Job search tips : Advice needed

I got a Master and is looking for a job. I got two questions in my job search.

1). I found a company has 3 openings that I can fit in. Is it a good practice to apply for all 3 positions in the same company? Or, only apply for the position fit the best.

2). Is working with a recruiters better than apply directly on a company' s website? Which is better?

Thanks in advance for your opinions.

Really? You' ve got a Masters? Whether English is your first language or not, I can' t see how that is possible given your post. Regardless, the first thing you need to do is take some basic English grammar and spelling classes. The basic kinds of mistakes in your post are not the kind you make if you understand how to speak the language at a very basic level. I can do better with my 20 year old high school Spanish saying what you said in Spanish than you did writing it in English.

So, start with that, THEN you' ll be ready to start applying to professional positions and be able to be taken seriously.

Well. You are right. English is my second language. I posted it without checking grammer. But the discussion board is a place to exchange ideas. We are not writing a formal letter.

Any advice/discussion is appreciated.

I' ve been told by a hiring manager it is bad to apply to even 2 positions within the same company-- especially simultaneously. It shows no real passion for any one position, and seems like you' re just a happy clicker that applies to everything.

I am sorry, but your response was highly offensive and unnecessarily cruel. I almost want to apologize on your behalf. English is my second language as well, and I' m SURE you don' t have a clue how hard it is to make up the linguistic mileage. There are tons of intelligent, hardworking people who do not have perfect grammar (take a look in the science and math sectors for instance). And, I challenge you, please translate her post into Spanish, with your high school class knowledge. Please.

I agree with the hiring manager that applying to more than one position within a company could be a sign of "I' ll just apply and maybe I' ll get lucky". Especially if the positions applied to have nothing to do with each other or the applicant' s qualifications.

But, there is another school of thought that if there is more than one job open within the same company, the positions are in different departments, the positions are essentially the same and the applicant is equally qualified for any of the positions and he/she apply for them all, the interest of the applicant is with the company. And that interest shows exceptionally well if all of the resumes and cover letters are geared toward the specific position. Ie: all of the information is highlighted to showcase the best qualifications for the position.

In regard to what Tess said, I thought the same thing when I saw this post. I wasn' t even going to respond to it because I believed it to be a phony post generated by someone who wanted to make trouble. That feeling was heightened when I read a post in the Interview Tips section from the original poster which stated that he had just received a PH.D.

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