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.