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Where do you find out about good jobs?

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Willoughbyva

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I have been looking for a better job and was wondering where most people find out about good well paying jobs? I know a lot of it has to do with word of mouth and networking, but I don't really have anyone to go to and ask if where they work is hiring. Are there good resources online? So far I have used careerbuilder.com and hotjobs.com. I also use some of the Virginia Employment Commission's links, but there isn't much there except manual labor type jobs. I don't really have a college career center to go to. So post your online resources that you use to look for jobs.

Thanks.

P.W.
 
you do realize that 80 percent of the jobs out there do not get advertised?

it's called the hidden market. what you can do though is look at jobs which are completely over your skill level and still apply to that company. Mind you, you won't be applying for that particular job, but if they also need someone of your skill level, then you just might end up getting called. Before they post an ad for a job, HR generally looks at their resume database to find if anyone they have on there qualifies.
 
Thanks Hyperblaze. I didn't realize that companies did that. I think I will buy a Sunday paper and see what is out there.
 
Yeah word of mouth and networking are good ways to find jobs, but I live about 50 miles from the city where most of the good jobs are. i don't know many people over that way. That is why I have been using online resources to find job openings. I wish I knew people in the city where the jobs are. I was just wondering if there were good online resources to finding good jobs. Are there any other good places besides on line and word of mouth/networking? Are there places out there that have knowledge of jobs that are open to the general public?

I just got a new job. It only pays $6.75 a hour and am looking to find something that pays more and has benifits. i need medical insurance because I have expensive medicine that I need to buy. So far I have found a community organization that will pay for my meds, but I want to be self supportive and would like some disposable income.
 
A temp agency can be a good idea.

My wife got a good job by going through a temp agency when we lived in San Angelo TX and then again when we moved to North Carolina. Now we're back in Texas and after fumbling around my first three years after retirement, I landed a really good job through a temp agency.

Temp agencies don't deal in just temp jobs. Plenty of what they have is temp-to-hire. It's a safe way for a prospective employer to check you out. If you don't work out, you can be let go with no chance of liability. If you're a professional worker's comp guy or something it all goes back to the temp agency, not the company you are doing the work for. At the same time, you may see a requirement like in my case: I had to work through the temp agency for 3 months before the company I now work for could hire me. I would call my job one of those "How the hell do you get a job like that?" kind of deals. I deal in oilfield chemicals. Monday thru Friday, which is highly unusual in the oilfield business. Most folks around here will either not work or they will work for a low wage but then do 70 or 80 hours a week.

You get to tell the agency what you will do or will not do and it doesn't cost you a dime.

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I use monster.com, and I'm not sure if I get spammed, but I do get called from companies/recruiters that use monster.com, so I'm ok with whatever spams I get from them.
 
Yeah I am thinking about going to a temp agency and finding out if I have anything to offer. To be honest I don't have very many marketable skills. I do have some work experience, but not in a highly technical or sought after field. Perhaps this is something I really need to persue.
 
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