# I need a new job

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**Created:** [April 20, 2009, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-new-job/243641 "2009-04-20T13:09:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2009, 12:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/i-need-a-new-job/243641/114 "2009-04-22T12:30:44Z")

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> [@Drifting on public streets = no no(w/ POSITIVE CAMBER)](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/drifting-on-public-streets-no-no-w-positive-camber/17351/65):
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> It depends on the job. I am in IT and right now, it’s brutal. There _ARE_ jobs available, however, with people out out of work and a recession going on, companies can be picky. Even if the same # of jobs are available within the pool, there are more people trying to get it.
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> I am lucky as my company is making money and show no signs of not making money. But, we are cutting back and letting go of contractors and adhering to budgets more than ever.
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> Advice: Learn to interview well. Sell yourself and win the job.
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> Unfortunately, easier said then done.

Yeah we’re still making money but we are cutting costs like crazy. Ex: No more computer purchases, no more phasing out of old PC’s and replacing with newer models, etc.

> [@State Police: No more plea bargins for traffic tickets](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/state-police-no-more-plea-bargins-for-traffic-tickets/17354/13):
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> Where was your follow up? Anytime I wanted a job somewhere after submitting an application or my resume I always followed up. Most of the time, businesses aren’t going to jump on the phone and ask you to come in for an interview unless they are absolutely desprite to hire you.

I was 18. I actually didn’t even apply for an IT job. I just applied to do paperwork. But the HR person saw my computer experience and sent me to the IS division and at that point, I knew I had a shot, so I interviewed extremely well over the course of the 4 interviews and sealed the deal.

I was just looking for a paper pusher job for $7/hr. I didn’t think I’d get lucky and nail this kind of job at the age of 18.

Now, if I had to apply somewhere else, I’d obviously do it the correct way with a cover letter, follow up, etc. That’s because I have the experience, confidences, and credentials to back it up. I figured there was no way in hell they’d give an 18yr old kid a job that some college kids can’t even get (kid I was interviewing against, as I found out years later, was just out of school from a SUNY school out west).

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