Sulynn

Employers who don't respond to applicants

[QUOTE who="losing_faith in Orlando, Florida"]OK - maybe I'm crazy. Maybe I expect too much. ... They collect the candidate information or it's required based on ...

Getting hire after 50+_

You have two options: Take the low-paying job offer for the interim, even if it's a pay cut (and it's not really that, since some money coming in is better than no money coming in ...

office team is horrible

[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]Huh??? Oh come on now. You're inviting all kinds of silly into a negative situation. Indeed won't give ...

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[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]Wait,Can I call RHI about Ryan? Probably a madeup name but they can trace his IP addy. He is ...

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[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Sulynn in New Hampshire: "I do feel a little badly about my last post, directed at Ryan...."

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[QUOTE who="Ryan Fitzpatrick in Happy"]To be quite honest with all of you,...Unemployed in Your Hometown".[/QUOTE]

Okay, I do feel a little badly about my last ...

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Ack! And the formerly dead speak! *cue ghosty noises.* Ryan dear, I really appreciate your comments, mostly for their unintended humor and the little chuckle they give me. You're ...

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[QUOTE who="Sulynn in New Hampshire"]Gibbs: They were in Boston for a while before integrating with a vocational/trade "school".
You're experience makes ...

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[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]I was a Kelly girl and graduated from a private secretrial school. Those were the days!! You held your ...

office team is horrible

No, actually. I listen to NPR most days, but just not yesterday, so hadn't heard this broadcast. Thanks for sharing.

I know about Gibbs because one of my father's ex-wives ...

office team is horrible

Actually, although the cost of living has risen in the last 20 years, the pay for any job that is of a administrative nature is lower in relation. Just a few years ago, the dept ...

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[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]My recollection may be wrong, Unemployed, but I recall that being a Kelly Girl was a big deal. That is was ...

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[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]Sunlynn, Know anything about Kelly Temp Services? I use to work for Kelly in the early 60's. I was ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Anne in Littleton, Colorado"]I went on an interview like that once -- the manager spent soooo much time showing me all their facilities. I really didn't even ...

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[QUOTE who="Unknown Unknows in New York, New York"]Robert Half International needs a lot of work....I am speaking on behalf of actually working FOR them, not out on ...

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[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Speaking of airheads:

www.advantageservice.net/airheads.htm[/QUOTE]

That site brings back ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]ps... there was more the car dealership service dept.flasher. My husband told me that she actually ...

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[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Sulynn in New Hampshire: "Have you ever heard the term: 'a twinkie in high heels?'"

Is that ...

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[QUOTE who="Ryan Fitzpatrick in West Haven, Connecticut"]They are NOT allowed to discriminate. We are not allowed to take job orders that ask for a secific ...

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[QUOTE who="Ryan Fitzpatrick in West Haven, Connecticut"]Whoa angry in West Palm. I'm making a point. If you are going to go into an open forum and display your ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]ps... there was more the car dealership service dept.flasher. My husband told me that she actually ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]Barry, most of the HR people I interviewed with were 20'something. They can't see past your resume ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QOUTE]Further, I can assure you reputable attorneys are more than willing to take good cases. They WANT good cases. They can do more for clients who have good cases than those who ...

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[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Continued from above post...

At least you're not dealing with a termination or resignation. No hiring ...

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[QUOTE who="Unemployed Property Manager in West Palm Beach, Florida"]I don't think it has anything to do with the "state of economy and competition". I applied ...

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hmmmmm. Currently embarking on such an endeavor.
Now, if only easy financing would make a comeback. Oh, wait...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Anne in Denver, Colorado"]I think the key to getting work today is selling your services directly to the companies-[/QUOTE]

If you can get a foot in the ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="45+, 50+ AARP Best Companies in Frisco, Texas"]Check the AARP website for their list of Best Employers. Maybe there is something there ... p>

Even the ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who=Small Town near Big Town in Fayetteville, North Carolina" What has happened to appreciating experience? What I have been told is that some businesses now what a ...

Getting hire after 50+_

[QUOTE who="Small Town near Big Town in Fayetteville, North Carolina"]What has happened to appreciating experience? What I have been told is that some businesses now what ...

Stay away from The Creative Group! ALSO CONNECTED WITH RHI!

Staffing Agency and Recruiter Horror Stories, continued:

There was also the time I interviewed for a job and at the start of the meeting, the interviewer asked me the ...

Stay away from The Creative Group! ALSO CONNECTED WITH RHI!

[QUOTE who="Displaced Legal Professional in Denver, Colorado"]Another good, incisive post, Sulynn. Also the one following.[/QUOTE]

I like Indeed too. Also, Dice and ...

Stay away from The Creative Group! ALSO CONNECTED WITH RHI!

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And what are you all talking about with lead stealing? Do you know how these companies work?? Trust me, they don't ...

Stay away from The Creative Group! ALSO CONNECTED WITH RHI!

[QUOTE who="Anne in Littleton, Colorado"]SOUNDS GOOD BUT THEY WILL EITHER CALL YOU IN AND THEN ASK YOU WHERE YOU WORKED OR DISREGARD YOU ALTOGETHER.

HOW ABOUT ...

Office Team's Not Paying Employees for Hours Worked. Has this happened to anyone else?

I am still waiting to be paid for work I performed before the holiday. First they told me I'd be paid today, now someone else is telling me I won't be paid until Friday. This is ...

Temp Agencies

[QUOTE who="Michele in San Antonio, Texas"]Using a temp agency is a hit or miss at times. I have worked for several temp agencies during my 20 years of working off and on ...

Stay away from The Creative Group! ALSO CONNECTED WITH RHI!

Come on now. The way to get around the problem of lead stealing by recruiting/contracting co.s is to make the companies on your resume "Company Confidential" until you ...