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So I am in the Oil and looking for a job to fill the gaps, wanting to take on a full time job and work oil part time as in nights and weekends.  
I think I have applied at every administrative, warehouse, etc. job here on Ebradnon.  
I have my diploma in Administrative work and I have worked in the field for many years. Also I have worked in customer base business and I am a hard worker.  
But it seems that I have not gotten one call for a interview.  
I send in my resume, wait for a day or two and do follow ups. I just ask if they have revived my Cover letter and Resume. They say they have and they will be calling people back and doing interviews within the week. But I still get nothing back  
I don't understand what I am doing wrong.  
Any advice on how to be getting jobs in Brandon.  
Thanks  

Being you are in the oil industry like you say....jobs you are applying for, are they just something to fill the time until things pick up again? I know I get tons of people who work paving and oil and only want something to fill the time until their regular job picks up again. I know I don't want to train someone only to have them jump ship later.

It's all about who you know around here. I am sure you are more than qualified for these positions....but I find business people around here tend to hire who they know first before people who may be more qualified. Welcome to Brandon.

Perhaps you were accustomed to being in an industry that for many years had a chronic shortage of workers across the board.  
 
You might have not known that outside of that industry, good jobs are hard to come by, and there's plenty of people with degrees out there competing to get them. It takes time.  
 
I'll also add that although no employer will openly admit it, looking for a full time job on top of a nights and weekends job will hurt your efforts. Employers are all too familiar with burnout syndrome and how it will effect your job performance.  
 
Also I second what fishin guy said.  

Fishin Guy said "Being you are in the oil industry like you say....jobs you are applying for, are they just something to fill the time until things pick up again? I know I get tons of people who work paving and oil and only want something to fill the time until their regular job picks up again. I know I don't want to train someone only to have them jump ship later. "

I have oil field experience and i sometimes wonder if i should leave it off because employers see that and assume i am returning without giving me a chance, if the job im applying for is a great place to work and provides a decent wage then i will stay  
 
also if i dont fill my resume it looks like ive been unemployed for a long time and an employer may wonder why. The other side is that oil field people are usually used to working long hours and never being able to ask for days off, plus you can learn many transferable skills so its a toss up and i end up using my oil field experience and either highlighting it or downgrading it depending on what im applying for  
 
OP, if you have lots of experience and think you are more then qualified i would suggest something is wrong with your resume. Once or twice could be explained by thinking someone else more qualified got the job but if you are not even interviewing then no matter if your resume looks good it plainly isnt good enough. So get someone to look it over and see what can make it even better, make sure you are tailoring your resume and cover for the particular job and then if you still cant find employment start calling in a few weeks and ask the hiring manager what you are missing to be selected, some maybe wont say but if they do they will give you valuable incite to what you need to do and if they have an opening they just might think you want it bad enough that you will work out for them  
 
good luck

if they feel like you wont want to work for them since you are more than likely used to a higher income than they will offer.

Check them out. They may be able to help with resume and possible employment.  
 
I'm retired, but have left my name and resume with them. They give me a call when something comes up that I may be interested in.

traveller said "    Fishin Guy said "Being you are in the oil industry like you say....jobs you are applying for, are they just something to fill the time until things pick up again? I know I get tons of people who work paving and oil and only want something to fill the time until their regular job picks up again. I know I don't want to train someone only to have them jump ship later. " I have oil field experience and i sometimes wonder if i should leave it off because employers see that and assume i am returning without giving me a chance, if the job im applying for is a great place to work and provides a decent wage then i will stay     also if i dont fill my resume it looks like ive been unemployed for a long time and an employer may wonder why. The other side is that oil field people are usually used to working long hours and never being able to ask for days off, plus you can learn many transferable skills so its a toss up and i end up using my oil field experience and either highlighting it or downgrading it depending on what im applying for     OP, if you have lots of experience and think you are more then qualified i would suggest something is wrong with your resume. Once or twice could be explained by thinking someone else more qualified got the job but if you are not even interviewing then no matter if your resume looks good it plainly isnt good enough. So get someone to look it over and see what can make it even better, make sure you are tailoring your resume and cover for the particular job and then if you still cant find employment start calling in a few weeks and ask the hiring manager what you are missing to be selected, some maybe wont say but if they do they will give you valuable incite to what you need to do and if they have an opening they just might think you want it bad enough that you will work out for them     good luck "

Regarding Oil experience....If someone words it on their resume or cover letter that they want a career change as they are tired of the oil work it would give me reason to look at their resume further. Unless I know the person doesn't want to go back I view it as they just want filler work.

I am looking to find a job and stay at it, not going back to the oil full time anymore... to unpredictable. I am going to stay part time. Work weekends and nights.. or when I am not working my full time job. I will go and work in the oil. but my number one job will be my full time job  
 
I like the idea as a career change, maybe I will do that  
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I have my Resume and Cover letter made professionally.  
The type of work I do int the oil, is not demanding as in if I cannot go. then they send someone else.  
Right now yes I make a good amount of money in the oil. But I would rather know that I will have a pay day in 2 weeks then know that I may not .  
 
Thank you all  
 
Edited by Jets Fan, 2015-09-08 12:09:54

Make sure your cover letter makes clear you are looking for an industry change and actually mean it. Too many employers have been badly burned by folks who use them for filler work until oil picks up again.  
 
The other problems is wages - outside the oil field simply cannot pay the same. Employers know you will need top dollar to accept the job & don't necessarily have that dollar to pay to a new person. Everyone else at the business worked their way up to the top rates.  
 
Not trying to rain on your job search but also a professionally done cover letter is not a plus. Write your own for each job application. A cover letter you send to every job doesn't convey that THIS is the job you want. Job searching is a job, so don't think you don't "have the time" to personalize every single one.  
 
Best of luck on your search.

Apply at Wawanesa Mutual Insurance... They are looking to fill a few positions right now

hatsoff said "It's all about who you know around here. I am sure you are more than qualified for these positions....but I find business people around here tend to hire who they know first before people who may be more qualified. Welcome to Brandon. "

I moved here from England, knowing next to no-one and have been offered 5 jobs and an interview which I cancelled as I found employment. Yes this was a few years ago and maybe employment was easier to get then, but it definitely wasn't because of who I knew. I have found Brandon extremely friendly and welcoming. To the OP, maybe have your resume checked over by one of the employment places. Good luck in your search.

It's because you are not wanting to work evenings or weekends? Not many 9 to 5, Monday to Friday jobs out there nowadays.