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[proud_dem]

For those of you searching for a job (like me) here is a report from Morgan Stanley that may help you.

Industrials: Conditions were mostly unchanged for the industrials group in early April, although conditions improved for the airlines and machinery/multi-industry companies. Improvement for the airlines is seasonal. Prices charged increased for all groups. Prices charged outpaced unit costs for the railroads and business services, while prices and costs increased at the same pace for electrical equipment and machinery/multi-industry companies. Labor costs are squeezing margins at air freight and surface transportation companies, and materials costs, specifically fuel costs, are squeezing margins at the airlines. Hiring plans are fairly robust for the group, with machinery/multi-industry, railroads, business services, and air freight and surface transportation companies planning on increasing hiring somewhat over the next three months. All groups with the exception of airlines plan to increase capex over the next three months.

http://www.morganstanley.com/GEFdata/digests/20050408-fri.html

I included a list of some S&P Industrial companies, that you can look up to see if they are postings any jobs:

3M Company
Allied Waste Industries
American Power Conversion
American Standard
Apollo Group
Avery Dennison Corp.
Block H&R
*Boeing Company
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Caterpillar Inc.
Cendant Corporation
Cintas Corporation
Cooper Industries, Ltd.
Crane Company
CSX Corp.
Cummins Inc.
Danaher Corp.
Deere & Co.
*Delta Air Lines
Deluxe Corp.
Donnelley (R.R.) & Sons
Dover Corp.
Eaton Corp.
Emerson Electric
Equifax Inc.
FedEx Corporation
Fluor Corp. (New)
General Dynamics
General Electric
Goodrich Corporation
Grainger (W.W.) Inc.
Honeywell Int'l Inc.
Illinois Tool Works
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd.
ITT Industries, Inc.
*Lockheed Martin Corp.
Masco Corp.
Monster Worldwide
Navistar International Corp.
Norfolk Southern Corp.
Northrop Grumman Corp.
PACCAR Inc.
Pall Corp.
Parker-Hannifin
Pitney-Bowes
Power-One Inc.
Raytheon Co. (New)
Rockwell Automation, Inc.
Rockwell Collins
Ryder System US
*Southwest Airlines
Textron Inc.
Thomas & Betts
Tyco International
Union Pacific
United Parcel Service 5
United Technologies
Waste Management Inc.



(I have an interview tomorrow, whew first one in a long time and I am keeping my fingers crossed)

[mhr]

1. Unemployed 60 Months - Over 3,000 Resumes Out The Door!

Little hope left here!

[proud_dem]

2. I know what you mean....

I had an interview today for a service position and they go we have NO openings in that, we are looking for commission only sales people, I felt like asking them why they lied and lured me in for a interview under false pretenses, assholes.

There is just nothing available, none of the S&P industrial companies on my list above are near me and most of the jobs on their sites are for manufacturing engineers (which I don't quailify for) plus I can't afford to pack up and move anywhere anyway.

And Monster.com is a total waste of time, IMO.

[mhr]

3. Yes, Almost All Of The Feedback From The On Line Job Boards

Is nothing but come ons for get rich quick schemes or commission sales positions.

I interviewed recently and felt strongly that I was a threat to those already employed at this particular company.

I sense a growing disquiet and sense of ill ease among many people that are still employed.

[elehhhhna]

4. So you ARE getting interviews! Good. Now it's a matter of time.

What's going "wrong" on the interviews...notice any patterns?

Ex-Headhunter Extraordinaire,
Elehhhna

[Coyote_Bandit]

5. Now two and a half years unemployed

I've actually received and collected over 1500 rejection letters. I've quit counting my inquiries and contacts.

'Course it really doesn't help to be female, something other than fundamentalist Christian and politically moderate or liberal while living in crazy red f*cking JOklahoma. I have experimented and discovered that I do receive a better response to my resumes if I use my initials and keep all the initial contact gender neutral.

God, I'd love to get out of this place.

And, yes, I'm educated - BA, MA, MBA, JD - with my most recent degree being awarded in 2001.

[proud_dem]

6. Coyote .....

Have you tried these places:

http://www.wahm.com/cgi-bin/forumdisplay.cgi?action=topics&forum=Telecommuting+Moms&number=73&DaysPrune=1000&LastLogin=

http://www.mommysplaceforums.net/bb/viewforum.php?f=5




I just got a job doing home remodeling and architectural drawing today after over 2 years un-employed.

[Coyote_Bandit]

7. Thanks!

I'll check those out.

To date, I've used more job boards than I can count, three university placement offices, and all of the friends, family and acquaintances I can.

[proud_dem]

8. These are specifically ..

telecomuting job boards that help women and they have a lot of resources that will help you with scam artists, so maybe you will get lucky!


Good luck!!