Job Hunting, need a guide

[shadowstriker86]

ok so i just got my AA and i need a decent paying job to help support myself while i get my bachelors, and unfortunatly i can't start going to my university until next spring semester (impacted school). Unfortunatly i was never taught how exactly to go about finding a job outside of retail, fast food and theaters, and i feel like craigslist and monster isn't really helping. Any advice?

 

[Frezzato]

ok so i just got my AA and i need a decent paying job to help support myself while i get my bachelors, and unfortunatly i can't start going to my university until next spring semester (impacted school). Unfortunatly i was never taught how exactly to go about finding a job outside of retail, fast food and theaters, and i feel like craigslist and monster isn't really helping. Any advice?

I haven't had much luck myself, but I will say to stay away from applying for any local government positions first and foremost. I once applied for a 911 position and didn't hear from them until exactly 1 year later. Yeah, thanks for that.

There's this great site I found which I will PM to you. No offense to any other job seekers out there.

I worked with this girl who was constantly getting emails from a job agency. I have to say, personally, stay away from Manpower. They make you fill out on their website your geographic preferences, which I thought was cool. Lo and behold, each office operates independently. I went into one location, mentioned the geographic preference thing and they gave me a "WTF are you talking about?" Companies with broken websites = really, really bad sign.

If you like your local Manpower office then go with that. Otherwise there are other organizations like Randstad [http://us.randstad.com/]. Last time I went to one they made me take a PC competency test, which isn't a problem for me, except they were using Office 97 or some crap like that. There was no time limit however, and if things haven't changed, I was able to make as many mistakes as I needed. Seriously though, that stupid test...who the hell does mail merge in Word any more? Did people ever???

Good luck, and watch for my PM.

 

[Amethyst Wind]

Apply directly and in person if you can. Makes a much bigger impression than just another CV in an email.

 

[Colt47]

Use the career center of your old campus to try and locate a job or internship with flexible hours. Target does a lot of managerial internships that don't require any experience to be a part of and they pay generally better than any retail job does. Also, don't ever give up on looking for a job. The market is really rough right now for any kind of entry position (one of the faults of a prior generations short shortsightedness in addition to the recession). I'm a computer science major at the moment and it is pure hell trying to get an internship in the field that matters, and I can't imagine my post graduation search for long term employment going much better.