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Post by NothingButFlowers on Jun 19, 2009 14:31:11 GMT -5
I was going to put this in the Grrrrr Thread, but with so many people in similar situations, I thought it deserved its own thread. (For the record, I do not apologize if I'm wrong, and the mods don't have my permission to lock this thread. )
Anyway, I knew when I started this job that it was a temporary appointment. I had two years to start, and it got extended for a third, but now I'm coming up on the end of my term, and it is really, really freaking me out. I've got until November, so it's not like I'm going to be out on the streets tomorrow, but there are few listings in the places I've been looking (which is pretty much every place I can think of to look). As of today, I'm starting with sending out my resume cold to firms, but last time I was job hunting, that didn't do a whole lot of good (although I do have more experience now than I did then). Also, I keep hearing stories about how the big law firms are calling the people they hired to start in the fall and telling them not to come on their scheduled start dates. So, yeah, that's kind of scary.
Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 19, 2009 14:46:07 GMT -5
Let's just say I chose the worst year ever to graduate college. I got turned down from freaking Applebee's yesteday. I'm at the point of desperation when it comes to finding a job right now.
Oh and Hilari - don't forget to check with the courts system- alot of times there will be clerkships that will be opening in the fall because of students going back to work (I am sure you know that already but just thought I would mention it).
Also the PD's office - or just with the court themselves to see if you can get on the PD list so that when someone needs a PD - you might get assigned to the case and paid by the State
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Post by NothingButFlowers on Jun 19, 2009 14:53:45 GMT -5
^I have an account on usajobs.gov. I also check uscourts.gov/careers daily. I applied for something very similar to the first one, but not that one yet. I'll do that one on Monday.
^I have an account on usajobs.gov. I also check uscourts.gov/careers daily. I applied for something very similar to the first one, but not that one yet. I'll do that one on Monday.
The second one is the job I have now.
LOL - well I am a paralegal specialist and I love it - w/ the VA I can become a representational paralegal and actually go before the EEO commission as the representative for the government. That is what I am working towards
I am almost in the same position as you strum....I just graduated with my masters in teaching and tons of people who would be retiring aren't. I am trying to find an elementary job in austin and have had zero luck. I've been doing job fairs, emails, dropping off my resumes at schools and have had no interviews or calls or anything. It sucks and is starting to stress me out.
Also consider yourself lucky, bc I worked at an applebees and it was AWFUL.
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rude.
strumntheguitar
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Post by strumntheguitar on Jun 20, 2009 0:04:54 GMT -5
^^That sucks, eap! But congrats on the masters completion, that's something to be proud of, if anything!
And yeah, I figured when applying that Applebees would seriously blow... But that's the restaurant biz for ya. It blows, but you get paid everynight. That sounds delightful right now
Post by mikesworld420 on Jun 20, 2009 4:19:42 GMT -5
Im in that same I need a job boat,I also need an internship. I am considering going to a four year college(Missouri State university), I have completed all my required classes at the community college for Electronic Media Production, completed an internship on an independent film called Winter's Bone, that will be screeening at Sundance, but my school won't count it because I did not sign up for a certain course (one that they require you to sign up for so they will count your intern hours)before the beginning of the last semester for it to even count, I didn't even get the internship until mid-semester. Now, I have also been sending my resume out to different places with no luck, and I am at the same desperation point of taking a restaurant job,which I am absolutely dreading, because my experiences with them have been $#itty. to say the least, or take a job doing manual labor which can vary depending on how much work a contractor has lined up,all very $#itty,and are jobs that I either quit or get fired from, but mostly quit.Not fun at all. now for the record,yes,Applebees is a very $#itty place to work,no hours, no benefits,no appreciation, they treat their employees like a dime a dozen.I worked at one about seven years ago, and I couldn't make enough money to pay the rent, let alone eat, they hire you,and tell you that you'll definitely get your 40 hrs, but they hire more people(especially part-timers), and cut your hours.I even had a district manager call me, and tell me not to come into work for my scheduled shift,because I worked too many hours, and I only had 22 hours that week. Very $#itty.
well I'm only halfway through college but I still haven't been able to find a job since I got laid off in march...I'm lucky I can pick up a few days on a chain gang, er working for my dad's paving company sometimes, but it's very far from anything guaranteed, especially when the paving season is over...ughhh jobbbs wtf m8
Post by GratefulHippie on Jun 25, 2009 11:58:17 GMT -5
my current problem is that i planned this summer around having a job that paid me well and gave me flexibility for traveling. then i decided it was a good idea to be poor again and go back to school. so now i'm stuck trying to find a job that will allow for multiple days off in a row about once a month until the fall when i start classes.
a friend of mine owns an art gallery with a bar in it that she said i could start picking up shifts for. but i need to get TABC certified first and that alone is going to run me probably about 75-100. and she's only open wed-sat.
Post by pixiestix21 on Jun 25, 2009 19:03:20 GMT -5
i need a job but i'm moving across the country in a month... anyone have any ideas on how to make some money till then? i kind of want to go to grad school or law school, but i also need to make some money so i will not be broke. so. should i hide out in school for a couple more years or face the crappy jobless real world after i move? decisions, decisions... some feedback would be nice, if anyone feels like it.
My suggestion: Contact your alma mater. I work in alumni relations and we have an entire alumni career services department. We offer career coaching, online services that help you prepare for interviews and preparing cover letters and resumes, and also self assessments to determine if you're in the right field.
Good luck to all of you job-hunters out there. When I graduated with my bachelors in 2002, my career counselor told me it was the worst job market in 40 years. I think the class of 2009 has me beat!
Well, I still have a job, but I'm VERY ready to find a new one. My current job is unfulfilling, and I'm ready for a career change. Anyone in the Nashville/Mid-TN area know of any openings???
I feel y'all. I just moved from Jersey to Philadelphia and am going home every weekend just to work. I'd love to get a job at a nice restaurant in Center City, but it's pretty tricky.
Boogie--I don't know anything at all about your area, but what is tricky about finding a job in a nice restaurant? I work in a nice-ish restaurant down here, and they are VERY picky about who they will hire. I'd say about 90% of the applicants have no chance from the second they walk in. If you aren't dressed in professional business attire or don't bring a pen (I know these things seem obvious, but most people are completely unprepared and dressed inappropriately) then you will definitely not get a job. I'd say preparedness, professionalism, and a positive attitude are the most important keys for a restaurant job. They can teach you food and wine, but not good manners. Good luck in your search
Ok folks, I've found a job worth sprucin' up my resume to apply for. And then I realized that my resume format looks kinda outdated. Does anyone have any good resume templates they would be willing to share with me??? Send me a PM!
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Post by questionablesanity on Nov 10, 2009 8:29:06 GMT -5
I am very lucky and have two good paying jobs. I graduated from an xray program in 1999 and was hired over the phone before I graduated. The job market now though is unbelievably tight. My son's mother, who is an xray tech with experience in CAT scan, cardiac cath, lab, and interventional radiology is working at a day care two days a week. The last time she checked, there was one xray job in all of Indiana. I always thought that health care would be fairly easy to find a job in. Not so anymore. People aren't retiring but the local community college is still pumping out new xray grads. I work with a guy who just graduated and has found three part time jobs but they are all an hour drive one way. He graduated with 19 other students and only 4 of them have jobs after 6 months. This country is fucked up right now.
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Post by NothingButFlowers on Nov 10, 2009 10:13:06 GMT -5
I've got a couple of interviews scheduled. I'm going to Nevada to interview with the State Supreme Court on Thursday, and Gainesville, FL to interview with a judge in the Fla. Northern District. The Florida job would be my absolute ideal, so I'm super-nervous about that one.
My job sucks. When I work it. They had me laid off for 7 weeks then brought me in last week for three days just so my stupid boss would not have to "sign us up." This job is dangerous, very dangerous with no extra pay, and on top of all that he doesn't even pay us for the ride home, sometimes two hours of riding. Nine dolllars an hour is not enough to risk your life for.
Post by ziggyandthemonkeys on Dec 21, 2009 10:41:12 GMT -5
Starting the job hunt now-ish. Thank you all for the reassuring words. Still in school, so don't really have any qualifications. Probably will end up working in a restaurant since that's where all my previous experience is.
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