# SD Job-Seekers' Support Group **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 26, 2008, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955 "2008-04-26T11:58:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 26
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 4:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/501 "2008-11-27T04:50:13Z")
I got a call today from a company I’d sent a resume to over a month ago. Since the ad I responded to, they’ve decided to create a brand new position and I am tailor made for it. The interview is Monday and I’m bouncing off the walls with excitement… ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2008, 9:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/502 "2008-11-27T09:25:00Z")
That’s way cool! Best of luck to you! ---
**Author:** ![RickQ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/35a633/32.png) [@RickQ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickQ)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/503 "2008-11-28T05:32:56Z")
OK, so I found out last week that my company is getting bought out by another company and I might be out of a job at the end of a year. And a Happy Thanks Giving and Merry Christmas to you, too. I have started updating my resume because the new company wants to interview everyone next week and I figured out would need my resume for that and incase that does not go well. The problem is, I need some help. I have not seriously looked at my resume in several years. Problem number the second is that I might need to have the new resume ready as soon as Monday. All I know is that they are going to interview everyone next week, I don’t know anything more than that. Anyone free to give me a hand this weekend? ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/504 "2008-11-28T14:41:59Z")
> [@KSO](#): > > I got a call today from a company I’d sent a resume to over a month ago. Since the ad I responded to, they’ve decided to create a brand new position and I am tailor made for it. The interview is Monday and I’m bouncing off the walls with excitement… Woohoo! Sending lucky thoughts your way. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2008, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/505 "2008-11-28T15:21:58Z")
> [@RickQ](#): > > Anyone free to give me a hand this weekend? Sure. Use the email address in my profile. ---
**Author:** ![KSO](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f07891/32.png) [@KSO](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KSO)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/506 "2008-12-03T18:14:14Z")
Thanks for the good thoughts. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it. This situation sucks… ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/507 "2008-12-03T18:29:00Z")
> [@KSO](#): > > Thanks for the good thoughts. Unfortunately, I didn’t get it. This situation sucks… ☹ My condolences. Next week my saga should start to play itself out and I should start to see things firm up. One of the partners is coming over on the 11th. At that time we should start to get all of our ducks in a row. I’m hoping that by Christmas I’ll be in a more secure position. ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/508 "2008-12-03T20:04:15Z")
I’m back on the unemployed list. Hopefully I’ll get a job in Libya. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/509 "2008-12-03T20:15:39Z")
Libya? Mind telling us what business you’re in? ---
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/510 "2008-12-03T20:50:33Z")
They’re recruiting for the oil business. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/511 "2008-12-03T20:58:43Z")
Ok, cool. I need to check that out myself. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/512 "2008-12-03T21:36:49Z")
> [@featherlou](#): > > I’m not sure if I should rant here or in the mini-rants thread - I got a call out of the blue tonight from an employer who had seen my resume on a job search site. Oh, that’s cool - what are you looking for? Well, from his lack of ability to actually name the job he was looking to fill, I assumed that he was a scam who is trying to hire salespeople for his financial services company (I’ve gone to a presentation with a financial services company before - they’re just scams/pyramid schemes/salespeople, not real jobs). I politely declined to come in tomorrow so he could tell me what his business is all about. This makes me a little mad and a little sad - I got my hopes up, and it was just a scam. Poo. That’s why I don’t bother with job sites. All I’ve gotten from them are invitations to join the service as a nurse or pharmacist (I am neither), staffing companies looking for resumes to keep on file even though they don’t have any actual jobs available, and scams/less-than-legitimate jobs. Robin ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2008, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/513 "2008-12-03T23:09:03Z")
> [@MsRobyn](#): > > That’s why I don’t bother with job sites. At all? 😕 How do you look for jobs? Just the individual companies websites? You can search job sites and uncheck the option to let recruiters and companies search for you. I did that and I never get any unwanted calls or emails. And now a quick question: i still have not heard back about a research position I applied and interviewed for. The last I heard from the professor was an email which he said thus: > [@](#): > > I have been informed by HR that I have to interview 3 people for the job before I can make an offer. I have interviewed 2, so I am arranging for another interview next week. So I will not be able to make a decision as soon as I had told you previously. This was on November 7th…so in theory he had the last interview between the 10th and 14th…one would think I would have heard back by now, yes? Should I call him tomorrow or is that too desperate? Should I just give up and assume that third guy really wowed him? (after my interview he said I was at the top of the list…the list of 2…but now I assume I’m in the middle?) ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/514 "2008-12-04T16:28:10Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > At all? 😕 How do you look for jobs? Just the individual companies websites? You can search job sites and uncheck the option to let recruiters and companies search for you. I did that and I never get any unwanted calls or emails. > > And now a quick question: > i still have not heard back about a research position I applied and interviewed for. The last I heard from the professor was an email which he said thus: > This was on November 7th…so in theory he had the last interview between the 10th and 14th…one would think I would have heard back by now, yes? Should I call him tomorrow or is that too desperate? Should I just give up and assume that third guy really wowed him? (after my interview he said I was at the top of the list…the list of 2…but now I assume I’m in the middle?) This might not help much, but the advice I’ve read says to try to get a specific or estimated date by which they will make a hiring decision – and then you should feel free to call the very day after that date if you don’t hear anything. I’m not sure what the original date was that you were given, but I would guess that if it’s coming up on a month since the last interview, you are okay in calling anytime now. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/515 "2008-12-04T17:51:38Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > At all? 😕 How do you look for jobs? Just the individual companies websites? You can search job sites and uncheck the option to let recruiters and companies search for you. I did that and I never get any unwanted calls or emails. I pretty much do use individual websites to find jobs because I hate having my time wasted for non-jobs. I know it’s possible to find legit stuff, but that’s not my experience. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Lanzy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/74df32/32.png) [@Lanzy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lanzy)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/516 "2008-12-04T19:57:12Z")
HI Guys, Just been reading through, very intresting hope everyone is finding the jobs they want. My wife and I work for the same co. her 7 years me 12; they shut us down today. She is already gone and I leave in 2 weeks after helping shut everything down. 85 people looking for jobs. ---
**Author:** ![WormTheRed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/bbe5ce/32.png) [@WormTheRed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WormTheRed)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/517 "2008-12-04T20:42:33Z")
Damn that sucks! Best of luck to both of you! ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2008, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/518 "2008-12-04T23:40:45Z")
Always sorry to see new members to this particular club. Good luck Lanzy! ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Eyed\_Stranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/919ad9/32.png) [@Green\_Eyed\_Stranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Eyed_Stranger)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/519 "2008-12-09T21:26:24Z")
Okay, things seem to be progressing nicely, but I’m in a quandary now. I had two interviews last week. Both places seemed like they would be a good fit. I got a call this morning with an offer from the first company I interviewed with, which is good I guess for this economy and time of year. Unfortunately it was rather a low ball offer, even less that what I was led to believe was the minimum. So I told the HR person I’d talk it over with my wife, and get back to her. Then I get a call this afternoon from the recruiter that the company would really like to hear back by tomorrow. Is this standard practice? Some sort of negotiation tactic? Result of the economy? My initial reaction is to pass, mainly because I didn’t get a good vibe from the company to begin with (I felt much more comfortable at the second), then being low balled, then being pressured to decide like I was at a used-car lot. On the other hand, it’s the only offer I have (the other company hasn’t even had 2 days to decide yet) and in this economy that probably isn’t to be take lightly. Still, the dept of labor website said that my unemployment should be on its way this week, so between that and savings, and family I’m doing okay for now, so I’m not desperate. Anyway, any thoughts or advice is certainly welcome. ---
**Author:** ![Carnacki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5e925/32.png) [@Carnacki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carnacki)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955/520 "2008-12-09T22:26:21Z")
> [@Green\_Eyed\_Stranger](#): > > Okay, things seem to be progressing nicely, but I’m in a quandary now. I had two interviews last week. Both places seemed like they would be a good fit. I got a call this morning with an offer from the first company I interviewed with, which is good I guess for this economy and time of year. Unfortunately it was rather a low ball offer, even less that what I was led to believe was the minimum. So I told the HR person I’d talk it over with my wife, and get back to her. Then I get a call this afternoon from the recruiter that the company would really like to hear back by tomorrow. Is this standard practice? Some sort of negotiation tactic? Result of the economy? > > My initial reaction is to pass, mainly because I didn’t get a good vibe from the company to begin with (I felt much more comfortable at the second), then being low balled, then being pressured to decide like I was at a used-car lot. On the other hand, it’s the only offer I have (the other company hasn’t even had 2 days to decide yet) and in this economy that probably isn’t to be take lightly. Still, the dept of labor website said that my unemployment should be on its way this week, so between that and savings, and family I’m doing okay for now, so I’m not desperate. > > Anyway, any thoughts or advice is certainly welcome. It could be just pressure from the recruiter, and not the company, since he/she only gets paid if you take the job. But I think bad vibes are perfectly legitimate reasons not to take a job. This morning I made a job hunting mistake - let my experience be a lesson for the rest of you. I saw an incoming call on my cell phone, which I didn’t recognize. Quickly, I googled the phone number, and saw that it was coming from a company that I remembered sending my resume to. So…I answered it instead of letting it go to voicemail and calling them back. They were calling about a job I applied for - yay! Except, I couldn’t remember what the position was, or anything about the job description, or what the job duties are, or what the desired qualifications are… Instead of asking them to call back another time, I just BS’ed it, and I did okay, I think, all things considered. But mostly I’m an idiot. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955.md?page=25) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sd-job-seekers-support-group/446955.md?page=27)