stormy78 said:Well, by looking, I mean putting in applications, sending resume's etc. I sit by the phone day after day and keep my cell phone turned on for any contacts: Nothing. I can send a mile long list to everyone here stating everywhere I've been in the past year and a half If you don't believe me, you can ask a 'very good friend' of mine.
Yes, I do have pride in myself and standards of where I will only work, but in times like this when the economy is in shambles and university students dominate the workforce, that pride is washed away and the only alternative is to work where I can. Does anyone here have any idea what I'm going through here? Broke, barely enough money to put food on your table, buy clothes, take care of two animals that care dearly for and pay your bills? The only things I have to be thankful for is a loving father who provides his home for a place to live. I think anyone else would be out on the street or sleeping in a homeless shelter. Now, I don't mean to drag this topic along while trying to get it back on subject, but so help me god I will get my point across. Try living in my situation and maybe you'll open your eyes.
Sometimes you have to be a salesperson to get a job, and sales people don't send SPAM, they knock on doors. Once an employeer sees you are agresive they will think you will be the same on the job, then think twice or hire you just to get you off their back.
1. Send resume', wait a week.
2. Call and follow up with did they get your resume'. If they don't remeber it send it again, wait another week.
3. Time to start keeping track of those resumes' you've sent twice, don't call for second time go to place of business in person.
4. Be persistent, agresive, and don't take no for an answer unless its for good reason.
5. When you visit the place of business, make sure you have a copy of the resume', they can't say they didn't get it now.
6. Follow up again in a week till they come out and say sorry we are not hiring or plain out tell you NO!