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Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

I don't know. My dad's 65. He's been applying for greeter/part-time gigs at Kroger and Walmart for two years to help he and my mom financially. Not even a phone call. And this is a veteran of the Vietnam War who has worked in four different professions.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

Keep telling yourself that, sweetheart.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

Huh?

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

I spent a year picking up piss-covered clothes out of dressing rooms at Kohl's until something better came along. I figured if they were willing to put up with my then 43 year old self, I could put up with them. Everything about that job sucked. But I was able to finish my Associates degree and wait it out until something else came along.

At least once a week for an entire year, someone pissed on the clothes in the dressing rooms.

Sometimes you have to take what you can get, I guess, even if it is delivering pizzas.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

Seriously?

People suck. That's crazy.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

I wish I was kidding.

People think it is more common to find people having sex in the dressing rooms. Not so. Only came across that once.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

It took me a solid year to finally get out of the industry. I was working part time in the restaurant industry and would make more money in three days than in a full week at the news gig. Seriously thought about jumping ship then, but it would be nearly impossible to find a "regular" job after that.

Brad,If you have been looking for as long as you say, have you changed or edited your resume? I went through many iterations of my resume and basically had to change the language specific for each employer. Good luck in your search.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

Right, but it depends on the job. I'm applying for some jobs that are playing up social media, so I play up my role in that at the top of my job responsibilities. The communications/marketing jobs, my first notes for each job have to do with my dealings with outside agencies/other departments.

It's not about adding jobs. It's about focusing your experience to what the new job is looking for. If you're applying for a writing gig with the same resume you're applying for an editing gig with the same resume you're applying for a communications gig ... you're doing it wrong.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

I think you have to have a minimum of six resumes on hand to coincide with what jobs you are looking for (i.e. one for communications, another for marketing, another for PR, yet another for social media). As a journalist you have a lot of skills that are desirable in the workplace. You just have to be a salesman and sell yourself.

Another good trick is to give your resume the 10 second check. Hiring managers often take only seconds to determine if you will even get a second look. Have a third party review your resume and get honest feedback. I was constantly changing mine.

You might have to pay a few bucks and have it professionally done and critiqued. I went that route and it certainly helped me. If money is tight, the state or local labor department usually has resume professionals (along with a myriad other services) that you can utilize at no charge.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

I was fortunate in a sense that I had extensive customer service experience to go with computer skills when I was shoved out the door at my last shop.

When I caught on with a temp agency, I was able to get work assignments where I would use office skills (including skills learned from an Excel class taught by a one-stop career center) and customer service skills. The fact that I had previous call center experience gave me a leg up when I interviewed for the job I have now.

I thought I'd be selling my soul by going to work for a bank, but I don't feel that way at all. I couldn't give up the job search because gay porn isn't a viable career option for me.

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

Oh, is that what the OP meant by "deliver pizza?"

 

Re: When did you give up on a job search and deliver pizza?

How much did they pay you to hold the camera?