> And then one constanly hears of this need, this pressing need for competent
> workers, for workers with the right skills. It is a big joke imho.
It is a big joke. I do a lot of contracting. By the time the job
passes through personnel, no one knows what is really needed, and the
personnel folks have added another layer of misinterpritation and needless
requirements based upon their misinterpritations. Most of the jobs that I
get via shops are not for what the spec called for, use skills other than
what was requested, etc.
> I currently have a job but I don't know how long it will last. Sending out my
> resume as a word document or ascii text or just the url to the online version
> (which has gone through all sorts of modifications) has not got me a job yet. I
> got my current job because I met boss via a telphone marketing campaign I
> launched for a couple of weeks where I called up all the top 50 companies of
> any type and asked to speak to the person in charge of the internet. He
Best way is to call. And if you only called 50 companies... you did
very well. See http://www.mall-net.com/webcons/coldcall.html and related
files for the way I handle all that stuff.
> In any case, I am wondering if I would be better off if I moved to say NYC or SF
> or .... and just went in person looking for a job. Locally (in the mid-south) there
> are not too many opportunities. I would have to make a minimum of 50K ;
> would that be possible?
Do look at the above files for the math of telephone vs in-person
calls. In-person is just not feasible:
* time spent moving the body
* resistance to seeing anyone useful,
fear chatting in person will take THEM too long
* established policies that lead you to personnel
* function of personnel: keep people out by qualifying/categorizing
* time to fill out personnel's excessive redundant forms
* fatigue from tromping about
* visibility of fatigue on your face
* discouragement
* cost of gas
* time spent preping, dressing up, etc
Compared with phone calls:
* fast
* both sides can back out fast w/o embarassment
* So what he's a jerk! NEXT!
* So what it's the wrong kind of job! NEXT!
* impersonal and short chats
* people more helpful as fewer established policies
* people are more willing to talk at length over the phone
If you or anyone is considering looking for a job, take a look at
http://www.mall-net.com/webcons/coldcall.html and related
files. I've been contracting for over 20 years.
And if you have a better way, or hints to add, PLEASE, do let me
know!
I would find it interesting to set up a database system many of us
could use, since mot of the jobs we find by cold calling, are not the ones
we can fill. By sharing the search and the jobs, we could turn over more
stones in a day than any one of us could turn over in a week!
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