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If she is good looking that could explain it.
I graduated from a degree in psychology last year and moved cities out of want and currently looking for jobs. Seems to be a hard process. I have a degree and experience in fields I've been applying for (HR/recruitment) but been rejected by quite a few places. Talked to someone yesterday in recruitment who got her job with no degree or experience. I'm a bit confused by this. Is getting a good job sometimes luck? Do I need to put more effort into resume/cover letter?
If she is good looking that could explain it.
psychology..
Try in the IT industryI graduated from a degree in psychology last year and moved cities out of want and currently looking for jobs. Seems to be a hard process. I have a degree and experience in fields I've been applying for (HR/recruitment) but been rejected by quite a few places. Talked to someone yesterday in recruitment who got her job with no degree or experience. I'm a bit confused by this. Is getting a good job sometimes luck? Do I need to put more effort into resume/cover letter?
They always need recruiters
The problem with IT companies : not a lot of hot women TBH
Getting a degree in psychology is your first problem, tbh...
Read this blog - askamanager.com
Lots of useful advice regarding cover letters/resume/interview tips.
I'll try, thanks mate. No problems at no hot women, got a hot GF
While you may not like a psych degree, I don't understand how its worse than nothing. It was at a good uni and I got good marks.
I'll check that site, thanks
learn how to suck
i had a friend who also grad with a degree like yours from melb uni....i dunno if shes practicing in the field...but could give a fck anyway
most of them pr/hr jobs....only goto ppl who can suck , or mainly hot chicks...most of the time these clowns are up themselves with too much power when it comes to job screening....fck them
For a point of reference, look at thispego - he has a psych degree......late 20's and still making minimum wage...
damn, hope I can do more
Out of curiosity, why a psych degree?damn, hope I can do more
It's not too late for you, do you have any experience? HR is one area you can branch out to, but you need to have some
type of internship/experience to compete against those people who get an HR degree/certificate for entry level positions.
P.S if you're only 20, do you mean an associate degree, or an actual bachelors?
yeah I've been looking for some internship/graduate jobs
Nah its a degree, graduated high school in 2009 at 17 then degree for 3 years from 2010-2012 - bachelors
See, you've made the same mistake as me - you should have been doing internships while still at school
I would look for an administrative office entry level job, after a couple of years you'll have a much better looking resume with some
skills and knowledge of how an office environment works.
Agreed, I'll try doing that. Thanks for the tipsSee, you've made the same mistake as me - you should have been doing internships while still at school
I would look for an administrative office entry level job, after a couple of years you'll have a much better looking resume with some
skills and knowledge of how an office environment works.
gotta network, mate.
It will take some time to eventually land where you want to be. I graduated with a degree in psychology and Spanish in 2007. If you dig far enough back here you can see that i struggled a lot. I've chosen not to share all my job woes since then. I'm at a job that I love now, (5 and a half years later), in the field. But, it took me a good year and a half to find someone who believed in me enough to let me into the non-profit world. All it takes is one person to say "Hey, I believe in you...." to get the job. Try to be positive throughout everything. That's worked for me. And even though thespeigo and I both majored in Psychology and "making minimum wage" I will be graduating with my Masters in Social Work in August and will be able to make about 40,000 a year without any licensing. I strongly encourage a post grad education, but after you find exactly what you want to do in the field. Take a few years to figure out what you lie and then commit. I'm not saying to go get your MBA or anything at 20.
Also, look for networking opportunities. Within that field it is a big plus to have a big circle. Try some LinkedIn (do you do that in Australia? I don't know) and even Twitter. When I was using social media a few years ago I found a large HR community throughout my job hunt.
And for everyone talking crap about psychology degrees. Shut up. He'll be the one firing you in a few years.
Thanks for the tips, I'll try the social networking card and get a part time job while I'm looking for a full time since as you said it could take some time
join the mining boom yo
Did you ever manage to get enough money to change the little bas s name yet?
This is terrible advice. Post grad education is only worth it in a very few fields......and if you're barely making 40k after you get it, then this is definitely not one of those.
You need to have a marketable skill. Any employer who sees your bachelors in psychology is gonna ask himself " okay, so what can this guy do with this degree?"
The truth is jack .
But it's not too late - learn a skill. , take some basic accounting classes, a quickbooks class, maybe a payroll class, and you might be able to land
an entry bookkeeper position - that's already a start.
I dunno if psych degrees are looked on badly in america but they aren't here
should try the army man.....they might require some ppl like you with those psych degrees...or going into the outback communities
I had the money, wouldn't you search for a "coupon" if one were available?Did you ever manage to get enough money to change the little bas s name yet?
"I'd like to pay full price for these wares please!"
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