Moved back in with parents

[Obsidian]

I never thought I would have to, but sadly enough, even with a decent GPA (2.8) from a decent University, with lots of Internship experience, that still does not seem to help even with entry level jobs.

Don't get me wrong, I never expected the red carpet to roll out for me just because I have a college degree, everyone has one these days, yet I was hoping it would let me get a few interviews, so far after all the resumes and cover letters sent, I have only gotten three.

I might get lucky as where I interned might hire me for seasonal work but it just kind of sucks since graduating to not really have that many prospects.

The worst is having people who have twenty years of experience on me in my field (Finance) trying to take those entry-level jobs since their so desperate. It also makes me feel like, 'Should I be flipping burgers then?'

Let me start on that, when I was still in Austin, I didn't look at any job and think it was below me, whether it was serving food/coffee or working at Wal-Mart. Yet, they want someone with three to five years of experience to be a barista? Three years minimum of being a line cook? What the hell?

Another is these people who say 'If you really wanted a job, you would have one by now." Do you still have the mindset of the 1950's American? Employers who see you applying for a job that is below you usually don't hire you because they think you're temporary. Jobs you are actually qualified for, you end up being told that you could benefit with going to grad school.

Sorry for the rant, just kind of frustrated right now.

It really sucks it boils down a lot to who you know instead of what you know.

 

[Ori83]

It really sucks it boils down a lot to who you know instead of what you know.

Yup, thats how it goes on your field, its mainly around connections (thank god im Jewish :innocent: ) your est bet would be to use your buddies from collage maybe to throw a word for you.... then get the exprience you need to play with the "sharks" or something

something more piratical would be (maybe) to throw a personal letter with the resume (i think its common thing these days), and add everything that can give you an edge.
and in that field you have to show HUGE motivation and whiling to learn. (i study accountings, its the same field give or take when it comes to hiring)

thats all i got :/ hope that help a lil...
good luck!


Edit: oh yeah, about the attitude (just in case you have one) in interviews keep in mind, you dont them a favor.... they do you.

 

[Petchsky]

Yep, the work situation is bad in the Uk as well. I've got a mate who has to go to an assessment day, for a tempoarary job in data inputting! An assessment centre for a temparary sh*t job that entails inputting info on to a computer all day, the worlds gone mad!

Seems to me we're getting crap wages and even crappier jobs, you'll need a PHD to work in Mcdonalds flippin burgers soon.

Luckily i'm a self made billionaire. :whistle:

 

[somone uk]

it's just the case that we are require more thinking tasks because we are getting machinery to do the hard work

we are an intellectual economy (well until cameron's cancerous cuts to science and lifting of the tuition fee caps :thumbdown2: :thumbdown2: )
this is only going to get worse though, the birth rate exceeds the creation of new jobs and i seriously doubt that'll ever be reversed

 

[Ori83]

these robots are taking our jer'bs!

seriusly, i think a complete Communism should be around the corner, where mechs will do all the work and humans will sit and enjoy the fruits, star-trek style

 

[Bald Dave]

The job situation certainly is bad. I was made redundant from my job last year and ever since ive only been able to get crappy temporary jobs that last 1 month. My last temporary job took me 2 hours to commute there and the money was sh*t! Thats how bad its got here in the UK.

My male cousin and 16 other people (12 females and 5 males) had to work for nothing to 'impress' the manager of this department store on a 1 week trial. 12 job roles were up for grabs so 5 people would have worked for nothing whilst the other 12 people would be employed by the department store. Guess who got the jobs? The 12 females! If that ain't sexist then I don't know what is :dunno:

 

[GeminiX]

There is so much more to finding work than a good CV and a degree these days.

As has already been said (and from my own experience), your network of associates is worth far more than academic and professional qualifications, though qualifications certainly help too.

I'm a contracting consultant in a quite specialised IT field and as such I put a lot of time into keeping my professional profile and network updated with tools like Linkedin and presentations with various recruitment agencies; I also put effort into keeping my skill set right up-to-date so that I stay in a small group of people who are ahead of the curve and get sought out by companies rather than having to apply for roles.

The downside is you need a lot of experience and at least a few contacts before you can work like this, and you also need to be prepared to travel somewhat.

What worked for me when I was first starting to build my career was to try to put myself in the role of the employer and try to find ways to make my CV and application stand out from the dozens of other people applying. I tried *everything* I could think of, "funny" CV's, my CV in a CD jewel case as a booklet, written on a poster etc. I even sent one application inside a chocolate Easter egg. It made me stand out and more interesting and got me lots of interviews and work

Hope this helps.

 

[vauxall]

Yep, the work situation is bad in the Uk as well.

I think that unemployment is caused by excessive DHT.