Comments on: How not to post a job opening http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/11/how-not-to-post-a-job-opening photos, electronic projects, and other random stuff Mon, 30 Jan 2012 04:38:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: John http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/11/how-not-to-post-a-job-opening/comment-page-1#comment-47582 John Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:17:17 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=619#comment-47582 It can be frustrating trying to find entry level positions. One approach you could take is to use recruitment agents. They do the job of finding positions suitable for you, forwarding on your CV (while talking you up) and arranging interviews. My experience is pretty much writing software for banks. You might not be interested in that field and also might be thinking that it's not the easiest or most sensible field to get into. Even so, your international experience is a huge plus in finance because often you'll be writing very custom software that's used in multiple locations around the globe. A good place to start in my opinion is efinancialcareers.com. Hardly any of the listings you see on there are actually directly from companies, they'll be through agents mostly. Oh and the reason you don't see salaries is because employers don't want employees who already work for the company getting jealous when they see how underpayed they are. It can be frustrating trying to find entry level positions. One approach you could take is to use recruitment agents. They do the job of finding positions suitable for you, forwarding on your CV (while talking you up) and arranging interviews. My experience is pretty much writing software for banks. You might not be interested in that field and also might be thinking that it’s not the easiest or most sensible field to get into.

Even so, your international experience is a huge plus in finance because often you’ll be writing very custom software that’s used in multiple locations around the globe. A good place to start in my opinion is efinancialcareers.com. Hardly any of the listings you see on there are actually directly from companies, they’ll be through agents mostly. Oh and the reason you don’t see salaries is because employers don’t want employees who already work for the company getting jealous when they see how underpayed they are.

]]> By: Eric http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/11/how-not-to-post-a-job-opening/comment-page-1#comment-47533 Eric Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:03:04 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=619#comment-47533 I think nebulous nature of job descriptions is due to two factors. First, managers have real work to do and don't have time to create a neat little blurb. Second, when the request gets to HR, they don't really know what the heck engineers do so they crank out a really generic job description to try to attract as many people as they can. I was thinking about changing jobs a while ago and I only had one hit that I actually would have interviewed for in three to four months of searching. Good luck, I will keep trying here. I think nebulous nature of job descriptions is due to two factors. First, managers have real work to do and don’t have time to create a neat little blurb. Second, when the request gets to HR, they don’t really know what the heck engineers do so they crank out a really generic job description to try to attract as many people as they can. I was thinking about changing jobs a while ago and I only had one hit that I actually would have interviewed for in three to four months of searching. Good luck, I will keep trying here.

]]> By: gretchen http://www.randomwisdom.com/2008/11/how-not-to-post-a-job-opening/comment-page-1#comment-47532 gretchen Sun, 09 Nov 2008 05:26:37 +0000 http://www.randomwisdom.com/?p=619#comment-47532 I had absolutely no luck with the more famous job-hunting websites when I was looking for a job. The only broad-scale website I had any luck with was the state's workforce development website. Sales engineering...I think that falls into the same category as custodial engineering. I also hate when they have titles like "Engineer III", since different companies have different pay grade cutoffs and whatnot so you have to sort through every listing to figure out where you fit. Like you said, it would be much easier to just sort by experience. I had absolutely no luck with the more famous job-hunting websites when I was looking for a job. The only broad-scale website I had any luck with was the state’s workforce development website.

Sales engineering…I think that falls into the same category as custodial engineering. I also hate when they have titles like “Engineer III”, since different companies have different pay grade cutoffs and whatnot so you have to sort through every listing to figure out where you fit. Like you said, it would be much easier to just sort by experience.

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