Changing jobs/careers

[Bob Smith]

Guys, Im seriously considering changing jobs from what i currently do (insurance) to something else. Its been nearly 2 years since Ive looked for a job or had to do the whole resume/interviewing/job search crap. I have a bachelors in finance, 2 yrs sales experience, 1 year recruiting/interviewing, and about a year of supervisory experience. With that, what can I do?

Objectives: Minimum $35k salary (or would take a lower salary + comm.), benefits, the usual stuff. Travel isnt a big deal as long as the company pays for it.

Help a guy in his search. Thanks!

 

[wolve]

Guys, Im seriously considering changing jobs from what i currently do (insurance) to something else. Its been nearly 2 years since Ive looked for a job or had to do the whole resume/interviewing/job search crap. I have a bachelors in finance, 2 yrs sales experience, 1 year recruiting/interviewing, and about a year of supervisory experience. With that, what can I do?

Objectives: Minimum $35k salary (or would take a lower salary + comm.), benefits, the usual stuff. Travel isnt a big deal as long as the company pays for it.

Help a guy in his search. Thanks!

I thought all you mods were getting paided 100k. Well either way somedays id rather be digging ditches than working in my office. Ive jumped jobs alot in the past 5 years and the internet has some great site for advice.
Check out www.salary.com for advice on salaries for jobs and locations.

Also Hotjobs, Monster, and www.net-temps.com are the 3 best jobs boards.

 

[crewboss]

Guys, Im seriously considering changing jobs from what i currently do (insurance) to something else. Its been nearly 2 years since Ive looked for a job or had to do the whole resume/interviewing/job search crap. I have a bachelors in finance, 2 yrs sales experience, 1 year recruiting/interviewing, and about a year of supervisory experience. With that, what can I do?

Objectives: Minimum $35k salary (or would take a lower salary + comm.), benefits, the usual stuff. Travel isnt a big deal as long as the company pays for it.

Help a guy in his search. Thanks!

bro it sounds like you could walk into a sales management or a sales team lead position. some of the high tech sales management positions pay very well, but you may have to start somewhat lower and complete months of training first, which is always worth the time. most likely in an inside sales role, then outside sales, and so on. not sure if sales is your thing but if so, i'd hit up some high tech companies, now might be a great time too, as 2004 is looking to be an unbelievable year for IT procurement. good luck bro.

 

[Bob Smith]

Crew, even if I have zero knowledge of IT stuff?

 

[steve miller]

yeah i am in the same typ eof situation bob i graduated 7-8 months ago..i have B.S in international business (want to be international salesman but those jobs seem hard to come by lol) and MBA in marketing...anyways its a tough market i bounced aroudn arleady im in my second city and third job...i want it all thats my problem...however i have decently cool job now working for a large wirless carrier doing b2b sales...its pretty cool the money is definetly there if you are willing to work for it..75-100k is not that difficutl to make...but i dont think i will ever be satisfied...i also did the recruiting thing for a bit...its sucked in my opinion and i worked for a great compnay wiht great people and awesome opportunity i just hated being on the phone....bro my advice to you is really look around before you make a decision because most jobs are just that...they are vehicles in which you earn a living,,anyways i would say you could get any type of sales jobs leaning towards finance I.e insurance, broker (might be tough) or IT software sales, if you are extremely luck u will land a pharma sales job (they seem to be the best all my friends do it)........Honestly bro ask yourself this what do i really want to do , what are your goals an aspirations, and how can i use my job and current situation to catapult myself into that position where i want to be...look at all your weakness and your strengths and really focus on making yourself stronger in weak areas...its like lifting the principles can be applied in real life everyday...anyways bro i dont have the answers only advice only u truly know what u r capable of....if you need to discuss anything pm me or email me bro i am here to talk

 

[rillotucows@hotmail.com]

Try www.dice.com is you want to look in the technology sector.

Rill

 

[Chip Bronson]

bob, how about teaching? you've always come across as an intelligent, empathetic, quick-thinking-on-your-feet type of guy. not sure what the pay is for teachers in your neck of the woods but it's gotta be at least 35k; in nyc, i would be starting at 53k, but i have a master's degree. while the money may not be great, the upside is the quality of life thing that teaching will afford you. plus you work less hours thereby leaving you extra time to pursue other business interests on the side.

since you've got a bachelor's degree, all you would need is a provisional certification (which is good for 5 years) which allows you to teach a variety of subjects without committing to any single one. at the end of that time period, you can choose a subject to specialize in. presumably, you will have settled on something during that time. in addition, the school system will pay for you to get your master's degree and that's a big savings for you.

yeah, i've been thinking about it myself over the lasts couple of years. just waiting to set myself up a little more before i make the change but i think the change is inevitable. i also cannot decide whether i want to teach high-school or college. i'm leaning more towards college (even though it's a lot tougher to land this job) at this point because i think high-schoolers are dicks, but that's just me...let me know if there is anyting i can do to help in this area. hope this helps bro.

 

[steve miller]

dude college professor is on of the best jobs in the world its what i aspire to do one day...the teachers are my school told me that the minimum amount of hours they needed to work a week was 17 HOURS!!!!!!!!!! and they made like 45-100k depending on time spent ,,,,god that must be nice

 

[crewboss]

dice.com is a great site.

bob - you don't need any IT background at all bro. great case in point - my roomate went to undergrad for industrial design. he worked designing furniture for a while and then realized that designing furniture is for gay men. it also didn't pay very well. he got into EMC in an inside sales role, and they sent him to Austin for 3 months for product training. The training can be pretty rough but they drill you on every facet of the technology. it's completely worth it bro. He completed the training and got some face time with some district managers. He just found wednesday that he was picked up by the district sales manager in Houston, and he'll be the lead on a 4-man sales team. even though he'll have to deliver big, his base is $65K, and he has a tangible chance to make triple figures in his first year. oh yeah and EMC stock doubled last year too.

not to say everyone shits roses bro, but he barked up the right tree. sounds like with your experience, you'd be more than qualified to land something in high tech sales if you were interested in doing so. good luck.

 

[Chip Bronson]

dude college professor is on of the best jobs in the world its what i aspire to do one day...the teachers are my school told me that the minimum amount of hours they needed to work a week was 17 HOURS!!!!!!!!!! and they made like 45-100k depending on time spent ,,,,god that must be nice

absolutely steve. even at the community college level, which where i would be starting, you make good money. you teach 2 classes or the equivalent of about 15 hours and you make between 55-75k. and this only goes up as gain experience. then you have all this free time to run a business on the side and make even more money. in my case, i would give private guitar lessons to the tune of $35/hour. at 10 hours a week that's almost a grand and a half extra per month, tax free. not too shabby....

 

[thick]

if i had it all to do over I would seriously look at going the admin. route and be a superintendent of a high school. Great pay. and besides than u could be jewel's boss not sure what extra educational requirements this would entail

 

[Chip Bronson]

yeah but then would you have enough time to post as much as you do now? lol

 

[thick]

good point but i would be on here evenings and weekends instead and of course during xmas break, spring break and all summer to catch up to u polesmokers

 

[Chip Bronson]

i think it's more like we need to catch up to you, you post-whore you...

 

[thick]

well i am still talking about what i would be doing if i wouldn't have done what i did than i would have to do what i said in order to keep up what i have done

 

[Chip Bronson]

weeeeerd yo!!!

 

[oldtimer]

Bob have you tried http://www.microsoft.com/careers?, those guys have more than 2300 openings. This year's going to be Nasdaq's (hopefully). Numerous benefits, and sales reps get some serious bonus. I know a sales rep working for MS who makes around 30k US$ (tax free) in bonus only. He gets around 50k-60k (again, tax free) as a salary. For the guys in the US, most prolly' they make something around 100k-120k.

If you're into sales, you should be making more than 35k, a lot more..

-OT

 

[hardcore210]

Bob-
I'm kind of in the same boat you are. I have a bachelor's in finance, and I work for a financial planning company. I, too, have been looking for a career change. A few of the interviews I've been on have wanted to pigeon-hole me as strictly a salesman, despite my background. Pharmaceutical sales is the trend in my area for anyone with sales experience. Other than sales, it seems like companies expect you to be more specialized in a particular area. At least that's the problem I've run into. Good luck, brother! It sucks hunting, sending out the resumes, answering the typical "describe a situation where you......" questions, etc, etc!

HC210