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Old Jun 12th 2006, 9:04 am
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Hi all,

Being fairly new to this - can anyone tell me if they wrote to potential employers to try and secure a job and how effective this is/was ?

Cheers,

Jo & Jon
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Old Jun 12th 2006, 9:06 am
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Originally Posted by sparkleauz
Hi all,

Being fairly new to this - can anyone tell me if they wrote to potential employers to try and secure a job and how effective this is/was ?

Cheers,

Jo & Jon
Wrote 8 got 5 but not what I wanted
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Hi all,

Being fairly new to this - can anyone tell me if they wrote to potential employers to try and secure a job and how effective this is/was ?

Cheers,

Jo & Jon
Applied for a post on a new unit by email, got a email back offering to keep my CV on file til they advertise and offered me casual job if i get there before they advertise.

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Old Jun 12th 2006, 9:49 am
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Was that five job offers?

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Old Jun 12th 2006, 10:36 am
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Was that five job offers?

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Dpends a lot on the job I think - if you are in a more specialist field then you are more likely to pick up an offer than if you are in a general field - admin jobs for instance; there are so many Aussies chasing them that they don't have to look elsewhere.
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