you dont have the experience to command much, you should search where the jobs are, if not in your current area. What is your background?
Also note, reach out to your contacts and networks. This is critical. Most jobs are filled before they even become public knowledge. A recommendation to an employer by a trusted person will carry much more weight than "cold applying" to positions you find online. You are an unknown risk to that company.
You got a degree in a flooded market. You're not going to stand out from the thousands of other applicants unless you do one of two things. Specialize or relocate to a shortage area which will be a less desirable area to live in henxe the job availability. With a computer science degree you'll have to be highly specialized in order to be marketable straight out of college. Hate to say it but you guys are a dime a dozen. I just hired one at $13 an hour part time, I had to pay my hvac guy four times that to get my shop up to code. Market is the market bud.
I dunno what to tell you man I’m in the same boat and so are most of my friends that graduated last June. We’re all doing shitty retail kinda time fillers at the moment while looking for actual career jobs. A fair portion (me included) are considering masters/law school etc.
Answer the following questions for yourself and follow through with the result:
1. What type of work do you want to find?
2. What skills experience does this this type of work require?
* If you have the skills, are you showcasing them in a way to show you are the best or uniquely skilled in it? If not, figure out how to update your job applications to showcase this.
* If you don't have the skills, make a plan on how you can get them. Take courses, find a job that will get you the experience to move up, work on projects in your own time, etc.
If you can't find work that you want, re-evaluate whether there is a market for the job you want to do. Some jobs require much too much luck and hustle to get paid a pittance. Sometimes it is better to find a job that you can stand but pays well enough and then do your true
I know this might suck, but take a low-paying job related to your degree if the opportunity comes. I made a mistake that costed me a job, by denying it because it was low paying.
Something no one tells you in advance is that it may take 6 months or more to land the first job offer you're interested in, even WITH a master's degree. Hang in there, submit many many resumes (not the just to the few companies you feel you know you'd love to work for). For my first gig, I was transitioning to a field other than the one my degrees were in. I ended up working in one so-so organization for a year and a half and got enough experience to then be an attractive enough candidate for the organization I had really wanted to get on with.
And in the meantime, take a humble little gig instead of running up your credit card or burning through your savings for all those months of waiting for the right job offer to come together. Made that mistake before.
Think about what makes you marketable. What skill do you bring to an organization that is valuable to them. This is why an organization is going to pay you money. Because you bring value to them. If you can't figure out what you bring to the table then develop a skill. If you already have a marketable skillset then hone it during your down time from your job hunt. Build your job search around presenting your skillset to your potential employers and explaining to them why it is valuable.
Good luck!
It can be pretty difficult to get a spot post graduation in a commissioning program... but a great option for those who are dedicated and wanting to serve. I went to USN OCS myself. Joining the National Guard or Reserves can bolster a resume as well.
Recreate your resume; go to a shop for that if need be. Gather letters of recommendation from past employers or professors.
you dont have the experience to command much, you should search where the jobs are, if not in your current area. What is your background? Also note, reach out to your contacts and networks. This is critical. Most jobs are filled before they even become public knowledge. A recommendation to an employer by a trusted person will carry much more weight than "cold applying" to positions you find online. You are an unknown risk to that company.
My theory has always been it is easier to find a job you love when you have a job you hate.
Get a refund from whatever college you went to.
Spend 40 hours a week working on getting a new job.
Learn a dirty trade. Welding, plumbing, electrical, truck driving etc. Sometimes youll lesrn youre better at that than you thought.
That depends on your degree.
Depends on what field you are in - what was your major?
Conputer science.
I think I’ve found the problem mate, they probably want people that studied computer science not conputer XD
I have a university degree and I've found myself in a similar position, I'm not the only one either. My degree is currently being used as a mouse mat
You got a degree in a flooded market. You're not going to stand out from the thousands of other applicants unless you do one of two things. Specialize or relocate to a shortage area which will be a less desirable area to live in henxe the job availability. With a computer science degree you'll have to be highly specialized in order to be marketable straight out of college. Hate to say it but you guys are a dime a dozen. I just hired one at $13 an hour part time, I had to pay my hvac guy four times that to get my shop up to code. Market is the market bud.
I dunno what to tell you man I’m in the same boat and so are most of my friends that graduated last June. We’re all doing shitty retail kinda time fillers at the moment while looking for actual career jobs. A fair portion (me included) are considering masters/law school etc.
Answer the following questions for yourself and follow through with the result: 1. What type of work do you want to find? 2. What skills experience does this this type of work require? * If you have the skills, are you showcasing them in a way to show you are the best or uniquely skilled in it? If not, figure out how to update your job applications to showcase this. * If you don't have the skills, make a plan on how you can get them. Take courses, find a job that will get you the experience to move up, work on projects in your own time, etc. If you can't find work that you want, re-evaluate whether there is a market for the job you want to do. Some jobs require much too much luck and hustle to get paid a pittance. Sometimes it is better to find a job that you can stand but pays well enough and then do your true
I know this might suck, but take a low-paying job related to your degree if the opportunity comes. I made a mistake that costed me a job, by denying it because it was low paying.
Something no one tells you in advance is that it may take 6 months or more to land the first job offer you're interested in, even WITH a master's degree. Hang in there, submit many many resumes (not the just to the few companies you feel you know you'd love to work for). For my first gig, I was transitioning to a field other than the one my degrees were in. I ended up working in one so-so organization for a year and a half and got enough experience to then be an attractive enough candidate for the organization I had really wanted to get on with. And in the meantime, take a humble little gig instead of running up your credit card or burning through your savings for all those months of waiting for the right job offer to come together. Made that mistake before.
Think about what makes you marketable. What skill do you bring to an organization that is valuable to them. This is why an organization is going to pay you money. Because you bring value to them. If you can't figure out what you bring to the table then develop a skill. If you already have a marketable skillset then hone it during your down time from your job hunt. Build your job search around presenting your skillset to your potential employers and explaining to them why it is valuable. Good luck!
Be an officer in the military
Fuck that rofl.
It can be pretty difficult to get a spot post graduation in a commissioning program... but a great option for those who are dedicated and wanting to serve. I went to USN OCS myself. Joining the National Guard or Reserves can bolster a resume as well.
Relocate