I've been working at the same place for 6.5 years and I wanted to move to my hometown 7 hours away. My boss offered me to telecommute (greatest boss ever) instead of accepting my resignation without doing anything. As a bonus, he matched the salary I was offered at that other job I had interviewed for. I'm really looking forward to it, but part if me is a bit worried about human contact.
Print it out 20-50 times, and go walk through the front door in professional attire and give it to reception, possibly ask to see if they are seeking help. I have to disagree on that one. I did exactly just that 3.5 years ago in Quebec City (Canada) and it didn't work out. I had all personalized resumes for each place, I dressed nice, and gave out probably 30+ resumes. I didn't get a single phone call.
I also sent my resume via email at places that had offers posted on their website (or some other job-hunting website). I was called twice for interviews. I'm still working for the second company.
During my second interview, I mentionned to the interviewer (who is now my boss) that I had dropped my resume there a few weeks before (there were no open jobs at that moment). When I saw the job on the internet, I sent back my resume. He said he wasn't aware of that and he didn't have my first resume anymore (he probably threw it away).
I came to the conclusion that the best way to search for IT jobs was by either:
1. visiting companies and asking to speak for the person responsible for hiring.
2. hunting the web and applying directly for specific jobs.
I used to host my own mail but I would stress out everytime power would go out, or if I moved to a new place and took 1-2 days to get back Internet access.
But Crimson Editor is not being developped anymore. The author has not given sign of life since February 2005 and the last update was supposed to come out in January 2005.
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I've been working at the same place for 6.5 years and I wanted to move to my hometown 7 hours away. My boss offered me to telecommute (greatest boss ever) instead of accepting my resignation without doing anything. As a bonus, he matched the salary I was offered at that other job I had interviewed for. I'm really looking forward to it, but part if me is a bit worried about human contact.
I also sent my resume via email at places that had offers posted on their website (or some other job-hunting website). I was called twice for interviews. I'm still working for the second company.
During my second interview, I mentionned to the interviewer (who is now my boss) that I had dropped my resume there a few weeks before (there were no open jobs at that moment). When I saw the job on the internet, I sent back my resume. He said he wasn't aware of that and he didn't have my first resume anymore (he probably threw it away).
I came to the conclusion that the best way to search for IT jobs was by either:
1. visiting companies and asking to speak for the person responsible for hiring.
2. hunting the web and applying directly for specific jobs.
But that's just my personal experience.
I used to host my own mail but I would stress out everytime power would go out, or if I moved to a new place and took 1-2 days to get back Internet access.
But Crimson Editor is not being developped anymore. The author has not given sign of life since February 2005 and the last update was supposed to come out in January 2005.