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Emphasis on the peanuts part if you're just starting out. Having an expense account makes life easier if you can coordinate personal trips along with work as well as trade gear so you're not paying much out of pocket.Quote:
Originally Posted by wasatchback
Rode this wave for a long time, and if you're lucky and can ride it to a better position that retains the lifestyle with a decent salary you're set.
On the point of not hearing back: HR's post jobs and often interview even though they're going to hire from within to cover their asses.
If you're not sending your CV/resume straight to a person chances are its getting filtered by a program looking for keywords etc. If so match your CV and resume to any stupid buzzwords that match the position. For example for a sales position pepper in "velocity, forecast, P&L" and all that BS. Once I figured that out I got a hell of a lot more replies from actual humans, albeit mostly rejections, but at least I was getting past the filters.
I am an independent rep but I still consider it working for Tecnica. I was an in-house employee for like 8 or 9 years and have been doing the independent thing since.Quote:
Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn
And there's the next thought, starting an independent rep agency. There seem to be a few decent lines available in my area but I'm not sure how to approach the companies or who to talk to.
Boy I tell ya, the longer you're out of work the harder it is to get back on the horse...
You could always apply for this job at Amer, although it may be slightly beyond your experience: http://www.amersports.com/docs/defau...a.pdf?sfvrsn=0
you better put your referral bonus toward site improvements Dunfee
I just got out of the outdoor sports industry. The benefits and paychecks are nice. As is the stability.
But shit man. I miss getting drunk on a random Tuesday night tuning skis and skiing all day Wednesday. I miss having a month off to go screw around on a house boat. I miss all that side of things.
But what you really miss is the people. I know they say you meet cool people wherever. But I made lifelong friends who just enjoy playing outside. And my desktop background isn't the same.
This really hits home for me. I'm not looking for a job and I'm happily employed outside of the industry but my coworkers are all much older than me and don't do much outside. I have one who snowboards a bunch and just having him there is a saving grace but also reminds me of how much fun it was to work with people whose values align with mine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowy Spartan
Leaving the industry doesn't have to mean old fuddy-duddy co-workers. I'm not in the industry anymore and here there are many lunch rides and mornings taken off for skiing. And you don't have to talk about the ski industry when skinning up/ climbing up, it's quite nice. I really don't miss the ski industry people, they were quite boring with a few exceptional exceptions.
I made the transition out of the industry into advertising and several companies later I'm at company with a young workforce- average age is probably somewhere around 26 or 28. Everyone in the Denver office skis and a huge number are into climbing, hiking, etc.
Later this month I'll be spending 4 days at Vail skiing with and entertaining clients. I don't miss the outdoor industry at all. If you land in the right spot it can be a really good transition.
Every once in a while I wish I'd stayed in "the industry" (P/T jobs in HS, college, and grad school at REI where I could've gotten on their manager track and then potentially moving somewhere else, and also working at ski areas) as a career and not gone into a professional field.
This thread is a good reminder of why I didn't.
This. Sometimes I hate being in advertising / internet tech, but threads like this are a nice reminder that the grass isn't always as green as it looks elsewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by LightRanger