post by TheOtherMe on Oct 24, 2022 17:36:20 GMT -5
I'm sorry for you and the people affected, on both sides of the transaction.
On my Colorado Buffs forum, many of the guys who live in Colorado have seen closing fall apart, especially those who are trying to sell mountain property.
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Post by Opti on Oct 24, 2022 18:51:24 GMT -5
House selling in a world of rising interest rates means people aren't applying for as many mortgages, correct? Some realtors are going to be in a world of hurt, too. Yep, very few refis, lots of people priced out with the high prices and higher rates, still low inventory in a lot of areas, and people in a home a liw interest rate are less likely to move unless they have to because even with their equity they have less buying power. Very different than the crash in 2008, but this honestly might be worse for people in the industry. I can see that because the pandemic with lack of parts and lumber slowed the building and repairing industry down. Now with the Fed trying to course correct quickly because Trump refused to allow them to do it slowly on his watch, we are likely to have a hard crash. I expected a crash would come as the pandemic eased. Working from home will lessen as many in mgmt want to see people in person plus companies will make cuts due to lessening demand or finally paying the piper because of pandemic costs they haven't gotten past yet.
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Post by mamasita99 on Nov 1, 2022 3:05:38 GMT -5
My job is “meh”, I’ve been here 6 months. I really don’t want to go through all the paperwork to go somewhere else for the same kind of work. So for the moment I am trying to pump myself up on the benefits of my job. Autonomy with my schedule. I come into contact with some good staff and clients. And close to home and DW’s office so we can get by with just one car. Since I’m planning to take some unpaid leave in July, that can be my job hunting time if they tell me “no”.
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Post by finnime on Nov 1, 2022 3:48:44 GMT -5
That's too bad, mamasita99. At 6 months in you would have a good feel for how well this job suits you. It's always a good idea, I think, to keep your powder dry and be looking around for what other employers are doing in your area. Is there a professional group you can join? I have no idea how things are there.
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