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nothing is official yet as i still have to sign paperwork and all that jazz, but i am taking the shitty job for now.
 
Originally posted by: blurredvision
Take the shitty job and keep looking. When you do find a replacement for the shitty job, try your damndest to ensure a 2-week notice to your recruiter that you're leaving, which means that hopefully your new employer will allow you two weeks. Tell the recruiter the job isn't for you. No bridges burned.
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QFT...ALWAYS go with the sure thing if you are in need of a job NOW.

They should have no problem you jumping ship if someone is willing to pay more for your time. That's the basics of employment. There should never be hard feelings if you leave for greener pastures nor that they can't meet the pay mark (there is a lot to a job though outside of pay).

Plus even a shitty job gives more networking ability, showing you aren't doing nothing, etc.

There are people getting overlooked because they sit down to an interview and have no job history for the last two years.
 
one good thing, if i stay long enough, is that i'll get some training in stuff i haven't used before that may help in the future. there is also a chance for certifications that i don't have.
 
eating and sleeping indoors requires income. take whatever offer you have in this economy. if the other thing comes thru tell the phone support people you are out.
 
Unless you can afford to sit on your ass and burn up valuable resources for possibly several months, I'd take the job and keep looking.

Besides, many crappy jobs turn out to be goldmines once you get your foot in the door and get established.
 
Time is the only thing you have that doesn't cost you anything. You shouldn't even have to ask this question - you need to look out for yourself. If the situation is bleak, you take what you can get and continue on from there. Like everybody else says - a paycheck is a paycheck. You don't have to like it, but you also don't have to stay there forever.
 
with these recruiter type jobs, people come and go all the time. for them it's like sifting through rocks to find a golden nugget. if you end up leaving you're just a rock to them. take the job, and WHEN you find something better, promptly give them your notice and start new job. in these tough economic times, it would be foolish to pass up a paycheck.

with that said, only you know what is best for you. Good Luck in the job search.

(also once if you do end up getting a secret clearance, PM me.)
 
Originally posted by: MustISO
I say keep looking but take anything you can get because you don't know how long it may be until the next job offer. Look out for yourself and don't worry about leaving if you get a better offer.
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Originally posted by: blurredvision
Take the shitty job and keep looking. When you do find a replacement for the shitty job, try your damndest to ensure a 2-week notice to your recruiter that you're leaving, which means that hopefully your new employer will allow you two weeks. Tell the recruiter the job isn't for you. No bridges burned.
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Originally posted by: Corporate Thug
its always better to look for other work while having a paycheck coming in.
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Originally posted by: zinfamous
Originally posted by: spaceman
a paycheck is a paycheck


period
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This is easy:

take shitty job. If good job wants you later, then tell shitty job you decline. Who cares if you burn bridges with a shitty company? Who cares if this looks bad for the recruiters?

You have no room to maintain relationships with such companies in an economy like this. In fact, they shouldn't think less of you for accepting, then quitting within a week. They should expect it with the shit going on out there.
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Keep in mind that IF you take the shitty job until you find a better one...you don't have to list the shitty job on a resume/application.

In this economy, a bad job is probably better than no job...the old
"A bird in the hand is better than two in the bush" thing.

In my 35 years of working, it was always easier to find a new job when you have one, than it was to find a job when you're unemployed.
MAYBE it was coincidence, but if I'd been out of work for more than a couple of weeks, as soon as I started a job somewhere, I'd get 2, or 3, or more offers soon after starting.
 
take the crappy job. i moved home from kansas with $1500 and a place to sleep thinking i could find something, so i put off crappy jobs because i had a decent work history and was last paid more than anything here was going to pay me.

the money went fast and i was in a tight for a couple of months. take what you can get and ditch it when something good comes along.
 
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