First you have to submit a resume. Fax, email, or through Job search website, or company website. You have to follow the instructions or they won't even look at the resume.
Then you get a pre-screen phone interview, then you wait. You either get a rejection email or a call for an in person interview.
Unemployment requirements are 4 work search activities; job counseling, resume writing classes, training, applying for jobs etc. You have to record your activities on Unemployment website when you file a claim every week.
I set up a LinkedIn profile, so I can get seen. It's career site, you can research companies, you can find out who the HR person is so you can address a cover letter to that person. LinkedIn helps your resume get seen, found in Google search, and shows you're interested in a job.
I live close to the job center, I go there from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, for free resources: WiFi, computers, faxing, copying. job counselors, etc
I have a difficult thing to discuss each time I have a job interview. Why did I leave my job? Fired, discharged, is like a disease. All I know, that it was unfair and not my fault, and unemployment says it wasn't my fault.
I get lots of calls for jobs, but I don't have the ability or experience they are looking for. Sales, lifting 50 lbs, supervisor, mechanic...
So far, I am waiting on 2 jobs, I had phone interviews with.
I have taken the time to stay home to answer my phone, or make call to potential employers. I don't feel comfortable talking with lots people around and distractions. I tend to talk really loud on the phone too. So by staying at home, I don't become the distraction.
This one company wants me to take a class, get tested, and get certified. It's big test full of math. Math you don't even use on a regular basis.
And like 6 years ago before I came to Kohler Company, Washington County wages are still low. And most of West Bend go elsewhere to find better pay. You can see and hear the traffic every day.
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