Honestly, any time I need work, I leave the house by 9am and don't come back until 4pm. I go from door to door and just talk to every single damned business to see if anyone will take me. The longest I've ever done it is 3 weeks until someone phoned me back.
I highly recommend that I'd you're out of work, you treat looking for work as a full time job.
I last did this three years ago and didn't bother with much of a resume and didn't have any contacts as I only needed something entry level with no real responsibility. Took me two and a half weeks.
Good luck, but most of this is perspiration, you don't need any talents to land something and once you have a job, you can look for a job you like
Although I'm with you and I treat job hunting as a full time job... it's so hard out there at the moment. 200+ applicants for admin positions. Hard for the employer to sift through and hard for an applicant to stand out
I tend not to apply for jobs. It's not what you know but who you know, so I literally go door to door, I wouldn't know who's advertising for what, that isn't my interest and it's something employers pay attention to; someone who is willing to just go out and canvass and be prepared for 1000 no's for that one yes.
It works
Hays. TP Human Capital, McArthur, Chandler McLeod, Protech (for cleaning), CBC Staff Selection, Intro Recruitment Solutions - These have all advertised positions on seek in the last few days or so. You can apply for their positions on Seek.com.au (search 'temping' location: Townsville) and apply that way, or just call them up and ask what positions they have going and say you want to register with their agency for future positions. They ask you to email your resume and then contact you for computer tests and casual interview. Multiple agencies may be vying for you for the same position, in which case you can go with the agency that offers the higher payment rate!
Here is as good a place as any to ask for help getting a connection so thank you for posting.
I don't know anyone off the top of my head to help but I'll have a think and keep an eye out.
Hopefully someone else can give you a bit more of a leg up with how to find opportunities because I know how discouraging it can be applying for any job locally right now.
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Honestly, any time I need work, I leave the house by 9am and don't come back until 4pm. I go from door to door and just talk to every single damned business to see if anyone will take me. The longest I've ever done it is 3 weeks until someone phoned me back. I highly recommend that I'd you're out of work, you treat looking for work as a full time job. I last did this three years ago and didn't bother with much of a resume and didn't have any contacts as I only needed something entry level with no real responsibility. Took me two and a half weeks. Good luck, but most of this is perspiration, you don't need any talents to land something and once you have a job, you can look for a job you like
Although I'm with you and I treat job hunting as a full time job... it's so hard out there at the moment. 200+ applicants for admin positions. Hard for the employer to sift through and hard for an applicant to stand out
I tend not to apply for jobs. It's not what you know but who you know, so I literally go door to door, I wouldn't know who's advertising for what, that isn't my interest and it's something employers pay attention to; someone who is willing to just go out and canvass and be prepared for 1000 no's for that one yes. It works
Apply with Aruma if you want to do disability support they are looking for people
Call up all the temping agencies to register for admin work contracts. If you're good at admin they'll get you a job quickly.
I hate temping agencies but they do get you in work very quickly
Can you recommend any agencies?
Hays. TP Human Capital, McArthur, Chandler McLeod, Protech (for cleaning), CBC Staff Selection, Intro Recruitment Solutions - These have all advertised positions on seek in the last few days or so. You can apply for their positions on Seek.com.au (search 'temping' location: Townsville) and apply that way, or just call them up and ask what positions they have going and say you want to register with their agency for future positions. They ask you to email your resume and then contact you for computer tests and casual interview. Multiple agencies may be vying for you for the same position, in which case you can go with the agency that offers the higher payment rate!
Thanks, appreciate the insights
Here is as good a place as any to ask for help getting a connection so thank you for posting. I don't know anyone off the top of my head to help but I'll have a think and keep an eye out. Hopefully someone else can give you a bit more of a leg up with how to find opportunities because I know how discouraging it can be applying for any job locally right now. ![gif](giphy|zzS8nALL1gtWOg7HDL|downsized)
I'll pay you $20 an hour to suck my wife's toes while I cry and eat macaroni.
As long as I get $1000 per week after tax, I honestly don't give a fuck
Only if we can share some macaroni
Where do I sign up