Randy’s Career Tips

So you’ve been eyeballing a great company for some time now. You’re positive that this company has everything you look for in a great place to work. However, there’s only one problem, the company is your employer’s direct competition.

This may feel like a problem; however, the truth is you are entitled to pursue employment with a competitor under most circumstances. But just to make sure that you approach the situation appropriately, let’s take a look at a few tips to help you move in the direction of your current employer’s competition for a job.

Find Out Whether You’ve Signed a CNC

Your first issue with approaching a competitor of your employer is to know whether you’ve signed a non-compete clause, also known as a covenant-not-to-compete (CNC). Often times, it’s difficult to know everything that you signed when you were thrust a ton of papers during your orientation, which is why it’s that much more important that you dig through them to see if you’re contractually prohibited from working with direct competition.

If you discover that you have signed a CNC, this is the time to read the terms of the contract. In many cases, you’ll be legally unable to sign a contract with a competing company until you haven’t been with your current employer for one year. Some contracts require more or less time. If you feel that your CNC doesn’t offer a fair time period, you may need to consult with a lawyer who specializes in employment law. Whatever you find out about your contract’s CDC agreement, it’s important to consider this portion of a contract every time you sign one, especially if you end up signing with the new company that you’ve been looking at.

Make Special Adjustments to Your Resume

When developing your resume for a competitor, you want to make sure you’re as discreet as possible (more…)

Going to college can be expensive, and if you don’t have a lot of money coming in, you’re going to find out that the bills are going to be hard to pay. If you’re trying to find a part time job, or even a full time one, I wanted to give you some pointers on how you can find those jobs right now.

Look at your campus newspaper: The newspaper sounds like something that’s from the pre-historic age, but yes, they still exist, and people still advertise in them. Pick one up at your school, and you will find that there’s a job section. The employers generally know what they are doing, because they want college students as a worker. You’re going to find out that there will be many jobs such as pizza delivery, cleaning, retail, and more!

Search hourly jobs: The best jobs for a college student is a hourly job. You’ll want to search these out either online, or take a pad, and paper, and write down all of the retail shops that you can think of in your area. Either go to their website, or do the homework online. This would be a great opportunity for you to take to land a great part time job.

These are the 2 best ways to approach your job hunt. You’re going to find that you can get some great leads, and tips. It never hurts to network as well, because you will find out that networking with the right people as well can help you land a job too.

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