i wouldnt take it because it sounds like its not even in your salary range and they reneged on an offer. the latter sounds very unprofessional to me.
i say hold out as long as you can.
regarding temp agencies. it is an interesting industry to say the least. i have worked with them for several years and have had mixed opinions. the best experiences i have had have been with those who took the time to listen to what my needs were and then found positions that were suitable to my skills, talents and goals. sometimes the money wasnt always what i wanted, but i appreciated the recruiters willingness to place me someplace that i could grow. i have also found that being extra-consciencious about the job that you do and maybe putting yourself in the recruiters shoes, you can build a great repoir and with each assignment you will get a better placement and they are willing to 'give' you more money.
the agencies that dont spend the time really getting to know you, to me are those that have no interest in you and will place you anywhere they need to fill a whole to make their quota.
this is just my experience. i live in the dc area where there are more agencies than you can shake a stick at.
just remain positive and take each assignment as it comes.
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Originally posted by bucutie02
here is an update on my job search! i really need help!
okay this has nothing to do with the temp agency, i havent really gotten anything back from them except some weird emails from employers i dont know much about.
anyway- i would ultimately like to stay at the company i work for now. of course, not doing the same thing since right now i am a teller.
so- last month i interviewed for a credit investigator. it sounded SO interesting, it was close by and the money was good. this was still for the same company i work for. i found out they didnt hire me, but its a new department moving here and they will be hiring more people during the year. when i talked to the guy, he said i was a strong candidate and they are really looking at me to hire me on in july/august.
so this week i saw another job opening, but i wasnt sure about. it was for an administrative assistant...still with the same company. i went in for an interview yesterday and it was my longest interview so far- an hour! they didnt talk about salary because they said they dont handle that. they still had other interviews, but would make their decision by friday. well today at work, human resources called and offered me the job. They gave me a certain salary that i wasnt expecting. i wanted about 7,000 more. anyway, i told the guy and he said he would ask and call back. so he called back and said they would go up 2,000 more. he said they must have really seen something in me because most administrative assistants dont even get that now. So i told him i needed time to think about it and i would call him tomorrow with my decision. WELL, he calls me back and said he just got word from his mananger that they cannot give me the 2000 increase and would have to go back to what they initially told me. he even said that was very unprofessional but it does happen sometime. his reason was because the admins now dont even make that much and wouldnt be fair............EVEN THOUGH I HAVE 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE AS BEING AN ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT AND HAVE A COLLEGE DEGREE.
what should i do?!?!?! i know its not certain that the credit investigator position will go through, but i am not sure i want the admin. position. If i were to take it, i would deal with WAY MORE traffic, not what i want to REALLY do, and not the money i expected.
i just feel like i shouldnt accept WHATEVER job comes my way. I called the credit investigator guy and told him the truth. he said they are strongly considering me but he has no guarantees, which i understand.
of course, right now i am a part time teller, so this would be a step up, but not necessarily in the step i wanted to take.
HELP!
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