Even though I was not job hunting and as relatively secure, I was preparing for the worst and I used Dan's services earlier this year. To me he did a great job in a timely manner. If you have some extra to spend, I would look into giving Dan a chance to assist you further. He has already done plenty on this thread
OK, so I didn't put all that to try to sell my services :grin: I really did feel bad for the OP--but hey, extremely appreciative of the comments. In a difficult job market, you just have to make sure you do a little (or in some cases, a lot) more than the other guy or gal. And take job search advice with a grain of salt. For every "the rule is..."- there's an exception. I've put pictures on resumes, included hobbies on others, had one that was 6 pages long, had another for a CEO that was 1 page, etc. Like a term in the OP's field - GAAP- which I think stands for Generally Accepted Accounting Practices, what you do is GARP your resume- Generally Accepted Resume Practices. Try to follow guidelines that make sense- no more than 2 pages, no grammar errors- dates on your employment history--- but if it makes sense to break a rule, do so..... cautiously.
Dans services are of no use to me. I use the firm hand shake and eye to eye contact to land me a job everytime.
Didn't read through the whole thread so I'll keep my comments brief because of assumed overlap: 1. Listen to the experts on this stuff like dandorotik and HR Dept. 2. Personalize your resume and cover letter for each company you apply to. It's a relatively simple gesture that gets noticed. 3. Talk to headhunters as often as possible, every day if you can. 4. Swallow your pride and talk to friends and family and see what they have. You never know who might be able to refer you to the job you want. 5. Keep your head up and don't stress too much. Pray about it if you're religious. Play some golf. See a movie. Take a vacation. Take heart in knowing that the job market is much better than it's been in years. Be patient yet proactive, and you will be just fine.
I'll tell you, there is no career document that is more effective than direct face-to-face communications and networking. If you can bypass all those suggestions and land a job, power to you- many people have secured jobs that way.
As some know, I was laid off in November and was able to land on my feet back in February. I like what I'm doing now more than what I did at Noble Energy and my boss is so chill. I get to work with Hyperion and Corptax, which are things that I didn't have to before as an example. There will be accounting job openings routinely. Just be active on LinkedIn. Add the job posters, message them directly. I was able to land a number of interviews via LinkedIn. Companies love public guys. You'll be fine and even more desirable if you start knocking out your CPA exams. That's something that I started once I was laid off and still enrolled in summer school after gaining employment. I have a few classes to take before I can sit for the exams but I'm committed to getting there.
It's been said but stay positive. I know it can wear on you. Getting interviews helps but it sucks not landing the job and the waiting time can be torture. I'm sorry for guys like Mr Scarface. I'm sure it is demoralizing to go an extended period without interviewing, closing the deal but know it's the market here in Houston more than you. It's terrible out here. Things will be back on track eventually and Houston will be booming again. Gotta ride the cycles. Saving money is the name of the game and I would like to save to open a legit business one day so I'm not so dependent on the man.
My former managers have all been very supportive and helpful in giving me leads to different firms. Anyone know what it's like to work at RSM (McGladrey)?
It's been over a month already and no new job yet and possibly no unemployment benefits either. This really blows. Anyone have any leads for an accounting/tax position?
It doesn't pay as much as private industry but state agencies are nearly always looking for accountants. Primarily because we can't keep them when they can make more elsewhere. However, we know this and will hire you for the expertise while we have you. We are much less likely to reject people for discriminatory age reasons.
It's because my old job is saying I was fired for unsatisfactory performance when in fact they told me they were letting me go for economic reasons. Thanks Rashmon I will look into that.
Health & Human Services Commission The largest umbrella agency currently has 69 vacancies in the finance area state wide, though not all are directly in accounting. I spotted roughly 15-20 accounting positions in a search just now, with an additional 5-10 where accounting experience would be a benefit.
If you can show that a bunch of ppl got laid off at the same time, then that should work Also, if they are claiming it as unsatisfactory work then there should be proof of that I'm fine with companies firing at will when they have to to stay a float, but that's why we pay for insurance benefits to protect us against that. I would fight this, if you company is lying to avoid paying their share of insurance
To my knowledge, unsatisfactory performance is not grounds to deny unemployment benefits. Gross negligence, insubordination, theft, quitting and things of that sort are usually what causes it. Just follow through with the hearing and/or appeals process and see what happens.
See the thing is I was actually given a formal warning about my job performance last year. They did say as long as I improved I would be ok, which I did improve. The week before I was let go I had my evaluations and everyone had good things to say. I'm afraid they will try to use this against me to support their case of "unsatisfactory performance". Not everyone who was laid off was on this type of warning from what I understand.
