I know that many people do not like the idea of going through a temp agency, but almost every job I have ever gotten has originated through a temp service or recruiter. When I first left college (without a degree, no less) I walked into a temp agency in Atlanta and I was immediately offered an 8 month assignment with Pepsi. When an opening occurred, who was the first person the HR staff at Pepsi looked at to fill the the full time job? Yes, it was me. I wound up working there for 3 more years as a full time employee.
I then packed up my things and moved to Florida, since I hated living in Atlanta. First thing I did was contact a temp agency here in Brevard county and my first job was a 5 month assignment with Boeing, working at Kennedy Space Center on the International Space Station project. Great Pay and gave me experience working in the Areospace industry which is a big employer here on the Space Coast. After that assignment was over,I immediately found a new job working for another company which at the time was a stock market darling (JDS Uniphase) where I gained additional experience in the HR field. After 8 months, I found my current job working at a local university where I get free tution to finish my degree, in addition to 16 days paid holidays, 2 weeks sick, 2 weeks vacation a year.
All the time as a temp paid off...Plus, even if you are only there for a few weeks to a few months, you are making valuable contacts for future positions.
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Avoid monster.com and other large job banks. Focus on the professional network and professional association job banks to get your contacts.
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I highly disagree with the above statements. Many corporations including all that I worked for and that my husband worked for over the years are REQUIRED by HR policy to post the positions on an outside network before interviewing any candidate. It is company policy, not a place of last resort...
Please remember that we all don't start out in our desired field of interest or degree specialty. Please keep an open mind and think outside of the box and be willing to gain experience in the business world in general before you aim directly for getting a job as an entertainemnt lawyer (which is a hard field to break into, even with contacts!)