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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:49 AM
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Would anybody be interested in a job seekers / out of work support group?
I checked the career advice forum, but there really doesn't seem to be much going on there.

Honestly, what I would *like* to do is set up a weekly conference call at a set time so we could all talk instead of just typing, and actually get a greater level of human interaction than you get through a computer screen. Plus, a set weekly time would be good for deadlines, morale, etc. I have a freeconferencecall.com account, and although you do have to dial a long distance number to use the call, so many people have cell phones today with free long distance that hopefully that would not be an issue for most.

Thoughts / ideas?
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 09:07 AM
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1. Yes I'd like a jobseekers group
I'm not so definite about the weekly conference call but a forum would be great.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:04 AM
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5. Cool!
Three so far!
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 08:07 PM
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18. I don't need one, sweetie, but I will support it for you and others who
do. (You never know. I just might anyway.) :)
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 09:53 AM
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2. I'm in.
whether it is forum, or conference calls; if you can walk us through the conference call thing once, I am sure we can do it.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:06 AM
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6. It's pretty easy -- and maybe we could do both,
have a forum and have conference calls.

I'd love to have an in person meetup but I mean it would probably cost both of us $10 in gas plus if we ate out it would easily be another $10. With no income coming in, that's hard to justify, although I believe job search expenses are tax-deductible (someone told me that, not sure if it's so, is it?) Anyway I'm cutting costs to the bone and if we can work it in a "free" way instead I'd prefer to try to do that!
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:31 AM
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7. If you are searching for a job in the same area, yes
If you are trying to change careers, no.
I haven't checked this in years but this was the rule the last time I checked many years ago.
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Gold Metal Flake Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:01 AM
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3. I, too, would like to see this.
Some folks would like to post help wanted ads as well.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 10:03 AM
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4. Ah yes -- now THAT would be a good cause for a group!
:kick:
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yellowdogintexas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 11:04 AM
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8. I shamelessly kicked this and recommended nt
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 01:32 PM
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9. .
:kick:
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Sanity Claws Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 04:18 PM
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10. Can you repost this in the career advice forum?
GD moves very fast and I'm afraid that interested people may not get to see this post.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 05:28 PM
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11. I did -- not much response.
Maybe those of us in the thread who are interested can just talk amongst ourselves down in that forum. I'm sure DU doesn't *need* another group-- I just don't think that forum gets visited much.
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izzybeans Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:12 PM
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12. I'd definitely like to see more of that.
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:13 PM
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13. I dont need a job, I'm doing three of them
My own business is rather slow, so I'm driving a cab a few nights a week as well as doing odds and ends and painting rental property for a local realtor.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:18 PM
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14. Cab driving sounds interesting, is it?
I may have to look into doing something not in my field.... :(
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NightWatcher Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:25 PM
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17. I drive at the local airport only and can average 75 -125 a night
from 5p- 12a or so. Not great, but not terrible to do a few nights a week
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Rosemary2205 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:18 PM
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15. I'd rather HIRE someone
we need a receptionist. $32 a year. All we want is someone who has anything remotely like a work ethic, knows basic computer skills and phone manners and has a HS diploma. We've gone through 3 in the last year in spite of the fact all but 3 in the main office have been working here for over 12 years - I've been here for 3 and I'm so happy with my work environment I probably won't leave until I have my wake. Maybe we should start recruiting at senior citizen groups instead of Hot Jobs.
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crispini Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 06:22 PM
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16. Ha! Well....
good luck. :hi:
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