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Job-hunting tips for our desperate environment
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Reid Carr
Hiring in this environment, I have to say, has been quite the experience. We're one of the lucky ones who have needed to hire to keep up with our continued growth. However, a lot of the people with whom we're interacting have been the victim of others' declines and with that, for some, comes a certain degree of desperation. In many cases that desperation has put people swiftly into the "no" pile. They're not in the "no" pile simply because they were too eager or anything like that. Rather, they made critical mistakes that, I hope, only came as a result of desperation and not for some other more permanent reason.
I am going to share some of these experiences, and I hope that people aren't offended (particularly if this might have been you). What I offer here is a chance to peer into what we've experienced over the last few months and what you, if you're looking for a job, can do to avoid falling into the same pitfalls as others before you. I want you to find a job, but not just any job. I want you to find the right job where both you and the company are a fit for one another. It is out there -- or at least it will be. You just need to look in the right places and put the right foot forward into the right opportunity.
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