Employment

Constant networking is the easiest way to find a job. Asking friends and making personal connections is a must. It's much more effective than newspaper ads. From my own experience, I can share that I used my personal connections to find my current job. It was important for me to talk and communicate with members of my family and community and this is how I found out about this job. My cousin informed me about the job opening at Ashley’s, so I went at the store and applied in person. They offered me the job for three months as a probationary period.

They wanted to see how I work and how fast I could move heavy items and how I can assemble furniture pieces. I suggested some new ways of packaging, moving and organizing clearance items and my supervisor was impressed with my contribution. When furniture legs or pieces were broken or missing, I offered to fix and repair, and I also contributed with painting the walls and floors in the warehouse. Using my skills from the previous job, I helped with sewing and repairs for furniture fabric which was torn or ripped during the moving.

After less than three months, they were satisfied with my work, and they offered me a full-time position.

So, with my constant networking and showing my abilities to help and contribute to the teamwork, I was able to keep this job and to get appreciated by my supervisor and colleagues.