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New job/changing industry - best websites?
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:28 am
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:28 am
When looking to change jobs, change in position, all in a new city, which websites have you all had the best luck with? At the current job, I was actually found through Linked In. Without getting into specifics, it’s time to move on. Looking towards the Houston area where jobs are plentiful. The sites I’m using, mostly Indeed and Glassdoor, seem to have 100’s of junk jobs, basically paid ‘suggestions’ through the site with good opportunities spread amongst them. I’m going to complete the Zip Recruiter profile today. Those of you that have had to do this know the frustration of uploading your updated resume/CV to the site then proceeding to re-enter all of the exact same information just in another format. It takes 1.5 hours to do all this over and over.
Is there a better way? Anyone had more luck with a website that I don’t know about?
In I.T. Leadership, looking to move to an Inside Sales position, technical or otherwise. History in bringing groups together, customer service and selling myself from that angle. Many require familiarity with MS Office products which I know thoroughly so have a leg up there. Also background including logistics which seems to be favored in many of the industrial companies.
Any advice?
Is there a better way? Anyone had more luck with a website that I don’t know about?
In I.T. Leadership, looking to move to an Inside Sales position, technical or otherwise. History in bringing groups together, customer service and selling myself from that angle. Many require familiarity with MS Office products which I know thoroughly so have a leg up there. Also background including logistics which seems to be favored in many of the industrial companies.
Any advice?
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Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:37 am to supadave3
I did this last year in moving to Austin and used Built In Austin to find my current job. Although I don’t think Houston has a similar platform.
Why are you looking to leave IT? I would imagine sales jobs are plentiful in Houston though.
LinkedIn
Glassdoor
Indeed
Monster
Focus more on finding good companies than a title. Once you’ve found a handful of companies you’d like to work for, look at their job openings and find key words for positions you want. Use those key words to expand your search from the above sites.
Job hunting sucks, but it can be rewarding. Best of luck. If you are interested in Austin, I know someone hiring
Why are you looking to leave IT? I would imagine sales jobs are plentiful in Houston though.
Glassdoor
Indeed
Monster
Focus more on finding good companies than a title. Once you’ve found a handful of companies you’d like to work for, look at their job openings and find key words for positions you want. Use those key words to expand your search from the above sites.
Job hunting sucks, but it can be rewarding. Best of luck. If you are interested in Austin, I know someone hiring
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:42 am to tlsu15
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Why are you looking to leave IT? I would imagine sales jobs are plentiful in Houston though.
Thanks. I feel that my strongest asset is customer/client relations and less on the technical side. It's definitely where I feel the most comfortable and take the greatest satisfaction from. I.T. is always changing and I don't want to stay on the 'cutting edge' of it my entire life. I'm middle aged and need to start taking some personal satisfaction from my career and not just dreading Mondays all weekend. Working in front of others, working with other teams/groups, etc is where I find myself most successful.
Eventually, Outside Sales or branch management of some sort is the end goal, but I know I need to gain an first hand knowledge of the industry, company, competitors, etc in order to eventually be prepared and successful for those future roles. Inside Sales seems the best first step to achieve that.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 10:54 am to supadave3
You know MS office? Daaammm
Learn to code bro
Learn to code bro
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:31 pm to djangochained
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You know MS office? Daaammm
Learn to code bro
Thanks for the great advice. You really brought a lot to the conversation.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:37 pm to supadave3
Check out Dice.com as well. It's pretty much exclusively IT jobs.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 12:53 pm to fallguy_1978
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Check out Dice.com as well. It's pretty much exclusively IT jobs.
Will do that today. Thanks. Ready to make my escape from Louisiana, something I should have done 10 years ago but really wasn't mature enough to be thinking even a week ahead, much less career longevity.
You know some of my f'd up decision making in the past.
But, I'm smart enough. Good enough, and dog-gon-it, people like me.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:30 pm to supadave3
I made this same move year last year. It took about a year of searching and applying to land a good job. I started out using Indeed and quickly discovered as you mentioned it is full of of garbage postings. In the beginning I mostly focused on Linkedin and would occasionally search through indeed. If I saw something that looked interesting on Indeed I would go to the company website to apply to avoid the redirects and fake ads. You can signup for Linkedin Premium, I believe, which will give you more information on the jobs listed and make your information available to recruiters. I'm not sure how much that helped in my particular industry but it didn't hurt either.
Once you identify a few companies you are interested in, I would go directly to their job listings and search there. That is ultimately how I applied for the position I moved into.
Just know it will take longer to find a job moving from out of state but it will eventually happen.
Once you identify a few companies you are interested in, I would go directly to their job listings and search there. That is ultimately how I applied for the position I moved into.
Just know it will take longer to find a job moving from out of state but it will eventually happen.
This post was edited on 2/26/20 at 1:31 pm
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:41 pm to Tiger31
Send your resume to recruiters too. They are used pretty heavily in the IT industry. I'm sure there are tons in Houston.
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:41 pm to supadave3
Don’t know much about it but you might want to try Vettery.com
Posted on 2/26/20 at 1:52 pm to DeltaTigerDelta
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Vettery.com
Never even heard of this one but it definitely has a different approach. Checking into it now.
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