how long you been jobless? and how many resume you send before getting a job?

Where's the time frame for 1 month - 11 months?

i dont quit b4 i found a job. never being fired b4 even i late everyday, i always get my work done. I do not apply more than 2 applications per week, and usually i able to get a job in less than 1 month(while working).

Wat kind of qualification and job did u apply for? hehe

lol u might not believe it

SPM, Programmer
ppl hired me cause of my skill, ability and experience, not my qualification

but now I m MCP
https://mcp.microsoft.com/authenticate/validatemcp.aspx
Transcript ID : 736458
Access Code : jkwong001

Good good proud of u~~

I was actually jobless for about 2+ months. I think I sent out about 20 resumes out via email and post before landing my first job.

Well, if you don't consider temporary job as job, then I'm jobless for ..... er....... .... since August 2005 with vast experience in spamming resumes for job application (practically I forgotten the number of resumes I sent already)

This post has been edited by goliath: Aug 11 2006, 02:36 PM

6 months

not enough option

myself 6 month but im lucky becoz i just send 2 resume only

That good for you....but nowadays it will be harder

1 month plus.the longest.

2 months. Sent around 6 resumes before i got my job

4 days from quiting my previous job (no job in hand)

send around 3 resume...get my first job within a months....and fired my boss after a month....and join another company

Send over 50 resumes...ah, nvm, don't want to think anymore.

dun give up...

Some of the forumers voted >5 years jobless. Are they trying to be funny or what. Me 6 months.

6 months..

sent out like.. dunno how many.. average 6-8 every month... about 50 ler.. i got a few offers.. but the pay is really crappy.. and have to work 24 hours shift.. no allowance.. no nothing.. zzz work as data entry oso better with the kind of offer they give.. at least no shift and wat other nonsense

5 years are people who already retire

I have been searching my current job for nearly 2 months after I have completed my studies.

never jobless... coz i used to pay house rental etc.
so i gotta work

I'm jobless for about few months...but enjoying my holidays...

5 years are people who still study, not yet work

bcos those r still students


myself for my previous 4 changeovers
1 resume for each time, coz oni apply for those companies
12 hours jobless for each
coz the last day, work half day at Company A,
then after lunch go Company B.

1st work also straight after uni exam, then take train straight go back KL to work

what about you lighching, how long have you been jobless?

One week after my final paper of my degree program i received a call from this desperate company.. 4 days later went for their face two face interview.. officially start work two weeks later..
Conclusion.. jobless for less than a month after my final paper..
Consider myself lucky..

This post has been edited by Brotherjoe: Aug 13 2006, 08:51 PM

You're indeed very lucky to secure a job so early.

for me... countless resume that I've send... got 17 interview but still jobless... jobless for about 8 month now.... I WANNA WORK!!! WANNA GET MONEY!!!

Was offered permanent position by my boss when I getting completed my industrial training once completed, start as permanent staff... but i quit after few months due to better offer... then quit oso after 8 months coz see no future continue the job even get high pay... jobless bout 2 months Fully utilize my time to Njoy da holiday... hoho... will start new job tomorrow!!

so what company you work for? still need people?
where you take the MCP course? and how much u pay for it?

This post has been edited by lighching: Aug 15 2006, 10:45 AM

Wish you faster become MCSE soon!!!

how long being jobless is depends on wheather you're choosy or not ....
some ppl wont care wat kind of job just don wan to let go thier time, so they will go for any job... normally within 1 month can get job ...
some of them will spend more than 6 months to get a good job.

me less than a month in being jobless. my field is easy to get job but the main concern is the pay, is it enough or not.

any bio grads here?

me, 13mths, 30+ resume, and counting

2months plus.......

17 days and counting atm.

wow pacer! one year already!

sent 6 resumes and secured a job within a month after graduation. Working for 1.5 years till now.

This post has been edited by t0p_man: Aug 18 2006, 11:09 PM

i am almost 1 year. But only sent out resume after CNY. Need to compile convincing portfolio.

I am choosy. I dun wanna face back previous working style.

This is why i can watch 24 series, david83..haha.
U gotta haf alot of times spent on this show.

Just wonder what u guys doin in tos jobless days? Upgrading urself or just enjoy the hell of it~?

I got one friend who is very picky with jobs. She applied for various companies and when the companies called for an interview, she rejected and complained to another friend of mine that those companies are not good, bad location, low salary and etc. She even got offer but don't want to commit to it but at the same time, still complaining that she's jobless bla bla ... WTH!

Hahah..
Actually,to me...no matter what qualification did you have....as long as you are not "memilih"..you will git your job..
BTW, I still study in UTP, but, during mid term breaks, always applying jobs to get money. You know what, I just use my SPM+Foundation qualifications and I still got these jobs:
1) Sales Executive Public Bank
2) Customer Support Executive -Standard Chartered
3) Forex Remiser


To get jobs easily,to me, we no need to have "memilih" attitude. If we are working outside of our speacilization,we still can learn....heheh
Just giving my opinion.

This post has been edited by uglytwinkle: Aug 20 2006, 11:58 AM

Ha! Ha! No wonder ...

As for me, I'm those lazy type. Upgrade during jobless period seems like no way for me.

1 month plus....

sent out resume around 8....

Got 4 interviews all...

managed to get 3 offers to choose...

Wow...tha's amazing...sure u are educated and brilliant man~

3 month.

every week send resume around 4 times, average 1 interview a week

lucky get job this month

13 months only 30+ resume??

Fren, you better send more resume ler. The number tell us either you are too lazy to find jobs or you are too choosy.

I remember last time when I was searching job, I can send up to 10 resume in one month.

I was jobless for a month (after my final exam)

Sent out half dozen of resume and attended 4 interviews. Got offer from 3 companies and selected the one I preferred most (which is still my current employer)

This post has been edited by samurai1337: Aug 20 2006, 07:17 PM

no lah...

my field is demanding...

low paid... high workloads...

can get easily... if u qualify...

AHH... I choose wrong.. I mistake >5 years with this > 5 months
I'm jobless approximate for 8 months. 3 months for CNY and festival celeration.
3 months for short trip to others countries.

At the time, I applies and send resume to few companies because I thought end of this year might migrate to other country. The end I'm jobless for the stupid reason.
I'm no choosy, as long as it's not KL or sales position.

Conclusion, now i get an offer at KL. what a small world? >.<
Before this, I applied and sends a lot of resumes to big and small companies.
Few of interview I failed, I realise what is my mistake. But I've learned from the mistake. The first interviewer I had is a nasty lady.

Until now I still remember how she acuse me. But without her, I don't think I can improve from that altho I'm mad of her at the first time. She really make me feel I'm different today. From interview to interview, I really learned a lot. The questions that they going to ask and how to overcome.

However, I'm still noob. Still long way to learn.. Willingly to learned.. as forward to future carreer interview (perhaps)

This post has been edited by MoTko_ElLe: Aug 20 2006, 09:06 PM

yeah, it's kinda scary. I dun even know der is 24 series until i spent time in this forum after previous company bankrupt.. I missed out alot of stuffs. Everyday working like a numb person.

Jobless oso got it's good except u know how to spend tos times well instead of smoking & moaning all the times.

Upgrade urself wif something useful & u r interested.

darn, my replenish time is over.
Whipping my ass now..heee.. Dun stay too long in jobless, u will be a forever lazy soul. Losing self-confident breed in this way.

Yea~ same here.. my first interview make me numb inside da room when both ladies shoot me with questions out of my xpectation
Before the interview i never worry about anything, didn't prepare well... erhmm... after the interview i get myself prepared for any UPCOMING interview...erhmm... not to allow myself fail again~ alwiz practice untill i can remembered all the possible questions, and alwiz create Q & A session for myself... it was funny whenever u ask urself and answer urself...
Try to attend all interview chances i got... xproximately one or twice every week... even i'm not very interested with the job, get the chance to PRACTICE; frm there u gain a lot!