What do you "Search" for?
There are so many jobs that I don't know about that I might love - how do you even know what to put in that stupid search box?
I feel like once you get into one business it's tough to break out because you don't even know what people do in the others (except for what you see on TV :). If you work in a restaurant, you usually hear about other restaurants hiring but if you're sick of the late hours or being on your feet all day, what do you search for to get into an office job?
Anyone have some suggestions of ways to find jobs ourside your current world?
I wish there was a better way to learn about other jobs based on what other people have found through their career paths...
Go to your local States Workforce Solutions. In some states it s called workforce connection. This is a free service provided by most of if not all States.
It first will give you counseling , assessment tests, skills evaluation , talk with you at length about what is out there , then help you in analyzing a fit for you. They also provide training and other types of work shops.
If you are a felon they will have the leads you need to get going on a different path, ie jobs for you too.
They also provide computers, printers , everything a home office would have. etc
Check on Indeeds or job titles with your state department of labor.
Interesting thought. I would love to understand how Jobcase members solve that problem.
I think that this is an excellent point that many of us here have felt or do feel stuck in one job. I think in the past the best way I moved past this was I pushed myself to try new things using the current skills I possessed.
Job titles do not always depict the actual job. When I met my wife, she was a secretary for a lone executive. After marriage, we moved to a larger city where she initiated a new job search. I asked what duties she performed for her old boss, Specifically I asked, "When the boss was out of town, who ran the office, monitored the employees, handled correspondence, kept the various logs, etc?" "I did", she said. "Honey, you were not a secretary. You were an Executive Assistant."
With her new title, she was hired as an Executive Assistant in the Trust Department of a major bank, at twice her previous salary. Point: Look at your overall knowledge and skill set, and create your own title. On the salary line, put "OPEN". If that becomes an issue, simply say, "I have unlimited value, but I am willing to consider whatever the job is worth. At this time, only the employer has this information." If asked if you would accept a certain salary, your stock answer should.always be, "I would certainly consider it." This outs off any discussion of salary till you are selected for the job. Got It? Cheers!