This is the thread about job searching.

ask for a phone interview?

will give it a shot but not sure they will agree. thanks.

F all of those jerks, but especially F the hiring company because if they're interested in you and think you might add to their establishment then they should make it possible for you to interview. How much do you want the job?

pretty much want it, yes. big pay hike and good career progression.

you're both right, a telephone interview seems like the way to go

After Christmas, I'm quitting my awful food svc/retail job of the past five years and planning to move from NJ to Philadelphia with the meager savings I will have accrued by then. In the meantime I've been scouring LinkedIn, Craigslist, Indeed, etc. for jobs in the city (I won't have a car, and would rather do without one), and coming up with practically nothing. I did find a research assistant job at UPenn that would be an almost ideal fit, and applied, but it's probably a long shot. I'm a guy with a linguistics degree, aspirations to be a science writer, and not many "professional" or technical skills. How fucked am I/what ought I do to be less fucked?

learn about 'data'

About to apply for a job that asks for 5 yrs experience + a master's degree in public policy, and is basically all program support & admin. Like literally "order office supplies and meet IT needs." WHAT? In what fucking world, bozos.

Hey, my employer is merging with another biggie in the field! Just overheard a conversation featuring "For those of us who survive..."

Please send out good-thought waves for the job stability of a 50+ aged guy with chronic illness and total inability to care anything except cancer and moviegoing.

Fingers crossed, Doc. :/

An org I applied with last year (who never even called me) just specifically asked me to apply for their new opening. And I was told from the inside that I'll get a call soon, possibly today, about coming in.

So my 2-yr idyll could be almost over...although let's wait and see what the pay cut before I get too excited.

xpost: doc I feel you about 50+ best of luck to you and in orbit too. heading in to year 2 of my idle after an idyllic one-year contract job at that big tech co. freelancing aint what it used to be and it was always inconsistent even in the best of times. still, i just submitted yet another application and january remains the month of fresh hopes.

should i should i not apply for an amazing looking job at the, uh, h0l0cau5t mu53um

i can't stop thinking about that onion article about the HM cashier having 'yet another depressing day in a seemingly endless string of depressing days'

I all but literally stumbled into my current job. I want to leave said job more than ever, so does anyone have any advice on looking for a new job while one is still employed? (I am conflict-avoidant in the best of circumstances, and right now do not feel comfortable about openly looking for a new job.)

Most would-be employers are cool with you wishing to remain discreet in my world.

One way to do it is to apply for everything you want online. Some applications have an option for "do not contact my current employer or some such."

If there is a phone screen, schedule it at your lunchtime or before/after hours; again, these are generally seen as reasonable requests.

For in-person interviews, just take personal time off; it's none of your employer's business what you're doing. The last time I jobhunted, what I did was to schedule a vacation and put as many interviews as I could into that week. I didn't lie about it or sneak - none of that bullshit like wearing a suit to work and then saying "Uh, I have, um, a dentist's appointment! Yeah! That's it!"

At the same time, philosophically speaking, you're not an indentured servant. You have the same right to "fire" your employer as your employer has to fire you. I personally don't get why an employer would stand in the way of someone else's happiness.

Oh, and if you have references from earlier jobs, use those. Or if you have a trusted colleague inside your current organization, who is sympathetic to your reasons for looking, you can sometimes use that person as a reference. Best to stick with prior jobs.

When asked by interviewers why you want to switch, don't neg too hard on your current employer. Not a good fit for my abilities / not what I want to be doing long-term / want to try something new / want to challenge myself more - those are all fine reasons to give. Saying stuff like "My boss is an asshole and my co-workers are a toxic stew of infighting" is nagl.