re: Most effective way to find a new job?

Silly most logistics companies have sales do that it's called transfer

Never thought about it before, but every job I've ever had was because I knew someone who knew someone. So to answer your question with a question...do you know someone?

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Hey everyone. Looking for some advice on finding a new job. i have been searching for about 4 months and I am not having any luck with internet sites. Just wondering if anyone has any specific tips that helped them gain a leg up? Thanks in advance for any responses.

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1. know someone

2. lie about education or experience


about 1. You have to hang in a group of people who are socially mobile.....not "friends".

about 2. You have to be different, and if you are not, you have to lie. Lie about everything that you can "fake it" like an MBA, or microsoft certification of some sort. HR are dumb fricks just looking for "words that sound good" ie matching min reqs with an OOO factor. Say "peace corp", most don't know shite about it , but attach some value to it.

Basically these are the steps:

1. see job you want
2. search resumes of people with or have been in that position
3. copy/paste their resume and customize the obvious
4. add interesting garbage that doesn't get mentioned at any other point aftter the job interview "Director of Logistic developement for the Greater Baton Rouge Breast Cancer Walk of 2015".....no one will call, and just say your grandma/aunt dies and you headed route planning for the event. (bullshite that no one can/will check, and moistens the dumbfrick HR clerk tasked with bringing in some diverse group).


1. lie, lie, lie
2. even if caught in a lie, there are no ramifications other than you might not get that job
3. 80% of resumes contain blatent lies
4. you will never get a good job unless you are gifted one, or lie your way into it.

It's about networking. Make a list of 20 people who work in sales and reach out to them. My first job I got wasn't from submitting resumes, it was through networking. My roommates girlfriends brothers college roommate was hiring in an industry I was interested in. Good luck.

What are you looking for? Education? Experience? Area? Some jobs depending on the feild it may take a while some not so much it all depends.

Build a profile on LinkedIn, Monster and Career Builder then use the job search function.

LinkedIn is used by a lot of recruiters

2 things I learned. One is exponentionally more important than the other

1. Have a cover letter.

2. Phone your friends or acquaintances at the places you want to apply. They will get you an interview much much faster than just applying.

Ask for the job

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I have a political science degree. Was looking to maybe get into sales but I have no prior sales experience.

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Well, there might be your problem. Here's my advice

1) Network with your friends. Really about half of the jobs aren't posted anywhere online, and they may know of an opening they are looking to fill. They can also email their friends that you're looking for a job.

2) Try looking for recruiters on LinkedIn. They're everywhere and always looking to build their network. They will usually take 20 minutes out of their day to help you out, even if they aren't in the industry you're looking for. Recruiters network with other recruiters and get leads all the time.

3) Make sure you have a cover letter. Talk about yourself who knows nothing about you. The resume doesn't really say anything about who you are. The cover letter may be skipped by HR, but I guarantee that no one hasn't gotten a job because they made a cover letter. Many however haven't gotten a job because they didn't have a cover letter. If I were hiring, I'd throw almost any resume away that didn't have some sort of cover letter since I'd think they're lazy and farting in the wind.

4) Go by the companies you're interested and meet with them personally. 2 months ago I stopped in a business that I was interested in working for, introduced myself, and dropped off my resume and cover letter. 2 weeks later they call me saying they have an opening and to come by for a formal interview. Didn't get the job, but at least I got the interview. This also allows you to pass over HR, who throw away most the resumes before they get to the decision maker, and HR often has no idea what they're doing. The most qualified person the hiring manager often never hears about.

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The physiological approach to job searching is more difficult to master than the execution.