ziggy29
Moderator Emeritus
Is it wrong that I'm strongly considering this?
My wife has been looking for a job here for a few months -- not a ridiculously good job, just $20K with mediocre medical benefits would be fine -- and it seems like even what she's totally qualified for is getting NO response; no call back for an interview, let alone a job offer.
I'm getting desperate. I'm considering a local advertisement offering a $1000 finder's fee for the person who is first to provide a lead that leads to getting her a suitable job. At this point I'm at my wit's end and wondering what else to do. (I don't think we have any professional "headhunters" to work with here.)
It seems like other than that, if you're not kin to a business owner or a hiring manager, you have little chance in a small town for a halfway decent job. The only thing I can think of that might overcome that is a showing of the green.
Can someone talk me off the ledge? On one hand it seems like a terrible idea, one of desperation and worse. But on the other hand, nothing else seems to be working and maybe this could reveal the "hidden job market" that isn't ever advertised or posted.
My wife has been looking for a job here for a few months -- not a ridiculously good job, just $20K with mediocre medical benefits would be fine -- and it seems like even what she's totally qualified for is getting NO response; no call back for an interview, let alone a job offer.
I'm getting desperate. I'm considering a local advertisement offering a $1000 finder's fee for the person who is first to provide a lead that leads to getting her a suitable job. At this point I'm at my wit's end and wondering what else to do. (I don't think we have any professional "headhunters" to work with here.)
It seems like other than that, if you're not kin to a business owner or a hiring manager, you have little chance in a small town for a halfway decent job. The only thing I can think of that might overcome that is a showing of the green.
Can someone talk me off the ledge? On one hand it seems like a terrible idea, one of desperation and worse. But on the other hand, nothing else seems to be working and maybe this could reveal the "hidden job market" that isn't ever advertised or posted.