Original Networking Support thread for the unemployed

[yoda291]

Originally posted by: Darkstar757

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: yoda291
I'm thinking of leaving my current moonlighting job because they really do want a 9-5er which would cause conflicts with my normal day's work. It's a shop that sells women's and children's clothing. Qualifications recommended are experience using and configuring POS software. POS = Point of Sale...not the other acronym. Working knowledge of FreeBSD is a definite plus, but linux experience is more than acceptable for their needs. The software packages they're using on a 10 node network (yes...10...very small shop) include samba, netatalk, dovecot, fetchmail, sendmail, and they have a yahoo store for their online transactions and use quickbooks to track things. Above all, however, you must be FAST. if you have no technical qualifications, but can pick them up in MINUTES...yes, read minutes....not hours or a day or two...and can implement them on live systems in MINUTES...you are perfect as far the IT portion of the work is done. Lots of footwork involved. Photoshop is a plus. Web systems is a plus. Pay is negotiable. You can ask me what I make, but I'd prefer not to post it.

PM me for details or with a link to your resume.

Thanks for posting this Yoda291, anyone in the Little Ferry area of New Jersey up for this postion chime in.


I have some serious interest in this position does it require local canidates?

It would be great to see a job landing via this thread and board.

ACtually, and I think I forgot to mention. This is in the NYC area around Broadway and 38th.

 

[dmcowen674]

10-20-2003U.S. employment has shrunk for 26 of the last 33 months a stretch unmatched since the Great Depression

"The president is under great pressure now because of the jobless recovery ... (and) support for free trade (in) the Republican Party has collapsed," Hale said. "Much will depend on what happens to U.S. employment over the coming months.

 

[Horsep0wer]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
10-20-2003U.S. employment has shrunk for 26 of the last 33 months a stretch unmatched since the Great Depression

"The president is under great pressure now because of the jobless recovery ... (and) support for free trade (in) the Republican Party has collapsed," Hale said. "Much will depend on what happens to U.S. employment over the coming months.

wow. that's a powerful statistic.

 

[tennisflip]

What do yo do with a history degree... besides teaching. Law, maybe?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: tennisflip
What do yo do with a history degree... besides teaching. Law, maybe?

Was this a question that should have been asked a few years ago?

Depending on what area of history: museums, local government, research for magizines (National Geographic, etc).

Just the fact that you have a liberal degree qualifies you to be a professional liar (politics).:evil:

 

[AAman]

well, I'm doing law school nights, temping in the day, pay is lousy, still wrackin up the cc debt,
oh well, no jobs in sight, not even interviews and I apply for everything from minumum wage on up
as long as I can get full time (and would kill for benefits- got anyone in mind ? )

just another 30k a year for law school. bwwwahhaaaa, my ex speaks
Chinese and got a great job importing clothes for a ton of money (pay is great not the job),
I speak 4 languages, but all the wrong countries where the economy
is dead and my int. bus. degree is USELESS.

 

[beatmix01]

I just graduate with my Master in CIS in Sept... and since then I have been on 4 interview... i have gotten a few calls for things I have turned down though.

got one today for contract work... not really what i want to do but holidays are coming and need some loot.... 9 weeks

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: Horsep0wer

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
10-20-2003U.S. employment has shrunk for 26 of the last 33 months a stretch unmatched since the Great Depression

"The president is under great pressure now because of the jobless recovery ... (and) support for free trade (in) the Republican Party has collapsed," Hale said. "Much will depend on what happens to U.S. employment over the coming months.

wow. that's a powerful statistic.

Powerful? Like taking 4 quaaludes and chasing it down with a half gallon of Jack Daneils? Ya.

How depressing.

 

[Muse]

Originally posted by: tennisflip
What do yo do with a history degree... besides teaching. Law, maybe?

I've heard of lots of people who have succeeded in fields far afield of History, English, Art History, etc. Many in technology fields especially software. It's not uncommon.

 

[tennisflip]

Originally posted by: Muse

Originally posted by: tennisflip
What do yo do with a history degree... besides teaching. Law, maybe?

I've heard of lots of people who have succeeded in fields far afield of History, English, Art History, etc. Many in technology fields especially software. It's not uncommon.

The funny thing is that computers are my passion. I just couldn't hack the mathematics aspect of CS... plus Java drove me crazy. I'm interested in somehow combining law and my love for computers.

 

[Crimson]

Shouldn't this thread be unstickied? Its not really finding anyone a job, and for the most part is just a place for dmcowen to post his political agenda...

 

[zephyrprime]

Its not really finding anyone a job

The problem with a thread like this is that it's only frequented by people without jobs but the people that can help is the people with jobs and they don't read this thread. Idealing, employed people would come here and post about open positions in their company. But people just don't do that. Also, it'd be great if managent or HR types came here to post positions but people like that don't visit places like the Anandtech forums.

I'm not necessarily saying anything you might not have already known. I just wanted to say it.

 

[dmcowen674]

Originally posted by: Crimson
Shouldn't this thread be unstickied? Its not really finding anyone a job, and for the most part is just a place for dmcowen to post his political agenda...

and what Political Agenda would that be sir? I do not support or knock either the left or the right, the GOP or Dems. If you want to call the Agenda of the people for the people some sort of Political Agenda, then Thank You. Someone has to take the intiative on behalf of people. What are you doing to help???

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: zephyrprime

Its not really finding anyone a job

The problem with a thread like this is that it's only frequented by people without jobs but the people that can help is the people with jobs and they don't read this thread. Idealing, employed people would come here and post about open positions in their company. But people just don't do that. Also, it'd be great if managent or HR types came here to post positions but people like that don't visit places like the Anandtech forums.

I'm not necessarily saying anything you might not have already known. I just wanted to say it.

Leads and ideas are generated. Last year, I was posting open positions for people to review. Others have also done the same.

Some leads from Alaska have been forwarded to others and they have become employed courtesy of the original lead.

Professionals helping professionals (either by leads, advice or just moral support). That is what this thread is all about.

AND IT WORKS!!!

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: Crimson
Shouldn't this thread be unstickied? Its not really finding anyone a job, and for the most part is just a place for dmcowen to post his political agenda...

and what Political Agenda would that be sir? I do not support or knock either the left or the right, the GOP or Dems. If you want to call the Agenda of the people for the people some sort of Political Agenda, then Thank You. Someone has to take the intiative on behalf of people. What are you doing to help???

Your anti-Bush agenda which comes out in nearly every single thread you post..

As for "helping".. I don't owe YOU or anyone else in this thread a job.. Its not my responsibility to find you a job.. As someone so eloquently pointed out earlier in thitas thread, I think you are waiting around for someone to hand you an 80k/year job.. You should be out LOOKING for jobs, not starting threads on Anandtech hoping something will just give you one based on your cool Avatar..

If you really wanted a job, you would stop posting the 80 stupid anti-Bush posts you make every day and start actually LOOKING.. there is no way someone who is unemployed has any credibility with me when they are starting as many threads on Anandtech as you do.. There ARE jobs out there, but you may need to do something you don't like, and you may not be making 80k a year.. and you may need to move... if you are unwilling to make less, work doing something you don't like, or move.. then you don't really want a job bad enough..

Besides, George Bush is not the reason you are out of work, YOU are the reason you are out of work. Your actions directly resulted in losing your job. The economy, the war, 9/11, Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, whomever, had NOTHING to do with that.. yet, you seem to be blaming everyone but yourself.

The reason why there aren't a lot of people posting jobs here, is probably because they don't like the idea of hiring people too lazy to actually try to find a job themselves. I know I have heard statistics that the vast majority (90%?) of all jobs are filled by referrals from other employees or internal job postings.. jobs which get posted in newspapers or the internet are generally those which nobody else wants.. You are not going to get one of those good jobs by posting threads on Anandtech.

 

[Crimson]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper

Originally posted by: zephyrprime

Its not really finding anyone a job

The problem with a thread like this is that it's only frequented by people without jobs but the people that can help is the people with jobs and they don't read this thread. Idealing, employed people would come here and post about open positions in their company. But people just don't do that. Also, it'd be great if managent or HR types came here to post positions but people like that don't visit places like the Anandtech forums.

I'm not necessarily saying anything you might not have already known. I just wanted to say it.

Leads and ideas are generated. Last year, I was posting open positions for people to review. Others have also done the same.

Some leads from Alaska have been forwarded to others and they have become employed courtesy of the original lead.

Professionals helping professionals (either by leads, advice or just moral support). That is what this thread is all about.

AND IT WORKS!!!

How many people have actually got jobs as a result of this thread? I bet we can count them on one hand.. and I bet those people would have gotten jobs regardless.. Look at dmcowens first post, all he does is post news about how poor the economy is.. that has NOTHING to do with helping people find jobs.. its just a place for him to somehow explain why he doesn't have a job..

Which furthers my request that this thread should be unstickied.. its just a collection of news posts that dmcowen is linking from other sites.. If he was posted help wanted requests, I could see the merit.. but show me ONE thing that has contributed that has anything to do with helping people find jobs?

 

[FoBoT]

Novi, MI - Technology Manager

Assist in the diagnosis and resolution of technical hardware and software problems.
Assist in hardware and software compatibility testing.
Assist in the maintenance of technical documentation.

Three years experience in hardware/software support and troubleshooting in a stand-alone and/or networked environment.

Supervisory/management skills and the ability to oversee delegated tasks. Proven ability to effectively provide training and explain processes and procedures.

PM me for more complete description

 

[rh71]

Got this from a Flash newsletter... hope it helps somebody out! It's EA !!!

Electronic Arts Canada, the legendary game studio that brought you SSX, The
Bard's Tale, and Archon, are looking for talented actionscript developers to
work in their vancouver office. if you want apply for the job, you must
mention that you read about it on this newsletter (Colin Moock - moock.org newsletter) . wow...how cool would it
be to work at ea...?

details follow...i'm not sure how strict they are on the c++ experience.
perhaps if you kick ass at actionscript but don't know c++, it's worth
applying anyway.

==============
Required Skills:
* Proficiency with C++ (Visual C++ or Visual .NET recommended).
* Experience in object-oriented design and implementation.
* Demonstrated knowledge of good software engineering practices.
* Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or Computer Engineering.
* Knowledge and experience using Flash and specifically with the use of
actionscript.
* Good communication and writing skills.
* Two or more years of experience working in video games or a CG-related
field.
* Excellent problem solving skills.
* And of course, we want self-starters who can work with others in a
team-oriented environment as well as independently.
Assets:
* Prior experience shipping a console product (PS2, GameCube or Xbox).

Please submit your resume or inquiries to: mbelanger@ea.com
==============

 

[dquan97]

Just had a meeting with management. 327 more state employees (I'm one of them) will be laid off, effective Jan 1, 2004. Lay off are based on seniority, which is not really fair because most of the new folks are more efficient (takes less time to do tasks).

 

[Adul]

There is a job opening at CCBill. You must really know perl pretty well as well as java. I will try to get more details.

oh this is in tempe , az

 

[kriol]

Well,

for fellow anandtechers in Atlanta area:

we're looking for software engineer more of junior to mid level:

- Unix/Linux
- C++/C with OOAD
- 2-3 years expirience
- OpenGL & X (Qt would be nice)
- Imaging
- SCM and build+regression auto testing would be nice

please send questions/resumes to kriol@myrealbox.com

thanks

 

[Bovinicus]

Four words: Thank you George Bush.

 

[AAman]

I had a job interview this Wed- the pay was really horrible, and they asked me straight up why I was interested since I was overqualified and would probably be bored-

told 'em how interested I was in the company and its work, etc., but not too hopeful.

Hope some of that 7.2% growth brings me one killer job, I really need it SOON

 

[Double Trouble]

Are you a web developer with some extra time that wants to make some extra spending cash? Take a peek at my thread in the software forum here.

 

[HKSturboKID]

Well, I guess its my turn to add to this. I've been out of a job for almost 9 months and this coming week will be the end of my unemployment. This is so sad. Been working for a company for 10 years and one day, they just say we are laying of the entire department for outsourcing. I have car payments, rent, insurance and stuff and also have a 4 year old son. Thank God my wife still working, but the word is that her company will be doing a lay off end of year as well. This is crazy. I am in NYC and finding a job is ridiculously hard. The people that goy lay off with me are in the same boat as I am. Lately the market has been doing good, I hope the economy picks up soon!!!