I received and accepted a position with a really good company, job A. I am supposed to start in a few days. After accepting this position, I was contacted by a company I had previously applied to, job B. I did a phone interview, they immediately had me come in for an in-person interview, went great. I received a follow-up call making sure I was still interested and letting me know they were. I should find out by Wednesday if they will make me an offer. Job B is an international company, better pay, better benefits, more aligned to want I want to do, and more of a final career position. I have watched for the right position to come available in my area with this company for 2 years. I don't want to drop job A in case B don't come through, otherwise, I want job A. I hate to put company A in this possible position but ...... Advice? If I get offered job B, how do I back out of job A, especially after already started?
I am currently working for a temp. Agency that could turn into full time. I was offered a position with Delta Dental, which I've heard good things about. My problem is it's $2/hr. less than I'm currently making and about 15 min. drive time longer one way. My husband is disabled and receives minimal SSDI.
I have worked a variety of different jobs over the years. I have flipped burgers, bagged groceries, cut meat, been a meat market manager, been a car detailer, sold new & used cars, worked in the gas fields, sold supplements, shipped supplements, worked in a CAT dealership parts warehouse, and was a supervisor at a juvenile detention center. All of this to no avail. I have apps in at many places. No luck. Everyone wants degrees ( which I don't have) temporary staffing (which I won't do) or they want you to start at a ridiculously low starting wage (way below what I was making at my last job). So what is there to do ?
I have a new job at a retail company they only pay me $9.00 an hour for a job that I use to do at $12.00/h beside that I do not complain about anything else since everyone there seems to like me a lot and they are nice people to work with. But here is the situation there is another job that sent me an email saying that they are interested to hire me for department manager position paying $15.00/h both locations are near each other and this one is more classy than my actual job but it seems that the people there are stuck up and although I can be like that too, is not my preference to be like a walking stick. I do need the pay rate of $15/h.
Any opinions?
As per my previous post most can tell I have been caught in that oh so lovely spot of traveling from one dead end job to another. Like most of us that I’ve read about on this site the only way to score if not the job you want a job in general is to really hit the pavement so to speak and submit, submit, submit. Upon doing just that I successfully got interviews to the the two top paying jobs I had hoped for. The issue here is they were on the SAME DAY. Now generally speaking that’s not necessarily a bad thing however in the long run my main problem I’d tried to avoid came true. I got a job offer from both and had limited time to make a decision. One is not going to wait for the other simply because I need time to weigh out my options. I ended up turning down the less paying of the two an proceeded with the other even though I’ve not fully completed the process. I am very confident I will get this job but now idk of I’ve completely burned the other bridge just because I declined the offer. There are no guarantees so I hope to hell I picked the right one...
I just got an offer for a company and before I accepted, I asked them to clarify my hours and if I would receive any benefits cause I didn't know part-time work doesn't come with benefits. they explained a little more and I told them I needed to think about it and give them an answer tomorrow and they rescinded the offer. Feels horrible crying about a $14/job I couldn't even get.
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Tailoring Your Resume
Using a generic resume for the job search may not achieve the results that will get you the job. To get the best results possible, you should cater your resume for the specific job and company that youre applying to.
The only problem is that you’re not sure how to create a job specific resume. With a little time and energy, here are a few ways you can revise your current resume to fit that particular role:
Study the Job Posting for Keywords. A great way to get the hiring managers attention and make the prospective employer feel that you are truly qualified for the position is by studying their job posting. By doing this you can find company-specific skills, job titles, jargon, certifications, and other keywords to be included in your resume.
For example, if you are applying for a position in healthcare, you might notice words like “imaging” and “pharma” show up in the job posting. It is a good idea to add these and other relevant words to your resume because they apply widely to the field.
Visit the Company’s Website. Once you’ve studied the job posting for relevant keywords to use in your resume, it is a good idea to visit the company’s website. There you can learn even more about how the company’s goals can fit in with your specific career goals.
Some important information to look for on the website includes the company’s values, mission statement, and even their organizational culture. This information can help you better describe who you are, what you’re looking for, and how you think you can enhance their business with your skills and personality.
Strategically Combine Action Words and Keywords. Using action words in your job specific resume is just as important as incorporating the keywords you’ve found through the job posting and website. In fact, the action words and keywords work together in your resume to create a picture of the type of employee you are likely to be.
For example, if you were responsible for the success of a major ad campaign at your previous employer then try to describe it by saying that you “developed and executed an intense 9-month ad campaign with the marketing team that resulted in a $1.2 million year-end profit increase.” The action words in this example were “developed” and “executed” and the keywords were “ad campaign” and “marketing team.”
Place Critical Job-Related Skills at the Top. Doing this helps with the recruiters or anyone reading your resume. These people go through hundreds of applications daily, so to save time they only look at key areas of your resume, and if they don’t find what they’re looking for in that first scan—you’re out. The first thing they look at is your resume summary, so make it a point to include all the job-related skills there.
Revamp Work History Bullet Points. You've got three options to do this:
Rearrange the bullet points you've got so the ones with the keywords that match the job posting are on the top. This is the easiest way to tailor your resume to a job ad, but it only works if those keywords are already in your resume in the first place.
Write new bullet points.
Think of another way to reframe the tasks or accomplishments so the skills or keywords in the job posting are highlighted.
Don’t Forget to Add Quantifiable Data. A targeted resume won't work if you can't show proof of your skills, so use numbers whenever possible to provide a measurable evidence of your value as an applicant.
For example, if you're a writer, use open rates, click-through rates, social shares, and inbound links, as these are some of the well-known metrics that companies use when gauging a writer’s skill.
For other jobs, these metrics might include time saved, money earned, sales quotas, or customer satisfaction ratings.
Final Review. Read your resume from top to bottom or have a friend read it for you. Have them check for the following:
Is it clear that you’re qualified for the job?
If your resume and a printout of the job posting are compared side by side, can the person reading it immediately see the qualifications listed in the job posting? If they can’t, then you need to tailor your resume to the job a bit more, which means adding more keywords or going beyond the qualifications summary. In some cases, you might be using a cluttered resume template that makes your application difficult to read. The goal here is to create a close match when your resume is compared directly to the job posting.
You've just learned how to tailor a resume to a job. Using relevant keywords along with suitable action words and getting a good feel for the companies’ culture on their website – will help you write a great job specific resume.
Started orientation for a job that I had already been working an entire year, through a contract. Company nor contract staffing agent never offered an end date and staffing agent did not seem to have an idea. As it come upon being in this position close to a complete year, I received an company email at my desk. Subject reads "New Hire information". I did assume. Next week email arrived "Welcome...Please complete paperwork and return." Followed by you must have PPD/Chest xray. Their service was not as attentive to my needing to get this medical requirement accomplished for this job as a new hire, however others were helpful in my accomplishment. Mission accomplished, I thought. I asked will my pay rate increase as a new hire. The verbal reply was "no". I asked will I be subjected to go through 90 day probation period. Reply is "Yes". I've literally worked hard, started the job hitting the ground running. Working deligently ever since. Until orientation. None of the paperwork stated the pay rate of position. Second day of orientation a representative awaits the new hire group to discuss money "saving retirement plan" options. I listened. I declined. That session was followed by another session of a staff member reading through a booklet of information for each pay period a deducted amount for health care, amount for health plan savings, amount for vision, dental, accidental insurance, long term and short, each. And of course life ins deduction. Get fired,byou gets nothing back. I declined that, too. I have NOT receive a first paycheck from the company, yet. Why give up money like that and I have no idea what my pay will look like. For all I know they may shock me and only pay 7.75 an hour. I don't know. I do not know what happen or who said what, but another session began of entering a ton of personal info into computer ...followed by only me summoned to a meeting in an H.R. office, "I was accused of being rude. I made facial expressions." I know when I am spoken to, I give my attention, just like the others in attendance. I am an adult. A respectful adult. I was reluctant on signing anything I did not understand, I asked a question or 2. I was not interested in contributing any monies all at once, and I was politely seated the whole time, beside a person with a swelly body stinch...I cannot say that I caused any problems. Though I did apologise in H.R. mtg for any misinterpretations. ( I thought to myself "why am I apologising?") I had worked with this company for a decade a few years ago. So, this is not my first rodeo. I am older, wiser and know to expect anything. After ALL of that, I'm told they need to check my previous employment there, reason I left and talk to CEO. That was determined when I went to the job under contract. I was told that "I may be ineligible for rehire." I say "really?" I was told "You take a leave of absence." We will call you in a few days." I left, not uttering a word with new badge and all. Why not request badge(s) & materials to remain on premises? Save me a trip. Seems crazy. Some faces changed but not the game. Was that my vacation? Omg. What am I suppose to think of this business? What do some of you Job Casers think of this? _●_/????? _/_
Back in March 29th 2019, I quit my job at the Golden Dragon Copper Tubing Mill in Pine Hill, Alabama. I was a Welder/Maintenance Mechanic. I quit because stress from things that happened at home and being screwed with the pay wage at work there after a year. I've been putting in applications at so many places and no responses, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. Any advice? #help #advice