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Ever been offered jobs from posting your resume?

 
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acrhao



Joined: 09 Sep 2009

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 10:54 pm    Post subject: Ever been offered jobs from posting your resume? Reply with quote

Has anyone been offered jobs from posting your resume on the site?

If so, are they legitimate positions that fit your criteria you may have disclosed in the post?
(for example, if you wrote you want to teach middle school level at a hagwon in Seoul, do employers/recruiters contact you with positions that fit that discription?)

Which employers or recruting compaines contacted you?

And, has anyone taken the job they were offered from employers who saw your resume?

I'm really curious to know if employers really take the time to look at resumes.


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Big Mac



Joined: 17 Sep 2005

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Both times that I posted my resume I literally got hundreds of responses. You'll get many recruiters contacting you and you will also get a lot of employers contacting you directly.

You will get a lot of crap this way, but if you know what to look for you will be able to sift through it all to find the good jobs. Just don't take the first job that comes along!!

I would highly recommend posting your resume. Be patient though and try to answer every e-mail, even though it will take a lot of time.
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Draz



Joined: 27 Jun 2007
Location: Land of Morning Clam

PostPosted: Sat Sep 12, 2009 11:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

One of my coworkers got her job from having her resume online. (This site? Not sure.) Our employer was looking for people with their paperwork in order, and able to start in a month.

I'm not sure exactly what kind of job she was looking for, but I know it wasn't this. It's a good job though, so she accepted.
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some waygug-in



Joined: 25 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 12:51 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can also post on serious teachers (dot) com.

The more the better until you can find something you like.
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tenchu77491



Joined: 16 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 7:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just posted mine, looking for positions in 2010 though. Hopefully gets something~
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Gibberish



Joined: 29 Aug 2009

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 11:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Protip: Post your resume and a link to a hosted photo, ideally a very flattering one. You can thank me later.
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Keepongoing



Joined: 13 Feb 2003
Location: Korea

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I got my first university position by posting my resume on Dave's, and it was a great position.
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bassexpander



Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.

PostPosted: Sun Sep 13, 2009 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes,

I posted a resume on an obscure little website and it was found there by my previous employer. Actually, a couple of foreigners working there found it, and they passed it on to the boss. Lucky, lucky.

Never would have guessed anyone would have found anything on that site, since it had so few hits, but someone did!
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iggyb



Joined: 29 Oct 2003

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 12:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Have only gotten 1 non-recruiter contact through repeated posting of a resume with much experience and MA in teaching....
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litebear



Joined: 12 Sep 2009
Location: Holland

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 4:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Posting my CV tonight, so hopefully!
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wawawawonder



Joined: 30 Mar 2008

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 5:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

My tip:

create a new email address or use one that is kind of redundant at the moment, so as to lessen the stress of being spammed.
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tenchu77491



Joined: 16 Mar 2009

PostPosted: Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:58 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Posted mine yesterday, already got two companies sending me emails about different positions.
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