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| *Ostroff, Fair and Company>>>Other - Careers & Employment |
What to do when no one will hire you because of lack of experience?? |
Graduated college two years ago ( had like one internship and a job unrelated to major junior and senior year). Got married and got a child. Now I'm ready to enter the corporate world but nobody will hire me because 1) have no experience 2) haven't been working for the last two years after graduation ( got a Business degree) What should I do? To begin with, you've got great credentials, like your degree. You could always tell your prospective employer that you're willing to start at the bottom of the food chain and work your way up. So being able to accept a basic employment level might help you get a job. Employers a generally happy when someone's ok with starting at the bottom. There are many opportunities available if you are willing to start at the bottom rung of an organization. I wonder if you are aiming too high? They might be using that as an excuse to not point out why they really don't want to hire you. You could work at a smaller business for a while I guess.. search for "entry level" when you are job searching (monster, hotjobs) or just start out somewhere part time to get yourself back into the workforce. Be patient. It's not the best of markets right now, apply to everything including the places that seem out of reach too...you never know. It took me 6 months out of college to even get one interview...but that one interview was the one that hired me. Sounds like you have set your sights too high. You will need to enter the working world at entry-level, just like everyone else. There is an "entitlement phenomenon" sweeping the country where college grads believe they are going to go from their college degrees to a corner office on the top floor with a parking space and six figure income. You gotta earn it. You may have to do some entry level type work until you build up some work experience. I would suggest going to a temp agency - they have lots of jos that don't necessarily require experience. One thing you will need though is a list of your skills. Make sure you can tell them what kinds of things you can do and what you are good at. Once you get your foot in the door somewhere, you may be able to move up with hard work and resourcefulness. Good Luck! Temping will get you into a seat pretty quickly, and it is a lot easier to prove you are valuable with actions rather than with a resume. It also gives you a trial period to decide if it is even the company for you. I left a full-time job in December and spent most of this year freelancing and temping with pretty good results. I am starting a new full-time job this week, and the company where I am temping was offering me full-time so I would stay. It is the first time since I got out of college where I have had competing offers. |
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