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Layoff Advice

JAZZGASM said:
I wouldnt worry about it. We live in a period of mass layoffs. Prospective employers understand if you take a lesser postion while gou look for a proper fit. I did it and my new employer did not even care that I had been working in my replacement position for six months.
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Six months is a decently long time to see if a new job is a good fit or not.
 
One Brow said:
Six months is a decently long time to see if a new job is a good fit or not.
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I guess it depends on what field you are in. In my specialized field, six months is not long and I actually worried it would affect me. I took a job in N. Dakota after I was part of a RIF at my old job, and it just was not for me. I loved the job there though. Luckily I was able to find an equally good job in a place I enjoy living in (Portland).
 
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One Brow said:
I agree companies look after themselves. If you are an employer, what would be your reaction to someone who took a job two weeks of a month ago, but is sitting in your office for an interview?
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The person interviewing for the position, if he/she had something between their ears, would not reveal that temp/new position or experience in the interview.
 
Archie Moses said:
The person interviewing for the position, if he/she had something between their ears, would not reveal that temp/new position or experience in the interview.
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He/she also needs to have enough between the ears to stay private regarding news of employment on all their social media accounts. Potential employers snoop.
 
BTW, I had another job interview today. I was excited for it but ultimately it was a huge let down. I spent some time researching the company and industry and the qualifications on the job posting made the job seem pretty lucrative with potential (they wanted at least a undergraduate degree and over 5 years of quantifiable success and experience in related field.) The company is based here in Utah and started here around 8 years ago. They have over 100 employees right now. There were 3 people in the interview, two which actually talked, and to be honest, did a really good job asking and answering questions. I also appreciated the fact they had gone over my resume and knew some of my experience and education before the interview. The job was explained to me differently than I had imagined it. Basically, it's phone sales. Sigh. Good ol Utah. They said they start at a base salary of 22 k (I was shocked when they said that) and with commission from the sales could make 10 to 20 k more in the first year. It's not that I'm too proud to work at places, but my number is much higher than that, especially the salary, even with commission. To keep my head above water with financial responsibilities and being able to put some away, it's got to be higher imo.

I also got contacted by another staffing company here in Utah. It's in Park City. It would be for medical staffing and their base salary is between 40k and 50k depending on qualifications. Maybe it's just me, but it seems these staffing companies are pretty aggressive about hiring like financial planners, insurance people and commissioned only jobs. Anyone work in this industry? Do you like the long hours? I hear most people work 50 hours a week to be successful.

Thoughts?
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
I told you I worked in staffing. Do you read?

Love you.

Buzzed.
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Haha. I know you did. I guess I'm looking for more opinions as well (especially here in Utah.) Thank you for sharing your experience and thoughts though. It is read, understood, retained/most certainly not forgotten and appreciated. :)
 
Archie Moses said:
BTW, I had another job interview today. I was excited for it but ultimately it was a huge let down. I spent some time researching the company and industry and the qualifications on the job posting made the job seem pretty lucrative with potential (they wanted at least a undergraduate degree and over 5 years of quantifiable success and experience in related field.) The company is based here in Utah and started here around 8 years ago. They have over 100 employees right now. There were 3 people in the interview, two which actually talked, and to be honest, did a really good job asking and answering questions. I also appreciated the fact they had gone over my resume and knew some of my experience and education before the interview. The job was explained to me differently than I had imagined it. Basically, it's phone sales. Sigh. Good ol Utah. They said they start at a base salary of 22 k (I was shocked when they said that) and with commission from the sales could make 10 to 20 k more in the first year. It's not that I'm too proud to work at places, but my number is much higher than that, especially the salary, even with commission. To keep my head above water with financial responsibilities and being able to put some away, it's got to be higher imo.

I also got contacted by another staffing company here in Utah. It's in Park City. It would be for medical staffing and their base salary is between 40k and 50k depending on qualifications. Maybe it's just me, but it seems these staffing companies are pretty aggressive about hiring like financial planners, insurance people and commissioned only jobs. Anyone work in this industry? Do you like the long hours? I hear most people work 50 hours a week to be successful.

Thoughts?
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22,000? Lol you can get that at mcdonalds (and free burgers if yous a cook)

40-50 thousand..... now you are in my range. and i have no skills and no real education. (I didnt even graduate fromy high school)

hold out son
 
Imo 22 is insanely low especially expecting an education and experience. My first job out of college paid double that. I think Pkm uses that much to wipe his *** 3 times a day. The commission potential would have to be way beyond double that to make phone sales worth it. Again, imo.
 
Archie may be grossly underselling how much money he could make at these staffing companies. I don't know for sure obviously but the 24K job may have been a salary on draw, on which commission past that draw wouldn't be easy at first (the first couple months) but once he reached it, he could make a damn good monthly commission.
 
Archie Moses said:
The person interviewing for the position, if he/she had something between their ears, would not reveal that temp/new position or experience in the interview.
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If you don't put the new position on the job application, it's a terminable omission. Of course, there may be a disconnect between the application and the interviewer.

More to the point of the conversation, if it's easier to get hired when you are working, then it is counter-productive to hide that you are working.
 
VINYLONE said:
Judas priest. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are wholly ****ing important. Proofread your **** before posting it.
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I know it's hard for you to not be a complete ******* and condescending hack, but I'm curious as to what you're talking about, Richard. Please, if you have any suggestions, or see something that myself along with others haven't caught, just let me know. I'd love make changes for the better.
 
VINYLONE said:
Judas priest. Grammar, spelling and punctuation are wholly ****ing important. Proofread your **** before posting it.
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I'm currently working on a remodel in an elementary school. It's amazing to me to see how many grammatical errors there are all over the walls here. Granted, I'm not exactly an English major, but holy **** balls, this is a damn school.
 
Dick is right, dude. There are literally dozens of grammatical errors on that page. Email it to me and I'll go through it and underline or highlight all the crap that looks weird.

You can't brag about winning essays and having a college degree when your resume looks like it was thrown together by a fourth grader. Just my two cents, of course.
 
Other than the grammatical errors, I also found it odd and pointless to mention things at the bottom like Utah Jazz blogger and winning employee of the month for some company 12 years ago. Just my two cents. I'm not too familiar with what's considered procedure for linkedin so maybe I'm wrong and times have changed.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
Other than the grammatical errors, I also found it odd and pointless to mention things at the bottom like Utah Jazz blogger and winning employee of the month for some company 12 years ago. Just my two cents. I'm not too familiar with what's considered procedure for linkedin so maybe I'm wrong and times have changed.
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Those things are great interview ice-breakers. I have yet had an interview (since 2008) where they haven't asked about blogging for the Jazz and it leads into great conversations before the interview starts.
 
Archie Moses said:
Those things are great interview ice-breakers. I have yet had an interview (since 2008) where they haven't asked about blogging for the Jazz and it leads into great conversations before the interview starts.
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I think it comes across as hackish. Maybe if you were 22 years old or 25 or heck, even 28 now, but at your age, it feels hackish. I don't know, others like Log who have experience in hiring people could give their opinion on the matter.
 
QuinSnydersHair said:
I think it comes across as hackish. Maybe others like Log who have experience in hiring people could give their opinion on the matter.
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Opinion noted and I appreciate your two-cents. Also, this is not my resume that I submit or upload during applications. That is much more simple. lol
 
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