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papillonluvr
06-24-2016, 05:18 AM
Selina that happens frequently with teaching jobs, actually. One friend of mine was hired to teach Spanish 1 and 2, and world history. Now she's teaching AP history and economics classes. Another friend was hired for Chinese and Robotics. Now he is teaching 8th grade science.

I'm going to be applying for teaching jobs state-side. I applied to teach with DoDEA (department of defense education activity, aka the school district for all the military kids overseas k-12) and I really hoped I get picked up by them. I'd love to continue teaching overseas with DoDEA. Benefits, pay, and working environment are all really good for me.

If I can't get a job state-side and DoDEA doesn't offer a job to me by the end of September, I'll go back to dancing until I can find a job.

Velveteen.Rabbit
06-24-2016, 06:05 PM
Does anyone have tips for landing a great job in a major city where the competition is through the roof?

Does anyone have good links or strong resources for writing the best resume?

Which sites do you use to lurk for jobs to apply for?

Help with these would be great! I've done my research but I just want to make sure I'm not missing anything.

Selina M
06-25-2016, 11:29 PM
Selina that happens frequently with teaching jobs, actually. One friend of mine was hired to teach Spanish 1 and 2, and world history. Now she's teaching AP history and economics classes. Another friend was hired for Chinese and Robotics. Now he is teaching 8th grade science.


It's insane how many emails I've gotten, from districts I haven't applied to, saying things like "Another district gave us your info, I see you have science degrees, could you manage to teach 8th grade math?" Teacher shortage is REAL.

My issue is that I'm not even qualified to teach earth/space science. I couldn't pass the exam for endorsement. That's not fair to the students either, for the teacher to barely know the material.
I'm also kind of being a brat in, if I'm going to work 4x as many hours for the same paycheck, it's going to be in the subject area I want. I wouldn't have even applied or interviewed if he'd said all they had was earth science.

papillonluvr
06-26-2016, 04:02 PM
I will be moving back to the states in August, and I am applying for a teacher jobs right now but haven't heard anything back just yet in the areas I'm applying. To be honest I'm not super upset about it, because I don't really want to teach in the states, and I would just rather dance anyway than teach in the states. I've been reading about these enormous protests in Mexico and others in states like North Carolina New York Florida and various other states as well, and that really casts a negative view on teaching right now. :/

Hold your ground, Selina. You would be doing yourself and your students a disservice like you said if you were teaching in an area you're not qualified to teach in, and the stress wouldn't be worth the pay.

charlie61
06-26-2016, 07:12 PM
^Agreed. You'd not only be setting students up for less-than-optimal experience, but you could be setting yourself up for failure, too! Only accept positions where you know you'll shine. That's how careers are made!

JenniferNorth
06-29-2016, 07:30 PM
I'm not really in sex work anymore (unless you count writing erotica and being a fake facebook GF as sex work....) I totally feel you on the call center job, Charlie! I did a call center job, and it made me want to work in a club again! LOL. It was Comcast though, and it was a third party (the call center was third party) so it was a horrible experience. But a month of being paid just to go to classes! Yay!

I'm currently doing vanilla work, but I'm sorta between jobs right now...I just have a couple side jobs. I do WAH stuff. Anyway, when I first got into sex work, it was right after my divorce, and the beginning of my relationship with my (now) husband. And then I went back to vanilla, because I had depression and couldn't answer calls or get on cam....and then I started trying to work at home, since I hated my job. I ended up getting pregnant, so now that I have my daughter, working at home is even more crucial. But my point is, I had vanilla goals I was planning on doing before I got into a new relationship, and I sort of feel like with sex work, it made me lose my way a little bit/distracted me. I'm hoping I can go back to my original goals and achieve them this time around!

I've found even with the WAH jobs, they are nice, but it can be a process, and there is feast or famine (working only temporary, layoffs etc etc). I'm hoping with different credentials, I can find something more stable.

Selina M
07-11-2016, 10:25 PM
So after all that hassle, this principal has 'ghosted' me.

Last I spoke to him was like, 6/28. He told me to look at the subjects he wanted me to teach and get back to him at the end of the week with my thoughts. I emailed him on 7/1. Nothing. The school was closed 7/4-7/6 for renovations, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Texted him on Friday the 8th asking if he got my email, to please email me back, and "What do I need to do before Tuesday?" which is when I was supposed to get keys and stuff... I was trying to insinuate "I'm still assuming I have a job and to be there, so if not, let me know". Nothing.

I find this incredibly RUDE, as I turned down other interviews, at schools much closer to my house, after he offered me the job. I spent the time filling out all the HR paperwork and sending the tech team an "about me" for the website. My references sat through phone interrogations. I even looked at a new barn for my horse since I'd be in that area of town 5 days a week. And then he ghosts me.
Like, what? Did they somehow find my stripper license? Did they stalk what little of Facebook they could and decide they didn't like something I posted? Is this because they couldn't bully me into teaching whatever they wanted? I'm not happy and will be calling the superintendent to let him know what an unprofessional guy they have for an administrator.

In the meantime, I have an interview at a fancy honors-only college prep tomorrow and if that doesn't pan out, fuck a straight job until I'm a damn surgeon. This isn't worth the hassle... I'll take the ups and downs of dancing over the guaranteed paycheck if this is what you have to deal with for it.

xStacey
07-11-2016, 11:27 PM
I know I said in a previous post I am ready to go back to the vanilla world but I am not. I really wanna get my nose done this summer I think it will be the only time I will be able to before things get really hectic... I am still really happy I started volunteering at the legal clinic in May, I was hesitating at first and wasn't sure but at least that will give me something to write in my resume besides education.

But as soon as I return from my surgery, major swelling is down and I look presentable, I will start updating my resume, writing cover letters and sending out application. My goal is to hold a part-time vanilla job during school this Fall so I have something to talk about during for articling interviews in the winter... I will have to work more hours for less pay, my schedule won't be as flexible during exams, I will sacrifice even more hours of sleep and back to very unhealthy habits, but it will be temporary. I really need a job to put on my resume, my last work experience is from three years ago.

Velveteen.Rabbit
07-12-2016, 09:59 PM
So after all that hassle, this principal has 'ghosted' me.

Last I spoke to him was like, 6/28. He told me to look at the subjects he wanted me to teach and get back to him at the end of the week with my thoughts. I emailed him on 7/1. Nothing. The school was closed 7/4-7/6 for renovations, so I gave him the benefit of the doubt. Texted him on Friday the 8th asking if he got my email, to please email me back, and "What do I need to do before Tuesday?" which is when I was supposed to get keys and stuff... I was trying to insinuate "I'm still assuming I have a job and to be there, so if not, let me know". Nothing.

I find this incredibly RUDE, as I turned down other interviews, at schools much closer to my house, after he offered me the job. I spent the time filling out all the HR paperwork and sending the tech team an "about me" for the website. My references sat through phone interrogations. I even looked at a new barn for my horse since I'd be in that area of town 5 days a week. And then he ghosts me.
Like, what? Did they somehow find my stripper license? Did they stalk what little of Facebook they could and decide they didn't like something I posted? Is this because they couldn't bully me into teaching whatever they wanted? I'm not happy and will be calling the superintendent to let him know what an unprofessional guy they have for an administrator.

In the meantime, I have an interview at a fancy honors-only college prep tomorrow and if that doesn't pan out, fuck a straight job until I'm a damn surgeon. This isn't worth the hassle... I'll take the ups and downs of dancing over the guaranteed paycheck if this is what you have to deal with for it.

I feel like ghosting is the acceptable thing to do in our culture now. I hate it and can't help but think of it as rude. But everyone from teachers to employers to ex-friends think "well our lives are so busy now that if I don't want them around anymore then I'll ignore them till they get the hint" ugh. It's so obnoxious but literally everyone does it now lol. It would have been considered rude and unacceptable like 7+ years ago, but unfortunately it's the new reality.

lynn2009
07-13-2016, 05:06 AM
Selena, call his office

Velveteen.Rabbit
07-13-2016, 07:01 AM
Omg the suspense of finishing nursing is killing me. My friend whose a cosmetic nurse, and really young too like 24, he just talked about having his cedars Sinai dermatology contract bought out by a plastic surgeon for way more money. That's insane considering the average RN at cedars brings home 95k per year. JFC I feel lucky to be in this area, but at the same time, I'm so annoyed there's no nursing jobs in dermatology/cosmetics/aesthetics until you finish RN. Had to rant lol.

That being said, I wanted to ask: Minimalistic simplistic resume or quirky detailed resume? I can't decide and need this done by August 1. I guess I can try both methods.

baer45
07-13-2016, 11:08 AM
The company wanted me badly before I went to europe is also ghosting me right now. They also gave me the employee package to read and lots of documents to review. My recruiter can't give me any update at the moment. I am sure if he has heard anything he would tell me since that means big bonus for him. I know they just interviewed two more candidates last thursday and have been told the decision should come out late last week or earlier this week.

Selina M
07-13-2016, 02:03 PM
Selena, call his office

He called me yesterday at 8:30 pm, like no big deal. They sent me a contract this morning.
I'm irritated because I assumed I was unemployed with them and made lots of plans/switched back into stripper gear and now I have 5 days to prepare for this. You don't just disappear for 10 days and ignore the person, then carry on normally with them. Now I'm questioning if I even want to work for him.

JenniferNorth
07-14-2016, 06:56 AM
OMH Selina, i would be so LIVID! Which I'm sure you are. Please keep us updated! I hate shit like that.

Velveteen, I would try both and see how they work!

I need to actually sit down and WRITE out a plan. I've been trying to pursue a coaching career since my divorce. I would love to have a vanilla business that I actually enjoy and it's just been a long time coming, between falling in love again, getting married, and everything else that happened along the way.

Selina M
07-14-2016, 02:59 PM
OMH Selina, i would be so LIVID! Which I'm sure you are. Please keep us updated! I hate shit like that.



Yeah I was not pleased and most certainly did not call him back until 6pm the next day.. Now we are playing phone tag. Today he called me at 9am. I wasn't awake by any stretch. Called him back at 1:30. No answer. I'll try once more today I suppose.

He was trying to barter with me almost again, "Don't worry about the chemistry". I'm gonna tell him, I'll teach Earth Science and Environmental Science IF you let me just write the latter on my cert so I can skip the exam.

My mom, close friend, and SO all think I'm gonna have nothing but trouble with him all year. I think this is like a bluffing game and as soon as he realizes I'm not going to be pushed about that he'll leave me be. I intend on setting a precedent from the beginning that my phone will be OFF after 5pm, and I will be off campus by 3pm except for meeting nights. I'll take things home if I have to, but I'm not going to be in my classroom so people can pop in and bug me.

Selina M
07-18-2016, 11:09 AM
Ok so I bailed out on that guy. I'm very sad, because I really wanted high school & those subjects... but he had wayyyyy too many red flags that he was incompetent. All of the Reddit sub forum + 3 teacher friends were like "RUN FAR AWAY!"

He had ended up leaving me a VM asking me to come in on Thurs or Fri any time and we'd talk and meet with the dept. head. I went on Friday. He was pissy that I hadn't sat the subject test yet, that I hadn't come to get my keys, astonished I thought I'd been ghosted and talked down to me about how I could think that, etc. He STILL didn't know exactly what I was teaching, whether it included A&P or not; "Well you got Bio, that's what you wanted right? Right? And you just have to take the test for that, so don't worry about if A&P is included" like talking to a child. He seemed annoyed I'd gotten what I wanted in that sense.

Final red flag: When I asked about curriculum, he went "Don't worry about that, think about how you'll handle 35 students". "Handling them" involves keeping them engaged, I need curriculum for that.. and school starts in 9 days. I need that NOW, I don't want to get handed someone else's flash drive of PowerPoints 3 days before. Then he ushered me out the door.

The fancy school offered me the job so I took that (verbally, if I don't panic and abandon ship again). The pay is about $120 less/check, but the principal was on top of his shit. I figure I will be able to do more with high performing honors 8th grade kids than with the freshmen anyway.

carmen_b
07-22-2016, 06:04 PM
I need a part time gig ! I've applied at a few spas ( I've done front desk before ) and bars ( I've done bartending before ).
It is always weird to me to have to APPLY and WAIT for low-ish level work. I'm in a phase with my business where I don't want to take the most high maintenence customers and quickly cut them off so I need to bring in about $800 - $900 a month from something part time. I don't need to bring in much weekly to make this work .

In the next month or two, I will decide if I want to close the business and end the self employment thing or if I feel refreshed from getting to cherry pick the customers , I will keep going.

Being in a conservative state is strange. I am used to working a VERY busy tourist area ( both vanilla and sex work ) . I get impatient .... like .... I'm here .... lets START today!

If nothing comes through , I'll probably just cross the state line and dance once a week or so or do some small strip trips.

wish
07-26-2016, 03:58 PM
I applied for a bartender job basically to fill the rest of the summer until my main job picks back up. I received an email saying my information has been retained and shared with other locations in case they need me. I'm thinking in short I've been kissed off.

carmen_b
07-26-2016, 04:26 PM
I was happy to find a restaurant job where the flyer ( in a coffee shop I like ) was saying to just COME UP and MEET asap !
I did two interviews today and may cocktail there if they take me. :)
I just really liked their speedy style. No emailing / No Resume needed ...... just refreshing SPEED. They need just now - end of Oct. to fill the large outdoor patio that is closed in the winter and that is fine with me.

JenniferNorth
07-26-2016, 08:33 PM
I wish all jobs were like this. I hate resumes. I hate headshots for regular bar/nightclub positions. I hatttteee endless cover letters that they never read anyway. Hate it all! LOL

chanzep
07-27-2016, 11:03 AM
Yes me too it's so Annoying I miss auditioning and then having money the next day!, the last 2 jobs that hired me quick both made me do endless training so it was still annoying because it took ages to get paid!, Also I hate the strop clubs in this town they keep telling me to dance when I apply to waitress then they give me run around about Waitessing, one let me work but trained me for a whole week without making money and it was a miserable place to be so I quit. I miss my old town and club I was waitressing at!

kaninchen
07-29-2016, 02:47 PM
I'm trying to find a vanilla day job because tbh, I really can't handle just stripping. It's so boring!

Anyway, being in the porn capital of the world, I've been finding a bunch of listings for adult entertainment office jobs, which I think might be a good fit for me. I'm just wondering if it would be appropriate in this context to put stripping on my resume. Not necessarily for the ones that are like, executive assistant jobs or whatever, but wouldn't four years of stripping be a great bullet point for a porn marketing position? What do you guys think?

xStacey
07-29-2016, 04:01 PM
I'm trying to find a vanilla day job because tbh, I really can't handle just stripping. It's so boring!

Anyway, being in the porn capital of the world, I've been finding a bunch of listings for adult entertainment office jobs, which I think might be a good fit for me. I'm just wondering if it would be appropriate in this context to put stripping on my resume. Not necessarily for the ones that are like, executive assistant jobs or whatever, but wouldn't four years of stripping be a great bullet point for a porn marketing position? What do you guys think?

That sounds like a really fun position! I would put the stripping experience.

charlie61
07-29-2016, 08:20 PM
I'm trying to find a vanilla day job because tbh, I really can't handle just stripping. It's so boring!

Anyway, being in the porn capital of the world, I've been finding a bunch of listings for adult entertainment office jobs, which I think might be a good fit for me. I'm just wondering if it would be appropriate in this context to put stripping on my resume. Not necessarily for the ones that are like, executive assistant jobs or whatever, but wouldn't four years of stripping be a great bullet point for a porn marketing position? What do you guys think?

I would have a balance of serious, administrative positions on your resume + sex-work experience (legal). Make it clear that you're serious and brainy but that you also have industry experience. Write a fun, intelligent cover letter with a unique insight into the company to which you're applying (a comment on a tweet they posted, a comment on their prestige or business philosophy, etc.).

And I agree that stripping can be incredibly, deeply boring (for those of us who aren't career dancers). It is (often) so. damn. repetitive.

msjoiparker
08-12-2016, 07:10 AM
I just sent out a bunch of email via CL...now I just have to make phone calls. Because tourism is big where I'm at I'm trying to get a job in a restaurant and/or hotel but it's proving harder than I wished

seashell
08-12-2016, 05:24 PM
Putting stripping on a resume seems so amusing. Curious what that would look like... ;D

Dancer -- Babe's Cabaret, 2014-Present
*Top earner with experience building long-term client relationships
*Regularly upsold dances in high-volume, cold-approach sales environment
*Contributed to a positive club atmosphere by maintaining personal boundaries

lolol

Back on topic, I'm torn between searching for a new job, and continuing stripping. My current job pays peanuts, but I'm finally comfortable there and it would be so much more stressful to start somewhere else.

Selina M
08-12-2016, 11:47 PM
Yay, hired as a salaried manager. I get to run the whole show, including hiring 20 employees and setting up a store. Bye bye dancing (for a few months at least).

I'm excited to only be 3 miles from work and have a set paycheck... But mostly to have something way more mentally stimulating and with some challenge.

charlie61
08-14-2016, 04:51 PM
Yay, hired as a salaried manager. I get to run the whole show, including hiring 20 employees and setting up a store. Bye bye dancing (for a few months at least).

I'm excited to only be 3 miles from work and have a set paycheck... But mostly to have something way more mentally stimulating and with some challenge.

Damn, girl! In what industry? How did you get the job? Did you majorly tweak your resume?

carmen_b
08-14-2016, 06:00 PM
Congrats Selina!

chanzep
08-14-2016, 07:43 PM
Congrats!

chanzep
08-14-2016, 07:44 PM
So now I have 2 jobs other company's are getting back to me!. I spent a month off I between jobs.

charlie61
08-14-2016, 07:49 PM
I don't know how y'all are getting all of these jobs (and I'm glad that you are!!). With my resume gaps and industry switching, it was hard for me to even get a job in a call center (which is a totally decent job with bonuses and benefits and whatnot, but hardly glamorous). Like, it hardly even matters that I have a degree and serious work experience. Employers are like...she's gonna leave us the second we hire her, she can't make up her mind with what she wants to do, etc. etc.

Selina M
08-15-2016, 02:04 AM
Damn, girl! In what industry? How did you get the job? Did you majorly tweak your resume?

I'll PM you details :)

But... not *really* honestly. I spent most of my childhood (8-17 y/o) in my parents retail store. It was quite high volume before the economy tanked, like $500k/year. I was very, very good at selling in there. Actually, one of the distinct memories I have of my dad being proud of me is me being about 10 years old and selling a $200 setup of items to a family who were bemused and impressed at me. Once I got to be a teenager, they would leave me in charge of things for the day, have me price and place orders, call distributors, etc. It was kind of funny in retrospect to realize I was a 14 year old telling grown male employees what to do (and they listened with no qualms :D) I worked sporadically in there (when my mom needed a day off) until it closed last year. Kind of just adjusted the dates to be in adulthood.

This guy said he had very few people apply with any qualifications at all. I got hired on the spot. He kept warning me (and so did another returning manager) that he has a difficult personality; stripper powers have keyed me in on how to deal and I think I'll be just fine with him ;) They are still short 3 managers though; so they've got me building/hiring the most high volume store this week to open next week, and then I stay there until I do it again with my originally assigned store a few weeks later.

Thanks all! I hope you're all getting some interviews *fingers crossed*

Aurora_Sunset
08-16-2016, 04:45 PM
Has anyone ever put babysitting experience on a resume? Since I did so much of it the past couple years, I figure I should get to add it (even if it was for free). It seems awkwardly out of place among all the professional positions where I list my responsibilities and accomplishments. Like, what would I bullet-point underneath it?
-Fixed snacks
-Made sure kids didn't die?

lynn2009
08-16-2016, 05:23 PM
Has anyone ever put babysitting experience on a resume? Since I did so much of it the past couple years, I figure I should get to add it (even if it was for free). It seems awkwardly out of place among all the professional positions where I list my responsibilities and accomplishments. Like, what would I bullet-point underneath it?
-Fixed snacks
-Made sure kids didn't die?

I would add it to fill a gap and pretend you did it professionally

lynn2009
08-17-2016, 09:38 PM
So I peruse job listings in my graduate field occasionally just to see what's out there...and I finally applied for a new one today! It was too good to pass up and I think they'll call me

seashell
08-19-2016, 02:18 PM
The entire HR department at my work just quit, except for me. O_O I'm a secretary who does mostly HR work, and now they want me to take on the leftover burden with no extra pay/promotion indefinitely until we find/train replacements. Grrrr.

I knew I'd leave within the next 6 months, but now I'm thinking I should just get out. Lol. If I don't leave soon, I'll have to train new people for at least a month, if they even find replacements that soon... and I don't like the one boss I have left. Just... Not my ideal job, and the pay sucks, so I think it's time to strip/job hunt/find something part-time for the resume.

lynn2009
08-20-2016, 12:03 AM
The entire HR department at my work just quit, except for me. O_O I'm a secretary who does mostly HR work, and now they want me to take on the leftover burden with no extra pay/promotion indefinitely until we find/train replacements. Grrrr.



This is what happened to me and now I'm going on a year with a raise promised but never happened. If there's no career potential for you I'd peace out asap.

charlie61
08-21-2016, 11:41 AM
Has anyone ever put babysitting experience on a resume? Since I did so much of it the past couple years, I figure I should get to add it (even if it was for free). It seems awkwardly out of place among all the professional positions where I list my responsibilities and accomplishments. Like, what would I bullet-point underneath it?
-Fixed snacks
-Made sure kids didn't die?

Sometimes it helps to pretend you're writing a resume for someone else. Makes it easier to elevate even the most banal of activities and advocate for / brag about yourself. Run searches for other people's resumes online to find inspiration for your own resume, and customize accordingly. Think about what you did that was special, too. Did you care for any high-needs children? Conflict resolution? What qualities are employers searching for in any candidate? Ability to multitask and juggle responsibilities? Did you plan activities for the kids you looked after - agenda-setting? Did you let the kids watch tv all day, or did you engage them in educational activities? Get creative and be specific when outlining what you've done. The number of children you've watched over, your referral rate if available (make something up - this can't be fact-checked), references offered upfront instead of 'available upon request', etc. Think of babysitting as almost a managerial role for inspiration - you were responsible for 'employees' - keeping them on task, etc.

https://www.livecareer.com/resume-samples/resume-objectives/babysitter-resume-objectives

carmen_b
08-21-2016, 12:26 PM
I would try to rephrase as " nanny / personal assistant ". The phrasing just sounds a little better while still honest.
Has anyone ever put babysitting experience on a resume? Since I did so much of it the past couple years, I figure I should get to add it (even if it was for free). It seems awkwardly out of place among all the professional positions where I list my responsibilities and accomplishments. Like, what would I bullet-point underneath it?
-Fixed snacks
-Made sure kids didn't die?

seashell
08-21-2016, 12:54 PM
I would try to rephrase as " nanny / personal assistant ". The phrasing just sounds a little better while still honest.
Totally agree. And I would suggest looking up resumes for paraprofessionals/teachers' aides/preschool teachers to see examples of professional work descriptions. You will likely have done some similar work and can tweak the job descriptions.

Also, amazing free resume resource... Canva.com. They have really cool resume templates made by graphic designers.

charlie61
08-21-2016, 01:16 PM
And guys, if you're writing a resume where you can come up with SPECIFICS, that's so much stronger than just words.

Ex: Top-earning sales professional for duration of employment -> Consistently ranked in top 5% of sales group for 4 years.
Ex: Arranged meetings with clients to assess for various sales packages -> Pursued 10-20 sales prospects daily with 50% rate of return business and average sales package sold of $350/client.

Not the best examples since I'm busting this out quickly on mobile, but you get the idea.

Specific accomplishments that indicate specific duties and actions rather than laundry lists of generic qualities. Especially important if you're putting IC work on your resume.

xStacey
08-22-2016, 08:43 PM
I thought about finding a part-time vanilla job this fall so I can have something to put on my resume for internship inteviews this winter but the offers I find are not very interesting, low-pay, their definition of part-time is somewhere between 20 to 30 hours per week, to be flexible when it comes to scheduling, be available on call or every day from 7:30 am to midnight which is ridiculous, and that is way too much with a full-time course load in law... And since I am looking for something very temporary (less than a year because if I get an internship I can start working at the firm next summer) I don't think it will be worth it...

So I decided I will continue volunteering at the legal clinic for the next two semesters, apply to volunteer at the Pro Bono Students Program and join a Toastmasters club! I wanted to work from 10 to 15 hours per week so I think those extracurriculars will take approximately that amount of time, fill up my resume and give me stuff to talk about during my interviews... I'm a pretty shy person in real life and I really want to improve my public speaking skills and leadership, I think Toastmasters is a great idea... Also, our Career Development office will start sending weekly e-mails again starting September with law-related jobs with much more flexible hours than 4-5 days and 20-30 hours per week commitment, a lot of them are contractual so if anything interesting comes up I will apply :)

Really excited about my new projects! Currently on a road trip so once I get back on Wednesday or Thursday I will start working on my application package and research Toastmaster clubs I'd like to visit and join... School begins next Monday already and I work the whole week-end!!

Velveteen.Rabbit
08-24-2016, 09:58 AM
^^^ Yeah honestly it's crazy how low pay some vanilla jobs are. You might just be better off volunteering because non-paid things are often a little easier to achieve. Not always though.

anacol
08-27-2016, 05:36 AM
I would try to rephrase as " nanny / personal assistant ". The phrasing just sounds a little better while still honest.

As Carmen stated, gear it more towards administration and nanny. Only add the experience if it was in the last 10 years. Keep it more administrative as you can for your bullet points. Don't put things such as fixed snacks, or made sure kids didn't die. Gear it more towards,

Designed or coordinated a meal prep program for the family(or children) on a weekly basis.
Coordinated all travel plans and created detailed itineraries for daily activities.

Any duties you have done, list them in paper and rewrite them in a way that sounds detailed and professional. If you're applying for an administrative position, geared your work history towards that.

carmen_b
08-27-2016, 08:33 AM
I have three jobs right now. I got really mad last July ( the small business I own didn't hit my goal ) and I decided to officially commit to hitting the pavement and pick up other work.
I'm happy with the choice so far ! I work at a farm ( I also did this in my last state ) selling their products at markets and I LOVE it. I get to work outside , and sell ( my forte , and in a different faster moving way than my business ) .
I also visited a small spa and told them I had massage experience so I am seeing my own customers Mon - Fri but seeing just one a day and ONLY if the booking comes in extremely easily.

My schedule is a little complicated but it's BUSY and FAST MOVING enough that I'm not angry anymore like I was a month ago.
I am done ( at least for now ) relying on my business for 100% of my income.
I usually run the business Mon - Fri from a computer and also check google voice to occasionally see the massage guys 10 to 6 p.m.
I turn my phones off at 6 p.m. SHARP ( too bad if they are not smart enough to read my hours in the ad , ha )
Then .... on the weekends , I work for the farm at the markets.

That's my little hustle trio in a nutshell ........... :)
I take a day off entirely when my body tells me I need it ( yesterday and probably today too ).

xStacey
09-18-2016, 03:11 PM
I am so happy, I finally updated, and created a brand new resume for the first time after six years. I worked at the same firm for three years but the last three years did not have a vanilla job and was only in school full-time. My first cover letter took the whole day to write lol since it's been so long the last time I wrote one. It was scary applying for jobs and other offers after so long, but I am so happy I took the risk and sent my applications.

I have extremely good grades and some scholarships, but my resume wasn't extraordinary. In the second-year of law school, there's a formal recruitment process where all the big law firms recruit their bar articling students two years ahead. I have the marks to land the interviews, but I was afraid my lack of vanilla work experience would be problematic.

So, this Fall I sent out applications and got all the offers I wanted ! I went from having nothing to write to a two-pages resume ! Currently assisting the previous vice-dean with one of her class, assisting a researcher on a huge project at a research centre, and I have been selected to participate at a business law competition ! I am so excited!

For those of you who are still in school, I really recommend taking avantage of all the opportunities your school and program have to offer such as volunteering, joining a committee, simulations... A lot of students don't, just go to class and leave, that's also what I did for a long time. But you're really missing out if you don't, some activities are really interesting, might even look better on your resume than a vanilla job and require less time commitment. They're less competitive to get into than a regular job, but not always. Some of them are highly sought after but with a great resume and cover letter expressing your interest easily beats the competition, if there's an interview it's usually short. They don't really expect you to have work experience and it's actually a great stepping stone to land the job you want later ! Not only does it look good on your resume, but you get to develop practical experience, develop necessary soft skills and gives you something to talk about in your cover letters and interviews !

Aurora_Sunset
09-23-2016, 09:49 AM
I feel like I screwed up on my first few applications... When asked what my ideal salary was, I put 30,000, because that really doesn't seem that "high" to me... But then talking to people, I realized that a lot of people are like... overjoyed to make 24,000/year. Of course, if I had benefits and didn't have to pay for my own insurance, or twice as much tax and retirement savings, it might not feel so low as it seems now. 30,000 a year, working 40/week, working 50 weeks out of the year (2 weeks vacation) comes out to $15/hr... I'm not looking at McDonald's jobs, so I feel like that's not terribly unreasonable. But some friends gave me "looks" when I said that's what I put.

But anything under that really does seem like "what the fuck." Idk...

lynn2009
09-24-2016, 08:10 AM
I feel like I screwed up on my first few applications... When asked what my ideal salary was, I put 30,000, because that really doesn't seem that "high" to me... But then talking to people, I realized that a lot of people are like... overjoyed to make 24,000/year. Of course, if I had benefits and didn't have to pay for my own insurance, or twice as much tax and retirement savings, it might not feel so low as it seems now. 30,000 a year, working 40/week, working 50 weeks out of the year (2 weeks vacation) comes out to $15/hr... I'm not looking at McDonald's jobs, so I feel like that's not terribly unreasonable. But some friends gave me "looks" when I said that's what I put.

But anything under that really does seem like "what the fuck." Idk...

As much as possible leave it blank or put in 0. Negotiating after the interview is best. I don't think you screwed up though. If they like you they'll interview you anyway - my second job after college was nonprofit and I way overshot my salary request since I was coming from a private company. I still ended up with an extra 6% above average for that title at that company. Always shoot high and negotiate!

Aurora_Sunset
10-07-2016, 06:23 AM
I have 2 interviews on Monday!

That being said, the first one was one that I set up only because the second one was taking awhile to get back to me and I didn't want to miss out on the first one if it was going to be my only shot. I know it's not likely that they'll offer me a position right off the bat, but I have been in interviews where that happened. Is it acceptable to say that I have another interview lined up and I need some time to think about it? Or they might ask me why I'm applying way out there (it's about 45 mins away) rather than closer to where I live (which is the second interview) - can I say that I am looking into places closer to home - but maybe with the disclaimer that I'd heard good things about them so that's why I was interested in them too? I don't want to make it seem like they're my "last resort" and I don't care about them, but I definitely want to see how the second interview goes and don't want to make any promises.

I've never been in a position where I had 2 interviews lined up at once before.