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Old Apr 16th 2005, 12:28 am
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I don't know about useful...but easy yes...as it's had bugger all use for me yet, but then it's only a small network *l*
Same here.
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So far I've come against the problem that I don't have my Green Card yet. Even though I have an EAD, some still require a Green Card.
Aye, come across that as well...not really legal if you have EAD, your allowed to work, it's only things that are law enforcement or require security clearance that are allowed citizenship as requirements...but suing them isn't going to get you a job is it...hmmm...
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but suing them isn't going to get you a job is it...hmmm...
And if it did, would you really want to work there knowing all the CEOs hated you
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I don't know about useful...but easy yes...as it's had bugger all use for me yet, but then it's only a small network *l*
I have been headhunted on there.....of course the bullsh*t I put down for experience helped!

I have contacted a couple of people I don't know at big firms and most seem willing to pass on your resume especially if they get referal bonus's!

I need a life.
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I really don't think Bob should be posting in this thread!
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Old Apr 16th 2005, 12:39 am
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And if it did, would you really want to work there knowing all the CEOs hated you
hehe....or if you were the reason they were going bust *lol* not be a great reputation to build up that's for sure...
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Originally Posted by looselips
I have been headhunted on there.....of course the bullsh*t I put down for experience helped!

I have contacted a couple of people I don't know at big firms and most seem willing to pass on your resume especially if they get referal bonus's!
cool...well it's good to know that it works sometimes then...but i'm not applying in huge multi companies or anything...so all a bit weird..
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I hadn't come across linkedin or meetup so both are new and useful resources to me. Exactly what I was after.

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Old Apr 16th 2005, 3:29 pm
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Out of curiosity...those linkedin people...how many contacts do you have?
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Old Apr 16th 2005, 3:57 pm
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Out of curiosity...those linkedin people...how many contacts do you have?
It's the weekend, the sun is shinning, so Central Park wins ove a search on linkedin for today.

I'll check the website tomorrow and be sure to let you know.
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I was lucky enough to be a company transfer so I've never personally experienced the dubious pleasure of job hunting in the U S of A. However, my wife is in the early stages of the aforementioned and I was wondering what those you have experienced the employment hunt found different to the UK?

- Are companies more expectant that interviewees will chase them rather than the employers pursuing the interviewees?
- Do US companies welcome uninvited resumes?
- Must a person sell themselves in what would be considered in the UK, an OTT way?

A guess to some extent the answers will changed based upon industry and geography. Therefore I’m going to through in the words “Public Relations” and “New York”.

All thoughts welcome.
I'd say yes to all three of your questions. In my experience you come across a lot of employers who always say they will call you back and then don't - it's bloody rude imho but seems to be the accepted practice here.

No harm in sending your resume uninvited - again though, unless you ring them up and hound them, chances are noone will respond to you. Try and hound the boss or higher level staff, not the crap below and certainly not the HR department if you can help it.

A great deal of americans think the sun shines out of their arses. They go completely OTT - everyone is a manager or has some other made up bullshit title - you often find that these managers and executive specialists are nothing more than office clerks, managing nothing except a few pieces of paper. It's gruelling to try to bring yourself down to that level, but thats what you have to do sometimes. In my case I got lucky, my experience spoke for itself and I got on with the employer really well, during the interview I brought up some differences between UK and US systems and pointed out there seemed to me to be a lot of incredibly crap HR people in the states and a lot of job hunters trying to big it up all the time - he agreed and we had a laugh about it. Was hired the next week.
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Old Apr 16th 2005, 10:08 pm
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Out of curiosity...those linkedin people...how many contacts do you have?
I only have a handful...my partner has some great contacts so I am one step away - mooching from him!
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Old Apr 16th 2005, 10:19 pm
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I only have a handful...my partner has some great contacts so I am one step away - mooching from him!
nice one
One of mine has good contacts, but nothing in my field...
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Old Apr 16th 2005, 11:35 pm
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Then what the hell are you doing here?
Mmmm .. grumpy.

People coming the US need to know that it is much much harder to get ahead than it appears from the outside, and they will encounter plenty of knocks before getting ahead.
 
Old Apr 17th 2005, 9:44 pm
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Mrs Chandler here - Thanks for all your help with this. I have joined the PR Meet Up group and I am going along to a session this Thursday at Lily's Bar (47th and Lex) at 7pm (if anyone else is interested in coming along).

Another quick question for Loose Lips - I am having problems finding the best headhunting agencies that deal with the top PR firms. I seem to only find the ones dealing with the smaller firms - do you have ideas?

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