Current Events > 80 resumes sent out. Still can't get a job....I have references and an intership

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WTF? I just graduated college, got a business data analysis degree with an internship and a reference. Great GPA, have a full work history. WTF WHY CAN'T I GET A FUCKING INTERVIEW?
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Welcome to the world of the shitty job market. Keep plugging away man, a lot of people are in the same boat.
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murrika
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DrizztLink posted...

murrika

see username
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HeadlessElite posted...

business data analysis degree

there's your problem
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FightingGames posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

business data analysis degree

there's your problem

Maybe...It's more operations (materials management) and data but fuck....

That's not what my official degree says but it's that
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Welcome to America, should of pulled up your bootstraps and have gotten a million dollars from your dad.
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My family thinks I need to pull myself up from my bootstraps, get a job and stop being useless...

Believe fucking me I want a job so I can move out. All my family says to me is how the unemployment rate is lowering, how I'm a bum since I don't have a job, etc. Fuck....
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how long have you been hunting?
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FightingGames posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

business data analysis degree

there's your problem

As a person with a management degree, this is the truth. We bet on the wrong horse, dude.

Are you sending out cover letters, however? Time not spent on sending cover letters with resume is time wasted.
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This is why I didn't bother with college.

Good luck, hope you find something.
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Get a fast food job and keep applying non-stop
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college is a waste of time for the most part

If you've had nothing from 80, you're maybe going to have to lower the expectation of the type of job you want, at least to begin with.

EyeWontBeFooled posted...

FightingGames posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

business data analysis degree

there's your problem

As a person with a management degree, this is the truth. We bet on the wrong horse, dude.
Are you sending out cover letters, however? Time not spent on sending cover letters with resume is time wasted.

Cover letters with every resume sent...
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you know the country is in trouble when its harder to get a job at mcdonalds than getting into harvard
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I would learn data science skills like python
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Sativa_Rose posted...

I would learn data science skills like python

Also this. Use your free time to learn marketable skills that you can actually demonstrate.
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_Near_ posted...

how long have you been hunting?

5 weeks
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MutantJohn posted...

Sativa_Rose posted...

I would learn data science skills like python

Also this. Use your free time to learn marketable skills that you can actually demonstrate.

I'm learning SQL in depth right now. It was part of my major but the professor who taught it didn't go too much in depth other than typical Access

IF
AND
THEN

I plan on mastering that...Companies actually still use that shit
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Take civil service tests. You'll never find a job the traditional way unfortunately
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HeadlessElite posted...

_Near_ posted...

how long have you been hunting?

5 weeks

Ah, it's still early then. Don't worry too much until you hit 60 days without an interview/call back. Be sure to contact professors or try to go to alumni/networking events.

Still, I know people who waited 3-4 months and have good jobs. It's kind of a crapshoot.
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_Near_ posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

_Near_ posted...

how long have you been hunting?

5 weeks

Ah, it's still early then. Don't worry too much until you hit 60 days without an interview/call back. Be sure to contact professors or try to go to alumni/networking events.

Still, I know people who waited 3-4 months and have good jobs. It's kind of a crapshoot.

Maybe...I have two good references could get a third if needed...I'm just running out of money and at this point I just wanna get a job and move out...Funempolyment is fun until you don't know if you can pay your phone bill lol
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It's definitely less of a burden when you've got a support network. But yeah, the hard part's the money. Honestly, there's no shame in picking up a crappy part time for spending money. It shouldn't hurt your job-search efforts too much.
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You think you're immediately going to get a job sitting on your ass all day out the gate? You have to get a real job first.

Yeah I mean I have free food and shelter; I'm in a better position than most. It's starting to look like I need a 20 hr/week job while I look just to pay off my credit card and phone. At this point it's looking like that. Well, this is reality. Time to deal with it.
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OleBoyMC posted...

You think you're immediately going to get a job sitting on your ass all day out the gate? You have to get a real job first.

Try harder troll
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You'll never make it in today's professional job market if you don't have connections. References don't mean jack anymore if it's not somebody that the hiring manager looking at your resume knows already.
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Paragon21XX posted...

You'll never make it in today's professional job market if you don't have connections. References don't mean jack anymore if it's not somebody that the hiring manager looking at your resume knows already.

This,true, this is what everybody who goes to college should be focusing on, networking and connecting with people who you know can help you get where you need to be. Without it, you're a nobody and nobody cares about nobodies, not even other nobodies.
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Mastering SQL is a career onto itself. How much training have you had in job hunting?
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My favorite part of applying is attaching my resume then filling out sections that ask for the same effing information.
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scar the 1 posted...

Mastering SQL is a career onto itself. How much training have you had in job hunting?

Started doing about an hour a day last week
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And I am SAP certified
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I know how you feel TC. I only got the job I have now due to my someone who worked with my dad referring me to the position. And my last job was through a friend.

Sending in applications without knowing someone barely ever works for me. And I can't do the "send applications everywhere". It's too demoralizing send so much out without any replies.
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You gotta fucking call and or visit them in person to make yourself visible. Can't just send out resumes and don't do anything after that.

it's still early

don't fret but also have back up plans as others have said e.g. part time just to pay the bills
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Oakland510_ posted...

You gotta fucking call and or visit them in person to make yourself visible. Can't just send out resumes and don't do anything after that.

Not how it works anymore, You can't walk into an insurance agency with a suit and say

"HEY I'M BUSTER BROWN ARE YOU GUYS HIRING?"

They'll say apply online. Then when you leave they'll laugh; you'll be gossip of the office since some fuck doesn't know how the world works now,

I worked in an office for an internship.
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Post your cv/resume.
Remove personal details.

I'll look at it. Mind you it's based in Ireland but I used to do up cvs for people as a job

HeadlessElite posted...

Yeah I mean I have free food and shelter; I'm in a better position than most. It's starting to look like I need a 20 hr/week job while I look just to pay off my credit card and phone. At this point it's looking like that. Well, this is reality. Time to deal with it.

Cell phone mentioned twice, credit card with no job, a professor who cannot teach and a victim complex. Work on your personality deficiency before attempting a job.
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BarneyBosco posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

Yeah I mean I have free food and shelter; I'm in a better position than most. It's starting to look like I need a 20 hr/week job while I look just to pay off my credit card and phone. At this point it's looking like that. Well, this is reality. Time to deal with it.

Cell phone mentioned twice, credit card with no job, a professor who cannot teach and a victim complex. Work on your personality deficiency before attempting a job.

The phone was mentioned and is important to me in case recruiters call. I've had that credit card since rent was almost $700 in my college town and had to bust my ass 30 hours a week while in school just to pay rent. My credit card was for food and electric.Work on judging a book by it's cover, before judging others.
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Baneposting posted...

Post your cv/resume.
Remove personal details.

I'll look at it. Mind you it's based in Ireland but I used to do up cvs for people as a job

Or not - your choice. But don't bitch when you aren't taking the help offered

Baneposting posted...

Baneposting posted...

Post your cv/resume.
Remove personal details.

I'll look at it. Mind you it's based in Ireland but I used to do up cvs for people as a job

Or not - your choice. But don't bitch when you aren't taking the help offered

I'm working on removing my person info if you don't mind..
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HeadlessElite posted...

I'm working on removing my person info if you don't mind..

Alright, sorry - figured you ignored it when you never replied.

HeadlessElite posted...

BarneyBosco posted...

HeadlessElite posted...

Yeah I mean I have free food and shelter; I'm in a better position than most. It's starting to look like I need a 20 hr/week job while I look just to pay off my credit card and phone. At this point it's looking like that. Well, this is reality. Time to deal with it.

Cell phone mentioned twice, credit card with no job, a professor who cannot teach and a victim complex. Work on your personality deficiency before attempting a job.

The phone was mentioned and is important to me in case recruiters call. I've had that credit card since rent was almost $700 in my college town and had to bust my ass 30 hours a week while in school just to pay rent. My credit card was for food and electric.Work on judging a book by it's cover, before judging others.

You posted a topic on a public forum about a sad situation of not landing a job with 80 attempts being made, judgements will be conceived. Who paid for the CC and this all to important phone with a direct line to mothers milk all while busting your ass for 30 hours a week at taco bell?
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The problem with management degrees is that they are a dime a dozen. If you have a job now I suggest trying to move up there even if you don't like it. Use it as a stepping stone.
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fan357 posted...

The problem with management degrees is that they are a dime a dozen. If you have a job now I suggest trying to move up there even if you don't like it. Use it as a stepping stone.

I'd say the problem is going after a management degree when you can't even manage your own life and expecting to be handed a job.
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BarneyBosco posted...

fan357 posted...

The problem with management degrees is that they are a dime a dozen. If you have a job now I suggest trying to move up there even if you don't like it. Use it as a stepping stone.

I'd say the problem is going after a management degree when you can't even manage your own life and expecting to be handed a job.

Lol
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Try McDonald's
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