How to break a job-search website

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Search for "Entry level receptionist."

That is all.

[Tama]

Lemme guess, they all want ten years experience and a couple bachelor degrees?

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Lemme guess, they all want ten years experience and a couple bachelor degrees?

No! I just typed in entry level as a key word and selected "receptionist" as a sub category. The damn thing then took around 4 minutes and and then froze, so I wound up redoing the search with the same criteria, but specifying which region of my town I wanted to work in. It eventually spat out a few jobs.

[Tama]

Ahhh, I see.

You must only use these powers for good, understand? No typing that in on any government websites, you hear?

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You must only use these powers for good, understand? No typing that in on any government websites, you hear?

Yeeesss mum

I may have to rethink one of the jobs I applied for today as it has an hour-long commute unless I drive. >.> (train then bus)

Having said that, the government website already seems to be broken because I set up a profile for it and the damn thing spits out jobs I would not be suited for by ANY means.

[XCashier]

Having said that, the government website already seems to be broken because I set up a profile for it and the damn thing spits out jobs I would not be suited for by ANY means.

It's not just your website. I have the same problem. I think it's because I once had a hospital job (pushing gurneys) my local job website keeps sending me RN jobs. I don't have a nursing degree, and certainly don't have one listed on my résumé!

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It's not just your website. I have the same problem. I think it's because I once had a hospital job (pushing gurneys) my local job website keeps sending me RN jobs. I don't have a nursing degree, and certainly don't have one listed on my résumé!

My key words are mostly "arts" "education" "manager" (I stepped up as one for periods of time) and "teacher." I don't get teacher jobs spat at me (thank god) but instead I'll get "Fine Arts curator" or "Executive Manager for blah blah blah" instead.

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I wound up updating my LinkedIn profile (adding more network connections) and sent off a mass round of applications via SEEK (jobsearch website) yesterday. (one of which is for a certain producer of videogames )

I got an email today that reads as follows:

Work Location: Australia, New Zealand
Citizenship or Work-Visa: AU, NZ
Education required: High School/College Diploma
Type of Employment: Partial
Compensation rate: 4,250 AUD/month
Bonus: Available

Main information:
I have found your details on job board site and we think that you are perfect candidate for us. Our advertising firm, which carries out the orders for global company's agents, regional business and government organisations, would like to offer you the position of Service Manager. If you have an interest in working with a strong leadership team, evolving our products and a group that looks more like close friends than colleagues, then this post is just for you! Adaptable timing is possible.

Requirements are:
High School education necessary. Must have Computer and Internet access, Microsoft Office or compatible. Must have ideal writing and social skills.

If you are interested, please write to us at: Rosaura845@nokiamail.com .

Thank you for attention!

The "title" in the email? Roosevelt Graves. The email? SomeThing@engineer.com

The evil part of me wants to correct the errors and send it back to them

[Jay 2K Winger]

Roosevelt Graves.

This sounds like the name of the bad guy from a Bond movie.

...that is all. I have nothing else to contribute. Carry on.

[gremcint]

tried your search on monster for all of canada, got 11 results. first one requires 2-5 years experience.

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tried your search on monster for all of canada, got 11 results. first one requires 2-5 years experience.

Monster in Australia must be farked then. (Monster in Australia = CareerOne. SEEK is a different website)

Guess who got an interview tomorrow with a temp agency?

[XCashier]

Guess who got an interview tomorrow with a temp agency?

Good luck! Hope things work out well for you.

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Good luck! Hope things work out well for you.

Thank you. Turns out it's with 2 people: a consultant who does a bit of work with hooking up temps for government contracts and another consultant that she's currently assisting as her own caseload is fairly light.

As for the rest of my job apps, I was pretty much 0 for 3 on the remainder, although thankfully because they were generic ads, I can avoid getting too attached to them.

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So I had my interview today with the consulting lady.

End result: she may have an 8-week job lined up for me (it's a start at least!) and I had to do a data entry test, a Word "use" test and an excel "use" test.

Data entry test I wound up scoring just under 13000 keystrokes per hour, the other two tests I averaged out at around 80%

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So I got a phone call this morning from awesome recruiting lady...

Guess who got the job?

I start Monday. It's a 1-month assignment instead of 2 months, but it's a start at least. They might extend it beyond a month I have no clue.