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kleinbl00  ·  3748 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: October 8, 2014  ·  

I've unblocked and unmuted you just now. Life is too short.

Staffing agencies have no power. Find a company that looks interesting, figure out who you'd be working for at that company, and appeal to them directly. It's been 10+ years since I was on the job market (in the land of TPS reports, anyway) but the statistic put forth at the time was that roughly 5% of jobs are filled by something other than referral.

Introduce yourself to people who aren't hiring. Be friendly and attentive. somebody will eventually give you a conduit to a job that hasn't been advertised yet.

Good luck.