Comments on: Employeable http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/ de aquí y de allá - mirish xicana finds her place Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Valia http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3638 Valia Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:22:31 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3638 Rodrigo has a good suggestion. The federal government seems to be hiring. My brother-in-law was successful applying with them after two years of struggling to find work with private companies. He didn't want to take this job at first because it meant moving back East, but things have worked out well and he and his wife are very happy they took the plunge. There are federal jobs available all over the country, though the more flexible you are, the more likely you'll find a fit. Rodrigo has a good suggestion.

The federal government seems to be hiring.
My brother-in-law was successful applying with them after two years of struggling to find work with private companies. He didn’t want to take this job at first because it meant moving back East, but things have worked out well and he and his wife are very happy they took the plunge.

There are federal jobs available all over the country, though the more flexible you are, the more likely you’ll find a fit.

]]> By: oso http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3637 oso Thu, 02 Feb 2006 03:35:32 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3637 Was that job posting based in Mexico? I don't think I saw a single job advertisement down there that didn't specify age and gender. (one - for a secretarial. position - even said "gives good massages"!) Was that job posting based in Mexico? I don’t think I saw a single job advertisement down there that didn’t specify age and gender. (one – for a secretarial. position – even said “gives good massages”!)

]]> By: EQ http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3636 EQ Thu, 02 Feb 2006 00:07:54 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3636 @Rodrigo: I too am in the IT field and like Elena have found it dayum near impossible for people to call back for an interview, even when I know more then the person reding my resume..where do you work, can I send a resume there..(networking huh? @ laura). And in my exp. w/ monster.com is it sucks..and the state takes FOR EVER and is the dumb group of smart IT people I have ever met. (I've put in 110 app's in at the state in the last few months). Elena, you know I feel your pain. Makes you not want to work at all. "Go to school, get good grades, and you'll get a good job" *says the counsler. BULLSH!T; I know java, sql, asp.net, vb.net, COBOL, web design, network set-up & admin'ing, have worked on and set-up networks with both apples and windows machines. AND I CAN GET AN IT JOB, dayum what is this world coming to..(lol) @Rodrigo: I too am in the IT field and like Elena have found it dayum near impossible for people to call back for an interview, even when I know more then the person reding my resume..where do you work, can I send a resume there..(networking huh? @ laura). And in my exp. w/ monster.com is it sucks..and the state takes FOR EVER and is the dumb group of smart IT people I have ever met. (I’ve put in 110 app’s in at the state in the last few months).

Elena, you know I feel your pain. Makes you not want to work at all.

“Go to school, get good grades, and you’ll get a good job” *says the counsler.

BULLSH!T; I know java, sql, asp.net, vb.net, COBOL, web design, network set-up & admin’ing, have worked on and set-up networks with both apples and windows machines. AND I CAN GET AN IT JOB, dayum what is this world coming to..(lol)

]]> By: Antonio http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3635 Antonio Wed, 01 Feb 2006 22:35:04 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3635 I used to hire people who applied online, but if your email address was something like pimp69@aol.com your resume went straight in the trash. I used to hire people who applied online, but if your email address was something like pimp69@aol.com your resume went straight in the trash.

]]> By: Patti http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3634 Patti Tue, 31 Jan 2006 23:00:40 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3634 Oh yes-- and try temping! Oh yes– and try temping!

]]> By: Laura http://elenamary.com/2006/01/employeable/comment-page-1/#comment-3633 Laura Tue, 31 Jan 2006 21:25:44 +0000 http://www.elenamary.com/blog/employeable/#comment-3633 Just a couple other things. Don't know if you have tried, but I found some interesting listings on www.idealist.org in the non-profit area. You might not find a job there, but they have a large list of organizations (that is if you are interested in non-profit work). I never had success online, the only thing that was good about it was getting names of organizations, then rather than contacting them online, I would call. I personally feel like calling is more efficient, but who knows. Good Luck! Just a couple other things. Don’t know if you have tried, but I found some interesting listings on http://www.idealist.org in the non-profit area. You might not find a job there, but they have a large list of organizations (that is if you are interested in non-profit work). I never had success online, the only thing that was good about it was getting names of organizations, then rather than contacting them online, I would call. I personally feel like calling is more efficient, but who knows. Good Luck!

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