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cblj_backupWELCOME TO THE SAM'S CAFE JOB FAIR, where our motto is "Being unemployed is some bullshit. Give me a job."
We are disorganized, but that's excellent preparation for life!
Basically, the idea is to bring all three thousand of us together in an orgy of job-seeking. We ask for advice and give advice and network without all the really gross slimy bits of networking.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB...leave a comment! Tell us what you're looking for and where, and what your qualifications are, to the degree that you're comfortable.
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Make sure you also read the comments, in case a match is out there waiting for you, or a colleague in your field has also commented and could be a good connection. If you have questions about applying for jobs or interviewing or anything career-related, ask! If you have some awesome advice to give, now's the time to share it!
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We are disorganized, but that's excellent preparation for life!
Basically, the idea is to bring all three thousand of us together in an orgy of job-seeking. We ask for advice and give advice and network without all the really gross slimy bits of networking.
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A JOB...leave a comment! Tell us what you're looking for and where, and what your qualifications are, to the degree that you're comfortable.
IF YOUR PLACE OF WORK IS HIRING...leave a comment! Tell us what the job is and where, and what kind of person you're looking for, again, to the degree that you're comfortable.
Feel free to post anonymously if you wish, especially if you're linking to a resume or LinkedIn and don't want your screen name associated with your facetime identity.
Make sure you also read the comments, in case a match is out there waiting for you, or a colleague in your field has also commented and could be a good connection. If you have questions about applying for jobs or interviewing or anything career-related, ask! If you have some awesome advice to give, now's the time to share it!
If you're curious about how this has worked before, you can check out the previous two, and you may want to have a look at the Job Advice Sub-Thread
snaxcident started last time. Have at it, and keep checking back!
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Date: 2011-09-03 03:09 pm (UTC)Practically speaking, I'm looking for work as a teacher. I have an Illinois Type 03 (Elementary Education) and a Type 10 (Special Ed - Deaf and Hard of Hearing). I am eligible for an Emergency Type 10 LBS I or LBS II if I can find a principal who wants me there. I do plan to eventually go to school to get my LBS. I am also National Board Certified, so really, if something amazing came along, I could go anywhere in the country and not have to worry about certificate reciprocity.
Idealistically, I'd love to be able to support myself as an artist. I'm a photographer and do just about every kind of handcraft I've been able to get my hands on. If you're in Northern Illinois/NW Indiana and need things photographed for an Etsy or for Ebay or a blog, I'd love to start doing that kind of freelance work. Examples of my work can be seen on my Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/WizardAtWork) or my photography blog (http://shootingdownthemiddleoftheroad.blogspot.com/).
Thanks for any info, pointers or tips you may have for me!
looking for a SOCIAL WORKER
Date: 2011-09-03 03:12 pm (UTC)Position is full time but may be shared with another, similar program, 50/50. Those details still being worked out. Respond to me at devohoneybee@yahoo.com and we'll talk.
Postgrad student with unemployable qualification seeks advice
Date: 2011-09-03 03:14 pm (UTC)My question is less about getting a job, but more about how I go about advancing. I'm currently a postgraduate student in film, tutoring at a university in New Zealand. This is all well and good; between student loans and tutoring pay I do alright, and I'd be happy to continue tutoring for a few more years after this.
The problem is that ideally I'd like to become a lecturer in the subject. The only thing standing between me and that is a doctorate, and it's been suggested that I go overseas to undertake the doctorate. I can see several reasons why this would be the case, not least of which being that it demonstrates I'm not a one-trick pony. The problem is that I don't want to uproot in a year's time. I like living here - it's where all my stuff is, for a start.
I want to put myself in a good position to get the only job I'm really qualified for, but I'm being told that in order for that to happen, I have to do something I think I'd really dislike.
Sam's Cafe members, if you did postgrad work, was it at the same college where you were an undergraduate? If so, did it decrease your chances of a job you wanted?
Looking for SOCIAL WORKER/YOUTH WORKER in OTTAWA, Canada
Date: 2011-09-03 03:30 pm (UTC)Job ad: http://www.charityvillage.com/cvnet/viewlisting.aspx?id=238960 or http://www.pqchc.com/jobs.htm
The program itself is http://www.pathwaystoeducation.ca
We're looking for experience working with youth & with diverse populations, some experience running programming, and at least a functional level of bilingualism (French/English).
RAHT
Date: 2011-09-03 03:32 pm (UTC)Thanks.
special needs child caretaker - Lansing Mich area
Date: 2011-09-03 03:36 pm (UTC)Recent Graduate seeks social media and marketing work
Date: 2011-09-03 03:37 pm (UTC)Right now, I work at my old high school job (fast food) near home just to be earning and saving money, but I'm looking for an entry level position in social media and marketing in one of the bigger cities in New York, either the city itself or upstate (Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse). I also have experience in general office and assistant work. I can send you references, a link to my LinkedIn profile, my online profile, and my resume and cover letter. Message me or email me at snowwhitesings@gmail.com if you have any opportunities that fit any of the experiences I've mentioned above.
I'm also looking for general job search tips, as well as any help you can offer for someone who is looking to move to NYC from a small town in the middle of nowhere. :D
looking for work in memphis
Date: 2011-09-03 03:40 pm (UTC)I'm moving to Memphis, TN in a few weeks and am looking for work there. I have experience working in an office doing data entry, filing, general office assistant type stuff and am looking for something like that.
I'm working on my BA in visual arts-expecting to graduate this spring- and I know a bit about photoshop/illustrator as well. If you know of any entry level creative-type jobs, or internships, I am more than interested.
I have a website set up with some of my art at: http://www.christadelacy.com
I've also done retail management/shift leader type stuff, and would consider doing that again as well. Part time or full time.
Best of luck everyone!
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Date: 2011-09-03 03:41 pm (UTC)Cocoa Developer
Senior Tools Software Programmer
Junior Software Programmer
Frontend Web Developer
Web Application Developer
Visual Designer (UX/UI)
UX Designer
Technical Customer Support Representative
Our HQ is in Austin, but we also have Los Angeles and San Francisco offices.
Detailed descriptions of the jobs can be found here (http://gamesalad.com/corporate/about/careers/).
Will Work For Money
Date: 2011-09-03 03:42 pm (UTC)I live in the Boston area. At this point I'll do anything I'm physically able to do, as long as I can get there on the T.
I am a Mistress of the Administrative Arts (just ask Sam!) My best skills are in office work, and writing/editing, but I know that most of the Cafe have the same skills.
I bake bread LIKE A BOSS but can only do so for local pickup/delivery. But I'd be happy to come to your house and teach you to bake bread! It'll be great fun!
I can babysit your cat or dog or organize your office/closet/life. I'm shit at housework but I can give it a go. You *don't* want me babysitting your kid until ze's out of diapers, but after that I'll give it a go.
I can make a garden from a jungle as long as I have the tools and supplies.
Or, you know, you might want to hire me for your store, restaurant or whatever.
Anything else you want me to do, I'd love to hear the proposal.
Simply put: Will Work For Money. Yeah.
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Date: 2011-09-03 03:42 pm (UTC)I'm looking for a part time job in or very close to Tuscaloosa, Alabama. I'm also looking for suggestions for summer jobs in Tuscaloosa, the Cleveland area, or San Bernardino, CA.
I have experience supervising children, teaching logic to college students, going door-to-door for a political campaign, and cleaning school floors.
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Date: 2011-09-03 03:44 pm (UTC)Failing that, I think I am an ok office/temp worker and can do spreadsheets, customer service and answer phones like a grownup.
looking for resources on learning ASL and finding jobs in WI/MN/IL
Date: 2011-09-03 03:45 pm (UTC)But, speaking of figuring out what I want to do career-wise, I have recently discovered that my childhood dream of learning ASL and working with the Deaf community is...actually something I could do for real. (*facepalm*) Any resources/advice in this field would be highly welcome. The only thing I can find in town right now is a class at the local tech school.
Thanks!
Kitchen staff Berlin Ohio
Date: 2011-09-03 03:45 pm (UTC)Still there? Dishwashers, food prep, cooks (no fancy degrees needed)wait staff. Ability to work most evenings and weekends. Mondays we are closed. We close from the sunday before christmas until mid march (after a year, you can get unemployment during that time).
If you are on unemployment now, it will help your benefits last longer. If you are on welfare/food stamps, you could work under a certain number of hours and still receive those. There is a 401k. Some small benefits you can get after a year.
They are not actively, but can be passively racist, homophobic and mysoginistic at turns. And I take great pleasure in slapping them down. There are a lot of small town red necks working there.
Want to join me in the slapping fest? Email me at snufflesdbear @ gmail.com and remove the spaces in the email.
10 YEARS OF EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT EXPERIENCE SHOULD COUNT FOR SOMETHING
Date: 2011-09-03 03:45 pm (UTC)For ten years, I was a constantly-active office temp, while simultaneously working as a) a stage manager, and b) a literary manager. I have retired from stage managing, but am still an active literary manager: I run a playwriting contest (http://reverieproductions.org/guidelines.html) every year, and have done so for 9 years.
In nearly all those ten years, I was working in finance, almost all of it at one corporation (my temp agency just kept on sending me back there). However, I have also worked here and there in a) academia and b) publishing.
In addition, prior TO that, I worked for 3-4 years in a television production company, where I was the one single assistant backing up the 3 officers. I was also production assistant, research assistant for new program ideas, sales assistant for our storefront (people bought tapes of the show), associate editor for our web site, and I was even the script doctor for a couple episodes (even though I probably shouldn't talk too much about that). So I also have media experience, even though it's from 10 years ago.
I would like a permanent administrative job that is in a field that is NOT banking. I can proofread, copyedit, I have a strong writing background, and I can do lots of non-writing admin things like filing, expense reports, calendar mainentance, travel booking, and screening calls.
My phone voice is stage-trained.
I can research like a mofo.
Ideally I'd like to work in media, publishing, or academia, but really could check out anything that isn't banking.
As for the advice; the problem I think I've been having is that lots of people don't call me back because:
a) they see that I temped for ten years, and just don't give me the chance to explain "no, but that was because I was a stage manager and needed the flexibility, and I actually turned down some offers in that time," or
b) they only call me about banking and finance because that's where I've been all this time.
SAVE ME FROM WORKING IN A BANK FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.
I can send anyone my writing portfolio or my resume, and my Linkedin profile is here (http://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlywadsworthny).
Thank you.
Re: special needs child caretaker - Lansing Mich area
Date: 2011-09-03 03:45 pm (UTC)Has she looked at whichever Michigan Universities have a DHH program? I'll bet there's a college student who would love the opportunity to start getting their resume together.
Looking for a graphic design job
Date: 2011-09-03 03:46 pm (UTC)I'm looking specifically for a full-time in-house job at a company or non-profit, but contract work or something at a design/creative firm would also be amazing.
I can provide a resume, samples, and more information upon request!
Dental Lab Tech
Date: 2011-09-03 03:49 pm (UTC)I am in the top 3 students in my year, and have a strong grasp on occlusion, anatomy and tooth morphology. As far as labwork goes, I have demonstrated initial proficiency in orthodontic wirebending, RPD design, and crown and bridge. Currently studying porcelain, so that is an area of weakness at the moment. I am also passable at denture work, but have not yet been exposed to pourable acrylic techniques (which I would love to try out). As I have not yet chosen a specialization (though I'm leaning toward ortho work), I would be open to any available lab positions.
Currently living in Richmond, Virginia, and I have a school-age daughter (as well as my own classes to consider), so unfortunately my relocation options are not good right now. But if there are any opportunities within a reasonable distance, I would love to hear about it!
Re: Postgrad student with unemployable qualification seeks advice
Date: 2011-09-03 03:50 pm (UTC)FULL-TIME Composition/English/Developmental English Instructor Position?
Date: 2011-09-03 03:50 pm (UTC)I have an MA in English with a focus on American Literature, and my thesis focused on narrative in graphic novels. I have experience teaching composition courses (Comp 101/102) to traditional students as well. I'm open to moving anywhere in the US, so any leads are appreciated!
Any success stories from the first two?
Date: 2011-09-03 03:54 pm (UTC)Actually, I'd just like to hear success stories in general. The job market right now makes me lose all hope of ever finding a job.
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Date: 2011-09-03 03:54 pm (UTC)any Medical Technologists / Clinical Laboratory Scientists out there who could give me some advice?
Date: 2011-09-03 03:55 pm (UTC)For a long time I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, career-wise: back in school I was leaning towards becoming a research scientist, and I have about a year's worth of lab tech experience. When I was in AmeriCorps I was thinking about working for a non-profit that interested me instead, but gradually decided I wanted something with more stability. Eventually as I was researching different job descriptions, the MT/CLS career jumped out at me as something that fit my personality, past experience, and preferred work style really well, and I've started thinking seriously about becoming one.
So! Are there any people currently in the MT/CLS field who can tell me a bit about what their daily work is like? Where/in what program did you study to become certified? What do you like/dislike about your job?
Re: Will Work For Money
Date: 2011-09-03 03:57 pm (UTC)Re: Will Work For Money
Date: 2011-09-03 03:57 pm (UTC)