Show me your RESUME (Page 2)

As a recent job seeker I can tell you it's awful out there. I graduated last spring with a B.B.A. in Economics and trying to find a job was impossible. I was working multiple jobs to get through school and fortunately for me one of those turned into my current job. For someone with no "real" experience though, you can't find a job opening to save your life. It took me a good 10 solid months of applying for jobs to even get some interest. I was very lucky to land the job I did. Thankfully one of my crappy college jobs opened the door for me.

The moral of this story. I was one of those people not qualified who was applying for your job openings.

Renee - 2011-07-21 8:30 PM

ironannekidd - 2011-07-21 2:37 PM I work in the IT field and need to find a new job like you wouldn't believe, but I think the commute from PA would be a little much.

Let me be perfectly candid: I don't have clients seeking nekidd candidates.

If you have the skills and temperament, if you're what is called a Good Athlete, I'll work with you. Even if it means giving you a lead I can't pursue.

PM me, Bay-bee.

They may not be saying it, but if there are men involved, they are certainly thinking it.

I can tell you it's bad for everyone.  I've been a software engineer for 15 years; the past several years as lead engineer, and ran my own business for 3.  When I was out of work in 2009 it took me 6 months to find work.  I barely heard back from most of the places I applied at.  What made the difference was the network of people I've built up over the years and a friend bailed me out.

Not to say I'm unqualified for my current job, but it was who I knew that got my foot in the door.  It's tough out there for everyone right now and companies are still (I think unjustifiably) timid about hiring.

Some of the best hires I've made have been people who needed significant on-the-job training.  Positive attitude and willingness to learn count for a lot.  Especially in tech, I see interviewers get wrapped up in some trick problem on the whiteboard that someone could look up on Google in 30 seconds.  I want tenacious, creative people; not robots who memorize problems from an interview book.

Too bad more companies don't see it that way.

Conversely, I would say good engineers are frustrated with employers (usually with nothing more than the obligatory MBA) who'd rather save a few bucks and outsource something, then they wonder why it's poorly documented, difficult to integrate and barely maintainable.

It's not engineers who have a sense of entitlement in this economy.  We could play that hand in the dot-com boom but right now it's everyone fighting for scraps and employers know it.

There is a ton of space in between both of your statements.Yours is also not a true statement always. When asked about my salary expectations I said "more than I make now" which was $12/hr. This is a full time salaried job that pays much more than that. I know for me, I just wanted into a company like I'm in where I can show what I'm really worth and I'll get paid for it eventually.

I have received 3-4 resumes from recent grads with next to no experience asking for $50-60k starting salary for a mid grade engineering position.  If you had the 5-7 years experience I was asking for then we'd be talking.  But $50-60k fresh out of school?  They are in for a MAJOR wake up call.

I replied to everyone who PM'd me. If I missed you, I apologize. Please give me a digital nudge by PM'ing me again.

I realize every state is different but that seems to be the going rate nationally.

From CNN

Edit: I posted those two because if I recall correctly you build a robot blackjack dealer I think?

Is that a starting offer (entry level) or an offer with experience, or an average?  I'd be be really surprised if that's an entry level offer.

While we are working on a robotic poker machine, that's just for fun.  We build custom automation machinery and robotic workcells to pay the bills.

ETA: found the article

http://money.cnn.com/2011/02/10/pf/college_graduates_salaries/index.htm

Jesus... $60k fresh out of school?  Who the hell is paying that much?  Certainly not here in FL.  More power to them if they can get that much.  They won;t be living in FL however.  I know of many guys with 10-15 years experience (at other engineering companies) who are only making $70-90k.