When it comes to finding a job first things first, you have to decide what you want to do, whether it be just for right now or something you plan on making a career out of. Without this knowledge you will get nowhere in the job search. In fact even knowing what you want to do doesn't necessarily mean you've got smooth sailing ahead. After all, I am deciding that I want to currently work as a receptionist or other office support personnel. I've worked in a tiny office environment before and did rather well and enjoyed it for the most part. However, there are of course the reasons I left this job, the amount of work expected of me, combined with the stress that brought, and the unfairness I sensed was going on, all lead me to leave. So, there are some job descriptions that for one reason or another remind me of this past job and I run away from these job ad's as fast as possible. If I wanted my old job back I'm pretty sure I could have it, but I don't and that's why I'm looking for a job. However, there are also those jobs that I would jump through flaming hoops to get. I just yesterday applied to a local radio station to do office work. There are many reasons why I would enjoy working for them, namely that one of the many stations that they run is a sports station, but also the fact that they are a large company has appeal too, and not to mention that I am highly qualified for a job. It is much easier to apply for a job when you know in your heart that there is no way you couldn't do the job. I even was so excited that I called HR today, left a message, and e-mailed them again. Desperate much?

Sure, my approach may be a bit desperate, but in the short time that I've been job searching I've begun to realize something. Namely, the squeaky wheel gets the grease, or at least I can guess. Generally my job hunt goes much like this. I find a job i like so I apply, sometimes I'm e-mail the company back a week later, more often than not I don't. I think in all the time I have been job hunting I've been contacted by one company that I applied to and hadn't yet followed up with, that's it. Granted, I didn't get that job, but I have gotten an interview from another job that I followed up with. I think that perhaps if I can be the first person to get to them and whine and nag them until they give me an interview hopefully I can go in and knock their socks off. I even sent handmade thank you cards to the small company that interviewed me, but in their defense they hired within their own company, which perhaps only wants to make me want to work for them more, and also reminds me of another reason why I left my office job, I had pretty much hit the ceiling, the only people ahead of me rank wise was the operations manager and the CEO, neither job I wanted, and neither man would be leaving anytime soon. So, for now I'm hoping that my constant nagging will not scare them away, but instead will make their jobs a bit easier, after all if you have someone coming to you day after day touting why they are perfect for your job, and in all reality they do in fact have all of the required skills, well then why not hire them, why bother waiting around, hoping someone better will come along, because after all, you need that position filled.

Okay, so you've applied, you've nagged, now they've offered you the job (notice how I dont' say me, I'd rather not jinx myself). What happens if you already have a job and your new one needs you to start right away? I've already come up with a few options in case this should arise. For me it's fairly easy, I only work two hours a day in the morning, and am out by 9am. Therefore, the option that works best for everyone involved is that I give my current job my two weeks notice and inform the new job that I can come everyday at 10, the job is in Boston, I'm not, hence I have to add for commute time. Another option would be just to say seyonara to my current job, though I'm not sure what their policy is, and they've been awful nice to me in the past this is not something I'd like to do. Perhaps if I talk it over with them and they are okay with me leaving right away then that will work. Finally we have the last option, I can give them two weeks notice but ask them to let me know if they are able to find someone before the two weeks is up, that way if they do I can move on to the new job sooner. Now, I guess I could also just tell the new job to wait two weeks and enjoy my final two weeks of "freedom" but I'm a bit frustrated at the way I've spend the past two months, I don't think I need any more "freedom". So there you have it folks. How to find a new job. Go out there and snag that job of your dreams!