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12/15/2002 Tips on Geting a Job

The Unemployed Friend wrote:

I was reading about you on your site, and I have a question for you. I saw how you said you basicly had no real work experience, and then landed that nice job.
My question is how did you do it?
I'm kinda in the same boat.
No real skills, and need a real Job. LOL
Lately I have been getting depressed, becasue every time I try, I get no where. Now, I'm not saying I wanna job as a webmaster, but I do want a the typical office type job.
Do you have any advice?
How did you get the interview with these people?
How did you manage to get the job?
How did you do the job, if you didnt know what you were doing? Did they train you?
Sorry for all the questions, but I figure cant get help if you never ask.


JD


Mike wrote:

There is an incredible amount of knowledge all around us. I sincerely beleive that in this day and age anyone can achieve whatever career they desire. You just have to be willing to work for it.

Go to Barnes and Noble or Borders, buy a cup of coffee and pick a career. You can sit there for hours and read about whatever interests you. there is a wealth of information on the web too. Again, you have to take the time to learn about whatever you're interested in. Employers would much rather hire someone with passion than someone who is just looking for a paycheck.

Once you've thoroughly researched your craft, look up some info on resume writing and interviewing tips. There are tons of sites online with this kind of stuff so you should have no problem finding them.

Don't sit there and expect someone to train you. Go train yourself!


  I hope this helps...

 


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