DU Job Posting

[DemocratSinceBirth]

There should be a job posting board.

Does one exist?

[cboy4]

1. Now this is one of the best ideas I've ever heard at DU.

If one exists, it needs more attention.

[Jack Bone]

2. That's a great idea!! Maybe an employment discussion group? nt

[DemocratSinceBirth]

22. We Can Discuss How Miserable We Are Because Of This Job Market

[Ilsa]

25. That would be helpful, also. Some of us have been out of the workforce

for awhile and don't realize how much protocol has changed.

[armyowalgreens]

3. I'll start: Poor college student in Phoenix needs job ASAP.

I'll do whatever anyone wants me to do. I just need money.

[cboy4]

5. You should work somewhere selling hot tea!

[armyowalgreens]

6. I love hot tea! But no one is hiring inexperienced baristas

[Ilsa]

23. Never offer "whatever" on DU. You never know what could come up.

It might even be too much fun for one person to have. ;)

[NOW tense]

4. DU marketplace?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=213
I do like the idea of a separate job board.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

8. The Job Postings Board Should Be Displayed More Prominently

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[Lerkfish]

10. since I"m looking for work, I also like the idea of a separate job board... the only

thing that worries me is whether freepers could sabotage employment of DUers that way.
I recall how a single comment I made here once was carried through Michelle Malkin and all the conservative blogosphere as "looney" or insane.

My concern would be that a job board would need to be protective of actual identities in some way to prevent cyberstalking by freeper idiots.

[NOW tense]

11. members only.

not the jacket.

[Lerkfish]

12. better. but still....

freepers still burrow themselves in here kinda deep sometimes.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

14. Hiring A Freeper Wouldn't Be Such A Bad Idea

Sometimes you have to change one heart and mind at a time.

By Freeper I mean your garden variety conservative not a racist, bigot, or homophobe.

[Ilsa]

24. That's true. People can change. I had to undo some brainwashing to

get to this point. I have friends who overcame it also, one was a pilot in the Navy under Raygun. She voted for Gore and for Gay marriage equality in CA.

[Liberal In Texas]

7. Good idea. n/t

[annabanana]

9. Two twenty something guys (smart & nice & meticulous) one recent college grad

and the other looking to pick up some cash before he goes back to school...

(This is going to be a lo-o-o-ong summer in my little house.)

[KharmaTrain]

13. Maybe A Group On Linked-In

I think a forum would be a great idea. It could serve two purposes. First, and most imporant, as a place where those who've just "hit the beach" can find some support...some ideas on how to cope and feel better about themselves to get in the right attitude to move forward. Then to have a networking group...thus I mentioned Linked-In...that can help someone in the market connect not only on DU but around the country in networking and getting back into the game.

Just my .02...your mileage may vary...

[tomreedtoon]

15. Nobody here owns businesses. We're all workers.

We're not rich. We're poor slobs trying to get jobs or keep the jobs we have. Who the hell would hire us or post jobs for us?

Now, you go to the freeper boards...they have money and they can post jobs. But we will never get them.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

16. Plenty Of DUers Own Businesses

I even own a small business, albeit one that is not doing well, like many businesses at this time.

I also saw a demographic profile of DUers. There were many DUers who were making what I would call a decent living -50 to 75K and up.


The biggest Freeper I know is on the ESPN board and he bsrely makes minumum wage working in loss prevention.,,,

[medeak]

33. yep

own 4..and all doing great. (live in reverse economy with gold mines...almost voted for Bush as knew he would screw things up and help our town..but couldn't do it)

[Starbucks Anarchist]

26. Maybe not in your neck of the cave.

[drmeow]

32. Anyone can hear about a job

Being on the job market right now I've discovered that its hard to cover all the bases. It used to be the newspaper was the place to find most job postings. Now I check at least 10 different websites regularly and I still discovered that I missed a posting for a job I could have been great at and had a pretty good chance of getting but I missed the deadline. If someone here had known about it and posted something or someone on the work- related listserve I belong to had said something, I might have found it and had a chance.

[Lochloosa]

17. If your in the 904 area code contact me about a job.

Clean driving record and can pass a drug test

[zbdent]

18. Job?

Oh, you mean "job posting board"!

Never mind ...

[Speciesamused]

19. Ross and DD'S Discounts

anyone near one of these I can try to assist in job placement,
if there are any open positions.
I thought about this job board too. Thanks for the post.

[mopinko]

20. sounds like a great idea. now you need a mission statement.

need another thread with a mission statement, and i think you need 10 people to agree that they would like to be a part of that group.
you will need to flog this fairly regularly, i suspect. seems like something where interest for any particular member would be short lived.

[Bozita]

21. Recommended

[Danascot]

27. ozymandius tried to get one started

Ozy is the host of DU's excellent Stock Market Watch. He was trying to get a job board/employment resource going earlier this year but Skinner didn't support it. There were lots of great ideas batted around on the topic at the time and wide support from the denizens of SMW.

Here's the link to today's SMW:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102x3894400

I would like to see an employment resource at DU but if we can't get one going here I would be happy to host one on my website which is oriented to the economic crisis, see link at my sig line below. If anyone here is willing to work on getting it going, please contact me. That said, I think it would be better to have it at DU because it's a much larger and established community and would be able to reach and help more people.

[dembotoz]

28. been sorta trying to get one started in the wisconsin dis group

i decided to try it in the state group because well mostly jobs are fairly local.
have had some response to the post.
The nice thing about doing it thru a state post is that the state groups tend to post less
often so the post will stay around a little longer....
a job search forum is needed

[live love laugh]

30. The connection by state is a very good idea. nt

[LanternWaste]

29. I can help get someone an entry level position in D/FW area...

I can help get someone an entry level position in D/FW area. Starting pay is app. $10.00/hr for mind-numbingly boring proof reading work. Casual attire. Zone out on your I-pod all day long. Vac/vision/dental no medical. 40 hrs./wk. PM me for details if you're interested. :hi:

[mentalsolstice]

31. K&R

[Number23]

34. Love the idea! As long as the jobs are not just limited to the US

Happy to rec. Great suggestion

[DemocratSinceBirth]

35. TY

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