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First I am sorry to hear you lost your job =(

I don't think I can be much help. I did however have to do internships and a lot of volunteer work to get into my field of work. I would talk to your professors and see what contacts they have and what they recommend for an internship. I found that a lot of professors seem to have a lot of connections to places that are great for getting internships at. Then I would also find places that look like good prospects in your opinion as well. Compile a list, work on your resume, references and get a few copies of your unofficial transcripts. You can e-mail or call each company or check their website for information on internships or go down there in person and let them know you plan to work in whatever career field and your looking for an internship and give them all of your info. There are a lot of places that do interviews for internships so be prepared for that as well. When I did my interviews I was professional, honest and enthusiastic about the work I wanted to do and was interested in. I was asked a lot of questions and I used that to my advantage to show how much knowledge I had on the subject or what I was applying for.

I don't know how internships with your field works but that's what I did. I don't know if it will help you but I hope you find something.
 
krichardson said:
How about talking with management at the factory about possibly becoming their employee?


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IME as a supervisor, if the company wanted you, they'd offer to bring you on. If someone's let go from a temp position they were not doing their job up to par, they kept people with more seniority, the supervisor just didn't like the person for one reason or another or they had no choice because work was slow and they'll call them back when it picks up again

But when you're let go, it's the company that tells the temp who to let go, so there's really no chance or fat chance going to the company themselves would do anything
 
ballinouttacntrol said:
I'm confused on how you can't collect unemployment when you're not being offered work by the temp services?
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I guess I don't KNOW that I can't collect unemployment - I just am not going to count on it is all. Temp service said to call them in the morning. Mike said to talk to them and tell them that I was unfairly let go. There was no indication that I wasn't performing my job as desired. He said they might be able to get my job back. Question is, Do I want it? Won't they just watch for the slightest thing to nit pick and throw me out for?

I don't know these things, I've never been in this situation before. Thanks guys for your advice, Esp Beex and Sumo - I never thought of poppin out kids and raping the system....Consider it done! :thumbsup: Mike will be happy anyway... hahahaha
 
They don't need a reason to let temps go. If they needed to justify it, they can say anything really. Most likely, "your position has been terminated." Meaning they just decided the job position you were doing is no longer necessary and you just happened to be the person in that particular position

Trust me kels, go file unemployment. That's what it's there for. Free money until you can find another job

Only way you get denied is if you were fired or quit. And under certain circumstances you can get unemployment for quitting but you'd have to fall under certain strict criteria
 
Guess the worst I could do is try. lol. I did that once though through MN cuz I worked there and was laid off for the summer. Someone told me I qualified for unemployment. Well, I got a check and then they said "Oops! You owe us money!" This was....4? 5? years ago...I still owe it... lol. I'm surprised they didn't take it out of my taxes...Eh whatever....I'm skittish of the whole unemployment thing cuz of that and I'm also a PCA so if I tried REAL hard I could make ends meet there...You know? But that's a whole other thing...I'd have to work nights (which technically aren't allowed) and move the hours around and blah blah blah...

I'm going to talk to the temp service before I get too excited...again...lol
 
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