I would like to hear some of the many ways there are to do it to perhaps give me an idea.



Freebie that I've come up with:
-Go out to a bar you don't usually go to and check out if there are any groups there that are just off work...or somethin'. Figure out their waitress and be like "yo, check it- buys these posse a drink and tell them it's on me."

Order yourself a new castle- just so you can stay cool- and hang out. Minutes later address the waitress and hand her a pre-written card that has your resume on it- on the reverse side: "Hiring?"




anyway...go on.

1/5/2006 2:46:11 PM

1. go to any local bookstore
2. spend about 5 minutes in the marketing/business section
3.
4. profit

you'll be making millions in no time

1/5/2006 2:48:27 PM

i want to be the group that you do that to so i can laugh my ass off - too bad you weren't networking in college

1/5/2006 2:49:34 PM

too bad you weren't networking in college.

1/5/2006 2:51:25 PM

<3 ali g

1/5/2006 2:55:48 PM

i'm working from my couch right now watching law and order talking on here while doing work - gg

1/5/2006 2:56:06 PM

i went to a college fair.

1/5/2006 3:01:33 PM

Researched companies that I was interested in, and applied to them. Then compared job descriptions, long term development prospects, and compensation, and picked one offer over the others.

1/5/2006 3:07:44 PM

i also got a job from monster.com, but i didnt take it

1/5/2006 3:08:35 PM

called a friend

1/5/2006 3:33:47 PM

answered an add on the wolfweb
knew someone who worked at job, offered me one there too

1/5/2006 4:42:30 PM

knew a friend (job #2)
answered an ad (job#1)

1/5/2006 4:43:12 PM

put out

1/5/2006 4:48:57 PM

I got in w/ NC State's co-op program. Then I landed an awesome co-op, and before I have even graduated I've signed a job offer to start work as soon as I graduate in June

2 thumbs WAY up for NCSU's co-op program

1/5/2006 4:51:58 PM

had lunch with a friend from my church

so I guess you could go to a church and try to talk to business people there, they would be willing to talk to you about a job because they're associated with you through their church

1/5/2006 5:06:41 PM

my job found me. yup, i'm that good.

1/5/2006 5:25:32 PM

on campus recruiting/interviews through career center

1/5/2006 5:28:11 PM

^^So you were just hanging out and someone called you and was like "Yo, you're resume is pretty impressive, wanna come work here?"

1/5/2006 5:43:38 PM

I was born.

1/5/2006 5:44:42 PM

I was sitting on my ass in my dorm room. Phone rang. Job offer.

I win.

1/5/2006 6:00:01 PM

^^^ basically, yes. i wasn't looking for a new job. i was content working in athletics at nc state. my boss got a call, guy asked if she had a qualifying female, put me on the phone, i listened, said i'd come in for an interview, was hired pretty much on the spot the following monday.

1/5/2006 6:40:13 PM

back in may a counterpart/colleague from one a former client called me asked me to join the company that he left for.

1/5/2006 7:37:48 PM

Quote :

"1. go to any local bookstore 2. spend about 5 minutes in the marketing/business section 3. 4. profit you'll be making millions in no time "

Do this for 5 minutes and you'll probably be hassled by 2 or 3 Amway/Quixtar nutcases.

[Edited on January 5, 2006 at 7:38 PM. Reason : .]

1/5/2006 7:38:26 PM

job 1: internet
job 2: internet
job 3: internet

all my consulting work comes by word of mouth from all the people i did work for for free for a year or so - one project done for free easily turns into 10 paid gigs if you bust your ass on it

so much for the sound advice

back to the point... from what i've seen i don't think you have to worry about somebody actually hiring you no matter what you do

1/5/2006 9:11:32 PM

- spent lots of time putting together a portfolio
- sent out lots of cover letters and resumes
- applied to a firm where this guy who was my mentor a few years ago is one of the principals
- my mom put in a good word for me with an old acquaintance

[Edited on January 5, 2006 at 11:05 PM. Reason : -]

1/5/2006 11:04:50 PM

Quote :

"Do this for 5 minutes and you'll probably be hassled by 2 or 3 Amway/Quixtar nutcases. "

i believe that was the point

1/5/2006 11:06:21 PM

I shot an email to a publisher who listed a job on ncpress.com three weeks after I graduated.

1/5/2006 11:07:31 PM

^^jesus, some people are slow

1/5/2006 11:15:14 PM

Uh, so far the first job I got was a result of maintaining good contact with their HR department and asking about the job, showing interest in the job... And also that the job was for working with the state. It popped up on erecruiting's website, I applied, I talked to them, I got the job.

The next job? I simply applied. They talked back to me a couple months after reading my resume when a couple positions opened up. I had previous state experience, this job was working at a state-run retail outlet (the NCSU bookstores of course).

Presently I've kept in contact with a private firm fairly frequently about a summer internship, and I got a pretty positive response last time (and I think they were serious). I just keep my resume looking as good as I can and apply to whatever job I see come up, then I send an e-mail asking a bit about the job if there's some gray area. So far that's worked.

1/6/2006 12:43:00 AM

I think by job she meant career. Not part time jobs.

1/6/2006 12:56:03 AM

Oh, well shit.

(Have fun with that. Networking looks like it helps.)

1/6/2006 1:02:57 AM

it's not what you know...it's who you know

1/6/2006 2:23:28 AM

Quote :

"it's not what you know...it's who you know"

Abso-freaking-lutely. Why do you think I got hired with ~30 credit hours never even completed yet?

Your education becomes a very moot point once you make connections.

1/6/2006 2:48:16 AM

I found my job on the Wolf Web, a few months after I told my current boss that he should eat a dick and learn how to read before I challenged him to a duel.

1/6/2006 3:21:44 AM

the best way to get a career job is having a lot of references, and knowing people in the field.

1/6/2006 12:09:34 PM

I got my current full time job through an email from my CSC Advisor (Joyce Hatch), and both part time jobs I had before that were through Joyce as well.

[Edited on January 6, 2006 at 12:16 PM. Reason : and work experience counts, fuck who you know]

1/6/2006 12:16:05 PM

internship!

1/6/2006 1:55:33 PM

i have used Temp agencies and I work with several recruiters in my industry
also, classifieds and career builder has landed me a job

networking within the industry and attending Cary and Raleigh Chamber Events

also, have a list of companies that you are interested to work, speak to the HR department for a listing of current openings.
some companies will not post unless its an internal posting so its always good to be nice to the HR folks

1/6/2006 2:02:46 PM

i got this one through YAHOO HOT JOBS. had the resume listed and they contacted me. the other one before that I had my resume listed on monster.com

. . .

1/6/2006 2:10:24 PM

I fucked the manager one time...

1/6/2006 9:00:07 PM

Family member got me this part time temporary job. I did a really good job, so this month it turned into a full time permanent (at least for 1 year) job.

1/6/2006 10:25:32 PM

i got fired from one job and that helped me find the next. in short, go get hired, and then get fired

1/6/2006 10:27:06 PM

got a business card from a friend of my fathers. sent the company my shit. phone call 4 days later. interview within the week

1/7/2006 1:02:09 PM

I went to the Yahoo! Directory and looked up every company that dealt with financial advising. I called so many it took days (It was in Charleston, I think I called ~70) and begged for a job. I got several interviews and 3 job offers. I took one and worked there for two summers and then one of the other two companies offered me a full time job which I took and will start in May

1/7/2006 1:12:28 PM

Quote :

"^^jesus, some people are slow"

Nah, just thought I was the only person that's ever happened to...

1/7/2006 2:22:43 PM

asked P-Dail at textiles if anyone was hiring

he said cotton inc, i sent some emails, got an interview, started the next week

of course this is just part-time

1/7/2006 2:26:39 PM

got lucky I had a family member at the plant (internship)

E-Pack (job straight out of college)

1/7/2006 10:31:53 PM

sent an email
did an interview
started next day.

ITS NOT HARD PEOPLE

1/7/2006 10:44:14 PM

Quote :

"hand her a pre-written card that has your resume on it"

wtf????

i hope you mean a web address for your resume

1/8/2006 7:11:26 PM

i'm amazed that sparky would go for this gem - brains like einstein

1/8/2006 7:22:34 PM