I’m trying to escape a bad retail inventory gig. Managers love to micro manage and my department always gets blamed if we don’t make a certain amount of money selling overpriced crap to tourists in a day. I also have a second job that I do like but it’s not viable since it’s not a year round job. I’ve tried the indeed route but a lot of those listings are either scams or pay awful wages. Any recommendations on better ways to go about this.
Best way to get a new job, in my experience, is through friends and old coworkers. Referrals carry enormous weight.
Past that, it can help to find where you want to work first and then go in and ask what the employer is looking for. Sometimes you just get lucky and find out their hiring. Sometimes you'll get told when they're in highest demand for labor or where they like to recruit out of (job fairs, other businesses, trade schools). A lot of times you just get told to piss off, but that's life.
I do agree that "We're Hiring" ads can feel more like a scam.
I don't know much about applying for jobs as all my adult jobs have been through knowing guys who knows guys but for what it's worth networking is one of the best ways of getting your foot into the door. Seen from the employer's view it makes sense, you can have a great resume that is all made up, you can have great exam results but be insufferable to work with, you can score high in tests and cheat, but if someone who's worked with you that the employer trusts can vouch for you that actually means something.
If you have any friends, family or acquaintances that works with or otherwise know somebody you'd like to work for, you should ask them to put in a good word for you.
