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Subject:Re: Back again.... looking... From:John Allred <john2 -at- allrednet -dot- com> To:Robert Courtney <bobsc1 -at- earthlink -dot- net> Date:Thu, 13 Dec 2012 23:37:26 -0600
Robert,
If you haven't already, create a LinkedIn profile and post your rÃsumà there. If you have a personal web site where you can highlight your skills and post samples of your work, cross link the two sites. Also, list on a few of the job sites till you see which one(s) produce the most contacts for you.
Good luck!
John Allred
On Dec 13, 2012, at 9:14 PM, Robert Courtney <bobsc1 -at- earthlink -dot- net> wrote:
> I was let go today from my job. I was told I do not meet the companies expectations. When in reality, they just didn't have the work to keep me busy. At the same time, they let go the guy they hired 2 weeks ago. And I didn't think he was doing all that bad.
>
> So, I am on the market looking for work again.
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> The real question? Should I see what is out there and see what I can do? Or should I just start working as an independent contractor? I have never done that before and I am not sure how I should go about it?
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> Any ideas? How bad? How hard? How do I get out and do it? Any books? Any guidance is appreciated.
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> Thanks,
>
> --
> Bobby
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