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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Frustrated job hunter(vent)...ugh
Ok first of all I'm venting here because I'm pretty sure if I blow up at DH one more time he'll divorce me before our 90 day mark, lol.
I'm used to being a really busy person and since the move from FL (not working currently) I'm out of my element staying at home. Plus, it's so cold that I have no motivation to go out for any reason ;-)
There are no reliable job sites it seems like!!! If I get one more "scam" job interview off career builder I'm going to freak. Job hunting is the pits. I have a degree and I have work experience but almost too specific. I think my work history is a little all over the place for a 27 yr old...sigh, so frustrating!
Ok that's better...a little.
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Re: Frustrated job hunter(vent)...ugh
Have you considered volunteering to at least get you out of the house and keep you busy?
Sorry the job search is not going well. Have you looked at jobs with the federal government? Not sure if there is anything in your field or area, but the website is reliable.
what jobs are you applying for that are scams? i've applied for several on CB and haven't had any issues with them. stay away from the "entry level" category.
what is your background in?
This is a good suggestion and might lead to a job. Either way you'll definitely make some new contacts.
My DH said these websites (esp. indeed) were better for him than monster or careerbuilder
http://www.indeed.com/
http://www.simplyhired.com/
I also wanted to add that you might have better luck going to the websites of individual employers. It can be time consuming to search through the individual websites and then fill out their respective forms, but I do think you find jobs that you might not otherwise be aware of and the websites probably get less foot traffic so you might be in a smaller applicant pool. You can find a list of RTP companies on this website: http://www.rtp.org/main/
Also, have you checked for jobs at the universities in the area?
I think the other nesties have all given you some sound advice, but I think "most" of us on here, at one point or another have either felt your pain or are feeling the same pain as you. I know I totally understand--and yes, I went on a scam job interview myself--and yeah, I felt dirty leaving the office--but at least I left--it's amazing that some folks actually think those are viable job opportunities!! Let us know if we can help in any way!!
Thank you so much for the suggestions. Yea I do need to get back out and volunteer. I was very active back in FL and that will probably help a ton. The scams were "marketing" jobs lol...door-to-door sales basically.
Anyhow, my background most recently was 3 yrs in back office investments for Bank of New York. I loved it but what i did was very specific and difficult to find up here. Before that I have management and sales/marketing experience. I also have event planning with a non profit organization that I worked for for a while. So I'm a little all over the place I'm trying to fit my resume to make sense for anything at this point.
Again, thanks for all the suggestions. I'm going to check those other web sites and see if I have better luck.