The Job Thread

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

YEah, spiffy title, no?

So, alot of LoT is jobless, so how about a place to gather and assist?

Couple of Job fairs going on in the area.

Feb 3, 2009 - LA Convention Center (Possible swanking)

January 30, 2009 - Anaheim Career Fair
http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/career_fairs/details/CA/Anaheim/January/30/2009/

January 27 , 2009 - Coasta Mesa Career Fair
http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/career_fairs/details/CA/Costa_Mesa/January/27/2009/

January 29 2009 - Woodland Hills Career Fair
http://www.nationalcareerfairs.com/career_fairs/details/CA/Woodland_Hills/January/28/2009/

[Andrew]

My group (http://files.ovi.com/) at Nokia is hiring three QA engineers, one IT sysadmin and one Web UI engineer. The office is in Mountain View, CA (SF Bay Area) and remote/home working is encouraged, though occasional office visits would probably be necessary. The IT sysadmin is definitely an onsite position.

PM me if interested.

[Morrigoon]

Great idea, Borneio!

Andrew: totally wish I was qualified for those, thanks for sharing :)

[RStar]

My group (http://files.ovi.com/) at Nokia is hiring three QA engineers, .

So, could I be walking around with a cell phone saying "Can you hear me now?"

[Andrew]

Looking for a new job? Start here (http://news.cnet.com/8301-17939_109-10135245-2.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20) -- CNet
Using the best resources across the Web to find and interview for a new job is a big key to success. There are some sites that claim to offer the best service, but in reality, they offer generic help to unique people--not much help at all. There are some services that do a much better job of scouring the Web to help you find the perfect job.

[Chernabog]

If anyone needs a legal-related job (i.e. legal office assistant) in LA, I can have you call a recruiter who is good for that sort of thing :)

[Kevy Baby]

If anyone needs a legal-related job (i.e. legal office assistant) in LA, I can have you call a recruiter who is good for that sort of thing :)Got any leads on an illegal-related job?

[Morrigoon]

Got any leads on an illegal-related job?

I suggest Monster

[CoasterMatt]

The Census Bureau is hiring for the 2010 Census NOW (http://www.census.gov/2010censusjobs/index.php)

The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. The pay is good, the hours are flexible, and the work is close to home.

Census taker jobs are excellent for retirees, college students, persons who want to work part-time, persons who are between jobs, or just about anyone who wants to earn extra money while performing an important service for their community.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

The Feb 3rd Careerbuilder.com Fair had the following on their website:

http://www.careerbuilder.com/JobSeeker/Jobs/JobDetails.aspx?IPath=ILKGV&ff=21&APath=2.31.0.0.0&job_did=J8G0QF6XN3XLKJFK91H

Prepare to Meet These Top Employers in Los Angeles!


AMC Theater
Avon
AXA Advisors, LLC
CHP
Defender Direct
DeVry University
Home Depot
Jobs Magazine
KTLA
Los Angeles Times
Radio Shack
Resume Adjustments
Skechers
Telezone, LLC
Universal Technical Institute
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol
Vertex Payroll Corp.
Zee Medical, Inc.

[Capt Jack]

Got any leads on an illegal-related job?

kinda depends....

what are ya good at?

[Not Afraid]

Home Depot just announced massive layoffs - they're going to be at a job fair?

[cirquelover]

If those are the top employers in LA, I'm scared for all of you that are out of work too!

[Morrigoon]

Bornieo, why don't you apply at the airline, too? You'd probably like it (flight priv's, even on small airlines, pretty much rock)

[Betty]

Home Depot just announced massive layoffs - they're going to be at a job fair?

Step 1: Fire everyone making more then min. wage
Step 2: Hire new people for the least amount you can
Step 3: Try not to go out of business and hopefully
Step 4: Profit!

;)

[Morrigoon]

Oh yeah, so as I hinted at above, Virgin America just announced their new route SFO-SNA starting 4/30. They also just posted openings for SNA (Orange County), as they did not previously fly there. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say they will need 6-8 people minimum to run even a small station. And flight privileges really do rule.

[Andrew]

Step 1: Fire everyone making more then min. wage
Step 2: Hire new people for the least amount you can
Step 3: Try not to go out of business and hopefully
Step 4: Profit!

That's what Circuit City did and you see how well it worked for them.

[Disneyphile]

KTLA
In this case, I'm definitely going! :D

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Ok, it's not actual employment, but I figure someone here may appreciate the extra cash.

My coworker is interested in paying someone to help her learn web design. Not whizzbang web 2.0 stuff, just basics. The software she has is Coffee Cup. The site is for a non-profit that's mostly for older people so not much is needed for it. If you take the job, you'd visit her house in Orange.

I can vouch for her as a smart, awesome person (the only coworker I go to lunch with) who learns tech stuff quickly and easily. I have taught her some tricks in Word, Excel, etc.

I have no other details really, so if you're interested, PM me your email address and I'll give it to her so you can figure out together whether you're a good fit.

[Prudence]

LA AFB is hiring in lots of fields - including IT professional, financial, contract, engineering, and program management fields.

Go to USAjobs.gov, search on SMC career fair. If you don't have a graduate degree, you probably want to scroll down to the positions that have "(FCIP Trainee)" after them. Don't worry about the trainee part - if you don't have any federal experience they start you at the bottom, but as a trainee you have promotion potential to GS12 without having to compete, which is a good thing. The salaries posted might not include the locality adjustment -- can't remember.

These postings are ONLY open 20-27 MAY, so apply soon if you want to be considered. If you have questions, just PM me or call my cell.

(And yes, I complain a lot about my job - but it is specific to my particular placement in my particular field in my particular wing. There are lots of other wings and most everyone else is on the like-to-love spectrum with their job.)

(Plus, this is the federal government. We're not going out of business. Period.)

[Kevy Baby]

(Plus, this is the federal government. We're not going out of business. Period.)I am not as confident about this as I once was.

[Prudence]

I am not as confident about this as I once was.

What about for DoD? I mean, it's not like we're education or something like that.

[Bornieo: Fully Loaded]

Thanks Pru. Lots of stuff I can do and done before but I don't have a piece of paper that says I'm smart, unfortunatly. But I submitted anyway.

[Stan4dSteph]

Big push for Smart Grid jobs over the next 6 months here. Mostly located in NH or Atlanta.

Open Smart Grid Systems jobs include needs in:

Software and Hardware engineers
Design engineers (firmware, mechanical, electronics)
NTI and NPI Software Development
Software and Interoperability Architects
Systems Engineers
Test Engineers
Business Analysts
User Experience Engineers
Validation
Cyber Security
Intellectual Property

More information here: http://www.jobs.gecareers.com/featuredjobs

Send me a PM if you are interested and I can submit you as a referral.