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it's who you know.
and who they know.
Post college or education?
I'm not throwing myself a pity party yet, but I'm going on a month of unemployment and I'm getting so frustrated. I thought having my internship would help my chances of landing something non-profit/social work/ mhmr/counseling related that would boost my resume for when I decide to go back to grad school.
What did y'all do to land that first job? Was it luck? A friend of a friend? Or just sending in resumes to anyone and everyone?
Lots of people end up changing careers. Was the first job you had fun? What did you hate about it? Was it at all related to what you went to school for?
it's who you know.
and who they know.
I settled for anything.
I was forced to sleep with the entire Hawaiian Topic girls team in order to have a job as a bikini waxer.
I used monster.com to get a couple of jobs...
I started in my career field at Dell. I lied on my resume / application. They had a really intensive training, and didnt really require vast knowledge of computers...so i got by and learned fast. Since then, ive slowly moved up the ranks.
A couple people that graduated maybe two years before me work at Dell. It seems like a sweet deal.
I landed my first job geared towards my degree whilst still in college through career services. Now, I'm working in a field completely unrelated to my degree.
In my current job, I meet with a lot of new grads who think with a degree and an internship under their belt finding a job that pays well should be a piece of cake. And in some niches, that may be true but in most, it's not.
Mostly, it's about networking. Have you tried going through a staffing agency? A lot of companies these days don't staff their own positions. Also, you can't sit back and wait for a job to land in your lap, be proactive and put your resume out there as much as possible.
My first job it was who I, actually my brother, knew.
My next one it was pure pushing on my part.
I believed in myself and I sold it to the hiring manager.
Get the word out to everyone you know, and everyone they know.
And keep pushing. You may not land your ideal job first but you'll be more appealing to others if you're employed.
I was submitting my engagement announcement to a small local paper and asked if they had any openings in the ad department, and they did.
My wife found her job through working for a temp agency... She worked a few months for a company, and they offered her a permanent position.
I'd recommend this move if you're having trouble. It allows you to make money and build experience, and it's a better way of showing people what you can do than just interviewing with them.
The internship thing is so true in the Psychology realm, unless you've been doing internships since you were a freshman. I haven't gotten to the point where I'm going to go to a staffing agency. It's coming up on me going there, though. I've sent out my resume to at least one place a day. It's getting exhausting. As I was reading the replies I actually got a phone call to set up an interview, so things aren't all dead. I just need them to say "You're hired."
I always send out the Thank You notes and have started calling back to see when decisions are going to be made. The last interview I had, I thought went very well. However, the director of the program never called me back. Whatever. Their loss, not mine.
I worked as a temp right after I graduated from college for a while just for the experience and the $$. I actually liked doing it ... but I ended up getting a permanent position from one of the companies I temped for.
My job after that I got a tip from a friend and sent my resume, got it ... from there I found an ad in the paper and sent my resume, got it ... and my current position I got from Monster.com ... which is an awesome senior level, well paying job for a fun company ... so that is definitely an avenue I'd recommend.
Wow, your wife agreed to marry you when you were a jobless bum?
She had an eye for potential.
Thankfully she still does. Patience, too.
I got my first job by applying on Monster, calling and asking if they looked at my resume, getting myself an interview, and bull ting about Texas football during my entire interview.
It was almost too easy.
I graduated from UTSA in 2001 and I finally found a descent paying job in 2004. I had crappy jobs in the mean time while looking for a job. It easy to get discouraged but when you least expect it you get one. Also don't put your eggs all in one basket like I did relying on job that I for sure thought I had and did not get it.
Unfortunately, today, that degree does not mean an easy route to finding a good job, especially in San Antonio. Too many graduates for the number of appropriate jobs. Don't be afraid to spend time as a receptionist or adm ast at a place at which you would like to work and then work your way up. Hard to hear with all that education and debt but you need to get your foot in the door. Your degree field makes it kind of hard, too.
I got my first job at a company that my dad was charman of the board for. I think temp'ing is a good way to go though.
CF got down on her knees to land her first job
Is it really THAT hard to figure out that this isn't needed in here? Everyone else is having a perfectly normal conversation.
Do I ever in your threads that were started in the Club? Now, unless you tell me how you got your first job out of college your comments aren't necessary.
Funny. Now, tell me about your first job, Alvie. Oh wait. You haven't graduated yet.
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