chrisyerkes.com » Job Hunt http://www.chrisyerkes.com Online Portfolio and Blog of Web Designer Chris Yerkes. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:24:55 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Job Hunt Part Deux http://www.chrisyerkes.com/2010/job-hunt-part-deux/ http://www.chrisyerkes.com/2010/job-hunt-part-deux/#comments Mon, 22 Mar 2010 02:00:16 +0000 Chris http://www.chrisyerkes.com/?p=222 So the good part is, I now have a job at Taylor Design in Stamford, CT. The bad part is, it is only freelance (for now). It’s 40 hours a week…for at least the month of March, but I have a feeling that they will need my services for the next month as well. I’m working on a massive WordPress site with them. A lot of more of the advanced WordPress stuff that I’ve never tried before (or even heard of) is being used on this site. It’s fun, and just a bit challenging, which is the perfect mix.

So the method that got me in and an interview was the “long application process” meaning, I didn’t just submit an auto application through monster.com. I sent in a letter saying I thought their design firm looked interesting and that I would make a good addition to their team. I got a call and things went good from there.

All I got from monster.com is a lot of dead ends and random insurance companies sending me calls and emails about working for them because I’d make such a “great” insurance salesman or something. Yeah..big waste of my time.

Anyway, I’m glad I get to work at Taylor Design, even if it is only temporary. It’s a good experience and there are a ton of nice people there.

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It’s still way too early to know for sure…at least for me, but for now I will be doing a mix of manual applications and automated ones using monster. I’ll report my findings once I find a job.

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