High salary for lame job?

[TB4000]

I've been sending my resume out for weeks, trying to get something that pays a little more than what I'm doing right now, and I'm getting a little sick of it, to be honest. I'm seriously tempted to do something terrible, like taking a telemarketing spot that pays in the upper double digits hourly. I know that's like the job to end all jobs, but I may have to suck it up and do it because I need the cash to be honest, and I think I can survive there for a while until something better comes up. I admit I hate even considering doing something I doubt I would be happy at, but that's what comes with making decisions.

[Craig]

I wasn't aware that telemarketing jobs were considered good paying positions.

[TB4000]

I wasn't aware that telemarketing jobs were considered good paying positions.
Oh, most definitely. My sister was making about 800 bucks a paycheck when she worked there for a summer, and she was only in high school. It's hazard pay.

[Craig]

Oh, most definitely. My sister was making about 800 bucks a paycheck when she worked there for a summer, and she was only in high school. It's hazard pay.Is it a weekly or bi-weekly paycheck ? Net or gross pay ?

[John0101]

If you don't mind telemarketing then it's alright. Just don't stay too long otherwise you wake up and realized you hate your job and money isn't that big of an issue anymore.

[TB4000]

Is it a weekly or bi-weekly paycheck ? Net or gross pay ?
bi-weekly, and it was gross. I still don't know how sitting at a phone all day warrants that kind of pay, but go figure.

[Kuchana]

I did a telemarketing job for 4 days and I hated it. So much that I quit.

[missmeow]

It's a means to an end, right? You work the shitty job while you're out there looking for the new job.

[DragonKnight]

Hehe, waiting for Mojo to respond to this thread. *chuckles*

[ellsworth81]

eh ... i'd advise against it ... especially if it's telemarketing ... but can lead into real account exec positions for legit companies with legit clients

[SynRG]

IMO, you need to either A) really need the money or B) have a very "salesy" personality to do telemarketing. There's a reason it's such a high-paying job 'cuz it's really hard on your mental well-being.

TB4000 what's your background or what industry are you in?

[sageb1]

A telemarketing job that paid minimum wage would have a high employee turn over.

So most telemarketing places pay well enough to attract and train the career person.

However, the employer knows most of its workers will be college-bound, followed by married housewives trying to make ends meet.

Then there's the employee who uses his salary to fund holidays on weekends.

[537]

bi-weekly, and it was gross. I still don't know how sitting at a phone all day warrants that kind of pay, but go figure.


was that 800 bucks for 80 hours?

I can think of easier jobs that pay more.

[>:^|]

Dude, I thought you had a lot of computer know-how?

My thought (having been there, done that) is that it is typically better to try to get a job in your field. Money can be a trap that keeps you in a dead-end job.

P.S.: Good luck with your job search!

[rice cracker]

RGIS, baby ;)

[TB4000]

Dude, I thought you had a lot of computer know-how?

My thought (having been there, done that) is that it is typically better to try to get a job in your field. Money can be a trap that keeps you in a dead-end job.

P.S.: Good luck with your job search!
Yeah, I do...but I'm not getting any interviews, and the one I did manage to get, they chose someone else. It's frustrating, that's all. I need to keep that glamorous studio apartment's upkeep, after all. :rolleyes:

[>:^|]

Yeah, I do...but I'm not getting any interviews, and the one I did manage to get, they chose someone else. It's frustrating, that's all. I need to keep that glamorous studio apartment's upkeep, after all. :rolleyes:

Boy, I can see how frustrating that would be. Are you following up when you send out your resume? Have you consulted with trusted friends in the industry and asked about your presentation, your resume, your interview style, etc.? Are you networking? I have to admit that I thought networking was a stupid idea until I started realizing how many people get jobs through other people.

Keep on, dude.

And lastly ... your name isn't Kareem, is it? :^P

[Faithless]

Boy, I can see how frustrating that would be. Are you following up when you send out your resume? Have you consulted with trusted friends in the industry and asked about your presentation, your resume, your interview style, etc.? Are you networking? I have to admit that I thought networking was a stupid idea until I started realizing how many people get jobs through other people.

Keep on, dude.

And lastly ... your name isn't Kareem, is it? :^P
There is something valuable to be said about having your resume examined. A few years back, I had a professional recruiter (who I got in touch with through a former boss) review my resume, and he thought of things to punch up my resume that I wouldn't have considered.

A lot of times, companies want to see how your job experience affected the "bottom lines".

I agree with staying within your "field". Once you get the other job, it gets hard doing a job search, again, within your field. And companies are gonna wonder why the lag.

[SynRG]

There is something valuable to be said about having your resume examined. A few years back, I had a professional recruiter (who I got in touch with through a former boss) review my resume, and he thought of things to punch up my resume that I wouldn't have considered.


Hehe.. that's what I do. :biggrin:


I agree with staying within your "field". Once you get the other job, it gets hard doing a job search, again, within your field. And companies are gonna wonder why the lag.

This is very true. Although everybody understands that people do jump industries or fields.. the ideal candidate for any position will be someone that has not only the experience but the solid track record working their way up in that particular industry.

For instance, I got a resume the other day from a guy who was working as a General Manager for a plant that produced motherboards for the last 5 years. Before that, he was in the fashion industry. He told me he wanted to go back into fashion.. but he hasn't done it for 5 years, and a fashion employer would probably be (in their eyes) taking a risk in employing a guy like that when he's been out of the loop for so long, and if hired he almost certainly would be taking a step down.

If you do have multiple industries on your resume though, one thing you should do is sit down and figure out what kind of skills you learned in each of those industries, and develop a good sales pitch as to why your diversified resume can actually be good for a potential employer... because in some cases especially if the industries are similar, it can actually really work to your advantage. The best example of people who pull this off are Engineers or tech guys that then go into something like Sales... and then wind up back in the tech sector doing Business Development roles. Another example would be people who start off in Market Research, and then move to FMCG or Manufacturing companies. Their previous research experience can usually land them a role in Marketing or Brand Management if they play their cards right.

I have to admit that I thought networking was a stupid idea until I started realizing how many people get jobs through other people.

Check out www.oriented.com, I don't know what the oriented networks are like in the States but they are really big in Asia. I actually got my first job via a guy I met at the Oriented Happy Hours in Taipei.