• BallShapedMan@lemmy.world
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        26 days ago

        I found joining a job search counsel via the book never search alone to be helpful. You didn’t have to read the book first because reading the book is part of the JSC.

        Might be worth your time looking into it.

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            26 days ago

            Here: https://www.neversearchalone.org/jsc

            I would also recommend the book Take the Work Out of Networking.

            I’ve talked to several recruiters, and outside of entry level positions none of them are interviewing anyone who doesn’t have a referral because there are so many referrals they find enough qualified candidates before they get to the non-referrals. That’s a product of just how bad the job market is.

            I’m about to post two jobs myself with a total comp of ~$180k and I already have enough referrals that I won’t interview anyone that isn’t a referral. And the posting isn’t even up yet.

            The JSC via Never Search Alone paired with Take the Work Out of Networking has all the skills and advice needed to navigate the current job market as successfully as possible.

            I wish you all the best, and am happy to answer as many questions as I can if you’d like.

            • MangoCats@feddit.it
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              25 days ago

              The internet really messed with things. We put a help-wanted ad in the local paper in 2000, specifically said in the ad “local candidates only” - I received 400+ applications in the first week, ~300 of them from out of town, 20+ of them from other countries. Sorting through the pile (they were still snail-mailed in those days) I came across a local candidate who worked with a company we regularly did business with, had our guy call his ex-manager and asked one question “would you re-hire him if you had the chance?” Answer was yes. We hired him, he was good.

              My sincere apologies if your application was in the bottom of the stack and you were better qualified. Life is like that most of the time.

            • JoeBigelow@lemmy.ca
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              Woah, this maybe a good way of contributing what seems to be a skill I have. Not trying to brag but as a 33 year old skidmark on the national economy, I am currently batting 1000 on job interviews over my life. I have multiple times just quit a job on the spot and had a new one before weeks end. I’m not sure why, or how, but I have never been interviewed and not offered the job. Mind, none of them have required “skills” or “education” beyond what I’ve picked up along the way, they could be called entry level jobs but I’ve never really seen a path upward in any of the companies, doesn’t seem to work like that anymore. Just jobs, ~$40k a year usually with benefits. I have always had a hard time understanding why people who “can’t find work” don’t just take a job that’s available while they look for the perfect one. Spoiler, I have never found a perfect job, aside from working for myself.

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                25 days ago

                Because often, if they can even get it, the “job thats available” is so physically/mentally demanding that job searching while you have the job is untenable. They often dont give leeway for job interviews, so even trying is risking your only source of support for the vague chance of something that might be better.

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                25 days ago

                I’ll pick up on one piece, humbling ourselves to take a job we see as below us is hard. I’ve done it before and it was a huge ego hit. A friend who’s been unemployed for over a year is facing that now. It’s not an easy path.

                And some income is often better than none.

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                  25 days ago

                  I guess I have never seen a paying job as “below me”. Some jobs aren’t worth the pay, but that’s different imo. Cleaning up sewer overflow after a storm for $20/hr in 2010 wasn’t enough, but $40 sure was.

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      26 days ago

      Let me know how that goes.

      Is there an Intro to Furry Guide and a FAQ?

      Are there classes I can take to get Furry Certified?

      Do I need to engage in sexual activity which doesn’t align with my current non-furry orientation?

      • Funkt4st1c@lemmy.world
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        26 days ago

        Furries are typically nonsexual. It’s more often than not just roleplay for autistics.

        Source, autistic furry who doesn’t want to fuck in the extremely expensive fursuit

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        It’s a one question quiz, actually:

        Do you want to be a furry? Yes or no?

        If yes, congrats! You’re now a furry.

        I’m actually an asexual furry. So no, you don’t have to engage in any sex at all. I like the aesthetic and I’ve met a bunch of my friends through the fandom as a shared point of commonality.

        Probably the biggest question you’ll get asked as a new furry is “what is your fursona?” If you say you don’t have one, everyone will make a pitch to try to sell you on theirs. (psst Maned wolves are cool.)

        For a more in depth explanation, take a look at furscience. They’re an actual research institution studying the fandom.

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          Maned wolves are cool

          As someone who lives where they are naturally occurring, I can confirm that they are cool. There’s also a specific tree (lobeira, Solanum lycocarpum) that’s essential to their diet and needs those wolves to reproduce.

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            24 days ago

            That’s awesome! I would imagine that the roar barks at night are probably the stuff of nightmares… unless you know it’s coming from those goofy ass noodle leg guys.