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06-19-2016 , 04:17 PM

#276

Minimalist

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Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 2,490

Gotta go with your strengths. I'll bet there's a market for 280 lb. personal trainers who specialize in bench and leg press.

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06-19-2016 , 04:29 PM

#277

DodgerIrish

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28,347

As a kid I would've been shocked to learn that it's either work as a professional in your trained profession ... or make minimum wage.

I would've thought there would be other skills picked up along the way. I'm not judging, it's admirable that you're willing to take a menial job.

You're too big to serve? You'd prbly beat minimum wage by a lot and can still work other jobs around that since it's usually 4-6 hour shifts. Plus you could potentially just work at night and have time to focus on job hunting or whatever during normal daylight business hours.

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06-19-2016 , 05:35 PM

#278

MeLoveYouLongTime

Not a difficult personality

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

I could find a serving job I guess....just dealing with people like springs Ugggh.

I doubt anywhere other than min wage would hire me knowing I would leave as soon as I found an engineering job.

I've worked in retail, fast food, as a server, for a hotel, managed gas stations, tutored math at Silvan.....the best was retail.

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06-19-2016 , 05:48 PM

#279

BluffMyNuts

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12,311

When I couldn't find a job I worked overnight at a hotel, left me free to interview whenever and was pretty chill.

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06-19-2016 , 05:55 PM

#280

DodgerIrish

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Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 28,347

you could do the same taking care of mentally delayed people

some of those jobs are better than others

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06-19-2016 , 06:20 PM

#281

MeLoveYouLongTime

Not a difficult personality

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

Yeah, I used to work the graveyard shift on weekends at a hotel. It was chill, but I got sick of folding sheets all night

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06-19-2016 , 06:29 PM

#282

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

I can still play poker to supplement some; I'm only free for that every other Sat night though. That could be and avg of $400/ month--enough to cover groceries.

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06-19-2016 , 06:55 PM

#283

Snoopy5

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Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 982

give plasma twice a week. ~$70 right there.

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06-20-2016 , 11:24 AM

#284

MeLoveYouLongTime

Not a difficult personality

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

I might actually do this.

Does anyone have any tips for me in finding an engineering job though? I don't want to be off work for months again, it's making me depressed thinking about it.

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06-20-2016 , 11:34 AM

#285

11t

Bo Pelini's #1 Fan

Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 31,542

Instead of waiting until you are **** canned start looking for work while you are employed.

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06-20-2016 , 11:48 AM

#286

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

I was just laid off a week ago.

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06-20-2016 , 11:50 AM

#287

citanul

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Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 18,725

Find a recruiter who is in your location and specializes in your industry.

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06-20-2016 , 12:18 PM

#288

MeLoveYouLongTime

Not a difficult personality

Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

I have a couple of recruiters looking for me now.
Last time I worked with about 5 recruiters and applied to hundreds of jobs....like 10-20 jobs a day.
Should I change the name on my resume to a mans name? What kind of voodoo can I do to help?

I'm going to research companies near me and spend the day Wed just showing up and handing them resumes.

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06-20-2016 , 12:20 PM

#289

BluffMyNuts

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Are you using a resume service?

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06-20-2016 , 12:25 PM

#290

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

No, I posted my resume here last time and I applied all the feedback I got. I guess I could post again. It makes me nervous to spend money and maybe only get some formatting done.

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06-20-2016 , 12:27 PM

#291

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

One recruiter told me last time that a lot of places discard your resume if you don't have a Dallas zip code; I've since moved to Dallas, so maybe that will help some.

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06-20-2016 , 05:42 PM

#292

Snoopy5

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I am curious what the day to day tasks are for your type of engineering specialty.

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06-20-2016 , 05:44 PM

#293

Love Sosa

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Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 2,308

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Originally Posted by MeLoveYouLongTime

Should I change the name on my resume to a mans name? What kind of voodoo can I do to help?

Maybe that's your problem, blaming your own failures on imaginary external factors....

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06-20-2016 , 05:47 PM

#294

BluffMyNuts

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Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 12,311

I had a hard time until I used a service, I really feel it made a service and now I have a job where I don't pray I get killed on the way to work.

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06-20-2016 , 05:56 PM

#295

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

What service bluff? Online?

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06-20-2016 , 05:57 PM

#296

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

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Originally Posted by Love Sosa

Maybe that's your problem, blaming your own failures on imaginary external factors....

What failures? I literally applied for hundreds of jobs for almost a year.
I said that because I work in a male dominated industry where women have a lot harder time finding a job.

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06-20-2016 , 06:01 PM

#297

MeLoveYouLongTime

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Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 13,085

The last company I was at hired only 1.5% women an 98.5% men.

If I could change my name on my resume, I might be able to get a few more interviews.

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06-20-2016 , 06:02 PM

#298

capone0

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Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 43,152

stop just applying for jobs willy-nilly. most of those are shots in the dark. you work in the industry--network and your chances for finding a job go way up per job applied. yes it takes more effort but you are likely putting a ton of effort in to crap with applying for a ton of online jobs.

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06-20-2016 , 06:16 PM

#299

BluffMyNuts

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Originally Posted by MeLoveYouLongTime

What service bluff? Online?

I'll all the wife and pm it to you, she was frustrated one night and just did it without asking me, I probably would have said no because it was a few hundred bucks and I didn't see the point. Lol me, the thing paid for itself the first week at the new job.