Help with job advice!?
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Congratulations!  I'll tell you (as a supervisor and someone who does the hiring and firing in my deparment, AND the one who recommends promotions and pay raises) that one of the most important things is your work ethic.  Be at work like 10 minutes early to every shift.  Be READY TO WORK when your shift starts - not in the back putting on your hat and checking your hair or talking to your buddies.  Let your supervisor know if you are going to be late or can't work on a particular day as far in advance as possible, if you're stuck in traffic and are going to even cut it close (and you have a cell phone!) call and let them know!  It really helps to be available to them when someone else calls in sick - that lets them know that you need this job and you want this job, and that you're willing to go the extra mile for them.  Don't EVER complain to your boss about the job - even if you're complaining about mopping the floor while mopping the floor - it gives a negative impression even if you only do it once.  Also try to learn every single job in the place, know how to cook, how to run the register, how to run the drive through, how to open and close.  ALWAYS go the extra mile for the customer (even if the customer is a total Richard-head, that is making you warm up his big mac for the 10th time because he's too busy talking to eat it!), help the mother with 4 kids get high chairs and booster seats - or carry the 2nd tray for her if you're not busy. .  these people will appreciate it and you never know when one of them is going to talk to a manager (and you never know if one of them is your manager's brother-in-law!).  If you have regular customers, get to know them - those are the ones that are more likely to either complain about or compliment an employee.  Also try to continue your education, a person with a college degree and no experience is more likely to get hired as a supervisor/manager than someone with no college and 15 years of experience!
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find that job you will love!\nWhatever you believe will happen!\n\n\n\nTips for a job hunt. There is more hiring happening!\n\n� "Forget what's available out there" and go for the job you want the most.\n\n� Change the message on your answering machine: Put the kind of work you're looking for in your greeting. "Hi this is Heather. I'm busy right now looking for a job in the finance department at a startup company. I recently saw a candidate wearing a t-shirt with a brief summary of their skills. Now that is marketing yourself!\n\n� Write the phrase "Pay no attention to whether there is an opening (vacancy)" on a piece of paper, paste it on your bathroom mirror and memorize it and repeat it to yourself every morning. It will speed up your job search and you'll keep a positive outlook. Use the web and library (ask the reference librarian) to get ideas on companies you should target.\n\n� Concentrate the majority of your search on companies with fewer than 100 employees. Just because the larger firms are having layoffs doesn't mean the smaller companies aren't hiring. The recovery is already underway at smaller companies.\n\n� Get out of the house. Knock on doors. Do research online or at the library about the places you'd like to work. Then stop in and ask if they are hiring anyone with your skills. Your physical presence will make an impression on the hiring authority. Or tell them "I already e-mailed my resume and\nI would like to put a face with the resume I sent (have a hard copy in your hand). Tell the receptionist that you need her help. At one company where I worked an applicant showed up in a bunny suit, skip that bunny suit idea.\n\n� Be willing to look at different kinds of jobs: full-time, part-time, short term contracts, temporary jobs etc. Consider these jobs as a bridge.\n\n� Join a job seeking support group to get you going and to sustain your momentum. This is so crucial. You are not alone out there. Don't miss an opportunity to network. My hairstylist and Doctor have referred many great candidates to me. I heard about someone who told their Doctor they needed work, they had a job the next day. Join your alumni! Network at your church. Keep seeking new ways to market yourself.\n\n� Make a simple business card with the job you are looking for along with your contact info and e-mail address. The office supply stores sell the business cards stock so you can print them at home and save a bundle. I added a postage stamp sized photo to my business card. I saw a minature resume on one side of biz card.\n\n� Don't be wearied by rejection. The more noes you get out of the way, the closer you are to a yes.\n\n� Dont' just e-mail your resume. Try Faxing and snail ( U.S.) mailing your resume & cover letter. Companies are overwhelmed by e-mailed resumes. I know someone who got an interview and job at Kaiser by faxing her resume, her e-mailed resume didn't get noticed because of the volume of resumes they receive. If a company requests no faxed resumes honor their request and snail ( U.S.) mail it instead. If you know an employee at the company ask them to submit your resume. Your chances for an interview go up dramatically by using these techniques. After you submitted your resume call and follow up.\n\n� Your resume needs to be a marketing brochure on you. List your accomplishments and the results. A great resume is just the ticket to the interview, a mediocre resume is ignored. Check out the resume tips link listed below.\n\n� Got goals? Write down a list of ten realistic and specific goals. Create them as if you already achieved them. For example "I earn $75,000 a year" or "I am the Manager of Product Development". Then list everything you can do to achieve each goal, act on specific item now. Goals give you a tremendous sense of control, a real sense of power. Don't share your goals with anyone.\n\n�
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I would pass on it. Being happy at your job is priceless. You are so lucky. Keep excelling at what you are presently doing, and a better opportunity will probably come up sooner or later. Just keep on looking and making contacts.
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try get an other job,and avoid repeating the same mistakes that made you loose the fist one!!dont wait for help,save your time..start working..and then you can ask for support..
913419
You could get a job doing something :-) Try looking on monster.com or careerbuilder.com for jobs!
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Go in looking nice and ask for an application.  You can see if you can get a job first.  Interviewing is good practice.
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Hello....I would meet with the supervisor or boss and talk about it.  Don't leave without being told what approach will be taken so you know where you stand.  On the other hand, have you ever considered working for yourself?  I am going to email you.  Good luck.
1164614
try a resume...good luck
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Try to observe the daily operations in your company, find some venue that you can give an assistance. And do some researches for some areas that can help the company that you are working with like Standardizing the Processes and Procedures within the company. Don't limit yourself with what the Job Descriptions that they gave you. You don't even know what they (the bosses) really expected from you Good Luck! and God Bless!
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If you are really unhappy, you should think about changing jobs.  I changed my job two years ago because of a similar experience and I have never been happier.  There is also a high level of stress in my new school, but now I feel I have the support from my superiors at all times instead of the critics I used to have.
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Oh man, I can relate.  My career path has been very rocky lately, to say the least.  I know it sounds trite, but this kind of helped me: My grandfather always says everything happens for a reason.  Hang on, keep your chin up, and know that everything will turn out all right in the end.  If it's not all right, it's not the end.\n\nGood luck!
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GET A JOB!  Why do you think anyone should help you fix your car, or buy you a new one?  Do like the rest of us, work, save money, fix your car.  It's easy.  Try it.
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you will find a job, keep looking keep your head up. Do remember presentation is everything.  keep resume short sweet and to the point. one page. good luck i am sure you will find a job.
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another job that's paying better! : ) be sure that you have the other job before leaving your job though :| also having to move to another state :P  or school.
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This job wasn't meant to be...Don't dwell on it.  Move on to the next one.  If that doesn't work take a number two pencil and stick it to your left eye.  That would be less painful than thinking about your rejection.
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Write a nice letter to your boss, then go in and give it to him/her and sit down and have a chat. Explain how much you've enjoyed working with them but say that, as in life generally, sometimes you have to move on. Keep it friendly and stress what a good boss they have been and how much you have learned. Also offer to help with recruitment for your replacement. It's very hard and I've been in the same position - you feel personally responsible for letting them down - but try not to feel like that. It is only a job after all. Good luck and enjoy your new job!
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Get out the yellow pages and call companies in your field and ask if you can fax over your resume and to who's attention. You can follow up in a week with a call to that person. Take a look at your resume. Is it full of gobbledegook about you are looking for a meaningful job or discusses your character instead of what work you can do? Employers want to see a specific job objective like to find a sales trainee position where I can use my strong interpersonal skills. Stuff about finding a meaningful job goes in the garbage esp if you can't say what kind of job you are looking for. You should also be telling everyone you knows including relatives that you are looking for a job. Also apply for civil service jobs and look on the websites of the school systems