What career field are you looking to apply for ?
Is this a career change or looking for something better paying in your field ?
Keep applying and you’ll find something.
With 80,000 members here there might be some networking opportunities.
Has anyone else been trying to get new employment?
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What career field are you looking to apply for ?
Is this a career change or looking for something better paying in your field ?
Keep applying and you’ll find something.
With 80,000 members here there might be some networking opportunities.
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Experience wise, all I have been involved with has been manufacturing as well as quality control.
I don't miss work etc. I even got references that I have given to each interviewer.
Locale? What is your work range?Experience wise, all I have been involved with has been manufacturing as well as quality control.
I don't miss work etc. I even got references that I have given to each interviewer.
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I have to agree with you about it feels like 2009. The guy on TV says everything is just fine….
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Saw Amazon the latest to crack the whip on WFH. As I’ve said 5/7 of my team WFH and the other 2 (Steve and me) have to do many things for the other 5 from the office. A lot of damage has been done and they said once profitability is at stake no more. It’s way beyond fairness at this point.
Manufacturing has been in a slump since mid 2022. 5 interviews really isn't that many.Experience wise, all I have been involved with has been manufacturing as well as quality control.
I don't miss work etc. I even got references that I have given to each interviewer.
If it were me I would think about what companies I wanted to work for, and start pursuing them, even if the job itself isn't exactly what I want.
You didn't mention if your currently employed and just looking for change, or if your not. Sometimes desperate times call for desperate matters. There are industrial staffing companies, and a lot of manufacturers start hiring through them. That way if it doesn't work out they can just flip the switch. But if it does you will be privy to all the internal postings.
I have tried to retire since I was 65. That was 6 years ago. I think I am finally on track to retire in April.
But in 2011 after I was part of a "resource action" at a major computer company it took about 6 months to find a job at a pay cut.
I had signed up at the state employment office. Oddly I got a hand addressed letter from the state employment office. Inside was a job listing at a major insurance company. Got the job.
But in 2011 after I was part of a "resource action" at a major computer company it took about 6 months to find a job at a pay cut.
I had signed up at the state employment office. Oddly I got a hand addressed letter from the state employment office. Inside was a job listing at a major insurance company. Got the job.
One friend finally got a job, it’s at a place that hires people in his field but he is in shipping and receiving. (Might have a chance at getting moved from seasonal to design as they have a lot of turnover). Pay is low/moderate and the atmosphere there is better than most places he’s worked.
The guy on TV is right that there are jobs they just aren’t the jobs anyone is trained in, in the areas people live and of coarse aren’t full time requiring a contract agency.
With an immovable population the only thing left would be to drive a long distance.
I remember in 2008 - 2010 in manufacturing lots of guys would commute long distances, or get a hotel for 4 nights, or drag a old RV, or rent and share a cheap apartment. Do what you gotta do.
Lots of $50K jobs around here. Too bad you need to make $70K to rent a 1 bedroom apartment.
Just a thought here. For the OP (or anyone else following this) - does any level of gov't where you are offer pay subsidy for new immigrants? If so, and you are not a new immigrant, then you know why you haven't been hired.
See also:
Companies Are 'Ghosting' Job Applicants In The Middle Of The Hiring Process
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/companies-are-ghosting-job-applicants-middle-hiring-process
"Ghost jobs" are defined as job listings for roles with no hiring activity. And a new Bloomberg report says that those types of listings have hit a two year high, citing data from Greenhouse.
Consultants have also reported being "ghosted," where recruiters abruptly stop communication during the hiring process without explanation, according to Bloomberg. The shift has left many jobseekers frustrated.
Companies Are 'Ghosting' Job Applicants In The Middle Of The Hiring Process
https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/companies-are-ghosting-job-applicants-middle-hiring-process
"Ghost jobs" are defined as job listings for roles with no hiring activity. And a new Bloomberg report says that those types of listings have hit a two year high, citing data from Greenhouse.
Consultants have also reported being "ghosted," where recruiters abruptly stop communication during the hiring process without explanation, according to Bloomberg. The shift has left many jobseekers frustrated.
No, but that is pretty much every subreddit now. There are only a couple that I goto for decent info, but I use it less because you get bombarded with crap suggestions to follow. The whole site is a huge collection of self proclaimed victims that complain about everything.
What is needed to pay a mortgage and support a family with 3 kids in that area you mentioned ?
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Many companies are NOT hiring but constantly posting new jobs pretending their company is growing and doing very well. They don’t want to announce a hiring freeze due to bad financial situation.
Any company can post fake jobs and do interviews with zero intention of hiring anyone.
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The company I work for the past 36 years does not post fake BS job postings.
No games, just real jobs needing to be filled.
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I keep hearing that the economy is doing amazing, and nobody wants to work. I work in the IT field, and a position we were interviewing for last week had 112 applicants.
Keep trying, and in the mean time see if there is anything you can do to neaten up your resume and make it fit the job description as well as honing your interview skills.
Keep trying, and in the mean time see if there is anything you can do to neaten up your resume and make it fit the job description as well as honing your interview skills.
What I learned from decades of experience as a mid-level manager is that many companies are legally bound by labor laws, union agreements and/or governmental contractual requirements to guarantee open source, fair competition for many job openings. While the organization may have already pre-ordained a preferred internal candidate to fill the position, the HR process has to play out by publicly posting the job opening and "interviewing" 2 or 3 other qualified candidates to fulfill the legal obligations before promoting the preferred internal candidate. If that candidate turns down the offer, the job opening gets re-posted again.
Defense contractors are always hiring people with any type of technical skill, at least in the town where I work. I work for a group that designs and builds helicopter simulators. We have everything from software developers, to engineers, to guys turning wrenches 8 hours a day; a little bit of everything.
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Which industry?
100%. In the insurance industry the bottom line rules and they think it's possible to train anyone to do the job. I am highly qualified, experience with multiple certifications that many supervisors or managers don't even posses. I sent out a 10 resumes / applications and only got 1 call back. I think I'm overqualified.
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