I've never had anyone deny me an informational interview. During the recession of the early 90's, I had more of them than you can count. Most of these middle management types are flattered that you want to pick their brain or learn more about their company. In HR, you're just a faceless name on a piece of paper. Conversely, at the conclusion of an interview, you get to hand them that same résumé in person.
Nothing wrong with that approach. It is however a more time consuming effort because you are compiling information that an agency would do for you and an agency has a staff that is gleaning companies that they know is in your target range. An agency can do a lot of heavy lifting for you and free you up from doing research and setting up schedules. They essentially become your screener.
No. Do it NOW, is my advice. NOW and have all your ducks in a row for when this company who used up your best years then threw you away like so much after-Christmas party leftovers, appeals it. They will. But, you'll win if there was no cause. The unemployment office has pros who do this shit for a living, they know what you can file and why. Go Monday, I shit you not.
I don’t think you can file until you have left the job. Unless there has been changes.
Agree 100%
If I read his post correctly, he has left the job. They gave him 4 weeks severance pay. He's laid off, he does not report to work there anymore.
If a company terminates you I don’t think they can fight it.
Okay. I didn’t read it that way but maybe so.
They can appeal, always. But they have burden of proof to show good cause when they do appeal. "Cutbacks" and "the economy is down" don't qualify. But in my experience, they typically always appeal anyway.
I could be wrong, but that's how it sounds to me.
Yeah, they tried some bullshit like she walked off the job, which unemployment bought at first. That's when she lined up witnesses on her appeal. Then company no showed.
And the funny thing is, the bennies don't even come out of their wallet, it's unemployment insurance premiums they pay. Of course the rate can go up but it's pennies to the dollar of what's paid out. They just appeal it out of spite. These guys might not, I was just prepping booze for the typical case I've seen.
Severance pay is prima faca evidence of termination or layoff.
Yep as an employer who has literally never fired an employee I still write checks for that shit every quarter.
Yeah the best thing to do is to treat getting a job like a job. When I first graduated law school the legal job market sucked. But it was important to sort of treat every day like a job search and interview as much as possible.
I don't report to work every day. But this was not a case where I "left the job".
I am a pretty negative person otherwise, but that is exactly how I have looked at it.
That gave me a chuckle mainly because the job market and situation has changed so much.
Have they terminated you or not? This really sounds like a shit deal they've done you.