Anyone jobless for a long time before?

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Retrenched

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan

[QUOTE=Unregistered;299967]Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
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Originally Posted by Liverpool

How did you deal with it?

Any tips for looking for the next job?

Did you all make any adjustments to your lifestyle?

How did you all feel during this period?

been jobless since Aug. Been sending job applications since then. Either rejections or no replies. Feeling very desperate at the moment and feeling really sucks as I stay at home everyday. Now looking to give tuition classes to get some cash. Lucky I don't have a family yet else I will be really stressed. Any seniors here care to share their experience?

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
[email protected]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi

I have been "jobless" since June until now. Currently I am working part time at a US MNC in the chemical industry. I will start work with Apple next month.

This was what I had been doing for the past 5 months since graduating from NUS BBA:

I think I sent more 250 resumes, I lost count but thats about right there.

I went for numerous interviews and only a handful replied but no follow up after 2nd interview.

Within 1 month, I BUAY TA HAN and went applied for a part time job and started working in Orchard until Aug. The job was so busy I hardly had time to for anything else.

After than I took a 1 month break to "FULL FORCE" apply for full time job. And I successfully got a job at Apple and a job with Adobe and a job with the Civil Service as a Senior Officer.

This time, I took a long hard look in the mirror at myself, bloody hell I will get a full time job. Days before the interview I would study the company and the job nature like it was an exam.

Now I am temporarily doing part time at 60 per day in a US MNC waiting for December to come and I can start work Full time at Apple.


ADVICE: DONT GIVE UP, KEEP APPLYING AND APPLYING. FREE ONE! JUST APPLY!!! MIRACLE CAN HAPPEN!

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
[email protected]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

jobless for longer time then the posters above. (yes i'm slightly choosy on the job scope, although less picky on the pay.)

live day by day for now.. stay home almost everyday. look at job portals everyday. stay positive lor.

where to find the part time jobs? job portals also? i have also applied for contract jobs to no avail though...

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
[email protected]

Originally Posted by oldmaid

since I got back to Singapore last year sept 2011.. I have been looking for job.

so technically, i have been jobless for a year and 3 months... recently got an offer but terms in the employment contract has the following:

a) a wage freeze for 2yrs ie, 2013-2014. for those 2 years, my monthly income will not increase.

b) leave - not allowed to take leave during Christmas, New Year, chinese new year and Easter.

c) I have to cover other staffs' work, I am a paralegal but have to cover other secretaries work.

d) on top of that, I have to make sure I have enough billables to cover my ass.

e) probation period is 4.5months!!!

not sure if I should take this job or give it a miss!

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
[email protected]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

whats the position at apple and what is the pay offered, may i ask? thanks. also jobless.

Hi There, are you still looking for any job? If you are, send me your resume, together with your contact Number. I will pass it to my HR, to contact you.

Best Regards,
Mizi Tan
[email protected]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

I'm predicted a second class lower reading law at an overseas institution due to personal circumstances. Lost on what to do in life now that most legal jobs are thrown out the window given my classification. Applied for an array of job through portals or company website to no avail (getting rejections or ghosted). Really lost on what to do now.. though I will only grad in May.

Sorry for whining here despite not having a concrete idea for which field to go into since I know I'm certainly not fit to do that

Depends on your interest. Take some time to find out what you really want to do as a job. If you are keen to stay in law, you can work as a paralegal to build your experience before appealing to take part in the Bar exams. Appeals are available for a reason so don't give up if you are keen to contribute to the legal sector. There are various peripheral types of work like public policy which you could potentially excel. You may not progress as fast as scholars but at least you get to start somewhere.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Ya, don't tell them the real reason for leaving mah.

I agree... unfortunately hirers cannot take the truth so you have to tell white lies in this situation.

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Serving 2 months resignation notice now. Being let go cos can't fit into the work culture. Was asked to resign.

Sent numerous resume to many places, no news.

Life is tough.


Did I enter the wrong reason for leaving and prospective employer not interested ?

By telling the truth, you need perseverance or luck to find an employer that appreciates your truthfulness.