Now that I have a job...

Strangely, I got a call about a part-time job today. Someone found my resume on Monster.com. I was heading out the door to drop off my daughter at pre-school, so I couldn't get into details. The job info was sent to my email, and it was disappointing. Paid well enough considering the job's description, but I would have to commute 40 miles to get there and the job didn't have flexible hours. Given that I have a job lined up that works logistically with being a primary caregiver, this lead is nothing but a red-herring.

Daily grind

Most days, I check my email first thing and go through the indeed.com job leads. I have an indeed.com account, so I store the jobs that have potential for my background. I apply for jobs that have deadlines accordingly, but I mostly stick to the thinks in my field. With that in mind, I go through and apply for jobs on the sites that hire within my field. Indeed.com is great for throwing a net, but it does not get jobs from individual institution/company HR pages. So I periodically check some sites that don't have postings find their way to indeed.com via Careerbuilder or Monster.

Read an article the other day that suggested that search online for jobs was mostly a waste of time. Seems that 70% of the jobs are never posted online though 90% of job seekers are going online leaving a mere 5% offline hunters.

Scams

If it sounds too good to be true, then make sure you have all the facts before proceeding.

Work from home scams exist because what sounds easier than working from home?

• No need to get dressed.
• No need for a car.
• Set your own hours.
• No need for child care.

Those four factors alone make trolling the internet for making money from home type jobs seem worthwhile, but looking at the ClarkHoward.com those sorts of jobs requires self-motivation.

Being unemployed makes self-employment a forced reality when no one is hiring and you want to work. Just have to look out for scams.

Okay, back to square one. I guess that I will go through the sites from the list I got from the Job Center. Some of the links are dead, while others are beyond redundant. I will continue to use my Indeed.com searches to generate leads in addition to my bookmarked ideal places of employment, but I need to cast a bigger net.

Here's what they have from A-E:

America’s Career Info Net	www.acinet.org
America’s Employer’s	www.net-temps.com
America’s job Bank	www.ajb.dni.us
Best Jobs USA	www.bestjobsusa.com
Brass Ring	www.brassring.com
Can Get It	www.cangetit.com
The Career Builder Network	www.careerbuilder.com
Career Buzz	www.careerbuzz.com
Career City	www.careercity.com
Career File	www.careerfile.com
Career Magazine	www.careermag.com
Career Shop	www.careershop.com
Career Site	www.careersite.com
Career Surf	www.careersurf.com
Careers/Wall Street Journal	www.careers.wsj.com
City of Troy, Ohio	www.troy-ohio-usa.com
Classifieds that Work, Brown Publishing	www.classifiedsthatwork.com
College Grad Job Hunter	www.collegegrad.com
Computer Job Store	www.computerjobs.com
Contact Employment Weekly	www.ceweekly.wa.com
Dayton Classifieds	www.jobmarket.coxohio.com
Dice High Tech jobs	www.dice.com
Direct Jobs	www.direct-jobs.com
Employment Guide	www.employmentguide.com
Environmental Careers Organization	www.eco.org
EPA-Environmental Protection Agency	www.epa.gov/ezhire
Equal Opportunity Publications	www.eop.com
Experience Network	www.experiencenetwork.com

Job Search sites from Job Center List

A few weeks ago, I decided to see what the "One Stop" had to offer with regards to job postings that I was not seeing, and I was told they had nothing beyond what is available on a three page list of links: Not sure how how old the sheet is, but just looking at the the first eight give an indication that it's a little dated.

1. 4 Work                                                             www.4work.com
2. America's Career Info Net                                www.acinet.org
3. America's Employers                                        www.net-temps.com
4. America's Job Bank                                         www.ajb.dni.us
5. Best Jobs U.S.A.                                             www.bestjobsusa.com
6. Brass Ring                                                       www.brassring.com
7. Can Get It                                                       www.cangetit.com
8. The Career Builder Network                           www.careerbuilder.com

I  have enough searches in Indeed.com and sites that hire within my profession bookmarked that visiting these sites is a bit redundant, thus making my visit to the Job Center a waste of time for me.

I apply for jobs that I can do, and how to get interviewed. Most of the time, I'm either overqualified or not experienced enough in what they are looking to fill.

I had an interview yesterday for a position that is a perfect fit for my background and experience. I actually didn't apply for the job, but rather for a position posted a few weeks ago. I was under the impression I had a good chance of getting the job for which I applied, since I got called the business day after applying, but hadn't heard anything until the other position was posted.