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How do you job hunt?
As the higher education system in California becomes more and more unstable (meaning part time professors, like myself, are getting less and less class offers and, on occassion, having our offers rescinded due to low enrollment/not enough funding/full time professors taking the class instead), I'm beginning to think it may be time to transition into another job/field.
Problem is, I don't really know where/how to look.
When you job hunt, do you...
- Use a general search engine, like Monster?
- Go directly to company websites?
- Hire a recruiter?
- Something else?
Please help. I do have offers for work through the end of the year, but some are enrollment based/a bit unstable and as such, I want to begin preparing for a transition if/when an opportunity presents itself.
Thanks.
Re: How do you job hunt?
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Seriously though, I divvied my search up b/w company websites and Craigslist (which is about 70% spam). Of course, I was unsuccessful so maybe don't take my advice.
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I look everywhere, but am a little leary about monster these days bc of spam and so much unrelated results, and it seems like a lot of companies fill the most desirable positions before they even go to monster.
I do a lot of stalking specific company websites for openings, and keep up-to-date with these through career-field specific search directories. Lucky for me, my area has an awesome online directory for art/design/marketing services. But it might be worth contacting your former college career center, local employment agency or a recruiter for help finding these resources.
Company websites, Monster, SimplyHired, USAJobs.
FWIW, my current job I got off Monster. One before that was word of mouth (former boss used to work with my subsequent boss). First job out of college was me going through my parents phone book and sending a resume to any company that had the word "environmental" in their title. Three months after the resume went in I got a call.
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Network, network, network. Tell anyone and everyone you know that you are looking for a job. Send your resume to friends and family to ensure they are aware you are looking for a job. Have them keep an ear out for opportunities.
Internet is always a backup, but I have to say networking is really the best, fastest, and most reliable way of finding a job.