What's my perfect job?

[Cuda1447]

You're either looking at internal recruiter for HR or a slimy agent for a recruiting firm. But I assure you that shit gets old quickly.

Your daily duties are wading through hundreds of idiot/BS resumes, calling them leaving msg, conduct over the phone interview, then real hiring managers take over for in-person interviewing.

That sounds super snooze-fest to me.

I wouldn't mind over the phone interviews at all actually. I'd also like to do in person interviews as well, but I suppose you can't do both. I definitely would not work for a slimy internal recruiter. I hate the slimy stuff.

 

[Cuda1447]

secretary

I'm not that hot.

 

[Cuda1447]

You sound like a programmer, subtract all communication/personal skills.

I tried some programming in college. Wasn't for me. I hated it.

 

[IronWing]

I'm an atheist!

That makes the job all the easier, no moral qualms.

 

[Cuda1447]

That makes the job all the easier, no moral qualms.

Good point. Perhaps I should start a cult?!?

 

[SMOGZINN]

The problem with your skills are not how common/uncommon they are, it is that you can not demonstrate them. It is easy to say those things in your bullet points, but actually doing them is something else altogether.

You also don't have (or haven't listed) any specific technical skills to put those soft skills to work with.

And finally your other problem is you don't want to do things that make money for companies.

That regulates you to support for other people that either make money or fix the things that are needed to make money, and support staff just are not well paid.

 

[JS80]

what's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

 

[BurnItDwn]

I think you should be an astronaut.

 

[Cuda1447]

The problem with your skills are not how common/uncommon they are, it is that you can not demonstrate them. It is easy to say those things in your bullet points, but actually doing them is something else altogether.

You also don't have (or haven't listed) any specific technical skills to put those soft skills to work with.

And finally your other problem is you don't want to do things that make money for companies.

That regulates you to support for other people that either make money or fix the things that are needed to make money, and support staff just are not well paid.

Good input. I do probably have some of those soft skills required, I just haven't thought of/listed them.

 

[Cuda1447]

what's your Myers-Briggs personality type?

Your Type is
ENFJ
Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
67 62 25 11

 

[JS80]

Your Type is
ENFJ
Extraverted Intuitive Feeling Judging
Strength of the preferences %
67 62 25 11

http://www.personalitypage.com/html/ENFJ_car.html

You should go into HR (or HR Systems) or Public Relations Agency (in technology). Or as a last option Sales.

 

[Cuda1447]

http://www.personalitypage.com/html/ENFJ_car.html

You should go into HR (or HR Systems) or Public Relations Agency (in technology). Or as a last option Sales.

As I've mentioned before, I definitely have looked into the HR field. As for the Public Relations Agency, do you mean actually doing public relations for a technology company?

 

[IndyColtsFan]

Madden Evangelist?

 

[Cuda1447]

Madden Evangelist?

Hahahaha. I will never buy Madden again. Quit getting me to try!

 

[HAL9000]

Top Gear presenter.

 

[JS80]

As I've mentioned before, I definitely have looked into the HR field. As for the Public Relations Agency, do you mean actually doing public relations for a technology company?

If you go the PR route, usually you start off at an Agency making shit doing retarded bitch work, but as you prove yourself there is a pretty set career path/ladder that you go up year after year. You will have an edge because your co-workers (competition) will be all dumb chicks and gay dudes. Disadvantage is that you don't have tits so it'll be a little more difficult to connect with journalists, bloggers, etc. But if you look at Agency management, it is dominated by straight men. Obviously because women suck at management. The best PR execs are hot women who are really men.

With 5 years experience you could move out of the agency and go work for a company's in house marketing team. My wife is a director for a tech pr agency so PM me if you want more guidance.

 

[squirrel dog]

att.com . I worked there for 40+years. Show up every day before your day starts,keep your mouth shut,flourish.There are the three c's=cash,wise and beautiful woman, copper
don't try to steal any of those.Kept mama in the mall for ever.

 

[overst33r]

Great information, this is the type of stuff I was hoping to get. I'm in the Tampa area, specifically North Tampa.

Out of curiosity, working for someone else, what type of pay is there in something like this?

The recruiter that recruited me made 46k last year. He's been doing it for a couple of years. He's also in Tampa.

 

[biostud]

teaching

 

[D1gger]

Fluffer.

 

[Cuda1447]

Fluffer.

I'm a dude. I don't think I'm going to be able to sexually arouse other dudes.

 

[LegalEagle89]

Wait, I still don't understand the real reason you're not actively pursuing HR. It can't possibly be that EVERY SINGLE position only hires people with experience. If it was, then once this round of HR people dies out, there wouldn't be anyone to fill the empty spots.

Seriously, though. It sounds like it'd be perfect for you, why not push a bit harder for it? Companies are impressed by people who take initiative, show them you're motivated and eventually someone'll hire you.

 

[MotionMan]

I don't want to sell anything, buy anything, or process anything as a career. I don't want to sell anything bought or processed, or buy anything sold or processed, or process anything sold, bought, or processed, or repair anything sold, bought, or processed. You know, as a career, I don't want to do that.

MotionMan

 

[Cuda1447]

Wait, I still don't understand the real reason you're not actively pursuing HR. It can't possibly be that EVERY SINGLE position only hires people with experience. If it was, then once this round of HR people dies out, there wouldn't be anyone to fill the empty spots.

Seriously, though. It sounds like it'd be perfect for you, why not push a bit harder for it? Companies are impressed by people who take initiative, show them you're motivated and eventually someone'll hire you.

All the research I've done requiring additional certification and training to get into HR. I'm not really at the point in my life when I want to go through extra schooling etc... I also don't want to take a huge paycut and go to a low paying position to get my foot in the door.

 

[AreaCode707]

<--- 8 years in Recruiting and HR systems

I read your description and pegged you as a Sales Coordinator, probably a Regional Sales Coordinator, up til you mentioned interviewing.

I honestly don't think you'd be a great recruiter from what you've listed. Recruiting has a lot in common with cold-calling; good recruiters find people who are great at what they do and are not looking, cold call them and try to talk them into switching jobs.