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Job Seeking Advice
By el swordo 03-30-2012 12:04 PM
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I graduated in December and am looking for a job. I am applying for pretty much anywhere that is within a decent drives distance. I got a call from Sears hardware interviewing for a cashiers position. The thing is though it would be a pretty much a lateral move at this point. My current part time job pays like crap and gives me very little hours and pay. This would be aboiut the same pay but more hours and therefore more money. The thing is I didn't go to school for 4 years using my parents money to take a job that my buddies who didn't go to college have been doing all along. Also I don't want to just take a job when i'll pack up and quit the second something better comes along. What do you guys think? In this day and age can you still afford to be a little bit picky? PS also it's within a half mile of both Menards, Home Depot, and Lowes all of which for some reason decided to open right next to each other. And Sears probably won't be around much longer if kmart is any indication.
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- 03-30-2012, 12:13 PM
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Try a bank. Teller positions are easy to get into assuming you're in good health, have an active social life (or can at least come off as such), and have a decent credit score. Never knew how low a couple of my buds CS were until they applied. Advancements are hard without a penis, actively working towards a college degree or already having a degree though.
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- 03-30-2012, 12:33 PM
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Thanks for the advice. I actually had a interview for a teller position yesterday.
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- 03-30-2012, 12:36 PM
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Well, at least you have some sort of job. I've been jobless since I graduated high school, and I am having a hard time paying for my community college expenses.
And at @Rabbitsuit I agree, I think a Teller is a great job. I applied for it and sadly, you need some sort of experience to be able to get a job interview. You can try that out. |
- 03-30-2012, 12:53 PM
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What kind of degree do you have?
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- 03-30-2012, 12:57 PM
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I have a ba in business. i live 30 miles outside of chicago in northwest indiana. i'm looking for something close to home since gas is so expensive. unfortunately the town i live in exists pretty much for the sole purpose of people from IL towns coming to get gas, cigarettes, and groceries without paying the IL premium.
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- 03-30-2012, 01:08 PM
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I don't get why people work in retail and all those lame jobs. I always make fun of my friends from high school who are still working in grocery stores and shit lol. Work at a restaurant for
s sake. Be a server or a busboy. Weekend nights I take home 150-300 dollars a night for about 4-5 hours of work. Why do people want to just stand around and make 8 dollars an hour? Isn't your time worth more to you? |
- 03-30-2012, 02:03 PM
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If you have a degree you can move up in retail fairly quickly, though I'm not sure how'd you feel about that.
My brother was a cashier at Toys R'Us and after a couple years he became manager of regional shipping or some nonsense. They're paying for him to take business courses now. |
- 03-30-2012, 03:06 PM
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Yeah, sucks finding a job. Moved to Omaha a few months ago (still finishing college)
applied everywhere within 10 miles (alot of places) turned down 1 really awful job, but otherwise it took me almost 3 months to find a job. and that includes after 2 months applying food service |
- 03-30-2012, 03:37 PM
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@mrspicytacoman Are you working at a high-class restaurant?
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- 03-30-2012, 05:32 PM
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hell no, its a local business. I've bussed at high class places before though. Servers there make like 60k a year lmao
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- 03-30-2012, 07:51 PM
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Have you applied at the Steel Mills.
They have been hiring both Arcelor and US Steel Where are u Hammond Gary Griffith Highland Portage? |
- 03-30-2012, 08:53 PM
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i live in dyer. i've avoided the steel mills so far. might check it out
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- 03-30-2012, 09:44 PM
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My Advice is do no settle. Take a job now paying what you can get while you look for a career paying what you want. Use what you have learned and show promise and ability. Cashiers are generally hired because they can do the job. A cashier that shows they want to advance, has an education, shows up on time, shows eagerness to excel and move upward, will do so.
take control of your life, don't sqaunder what you learned, and make every day count. Good Luck. |
- 03-31-2012, 05:15 PM
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Also dont get to discouraged about the Mills.
The hiring process can be very slow. |
- 03-31-2012, 06:49 PM
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I'm in Illinois. Wanna work in Banana Republic I can hook you up,
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- 04-02-2012, 03:43 AM
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I knew a manager at a retail store that left to be a server/buss boy because he made more money. I was so surprised, I thought manager pay would be better. I mean you have to work up to that position. Maybe talk to a college counselor about job opportunities for your degree? I don't know anything about that field, so I can't be more helpful.
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s sake. Be a server or a busboy. Weekend nights I take home 150-300 dollars a night for about 4-5 hours of work. Why do people want to just stand around and make 8 dollars an hour? Isn't your time worth more to you?
