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[CGC Comics]

As demand for CGC’s expert services continues to grow, we are looking to add more talent to our industry-leading team. We are currently looking to fill the following positions:

https://www.collectiblesgroup.com/careers/

Located in Sarasota, FL, CGC offers career growth opportunities as well as excellent benefits options including medical, dental and vision insurance, a matching 401(k) plan along with paid time off packages. Salary considerations will be commensurate with previous experience.

Certified Collectibles Group is an EOE and DFWP

Read more about these exciting career opportunities and submit your resume online at www.collectiblesgroup.com/careers.

Please ONLY submit your resume through this link: www.collectiblesgroup.com/careers.

[The Lions Den]

     

[Robert_L]

You'll like the weather! 
 

Edited February 27, 2019 by Robert_L

[bababooey]

6 hours ago, Stumpy Jones said:

Will my office be air-conditioned? 

[MagnusX]

[sagekilz]

If CGC ever opened a location in the Chicagoland area I'd camp out with my resume until hired.

[oakman29]

Previous experience?

Does ten years of grading games count?

[The Lions Den]

11 hours ago, oakman29 said:

Previous experience?

Does ten years of grading games count?

I would say yes...

[Kevin76]

20 years of printing experience help?  

[shadroch]

I believe one of the early grading contest winners was offered a job with the company. Not that it was the prize of the contest, but his winning drew their attention.

[kav]

8 hours ago, shadroch said:

I believe one of the early grading contest winners was offered a job with the company. Not that it was the prize of the contest, but his winning drew their attention.

Smart move on their part.  Someone who enjoys grading and takes it serious enough to do well in the contests would be an excellent grader and already know many of the things that are learned by experience.  Grading contests are definitely a teaching tool every year many people do better and better as they learn more.

Edited March 10, 2019 by kav

[BlowUpTheMoon]

On 3/10/2019 at 11:32 AM, shadroch said:

I believe one of the early grading contest winners was offered a job with the company. Not that it was the prize of the contest, but his winning drew their attention.

I think back then CGC would pay for the submissions. 

[BlowUpTheMoon]

On 3/5/2019 at 9:24 PM, oakman29 said:

Previous experience?

Does ten years of grading games count?

Only if you win. 

[Slade Wilson]

QUESTION: If you love comics, want to join CGC, willing to relocate, put in the time, and effort . . . how do you do it?

CGC posted job opportunities for 2 positions that I'm really interested in, COMIC GRADER and RESEARCH/VERIFICATION CLERK.  How do you get your foot in the door at CGC?  That's my question.  I want it.  I want to put in all the time, effort, and all it takes.

I get that the Grader position most likely is an uphill battle because I currently don't have professional grading experience. Maybe an entry-level grader position?  I'd love to discuss and learn the process from the other Graders and learn how to do it the "CGC way."  There certainly are candidates with more practical experience than me but I still want to do it.

Whereas, I'm definitely well suited for the Research/Verification Clerk opportunity which sounds amazing because I love reading and learning about publisher histories, identifying significant issues, tracking down unique variants, etc., and I've developed great researching skills over the years in a "traditional" professional career in the corporate and legal fields.

I'm fascinated by CGC, grading in general, and I've loved comics all my life.  I want to pursue this path with everything I've got.

How do you do it?

In March 2019, I applied for the Grader opening and received a reply that advised me CGC decided to pursue other candidates who appeared to match the "skills and experience."  I get it.  I never owned a shop or worked for another grading company but I want to learn how CGC's business works, I want to put the time into studying and learning how to grade and advance myself within the company.  I want to experience the discussions that might ensue while researching, grading, and learning from other graders, researchers, and staff.

A week ago, I applied again and tried thinking outside the box.  Rather than just attaching my rigid professional resume I also included a statement that made my application more relevant to CGC i.e., my efforts to catalog, organize, and grade my personal comic book collection of approximately 5,600 raw books for sale.  That same day, I applied to the Researcher/Verification Clerk position too, and mentioned that I was applying to both positions.  I believe that I'm well suited for the Research/Verification Clerk role and see it as a great opportunity to join CGC and grow with the company.

Does CGC HR ever monitor these boards to answer questions?

I'd be thrilled to hear from a current Grader or the hiring manager.

I really want this.

Thanks,

Jim

[laugerjr]

I have been collecting since I was 13 years old, I am 57 now would that help?

[Rodell]

[Slade Wilson]

I wish!

[Slappy Jones]

yeah, what a shame...  i'd truly be all over this like a $29 polyester suit if i could telecommute, but there's no WAY the wife is going to FLA...

 

[Slade Wilson]

My wife would happily relocate to Sarasota, Florida so no issue there. If I were lucky enough to snag an interview @CGC Comics and then even luckier to get hired we’re there!

Is there any truth to the rumor that only former LCS owners get hired as graders? If so, that’s a tough hurdle to overcome for the experience criteria.

The HR Department didn’t seem interested in a conversation about how to gain the “skills & experience” for such a niche job. I wish I had an opportunity to talk with a current Comic Grader @CGC Comics because in all fairness to the HR people they might be corporate folks not “comic book” people.  I’d love to take what I know then work, study, and learn from the experienced Graders.  Dream job for sure!

I always see stories about pursuing your dreams or doing what you love . . . Wow! This would be amazing!  Maybe one day.

Edited August 15, 2019 by Slade Wilson

[Xenosmilus]

I wondered how many books can a single grader grade in a day?  If you assume 1 book an hour (which I would think is low balling it) @ $30 a pop (Modern Fast track) and there are 261 working days a year that one grader is pulling in $62K a year in sales. 5 books an hour $310k a year etc.  I would image the salary for grader would be 50-75K a year though? Anyone knows what the pay scale is LOL? I'm just curious.