Where, Oh Where, Will I find a good California job?
Five Resources for California Job Searchers Some of you have probably been doing an online job search for a California job, for more than a year. This really isn't much fun. You can make the job search fun though! I sure have! For others, you have only been looking for a job for a month or two. Already, you may be wondering if you should be looking outside of California Still for others, you don't mind a job not in California. In fact, you really don't care if your job is on some remote planet, or in Egypt, or online in cyberspace. You'll take a good job anywhere, as long as it means money coming in to the bank account, and as long as the job is fun, or interesting, or rewarding financially. Whatever the case may be, you will (most likely) find what you are looking for on this page. I have looked at California jobs, and done a variety of searching online, for at least 12 different jobs over the past 7 years. I am young, but I have already switched jobs a lot. I have been a massage therapist, photographer, mail clerk, data entry person, Web designer, Internet advertising Consultant, Phone salesperson, singer, writer, counselor, researcher, German Teacher, Theater teacher, and stage loader. I've found that no matter what job I am in, I inevitably get restless, or bored, or the job isn't a good fit for me. So, for a while, I have became a professional online job searcher for California jobs. (Some people may think that this means I am not a good employee, and that's not true. I've always worked hard in whatever job I've been in, and I have never been fired from any California job (or a job in any other state). I have earned everything from minimum wage, to a high salary with commissions on top of it.) The issue I face is this. I just am always looking to build my dreams, and my visions. I've found that within the context of traditional employment, something happens in most jobs where I realize that the job I'm in doesn't allow me to accomplish my goals in life. In my last official "job" as a high school teacher, I found that I loved teaching theater. The problem was that I was working at least 75-80 hours/week during the school year, which left very little time for doing anything else. I was rewarded emotionally from helping kids, but I was VERY time poor, and relatively money poor as well. I'm as energetic as most, and I thought, why not find a different route, other than the job route. This is probably why I started my own business. (It's not another job, and I'm loving it! If you'd be interested in how I am earning great income through my California business, I would be happy to share with you how. Click on not another job) I have decided to put this California job search page together to help you find the job of your dreams. My personal opinion is that you would do a lot better, and be taking on a lot less risk, to start a California business part time, and have a part time California job. This would give you stability and leverage, should one or the other (the job or the business) not work out. But that's just my opinion. Take it for what it's worth (from some guy on the Internet who you've never met, but who hopefully seems helpful and nice). So I have provided links to many places for California job searching, and then also given you the ability to request more information about how I'm earning money through my own business, and how you might be able to use that as well. First, here are some job searches and job searching statistics that I found very interesting. Job searching
is the second most popular activity online... Consider the following:
Two quick job search and interviewing tips for California and beyond. #1. In an interview for a job that you really want, you will inevitably be asked the question, "Why should we hire you for this job?" Your answer should ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS be "because I am the best person for this job." Answering the question this way accomplishes a few things:
#2. Don't apply for a job that you're really not qualified for. If you really like a company, and would be a good fit for a position not currently available with that company, then call the HR person, introduce yourself, and say that you really like the company, but that you don't want to waste their time because you know that you're not a good candidate for the positions they currently have open. Let them know then that you're sending a resume' over, and that you hope they will keep it on file for future positions in the job/position/department of (whatever area you're interested in). This way you begin to establish a relationship with the HR person, and get your foot in the door. Keep the initial conversation short. So here are my most prized resources for California job searching.
ResumeZapper It's a cool "search" service because
you don't really search. With just a few clicks of your mouse your resume
gets emailed (zapped as they say) into the email boxes of 1000s of America's
search, recruitment and job placement companies. Job recruiters love
resumes from qualified individuals who want to move their careers forward with a
new job in California. ResumeZapper takes care of this, by letting you
select the geographic area you want to send your resume to. Say, for
example, you would like a job just in California, you can select to exclude all
other states. ResumeZapper calls themselves the
fastest way to a better job, and it seems to be pretty true for a lot of people
looking for jobs. My experience here was very good.
ResumeZapper
Career Builder. This is more of your traditional job
search site, but they have about a bajillion (How many is that exactly?) job postings to choose from, which
is very cool when you are searching for jobs. It's great for people like
me too... professional job searchers. It allows me to go in and find out
what jobs are available, I can find out online what income I could make, and I
can do it all in one place.
Search
Career Builder
FreelanceWorkExchange
Not Another Job in California Are you tired of the California Job Search? Want to make more money, and do it on your own terms? Having your own business, and not another job, is not only about money. It's about associating with positive people who want to escape the rat race. It's about having more time and money to travel, to be with family and friends, and to grow as an individual, and as a person of impact.I have realized that I can have what I want from life, and the business I work with is so great because it's about making a positive contribution, and a significant contribution, which betters life for people who I've never even met.
So, that having been said, if you're still reading, then we're probably on the same page about goals, and I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Jonathan. I'm someone who, in the process of all of the above jobs, was always looking for alternatives to jobs. I've worked with a lot of businesses and a variety of companies, and have finally found one that pays me what I'm worth. I really love that! I earn money from my business, and I know it will sound cheesy, but if I can earn money from an income source that is not another California job, then you can too. I've started helping other people to realize how they can work to make more money from home, and if you enter your information below, I will share that information with you. Please know that I hate SPAM, and you will not receive anything from anyone but me.
So this is my top 5 California job resources I have come up with after doing about 200 hours of online job searching. I hope that in the above, you can find what you're looking for. I would definitely recommend looking at other ways to earn income outside of jobs, due to the nature of the job market. Also, your ability to get what you want out of life in terms of income and personal satisfaction seems, to me, to be much better by starting a business with no employees, no liability, and no overhead (like the one I outline above). If you're interested in that, do select not another job, and I will send you more information..Below, you can find some great information (not job related) from sites which have good information about California. Hopefully you will get something from those as well. Otherwise, I hope that the job search sites I've listed will provide you with the ability to get whatever job it is that you're going to love, and I wish you all the success in the world!
Welcome to California
California Institute of Technology
Welcome to California
UC Berkeley home page
California - find yourself here
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