job search help

[UmmSqueakster 54]

My husband, AbuSqueakster, would like to offer his help to MENA men who would like help with their job search. He has taken courses on and has several years experience perfecting his resume and writing and re-writing cover letters. He's been to countless interviews and most likely knows questions they like to ask, and is willing to do mock interviews over the phone or via mic on the computer.

He's also had a lot of experience getting turned down and being rejected. He can provide support and encouragement to perserve. He describes his experience coming to america and looking for a job as being thrown into the middle of an ocean without being able to swim and no help in sight. He wants to make sure no one else has to flounder for air.

In short, here's the areas he can help with:

*Resume format

*Writing a resume

*Writing a cover letter

*Preparation for an interview

*Interview practice

*General moral support

He doesn't have unlimited time, but he will do his best, depending on how many people respond.

If your husband would like to talk with AbuS, please email me at rahmaa at gmail dot com. I'll then pass the information on to him.

And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the prisoner

(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you.

Qur'an 76:8-9

[amysaid 9]

That is really very kind of him to do. Ahmed is already freaking out about how he will find a job, and he hasn't even gotten his visa yet. He's been employed in one job for the last 12 years, doing something that he most likely won't be able to do in the US, with a degree that is more or less useless in the US, so I can't really argue with him when he says it will be hard.

[100% Al Ahly Fan 53]

My husband, AbuSqueakster, would like to offer his help to MENA men who would like help with their job search. He has taken courses on and has several years experience perfecting his resume and writing and re-writing cover letters. He's been to countless interviews and most likely knows questions they like to ask, and is willing to do mock interviews over the phone or via mic on the computer.

He's also had a lot of experience getting turned down and being rejected. He can provide support and encouragement to perserve. He describes his experience coming to america and looking for a job as being thrown into the middle of an ocean without being able to swim and no help in sight. He wants to make sure no one else has to flounder for air.

In short, here's the areas he can help with:

*Resume format

*Writing a resume

*Writing a cover letter

*Preparation for an interview

*Interview practice

*General moral support

He doesn't have unlimited time, but he will do his best, depending on how many people respond.

If your husband would like to talk with AbuS, please email me at rahmaa at gmail dot com. I'll then pass the information on to him.

And they feed, for the love of Allah, the indigent, the orphan, and the prisoner

(Saying): We feed you, for the sake of Allah only. We wish for no reward nor thanks from you.

Qur'an 76:8-9

Jazakum Allah khair to you and your husband....how kind. I will let Ahmed know about this when he gets here. Mind you, I don't expect him until next year sometime, but inshaAllah it will be sooner.

[Aymsgirl 0]

This is so kind of you and your husband! I know he has offered to help my hubby before and when he is on the prowl again for a job I will have him contact him. Allah will bless him for this and you also!

[brnidokiegurl 0]

jobs are very hard to find and i wonder now (he will quit this one tomorrow) how long before he finds another one BUT it cant be as bad as this one

[UmmSqueakster 54]

Even if fiances and husbands aren't here, it's not too soon to start the process. He can work on his resume, get an college papers in order and practice cover letter writing, so that when he gets here, he can hit the ground running.

Looking back, if we could have done things differently, he would have started doing all that before he arrived in the states.

[Staashi 371]

Rahma - that is wonderful of AbuS to provide this gift to our MENA peeps.

I would also like to let everyone know of this company: http://www.jsilny.com/

Josef Silny & Associates are in Miami. They do transcript evaluations and the sort...good for anyone whose spouse might be a dr and wants to come to the US or might want to attend university here in the states and needs their course work translated and evaluated as international transcripts to present to a registrar or admissions office. They charge around $130 and are highly professional and respected. My DH used them to do his translations and evaluation. Just a thought.

[Ahmeds Girl 0]

That's very kind of you and your husband, Umm Squeakster!