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I have been looking for something part-time for the better part of a year now...no luck on anything that would work with my schedule

12/29/2010 1:07:15 AM

Getting laid off. Woooooooooooooooooooooo Time to start looking again.

12/29/2010 9:22:27 AM

I join the ranks of the unemployed tomorrow. w00t!

12/29/2010 11:53:31 AM

Why are you getting laid off

12/29/2010 3:32:37 PM

I started a new job last month and am in the process of moving back to the Triangle! Wasn't sure if I should post in here because I have held a full-time job for the last 7 years, but I really enjoy the new job.

12/30/2010 9:44:53 AM

Hopefully 2011 will be a better year for us unemployed folks.

12/31/2010 9:11:14 AM

Finishing up grad school (which was a way to "advance" myself while unemployed). It's pretty sad that I started looking for grad schools around the time this thread was created, with the hopes that the economy would have made a recovery by now. Now I'm back looking for work, with the same few opportunities, but with a mountain of debt piling up. Woo-hoo!

1/4/2011 12:26:35 PM

I can't believe it's been over 2 years since the shit hit the fan.

1/4/2011 12:44:16 PM

If anyone works for the city of Nags Head put in a good word for me!

1/17/2011 10:33:07 AM

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Well, I'm moving whether I find something or not. I'll get a part time job if I have to. I'm just wondering how much weight employers put on current location. I feel like a lot of my applications have been ignored because I don't live in the area.

I've got a friend that I can room with starting in January, 15 min from uptown Charlotte.

12/3/2010 11:05:30 AM


I'm kinda in the same boat, I start the MAC program at UNCC in May and I'm looking for something full time (evening classes) but I feel like I'm being ignored w/ a fuquay varina address.

1/17/2011 10:44:01 AM

Finally, just got hired. Working at Churchill Downs in Sales and Fullfillment for the 2011 Kentucky Derby. It's only a temp position at the moment, but a large portion of their permanent employees get hired full time from temp positions. Also have an interview for a sales job in Chicago on thursday...when it rains it pours I guess. I know it sounds disingenuous, but for all the unemployed wolfwebbers, just keep your heads up. I thought I'd never find work and was getting super discouraged, it'll happen.

1/18/2011 1:11:09 PM

if you can code, pm me, where I work has an opening for a software engineer

if you're a finance type, do the same.

if you have any MS excel + people skills, holler at me as well.

1/20/2011 1:16:01 PM

Moving to Columbia, SC to work for the state government in less than two weeks!

While it's no Raleigh, it is still really great to move back east and be just a few hours away!

1/21/2011 6:57:56 AM

I had an interview on Friday with this construction company. They are building a production facility for Talecris in Clayton. I feel really good about it. It's only a 1 year contract but I'm hoping to make some contacts and possibly get hired over at Talecris. I should hear something back today.

1/24/2011 9:39:29 AM

^heh, the company I worked for just did the engineering design for that new Talecris facility

Who is doing the construction? I can't remember whether we are doing it or if that was a separate contract (I wasn't on that specific project).

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 9:53 AM. Reason : .]

1/24/2011 9:51:17 AM

^ Fluor is the construction company doing the project.

1/24/2011 10:49:10 AM

oh ok cool. So we are also doing the construction. Good deal. I have no idea what it is like to work for Fluor on the construction side but I absolutely love working for them on the engineering side (been here almost 4 years now). Good luck!

[Edited on January 24, 2011 at 10:52 AM. Reason : .]

1/24/2011 10:52:06 AM

^ Thanks

Corporate America is going to be moved by Obama's speech and start hiring big time. We should all have jobs very very soon.

1/25/2011 10:26:13 PM

I had an interview at Catalent on Thursday. I was suppose to meet with 3 managers but the main manager was out due to a family matter. I met with the other 2 managers. It went good. They said that they would set me up with a phone interview with the manager when she gets back to the office.
I have yet to hear anything back from other interview with Fluor. I've been in constant contact with the recruiter and she hasn't heard anything either.

2/5/2011 8:45:06 AM

i have a feeling i will be out of the construction business in the next 6-8 months . The industry is just terribly off right now and our branch is so small that I may be the first one out.

I enjoy this job, i'm wondering if i'd be able to negotiate some kind of sabbatical or period of time off without pay? I'm not hurting for cash flow and could delve into savings for a short period of time if could help the company and also potentially allow me to come back if/when things turn around?

2/9/2011 9:30:08 AM

Wouldn't that be a pretty risky move?

2/9/2011 10:08:38 AM

it would be, but at this point in my life i have very minimal debt or dependencies so if i take a small risk for a short period of time with a chance to come back and maintain my salary and benefits i feel like it would be worth the chance. i mean I could always try and find something part time in the meantime. i dunno....i never thought i'd have to worry about this working here.

2/9/2011 11:54:24 AM

Sounds like a gamble. But I guess one of the advantages to working for your father in extra leniency in situations like this.

2/9/2011 12:10:12 PM

well, I had a job, and found a much better one.
Quit first job for second job.
Second job said, never mind.

Been searching for a job for 3 weeks now.

2/9/2011 12:12:03 PM

ouch

2/9/2011 1:02:06 PM

did they already give you an offer when you quit the first job?

2/9/2011 1:51:33 PM

We have 16 positions open here at Bronto:
http://bronto.com/company/careers

2/9/2011 10:32:42 PM

Good Luck to you Jeep and Max..

It has been a roller coaster for the past couple of weeks. I still have not heard anything from my interview at Fluor. That was about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I've tried to get in touch with the recruiter but she is hardly there. She won't respond to my voicemails or emails. I have no idea if the job is filled, on hold or what.

As for my other interview from last week, it doesn't look good. I was set to interview with 3 managers (2 QA managers and the hiring manager). The hiring manager was out of the office due to a family matter on the day of my interview. I only interviewed with the 2 QA managers. Both had said that a phone interview may be set up with the hiring manager when she returns to the office. I contacted the HR Coordinator on Monday who scheduled my interview about a possible phone interview with the hiring manager. I didn't get a response. I contacted the recruiter on Tuesday who first called me about the job. I got a response from him yesterday. He stated that they are moving forward with other candidates at this time. I would not be getting a phone interview with the hiring manager. If anything changes, he or another staff member would contact me. I thanked him for the response and asked him to keep me in mind for similar opportunities in the future. So, the door is partially open on that one.

2/10/2011 2:16:46 PM

Finally landed an interview tomorrow, but it's only a CAD position and there is no chance for development toward becoming a professional engineer. What do I say if they ask me about my plans for the future? I will be looking for an engineering position at some point.

2/10/2011 4:19:29 PM

Interview went fantastic They are probably going to hire me, just have to go through a few more people.

2/11/2011 12:17:52 PM

^ Good Luck

2/11/2011 3:34:18 PM

Another second-round interview on Monday for a lab but working at bu*ku and Player's Retreat in the meantime.

2/12/2011 7:20:00 PM

I joined the unemployed again

I quit yesterday, and dont start the new job till Monday

2/19/2011 8:59:47 PM

That isn't unemployed you dumbass.

2/19/2011 10:28:29 PM

ok, ill be nice



[Edited on February 19, 2011 at 10:52 PM. Reason : ]

2/19/2011 10:46:13 PM

Quote :

"Finishing up grad school (which was a way to "advance" myself while unemployed)."

I'll be finishing up grad school in May. I fear that I may be joining this thread on a more regular basis in a few months.

2/20/2011 12:35:37 AM

I'm not really unemployed - more like under-employed because I've been contracting for two years.


I have had a phone interview and the company is flying me down for an on-site in the next few weeks. The Director I phone interviewed with said this is just a formality to see if the team thinks I'll fit in. We'll see how it goes. I've got my fingers crossed because I'm tired of being broke, and I'm tired of this area.

2/20/2011 6:45:34 PM

i have done contract work before, it sucks

good luck

2/20/2011 11:11:57 PM

^^^Same deal. I went to grad school in large part to try to get a leg up while things were shitty, but things are still shitty and I'll be showing up with a new crop of postgrad people who had the same idea.

Oh well. Even if all my first choices tell me off there will always be the Peace Corps. And if they don't take me with my current resume, there's the sweet release of death.

2/21/2011 2:48:59 AM

one of the minor reasons I didnt go back to school was because I didn't anticipate the market getting any better (major reason being I'm already doing what I want to be doing)



it sucks to be proven right

2/21/2011 9:08:59 AM

Thats the majority leads I got is contract jobs. I'm going to jump off a bridge if I don't get something soon.

2/22/2011 8:56:33 AM

Quote :

"Even if all my first choices tell me off there will always be the Peace Corps"

the GOP is looking to cut funding of the peace corps by 20% iirc, so you might want to look at picking up a trade...

[Edited on February 22, 2011 at 9:06 AM. Reason : or sweet release]

2/22/2011 9:04:54 AM

howdy! where's my government check?

2/23/2011 4:38:29 PM

well, the job prospects don't look as bad as I was fearing. time to start hitting those cover letters and doing research. grrr

2/24/2011 6:24:23 PM

Quote :

"Even if all my first choices tell me off there will always be the Peace Corps. "

Make sure you apply early if you're considering it. The process before you ship out takes 9-12 months.

2/24/2011 10:31:19 PM

I got 2 interviews this week. One at Talecris on Thursday and the other at Digital Recorders on Friday. :praying:

2/28/2011 9:15:03 AM

Hey burro, I assume out of principle you won't be living on the taxpayer teat while you seek new unemployment?

2/28/2011 6:15:23 PM

I got another interview for tomorrow at Merck. Three interviews for the rest of the week. Something needs to happen.

3/1/2011 8:48:14 AM

still waiting for HR travel coordinator to get back in touch with me about travel dates for my on-site. gave them two windows, no word back yet.



apparently this company is notoriously slow with that sort of thing.

3/1/2011 6:47:59 PM

I'm still underemployed but I am at Round 2 of an interview for a position

I'm on their short list right now

I've got to fly up to NYC and teleconference with the head of their studios in London
but after I wow him I think I've got it

3/4/2011 11:19:18 AM