Therockj14
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I taught myself how to navigate the next 5, 10, 20 years of my career. I get aggravated by the lack of career guidance from family, friends, schools and media about JOBS. People say “find a job. You need a job.”
What I want to know is who’s actually going to hire me after the interview? Better yet, let’s start with what are the job titles even called? What skills, certifications, or degrees do I need to become one?
It’s mind boggling sometimes. NO ONE seems to be able to explain the career hunting process or even steer you to smart resources on how to find a career. I feel like the jokes on me. Everyone’s happy online but they won’t share how they got it. “Just go network.” Better yet they tell you to invest when you have no job. I would invest but these jobs on Indeed want 5 interviews. What I’m wondering is how do you miss that much time from your current job to interview while they’re interviewing other candidates? There’s not a demand.
Plain and simple I lost my first sales job a few years back in fall of 2018. That hurt me. It was unplanned, but life isn’t fair. Instead of immediately jumping back into the workforce I took time off to read books and teach myself how to find a career. My ultimate goal is to make high income and never be without a job again.
In February of 2019 I had landed a high paying job in wealth management, but the employer marked me with a negative background check. My job offer got rescinded. I had lined that job up in November of 2018. So still I hopped back on the career website and went to my plan B route. Right now I’m working in insurance sales, which I started in June of 2019. It’s been amazing as my first career. I work for Geico. Started 2 weeks ago. I switched from an Allstate agency because Geico has better rates during Covid 19 and I can sell more policies with Geico right now. The phones at Geico don’t stop ringing. The job training is the best job training I’ve ever gotten. Since it’s not an army of new college grads I’m getting the attention in sales training I need to produce at high level. They're really looking for more people to hire. I expect to sell 100-200 policies a month during the pandemic.
People are going through worse times. A job is just a job. Despite my personal info I wanted to share knowledge about the job hunting process and how to use it. The Coli shares a lot of good advice. I wanted to share what I’ve learned that could help others make more money and start their careers.
1. Pay for Your Resume (Fiverr)
https://tinyurl.com/yxm35p9g
2. BLS (Government Website)
Occupation Finder : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
I prefer to sort for the fastest growing occupations. You can sort by education level, income, or growth rate.
3. Download the BLS APP - Career Info (Government Site)
CareerInfo
4. O-NET ONLINE - Fastest Growing Occupations (Government Site)
Bright Outlook Occupations
By now you should've picked your career already or narrowed your choices. I use this website to see what skills, certifications and knowledge I need. These are more detailed facts about the job. Better yet, they have lists of the fastest growing occupations too just like the BLS. It’s called bright out look occupations. You can find the link to the specific occupation through the BLS occupation profile also. Tons of information here. If you wanted to use another job search engine you can copy and paste the sample job titles.
5. Job Finder - O-NET ONLINE
Scroll to the bottom of the O-Net ONLINE page. Click find job. I’ve never found a more thorough job search engine online. I’m able to search by state for specific occupation. I can also search by state without occupation. It pulls relevant searches from indeed, career builder, national labor exchange, etc. Because you’ve search for careers that need workers and you can see when they posted the job or internship you can be first to apply and get the job with your skills.
6. 1,500 Free Online Courses and Certificates
1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities | Open Culture
Right now I’m getting my certificate in Spanish. I take classes on coursera for my certifications. The certifications are $250 for my 5 classes total and you get 5 paper certifications for completing the specialization. You need proof to bring the employer.
What I want to know is who’s actually going to hire me after the interview? Better yet, let’s start with what are the job titles even called? What skills, certifications, or degrees do I need to become one?
It’s mind boggling sometimes. NO ONE seems to be able to explain the career hunting process or even steer you to smart resources on how to find a career. I feel like the jokes on me. Everyone’s happy online but they won’t share how they got it. “Just go network.” Better yet they tell you to invest when you have no job. I would invest but these jobs on Indeed want 5 interviews. What I’m wondering is how do you miss that much time from your current job to interview while they’re interviewing other candidates? There’s not a demand.
Plain and simple I lost my first sales job a few years back in fall of 2018. That hurt me. It was unplanned, but life isn’t fair. Instead of immediately jumping back into the workforce I took time off to read books and teach myself how to find a career. My ultimate goal is to make high income and never be without a job again.
In February of 2019 I had landed a high paying job in wealth management, but the employer marked me with a negative background check. My job offer got rescinded. I had lined that job up in November of 2018. So still I hopped back on the career website and went to my plan B route. Right now I’m working in insurance sales, which I started in June of 2019. It’s been amazing as my first career. I work for Geico. Started 2 weeks ago. I switched from an Allstate agency because Geico has better rates during Covid 19 and I can sell more policies with Geico right now. The phones at Geico don’t stop ringing. The job training is the best job training I’ve ever gotten. Since it’s not an army of new college grads I’m getting the attention in sales training I need to produce at high level. They're really looking for more people to hire. I expect to sell 100-200 policies a month during the pandemic.
People are going through worse times. A job is just a job. Despite my personal info I wanted to share knowledge about the job hunting process and how to use it. The Coli shares a lot of good advice. I wanted to share what I’ve learned that could help others make more money and start their careers.
1. Pay for Your Resume (Fiverr)
https://tinyurl.com/yxm35p9g
2. BLS (Government Website)
Occupation Finder : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
I prefer to sort for the fastest growing occupations. You can sort by education level, income, or growth rate.
3. Download the BLS APP - Career Info (Government Site)
CareerInfo
4. O-NET ONLINE - Fastest Growing Occupations (Government Site)
Bright Outlook Occupations
By now you should've picked your career already or narrowed your choices. I use this website to see what skills, certifications and knowledge I need. These are more detailed facts about the job. Better yet, they have lists of the fastest growing occupations too just like the BLS. It’s called bright out look occupations. You can find the link to the specific occupation through the BLS occupation profile also. Tons of information here. If you wanted to use another job search engine you can copy and paste the sample job titles.
5. Job Finder - O-NET ONLINE
Scroll to the bottom of the O-Net ONLINE page. Click find job. I’ve never found a more thorough job search engine online. I’m able to search by state for specific occupation. I can also search by state without occupation. It pulls relevant searches from indeed, career builder, national labor exchange, etc. Because you’ve search for careers that need workers and you can see when they posted the job or internship you can be first to apply and get the job with your skills.
6. 1,500 Free Online Courses and Certificates
1,500 Free Online Courses from Top Universities | Open Culture
Right now I’m getting my certificate in Spanish. I take classes on coursera for my certifications. The certifications are $250 for my 5 classes total and you get 5 paper certifications for completing the specialization. You need proof to bring the employer.
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