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By xve298
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Posted 1/23/09 8:16 AM

I don't have a "track record"

 

     I took many shortterm temp jobs and consequenrly do not have any job lasting more than 3 years.  I am finding great resistance in finding a job.  I have been out of work for a year.  I really do not have a speciality,but it seems that people doing the hireing are upset with this. 

Any ideas?

By jwtaylor1
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Posted 06/06/09 4:07 PM

Track Record

I have a few nuts and bolts suggestions that you might think about.
1. I don't know where you live, but there's bound to be a Job Training Consortium Center somewhere around there. These centers are typically full Service, meaning: they can provide services from such things as resume prep, and interviewing skills to such things as re-training programs (even for older workers.)
2. If you aren't on unemployment, you can still use your state's job services. Go to your local Department of Labor office and inquire.
3. The last commenter was correct in saying that you should separate out from your previous jobs what skills you acquired. Sit down with a friend or family member and go through a list of what you did on each job. Separate those skills out from the job or company you worked for, the company didn't keep them, they're yours. Then when you see a career counselor, both of you will have a head's up on who you are and (maybe) what you might want to do.
4. This is extremely important: stay positive and stay focused.
5. There's lots more to it, but your career counselor should help with the details.

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By hippiewoman69
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Posted 04/22/09 5:47 PM

"Track Record"

I don't know about posting "every job" I've had (lol I didn't need any experience to do it). I have had the same job for the past eighteen years & unless the elderly lady goes into nursing home or dies I will continue to do whatever she'd like me to do so she call stay in her home. Now my Internet job I've had for the last seven years & unless my compnay goes bankrupt will probably have until I retire from working. Even after that I may still wanna work part-time. Have a good day. :0)

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By eva2201
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Posted 04/14/09 5:41 PM

"Track Record"

I know how you feel. I recently lost my corporate job and I will never again take another one. My husband and I are currently marketing legal plans & identity theft restoration and couldn't be happier. It's our own home-based business and now we wake up when we are ready and simply walk down the hall to the "office" in our pajamas!! No experience required!! If interested I will tell you more

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By challeve
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Posted 02/25/09 5:18 PM

I don't have a track record

Three ydars is a reasonably long time to have a job. Did you have the same job for three years? Every meaningful job you've held has value and should be on your resume. Even if you had a mcjob as a teenager or young adult, it should be on your resume. If you have specific people skills, e.g., customer service, receptionist, etc., that's valuable experience and shouldn't be discounted.

All too often we tend not to regard our past work experience as having meaning or value, but I would urge you to write down every job you've had, the duties of each, and the skills you needed to perform those duties. Any formal education you've had is worthwhile and should also be on your resume, especially if they're computer related, eg., MS Office, inlcuding Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word, etc. Also list any other software with you're familiar (or proficient). You might have a speciality but aren't presenting it in a way that hiring managers can easily see. For example, if you have customer service experience, you have communication skills, (knowing how to speak to clients/customers -- a definite skill), interpersonal skills (e.g., handling an irate customer and not losing your cool and/or calming the customer down).

So, you do have valuable skill set, you just havae to determine what it is. Take some time and put it all down on paper. It will become much clearer to you then and you can decide what areas you want to emphasize as you continue your job search.

Good luck!

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