Have any of you guys had difficulty in getting jobs?
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Its hard to find your first job, best of just looking any where that needs employees, don't be afraid to have to clean toilets, remember its the money that your doing it for...
It helps greatly if you have connections, i didn't have any so it took my ages to find an employer ready to hire me
It helps greatly if you have connections, i didn't have any so it took my ages to find an employer ready to hire me
Nope I live in an area with 12% unemployment and I could walk into a bunch of jobs. Now as far as high quality jobs 60k + a year those are harder to come by but still around. As long as you can sell you can always get a job it seems.
I am currently in a gap year from Uni to fix my completely screwed finances. I spent the first 4 months looking for a job (following the common job requires experience -> can't jet job to get experience thing) before I got a job with a Temp worker agency. I am starting a new placement at a bank as an admin assistant on Monday and I am hoping that will finally give me the experience that everyone else seems to require.
One of my friends is a lucky git when it comes to jobs, he's been employed all summer and has gotten a job lined up for when he returns to Uni. Some people have all the luck =\.
One of my friends is a lucky git when it comes to jobs, he's been employed all summer and has gotten a job lined up for when he returns to Uni. Some people have all the luck =\.
I actually live in Toronto and I wish you good luck in finding a part-time job. Part-time student jobs can be very difficult to get in Toronto because a lot of the low-end jobs are held by recent immigrants who have a lot more job experience than you.
Your best bet is to get a recommendation from a friend or relative who already has a job somewhere. Sometimes it's not what you know but who you know.
The prospects really look up for people with University degrees or useful college diplomas. When I graduated with my BSc in Computer Science I was unemployed for about 6 months before I found a job, well actaully 2 but that's another story. That might have been because I wasn't willing to take a job doing anything but programming.
Anyway, stay in school and take something that will get you a job. There are a lot of things that you can study that are utterly worthless in the real world (English lit [cough cough]).
Your best bet is to get a recommendation from a friend or relative who already has a job somewhere. Sometimes it's not what you know but who you know.
The prospects really look up for people with University degrees or useful college diplomas. When I graduated with my BSc in Computer Science I was unemployed for about 6 months before I found a job, well actaully 2 but that's another story. That might have been because I wasn't willing to take a job doing anything but programming.
Anyway, stay in school and take something that will get you a job. There are a lot of things that you can study that are utterly worthless in the real world (English lit [cough cough]).
I just refused to leave my shitty job. Then, due to college, I had to transfer to a store in my new college town. Now the job seems less shitty and I've been with the company for 3+ years and haven't had to worry about joblessness.
Currently I'm about 16 and in highschool, I've been trying to get a job for about a year now. I've applied at various places around Ottawa, still no luck. All the interesting jobs need experience and all the boring jobs are taken. I need money dammit!
Well, I recently went looking for a new job pretty much out of curiosity.
I told my boss what I was doing, assured him I wasn't leaving, and handed out a resume to every single place of business that was either a) hiring or b) had employees(dur hur).
Not a single call back. Not a single person called my boss to check my references.
I handed out damn near sixty resumes to any job that didn't require a college degree. I smiled, looked pretty, was polite, and honestly made a show of trying to get the job.
Now. As for the job i have at Mcdonalds my boss flat out told me the only reason he gave me the job in the end was because of the shirt i had on. Apparently it said "This is my best shirt and it's still a little ratty".(Which was true) He felt that if he gave me the job over the six other people he interviewed I would appreciate it far more then the others would. It had nothing to do with my experience(I had none) or my grades (Honestly stated my c+ to b average).
It had everything to do with the fact that during the interview i gave him the impression that if he gave me the job i would work hard and appreciate the job. It was the fact that he noticed me constantly hiding the little holes in the cuffs of the shirt.
So, judging from my own experience your in for an uphill climb. Have fun. Stay strong, and pray your prettier then me.
(By the way, i make 10.50 an hour, The ceiling for a crew person where i work, that's the highest you can make in my town without having a degree or construction certificates... Or having family on the other side of course. It took me two years to get my wage up that high. So.. don't expect a high paying job either. I'm lucky that my job gives my 40 hours a week.)
I told my boss what I was doing, assured him I wasn't leaving, and handed out a resume to every single place of business that was either a) hiring or b) had employees(dur hur).
Not a single call back. Not a single person called my boss to check my references.
I handed out damn near sixty resumes to any job that didn't require a college degree. I smiled, looked pretty, was polite, and honestly made a show of trying to get the job.
Now. As for the job i have at Mcdonalds my boss flat out told me the only reason he gave me the job in the end was because of the shirt i had on. Apparently it said "This is my best shirt and it's still a little ratty".(Which was true) He felt that if he gave me the job over the six other people he interviewed I would appreciate it far more then the others would. It had nothing to do with my experience(I had none) or my grades (Honestly stated my c+ to b average).
It had everything to do with the fact that during the interview i gave him the impression that if he gave me the job i would work hard and appreciate the job. It was the fact that he noticed me constantly hiding the little holes in the cuffs of the shirt.
So, judging from my own experience your in for an uphill climb. Have fun. Stay strong, and pray your prettier then me.
(By the way, i make 10.50 an hour, The ceiling for a crew person where i work, that's the highest you can make in my town without having a degree or construction certificates... Or having family on the other side of course. It took me two years to get my wage up that high. So.. don't expect a high paying job either. I'm lucky that my job gives my 40 hours a week.)
I'm currently still a student in college. So the only jobs I've ever had are student employment opportunities. I've never had formally apply to job that I hadn't already been offered (so the actual application was a formality). I've also never had to go through a job interview. I did half-heartedly apply to a few places while I was in high school and the summer between high school and freshman year of college. Only got one call back on an application and that was about a week before I was going to start my first student employment position on campus.
That said when I finally get out college, I imagine I'll have a bit of trouble getting some sort of decent employment. I'll have basic work exp. and some good references from my current employers.
That said when I finally get out college, I imagine I'll have a bit of trouble getting some sort of decent employment. I'll have basic work exp. and some good references from my current employers.
I know your pain man, I've been looking for a steady job for three years now. I've finally gotten a seasonal job at Busch Gardens for their Halloween special. It's a hard market right now man. Here's some advice: treat your job search like a job. Work on it for hours, apply everywhere, and be aggressive. Check in, it shows potential employers that you're ging to be just as tenacious in your job.
Yeah, it's almost impossible for me to actually get out of the house and look for one, I'm surprised that some people can actually do it!
But actually, I've never tried getting a job. I've had times where I impulsively felt like getting a really casual job, like at a coffee shop or supermarket, but the feeling just doesn't last that long.
But actually, I've never tried getting a job. I've had times where I impulsively felt like getting a really casual job, like at a coffee shop or supermarket, but the feeling just doesn't last that long.
I've applied for a few jobs, mostly supermarkets and that kind. I got rejected from all of them (could be my hair). But then I decided to focus more on my schoolwork, as I hadn't been doing as well as I was convinced that I could. Then I got to college, and most of the jobs on-campus are the kinds I don't want to do. I think next summer I'll work my ass off to apply to as many unskilled places as possible, and when (I mean when) I get a job somewhere, I'll work as much as I can. That'll make a few thousand dollars maybe.
Yes. I've been trying for a second job for a few months now. Over 40 applications, and I've only had one interview so far. I didn't get that job obviously.
The unfortunate fact is that it is an employer's market right now. With so many in all areas of employment and expertise laid off in the recent financial crisis employers have their pick of desperate experienced professionals who will work for much less than they could have demanded before. When you have multiple people applying for a job and the choice comes down between those with no experience and those with 5+ years and you can get either for the same costs 99 times out of a hundred they are going to want the person who is going to require the least amount of on the job training to get up to speed.
Look for the future to shift to more Contract employees and fewer permanent employees.
Look for the future to shift to more Contract employees and fewer permanent employees.
Yes, I am stuck working part-time at a food catalog company's call center doing customer service.
