1.What worked for you - networking? classifieds? What? I looked almost exclusively on the internet, a little bit word of mouth. But I want to add my approach to job hunting was very similar to Gaby's. I didn't have a spread sheet, but I did meticulously note everything in a day planner. When I am job hunting I tend to be obsessive, and it is not unusual for me to be looking and applying through the night.
2.How did you find your job? I had gone to a temp agency and was working a job there, but knew it was going to end very soon. One night the supervisor was talking, and she mentioned my company's name. I thought it was interesting, and on a whim I went to their website, saw they were hiring, and applied.
3.How did you land it? It's funny, because I went to that interview thinking I had another job in the bag. I actually was not going to go, but my husband convinced me... lol, he said he would go with me, if I would just give them a shot. He must have had a sixth sense. So when I went to the interview I was breezy and confident, but professional. I know that since I was thinking I was going elsewhere I was not self conscious, was able to comfortably be myself, and in the process I knocked that interview out of the park. It was, hands down, the best interview I have ever given.
Funny enough, the day I got the email saying that there were stronger candidates for Job A, I got a call from my current job saying I was perfect. :)
4.How much time did it take from applying to landing it? I can tell you exact dates because I wrote it down: I applied at the temp agency on March 29th and had a job on April 22nd. After I started the temp agency I continued looking for a job from April 22nd to May 15th. My current job I got on May 16th and started it on June 3rd.
5.How many interviews were involved? For my job I had one interviewer give me a tour and feel me out, then I had an interview with an HR rep, and then an interview with two supervisors, so all total 3.
The interview process took 3 hours. My poor husband was waiting the whole time, haha. He walked around the building a dozen times and sat in the car listening to music. I had no idea it would take so long.
6.Proficiency tests? They had me take 3 tests, that were easy. I blew right through them, but no one told me I had to meet a certain score. I think not knowing that also helped me with getting through the test.
[This message edited by Dark Inertia at 1:54 PM, April 2nd (Wednesday)]