He blogged about his hunt for a job
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Issue date: 4/13/09 Section: Features
Mike Dyszel's determination,
humor, and faith in himself
landed him his current
job at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Dyszel, 23, of Bristol
Borough, has always been
one to strive higher and
achieve. He earned a
Bachelor's degree in Business
Management at Rider
University, and later a
Masters degree in Business
Management at Bloomsburg.
Upon graduating
Bloomsburg in 2008, Dyszel
was eager to put his skills to
good use. Like most college
graduates, he waited until
after the holidays to begin the
job search. But by the time
January rolled around,
Dyszel found that jobs were
hard to come by.
He attended job fairs and
applied for over 100 jobs at
companies like Lockheed
Martin, DB Mason, and Ring
Beverages. Around 80 percent
of the companies he
applied to didn't respond to
his applications. In fact, only
two companies called him
back to schedule an interview.
"It was a weird time to
apply for a job," said Dyszel.
"Companies were freezing
and I had to look into whatever
was open. Being selective
was not an option."
So how does one stay
focused through all this?
Look for connections and
reach out to those with jobs,
suggests Dyszel. "It's not
about what you know, it's
about who you know," he
said.
When February rolled
around, Dyszel was still jobless.
He thought long and
hard about how to proceed
with the job search, and soon
decided to share his jobless
sorrows in a blog.
Dyszel turned his frustration
into amusement. He
thought the blog could be
motivational and helpful to
others in the same position.
The blog, called "Easy Diz,"
was created with job fulfillment
in mind.
On his blog, Dyszel touched
on issues such as being single
and jobless on Valentine's
Day. He told his readers in
the same predicament to
enjoy the movies "Good
Fellas" and "Godfather" to
stitch a broken heart. Dyszel
humor, and faith in himself
landed him his current
job at Enterprise Rent-A-Car.
Dyszel, 23, of Bristol
Borough, has always been
one to strive higher and
achieve. He earned a
Bachelor's degree in Business
Management at Rider
University, and later a
Masters degree in Business
Management at Bloomsburg.
Upon graduating
Bloomsburg in 2008, Dyszel
was eager to put his skills to
good use. Like most college
graduates, he waited until
after the holidays to begin the
job search. But by the time
January rolled around,
Dyszel found that jobs were
hard to come by.
He attended job fairs and
applied for over 100 jobs at
companies like Lockheed
Martin, DB Mason, and Ring
Beverages. Around 80 percent
of the companies he
applied to didn't respond to
his applications. In fact, only
two companies called him
back to schedule an interview.
"It was a weird time to
apply for a job," said Dyszel.
"Companies were freezing
and I had to look into whatever
was open. Being selective
was not an option."
So how does one stay
focused through all this?
Look for connections and
reach out to those with jobs,
suggests Dyszel. "It's not
about what you know, it's
about who you know," he
said.
When February rolled
around, Dyszel was still jobless.
He thought long and
hard about how to proceed
with the job search, and soon
decided to share his jobless
sorrows in a blog.
Dyszel turned his frustration
into amusement. He
thought the blog could be
motivational and helpful to
others in the same position.
The blog, called "Easy Diz,"
was created with job fulfillment
in mind.
On his blog, Dyszel touched
on issues such as being single
and jobless on Valentine's
Day. He told his readers in
the same predicament to
enjoy the movies "Good
Fellas" and "Godfather" to
stitch a broken heart. Dyszel
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