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Date Posted: 16:37:53 08/05/03 Tue
In reply to: Frank 's message, "Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable" on 12:02:00 07/09/03 Wed

Willie...it's me..... the missing link...
If I recommended a book that I've read recently would you ask to borrow it or tell me where to shove it ? I've been looking around lately because I'm stuck in a rut in my job and seeing as I spend more time there than I do at home with the kids it had better be stimulating.... so i've been reading a bit about this whole career-life-job hunt thing.

Frankly you were smarter some 20 years ago than all of the gobshites I'm working with now. There's nothing doing in my neck of the woods at the moment but if you want to call/mail and talk about some ideas then give me a shout.

You are able to paint vivid pictures with words - that's a gift and anyone who says differently should consider a career in teaching.... There are businesses out there that need smart people like you. The problem is finding them.... because they're not going to find you that's for sure (if they could find you they'd be smarter than they are now and probably wouldn't need to hire you.... but let's not go down that road.....).
For what it's worth... here's my advice....it's worth what you're paying for it......
Agencies are a waste of energy and time. Sending CVs has limited success. You know what you're good and and what you want to do. I suggest you follow the 'networking' path... tell anyone and everyone what you do and that you're available to do it for anyone who will pay you. If you know of (or can find) a business that might possibly need your skills then try to find out if you know someone (or someone who knows someone) who works there. Once you get the basic link to a real human being who has the authority to either hire someone or contract someone then you talk to them..... not the organ grinders monkey.

Hmmm. Now that I've read some of that back it looks like pure shite. But give me a shout and I'll fill you in on some of the stuff I've learned - I've been interviewing people for a few years and it never ceases to amaze me that I've had to go looking for smart people to hire... they never seemed to come to me... A lot of folks who mentioned to me that they did such-and-such and were available actually got something because I remembered them.... I've read dozens, any hundreds, of CVs. Can't remember a single one of the bastards. not one. But I do remember this fella Larry Bass who cornered me at a party and told me about his ideas for making videos and stuff. He quietly bought the 'Popstars' franchise for a pittance and produced the series... bastard.... I should have nicked his ideas ;-)

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Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable Willie 01:57:45 08/06/03 Wed

Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable -- Angh, 13:06:49 08/06/03 Wed

Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable -- Frank, 16:15:57 08/06/03 Wed

Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable -- Willie, 02:24:18 08/07/03 Thu

Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable -- Frank, 09:57:30 08/07/03 Thu
Re: I'm beginning to suspect I'm unemployable -- Angh, 12:20:34 08/08/03 Fri

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>Willie...it's me..... the missing link... >If I recommended a book that I've read recently would >you ask to borrow it or tell me where to shove it ? >I've been looking around lately because I'm stuck in a >rut in my job and seeing as I spend more time there >than I do at home with the kids it had better be >stimulating.... so i've been reading a bit about this >whole career-life-job hunt thing. > >Frankly you were smarter some 20 years ago than all of >the gobshites I'm working with now. There's nothing >doing in my neck of the woods at the moment but if >you want to call/mail and talk about some ideas then >give me a shout. > >You are able to paint vivid pictures with words - >that's a gift and anyone who says differently should >consider a career in teaching.... There are businesses >out there that need smart people like you. The >problem is finding them.... because they're not going >to find you that's for sure (if they could find you >they'd be smarter than they are now and probably >wouldn't need to hire you.... but let's not go down >that road.....). >For what it's worth... here's my advice....it's worth >what you're paying for it...... >Agencies are a waste of energy and time. Sending CVs >has limited success. You know what you're good and >and what you want to do. I suggest you follow the >'networking' path... tell anyone and everyone what you >do and that you're available to do it for anyone who >will pay you. If you know of (or can find) a business >that might possibly need your skills then try to find >out if you know someone (or someone who knows someone) >who works there. Once you get the basic link to a real >human being who has the authority to either hire >someone or contract someone then you talk to them..... >not the organ grinders monkey. > >Hmmm. Now that I've read some of that back it looks >like pure shite. But give me a shout and I'll fill you >in on some of the stuff I've learned - I've been >interviewing people for a few years and it never >ceases to amaze me that I've had to go looking for >smart people to hire... they never seemed to come to >me... A lot of folks who mentioned to me that they did >such-and-such and were available actually got >something because I remembered them.... I've read >dozens, any hundreds, of CVs. Can't remember a single >one of the bastards. not one. But I do remember this >fella Larry Bass who cornered me at a party and told >me about his ideas for making videos and stuff. He >quietly bought the 'Popstars' franchise for a pittance >and produced the series... bastard.... I should have >nicked his ideas ;-)

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