Peeps, I haven't hunted for jobs for years and have no experience with monsterjobs.com.sites.work etc and so was wondering if any of you have recs for which sites are best and how to, eh, work the system? I'm looking for editorial/web design-type work, if that makes a difference.
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Post in the jobs section of creativeireland maybe?
Linkedin.com is supposed to be useful too
Linkedin.com is supposed to be useful too
You're out of work Kirstie? Shit 
The magazine industry is collapsing, I hear
The magazine industry is collapsing, I hear
someone apply here and mention me when doing it
http://www.ebayjobsireland.com/pages/index.htm
so I getz the referral ca$h
http://www.ebayjobsireland.com/pages/index.htm
so I getz the referral ca$h
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You're out of work Kirstie? Shit
I'm still freelancing, have been for nearly a year, it's just incredibly hard to make decent cash and I - never thought I'd say this - actually miss being in an office.
Doctor Muscles
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I is John said:
Should we mention "I Is John"?
ca$h
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friend of mine was made redundant recently from a big multinational. the company have done their best to help her and the other staff leaving and have been sending them on cv writing courses and whatever they can.
the big tip they were given by the employment advisers was to avoid recruitment companies at the moment, most employers are getting annoyed by and ignoring them (things like agencies trying to convince hiring companies that may have one position open to cut the salary and create two jobs etc), so they said just apply directly to the companies you want, have no shame about ringing up the HR departments and ask are they hiring.
plenty of companies are still hiring, but i reckon they're happy to let prospective employees come scrambling to them, rather than tout over the traditional websites.
the big tip they were given by the employment advisers was to avoid recruitment companies at the moment, most employers are getting annoyed by and ignoring them (things like agencies trying to convince hiring companies that may have one position open to cut the salary and create two jobs etc), so they said just apply directly to the companies you want, have no shame about ringing up the HR departments and ask are they hiring.
plenty of companies are still hiring, but i reckon they're happy to let prospective employees come scrambling to them, rather than tout over the traditional websites.
oh yeah, linked in is meant to be a really good way of getting SCOOPS on who's hiring
potlatch
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REEEEEEELYYYY? How's that? I signed up recently, but haven't seen any of this?
my advice is to cold call a bunch of places with a letter/cv you'd be interested in working in, most jobs aren't advertised externally and you might just stick your cv at the right time. this is how i got my first job out of college.
Cold calling's not just for straight-out-of-college shit either, I'd been working as a programmer for 10 years when I got my current job by cold calling - was freelancing at the time, got one project first, then another couple, and then when I wanted to get out of freelancing they took me on
snakybus
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Yeah offices are shit but working at home is shitter. Hope it all goes well for you Kirstie.
I preferred working at home, as far as the actual location went. Freelancing money was too erratic for me in the end though
edit: having said that, I haven't worked in an office where I really liked and had something in common with my workmates in a long time
edit: having said that, I haven't worked in an office where I really liked and had something in common with my workmates in a long time
Dromed
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Some links for freelance type stuff that might help:
www.odesk.com
www.elance.com
www.guru.com
www.getafreelancer.com
LInkedIn is good for networking - try searching company names of good industry types that you know of, send them a 'request' and introduce yourself. Also join groups that you are relevant to, there's loads of them. Also you can use Twitter to sell yourself (not in a porno fashion, things hopefully aren't that bad yet!) but to request to folllow online mags, companies you're interested in (or search peeps on there that work for them) and make a point of constantly uploading useful content that shows your work, shows your on the ball & re-directs them back to your blog (if you don't have one, get one going asap, especially if you are a writer!) etc. Here's an article on using LInkedIn to your advantage - http://ow.ly/49VU and a blog post on using Twitter for jobhunting - http://blog.mrtweet.net/how-to-use-twitter-to-find-your-next-job and make sure to sign up to profiles such as: http://twitter.com/journalismjobs
Dunno about agencies today, but I worked in recruitment for 2 years and most ads in papers are fake - they're generic ads for pulling in new candidates. Monster.com is ok, & worth setting up an alert to your email - which you can choose to stream job ads by keyword and receive that daily, weekely or whatever.
The biggest thing to remember is to be cheerful and confident, I know that sounds naff, and in the current climate, somewhat patronising - but honestly the biggest thing that will sell you is your personality - recuiters want eye contact, good body language (a decent handshake is crucial), positive attitude, someone that will be a pleasure to work around..you can have shitty qualifications and not the best experience but if they are convinced you'll be good to work with, flexible, adaptable, approachable and genuine you're way more likely to get somewhere.
Good luck!
www.odesk.com
www.elance.com
www.guru.com
www.getafreelancer.com
LInkedIn is good for networking - try searching company names of good industry types that you know of, send them a 'request' and introduce yourself. Also join groups that you are relevant to, there's loads of them. Also you can use Twitter to sell yourself (not in a porno fashion, things hopefully aren't that bad yet!) but to request to folllow online mags, companies you're interested in (or search peeps on there that work for them) and make a point of constantly uploading useful content that shows your work, shows your on the ball & re-directs them back to your blog (if you don't have one, get one going asap, especially if you are a writer!) etc. Here's an article on using LInkedIn to your advantage - http://ow.ly/49VU and a blog post on using Twitter for jobhunting - http://blog.mrtweet.net/how-to-use-twitter-to-find-your-next-job and make sure to sign up to profiles such as: http://twitter.com/journalismjobs
Dunno about agencies today, but I worked in recruitment for 2 years and most ads in papers are fake - they're generic ads for pulling in new candidates. Monster.com is ok, & worth setting up an alert to your email - which you can choose to stream job ads by keyword and receive that daily, weekely or whatever.
The biggest thing to remember is to be cheerful and confident, I know that sounds naff, and in the current climate, somewhat patronising - but honestly the biggest thing that will sell you is your personality - recuiters want eye contact, good body language (a decent handshake is crucial), positive attitude, someone that will be a pleasure to work around..you can have shitty qualifications and not the best experience but if they are convinced you'll be good to work with, flexible, adaptable, approachable and genuine you're way more likely to get somewhere.
Good luck!
Dromed
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Working in an office does let you play the dare game....
ONE-POINT DARES
1. Ignore the first five people who say 'good morning' to you.
2. To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and grimace.
3. Leave your fly open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say,"Sorry,I really prefer it this way".
4. Walk sideways to the photocopier.
5. While riding in an lift, gasp dramatically every time the doors open.
6. When in the lift with one other person, tap them on the shoulder and pretend it wasn't you.
7 . Finish all your sentences with "In accordance with the prophecy..."
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9. Interrupt your conversation with someone by giving a huge dejected sigh.
10. Use your highlighter pen on the computer screen.
THREE-POINT DARES
1. Say to your boss, "I like your style", wink, and shoot him with double-barrelled fingers.
2. Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from the nozzle.
3. Shout random numbers while someone is counting.
4. Every time you get an email, shout ''email''.
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has got over his or her caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. Keep hole punching your finger. Each time you do, shout, "dammit, it's happened again!". Then do it again.
7. Introduce yourself to a new colleague as "the office bicycle". Then wink and pout.
8. Call I.T. helpdesk and tell them that you can't seem to access any pornography web sites.
FIVE-POINT DARES
1. At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it would be nice to conclude with the singing of the national anthem (extra points if you actually launch into it yourself).
2. Walk into a very busy person's office and while they watch you with growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times.
3. For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as "Dave".
4. Announce to everyone in a meeting that you "really have to go do a number two".
5. When you've picked up a call, before speaking finish off some fake conversation with the words, ''she can abort it for all I care''.
6. After every sentence, say 'Mon' in a really bad Jamaican accent. As in: "The report's on your desk, Mon." Keep this up for one hour.
7. In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and mutter, "Shut up, damn it, all of you just shut up!"
8. At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce, "As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again!"
9. Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person: "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, it's gone now."
10. Present meeting attendees with a cup of coffee and biscuit; smash each biscuit with your fist.
11. During the course of a meeting, slowly edge your chair towards the door.
12. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
1 3. Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.
14 . Dry hump the photocopier. When someone spots you, stop and cough embarrassingly, then lean in to the machine and whisper loudly, "I'll see you tonight".
15. While a colleague is writing, grab their pen and throw it out of the nearest open window.
ONE-POINT DARES
1. Ignore the first five people who say 'good morning' to you.
2. To signal the end of a conversation, clamp your hands over your ears and grimace.
3. Leave your fly open for one hour. If anyone points it out, say,"Sorry,I really prefer it this way".
4. Walk sideways to the photocopier.
5. While riding in an lift, gasp dramatically every time the doors open.
6. When in the lift with one other person, tap them on the shoulder and pretend it wasn't you.
7 . Finish all your sentences with "In accordance with the prophecy..."
8. Don't use any punctuation.
9. Interrupt your conversation with someone by giving a huge dejected sigh.
10. Use your highlighter pen on the computer screen.
THREE-POINT DARES
1. Say to your boss, "I like your style", wink, and shoot him with double-barrelled fingers.
2. Kneel in front of the water cooler and drink directly from the nozzle.
3. Shout random numbers while someone is counting.
4. Every time you get an email, shout ''email''.
5. Put decaf in the coffee maker for 3 weeks. Once everyone has got over his or her caffeine addictions, switch to espresso.
6. Keep hole punching your finger. Each time you do, shout, "dammit, it's happened again!". Then do it again.
7. Introduce yourself to a new colleague as "the office bicycle". Then wink and pout.
8. Call I.T. helpdesk and tell them that you can't seem to access any pornography web sites.
FIVE-POINT DARES
1. At the end of a meeting, suggest that, for once, it would be nice to conclude with the singing of the national anthem (extra points if you actually launch into it yourself).
2. Walk into a very busy person's office and while they watch you with growing irritation, turn the light switch on/off 10 times.
3. For an hour, refer to everyone you speak to as "Dave".
4. Announce to everyone in a meeting that you "really have to go do a number two".
5. When you've picked up a call, before speaking finish off some fake conversation with the words, ''she can abort it for all I care''.
6. After every sentence, say 'Mon' in a really bad Jamaican accent. As in: "The report's on your desk, Mon." Keep this up for one hour.
7. In a meeting or crowded situation, slap your forehead repeatedly and mutter, "Shut up, damn it, all of you just shut up!"
8. At lunchtime, get down on your knees and announce, "As God is my witness, I'll never go hungry again!"
9. Repeat the following conversation 10 times to the same person: "Do you hear that?" "What?" "Never mind, it's gone now."
10. Present meeting attendees with a cup of coffee and biscuit; smash each biscuit with your fist.
11. During the course of a meeting, slowly edge your chair towards the door.
12. As often as possible, skip rather than walk.
1 3. Ask people what sex they are. Laugh hysterically after they answer.
14 . Dry hump the photocopier. When someone spots you, stop and cough embarrassingly, then lean in to the machine and whisper loudly, "I'll see you tonight".
15. While a colleague is writing, grab their pen and throw it out of the nearest open window.
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The guy who sits next to me has done this, except it was the middle of a meeting, and it was the anthem of the town in Australia that he's from, and he sang it for ages.
Mind you he has also walked around with a tonsure for two days.
He's leaving soon.
that's just being friendly!
if a job advert says "For an informal discussion about this post, please contact such and such a bint in the office, her phone number is this and her email is that" does that mean that they want interested people to contact them and discuss the post informally or is that just a polite thing to include and really you should just send in your application in the normal way?
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