tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post3021804480139290132..comments2023-08-02T05:44:41.504-07:00Comments on Linda Lou, live from Las Vegas!: Job search 2012 -- what a pain in the ass!Vegas Linda Louhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653067016683159930noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-36127356278695056572012-08-07T04:34:31.425-07:002012-08-07T04:34:31.425-07:00Same story over here Linda.
I think it's a sup...Same story over here Linda.<br />I think it's a supply and demand thing, but that's no excuse and unless people tell them to get lost and get real (which admittedly not everyone can) it will get worse. Who wants to work for a company that treats its greatest asset in this way?<br />Think to "The Grapes of Wrath" to see how it ends if nobody stops it.<br />Good on you for standing up for yourself!Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08100985140335023467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-17066517257089796142012-08-05T19:39:56.088-07:002012-08-05T19:39:56.088-07:00@ Gina: I still think the companies--or, I should...@ Gina: I still think the companies--or, I should say, the people running the companies--in Albany are much more with it. Nonetheless, what a pain in the ass!<br /><br />@ Lisa: Selfishly, I can't bear the thought of you moving! Especially since I'm sure we won't be going anywhere for a few years, at least.<br /><br />@ Vegas Flea: Third paragraph--so right on. Sadly. And good for you for saying "Fuck you" to the exam.<br /><br />@ grrouchie: I swear, even if you're lucky (?) enough to get called for an interview, you have to wonder if they've even read your resume. Nothing like going on an interview for nothing. I hate that.<br /><br />@ Debbie: I wish you <i>would</i> run the world! It would be such a better place, and with only about a tenth of the population. Love you!Vegas Linda Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653067016683159930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-84130508613145523322012-08-02T21:28:23.558-07:002012-08-02T21:28:23.558-07:00Welcome to my world. This is the new norm for any...Welcome to my world. This is the new norm for any job search. Tests, submitting your resume, then filling out an application wherein you repeat everything on your resume. Everything is done on-line. You never meet anyone and no one wants to see you, talk to you or deal with you. Oh, and being proactive with say, a follow up phone call is received as being desperate and pathetic with a "don't call us, we'll call you ... NEVER." I've had four interviews. Three with Disney. Each time heard "you're the top candidate, they LOVE you!" Then, the email "...despite your experience and expertise, we have decided to go with another candidate." *SIGH* This is why people go postal and/or give up. It is the most humiliating, depressing, anxiety producing process anyone will ever go through. I wonder all the time WHAT THE HELL ARE THESE PEOPLE LOOKING FOR?!?! <br /><br />And yes. These frickin' employers are missing out on plenty of great people because of their ridiculous protocols. UGH. Like I've said a million and one times, I SHOULD RUN THE WORLD. <br /><br />OK. I'm done. Thank you Linda. And good luck. I feel ya sister.<br /><br />XOXO<br />DebDebbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14480522255028503327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-74799415990124307782012-08-02T20:58:53.782-07:002012-08-02T20:58:53.782-07:00I had never had an issue getting a job until after...I had never had an issue getting a job until after the economy crashed hard out here.<br />Now it's amazing what places want you to do in order to get hired or whatever.<br /><br />I was looking for a part time work just for some extra income and filling out a ton of those shitty online applications and submitting resume's then I would get a few calls back from places that were demanding I give them things I couldn't.<br />One said I had to be available Thurs-Sunday - 100% open availability.<br />I asked if she read my resume and everything else submitted. she said yes, why?<br />I said "Because you would have noticed where it said I work full time and only want to be in your shitty company a couple days a week around my other job. I never said I'd be willing to fuck myself over to make less money doing bull shit work" and she promptly hung up on me.grrouchiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03619493798073601300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-61113800898708333412012-08-02T16:26:22.217-07:002012-08-02T16:26:22.217-07:00Job hunting in Las Vegas is the worst, especially ...Job hunting in Las Vegas is the worst, especially when looking for a professional position. <br /><br />I think it's a combination of lack of education and vanity, of which both are very prevalent in Las Vegas. <br /><br />It's like a dick sucking contest just to get in the door. Your 45 minute presentation is great example of that. <br /><br />I've experienced the same kind of thing. I once went for an interview for an IT position and was handed a ten page test. Basically, a college exam. I made it through about 2 questions and went back into the manager's office and asked, <br /><br />"What's the salary for this position?" <br /><br />I put the exam on his desk and left. <br /><br />I've since tried to nip this bullshit in the butt, by forcing someone from the company to answer some questions before the interview process even starts. <br /><br />I don't want to sound elitist or anything, as I know there are a lot of people out of work right now. But most of these places in Las Vegas wanting you to get on your knees are generally crappy, low paying jobs.<br /><br />I feel your pain Linda!The Vegas Fleahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06884278953384436601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-14301144158104458552012-08-02T11:54:44.642-07:002012-08-02T11:54:44.642-07:00I know your frustration. You would think online a...I know your frustration. You would think online applying would be so much more efficient, but it isn't. I remember the days when I could walk into a company, ask for the manager, say I'm looking for a job and get hired right then and there (of course it was usually as a waitress and I was way cuter then!). I'm looking for Oregon jobs for me and John, but the process is excruciating! <br /><br />What you just had to go through does not give me any positive feelings. To top it off, my guy has another company in town that wants to hire him, pay him much more than he is making but he can't go because his contract isn't up until Feb. The only way he can leave is to get fired, which is just wrong. He should be able to go to a more lucrative and challenging position but they have him locked in.Lisa Gioia-Acreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515573279109105145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-19736668716989141362012-08-02T11:52:02.970-07:002012-08-02T11:52:02.970-07:00"...which only confirms my suspicion that onl..."...which only confirms my suspicion that online applications go into a friggin' black hole, never to surface again." Undoubtedly, and I hate to say it, but the same is true for Albany too, trust me. I truly believe that most jobs are filled by knowing someone or making a human connection (like you calling that sales department), and that the online systems are just for the companies to absorb the applications without having to do anything with them (other than send an automated email saying they received it...). There really is nothing quite like the job search--it's a pain that only people who have experienced it for more than a couple months can truly understand... good luck, Linda! I'll let you know if I see anything that might work for you here. :)Gina D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06035740072884207478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-83419655024657039912012-08-02T10:59:33.462-07:002012-08-02T10:59:33.462-07:00@ Ray: I caught up on your blog--I hope that by q...@ Ray: I caught up on your blog--I hope that by quitting you didn't miss out on collecting unemployment or any severance, if they offer it. Good luck to you!<br /><br />@ Weight: OF COURSE you can work for me! I wish I had the balls to actually start a business, instead of just doing freelance work on the side.<br /><br />@lightning36: Rolling my eyes... I hope it worked out for your daughter.<br /><br />@ Tara: No shit, sister.Vegas Linda Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653067016683159930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-71121310823650046762012-08-02T10:36:41.117-07:002012-08-02T10:36:41.117-07:00sounds like hell on earth. i'd rather pump ga...sounds like hell on earth. i'd rather pump gas, to tell the truth. But perhaps they would ask me to give a 45-minute history on the oil & gas resources world wide....Taradharmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17665801586196931603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-91907249958330259912012-08-02T07:42:18.550-07:002012-08-02T07:42:18.550-07:00The laws of supply and demand as related to the jo...The laws of supply and demand as related to the job market apply here. Low demand + big supply = treat applicants like crap. They do it 'cause they can.<br /><br />Even fast food restaurants have gotten picky. Used to be that anyone with a pulse could get hired. My daughter had some trouble trying to get a part-time job in Texas 18 months ago. She was excited to tell me that she had a second interview scheduled with one store. Whaaaaaaaat? Second interview for a fast food place?lightning36https://www.blogger.com/profile/05641629003610446976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-12984750287822654312012-08-02T05:06:30.492-07:002012-08-02T05:06:30.492-07:00that's completely out of control!
it makes me...that's completely out of control!<br /><br />it makes me CRAZY when companies want so much up front.<br /><br />hang in there. <br /><br />p.s. when you start your own company, can i come work for you?!I Hate to Weighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17241064340434705588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043113139515346307.post-47785162456121867052012-08-02T02:59:03.402-07:002012-08-02T02:59:03.402-07:00Yep me too this time . I quit my job on 7-19-12, I...Yep me too this time . I quit my job on 7-19-12, I jumped before being pushed. I am writing about my adventures<br />xoraydenzel1https://www.blogger.com/profile/16212342091537737561noreply@blogger.com