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Davios
10-06-2006, 09:47 AM
<p>I finally graduated from college back in May with a bachelor's in Business Management. Obviously like most college kids I wanted to get out and immediatley start looking for full time work, but as a graduation gift my mother decided to get me to go to Spain in August to visit a bunch of&nbsp;family and friends.</p><p>&nbsp;I interviewed with a bunch of firms until I actually left but now that I am back I have come to realize how INCREDIBLY HARD it is to actually get an entry level full time job with any kind of respectable company. A few of my friends in similar situations got some positions working in operations but even that seems impossible to find. Alot of the job hunt has consisted of online research like Monster and Careerbuilder, but needless to say alot of what those services consist of now is largely sales positions which I think I would suck at. I am wondering if people here have had similar situations and&nbsp;have suggestions as to which&nbsp;internet job searches&nbsp;or methods to&nbsp;use????</p>

Furtherman
10-06-2006, 10:00 AM
Did you know anyone in the grades above you?&nbsp; Some people who have been working now for a year or two?&nbsp; Check with them.&nbsp; That's how I got my job, through a friend.&nbsp; Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter.

grlNIN
10-06-2006, 10:06 AM
<p>I'm surprised no one told you sooner than this but it's about who you know and sometimes even nepotism.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

Davios
10-06-2006, 10:06 AM
<strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Did you know anyone in the grades above you?&nbsp; Some people who have been working now for a year or two?&nbsp; Check with them.&nbsp; That's how I got my job, through a friend.&nbsp; Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter. <p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I've spoken to several friends who are trying to see what they can do, and I have also gotten contacted several times by head hunters. I met with a few, but the entire process with staffing agencies just comes off incredibly shady and awkward.</p>

walking joint
10-06-2006, 10:24 AM
<strong>grlNIN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'm surprised no one told you sooner than this but it's about who you know and sometimes even nepotism.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>hell yeah.&nbsp; its how i got my current job.&nbsp; and i'll be looking to get a new job soon and the first place i'm going to look is where my brother in law is working.&nbsp; big company so i'd rather work in a different area, but just knowing someone with some stroke is awesome. so many people who&nbsp;get hired&nbsp;here&nbsp;are friends/family of people in the company.&nbsp; you get $1000 for every person you recommend and they keep more then 6 months.&nbsp; i'm up to around $5k.&nbsp; </p>

cupcakelove
10-06-2006, 10:30 AM
Getting your first job is the hardest part.&nbsp; You just have to stick with it.&nbsp; Just think of looking for a job as your job right now.&nbsp; Even if your first job isn't exactly what you want to do, or if you don't make as much as you were hoping, once you get that first real job on your resume, its amazingly easy to get the next one.&nbsp; I've been out of school almost a year and a half.&nbsp; It took me two months to find my first job.&nbsp; The pay sucked and I worked my ass off.&nbsp; I stuck with it until the project I was on ended and then I just updated my resume and put it on Monster.&nbsp; I got an offer at another company in less than two weeks without even really trying.&nbsp; Things will work out.<br />

cupcakelove
10-06-2006, 10:32 AM
<strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter.<p>Headhunters are as bad as used car salesman.&nbsp; All they want is that commision, and they will lie to whoever they have to to get it.&nbsp; If that route works out, then great, but don't invest too much time with these people, they are scum.<br /></p>

A.J.
10-06-2006, 10:32 AM
<strong>grlNIN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'm surprised no one told you sooner than this but it's about who you know and sometimes even nepotism.</p><p>It's absolutely true.</p><p>Here's a suggestion that might get you connected (although it may be more of a DC-type thing).&nbsp; Start going to happy hours around places that you want to work.&nbsp; Chances are that you'll make conversation with someone who works for a company of interest or at least knows a person/people who work there.&nbsp; A DC example is to frequent bars around Capitol Hill to network with Hill staffers.</p><p>I always keep my eye out for people who are interested in my line of work -- mainly because I want the recruiting bonus.</p>

silas
10-06-2006, 11:13 AM
<strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br />Getting your first job is the hardest part.&nbsp; You just have to stick with it.&nbsp; Just think of looking for a job as your job right now.&nbsp; Even if your first job isn't exactly what you want to do, or if you don't make as much as you were hoping, once you get that first real job on your resume, its amazingly easy to get the next one.&nbsp; <p>I agree.</p><p>The is THE toughest part, and sooner or later, one way or another, you'll get &quot;something&quot;.</p><p>The rest is relatively gravy.</p><p>Now i'm stahving.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by silas on 10-6-06 @ 3:17 PM</span>

silas
10-06-2006, 11:25 AM
<strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter. <p>Headhunters are as bad as used car salesman.&nbsp; All they want is that commision, and they will lie to whoever they have to to get it.&nbsp; If that route works out, then great, but don't invest too much time with these people, they are scum.<br /></p><p>I disagree. They are certainly motivated for their own benifit, but&nbsp;you are looking for a 1st job/entry level/foot in the door opportunity.</p><p>Anyways, hopefully you will be agreeing to an employer who isn't completely out to lunch when dealing with headhunters, some exaggeration of qualifications etc isn't avoided by going the non-headhunter route, and imo most&nbsp;headhunters are fairly reputable....and you have your own final decisions&nbsp;with whatever they offer; why&nbsp;write off a major avenue of job searches??&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>

johnniewalker
10-06-2006, 11:25 AM
<strong>grlNIN</strong> wrote:<br /><p>I'm surprised no one told you sooner than this but it's about who you know and sometimes even nepotism.</p><p> </p><p>&nbsp;</p>I had the same kind of start .&nbsp; I did alright at school 3.5 in compter science from Wisconsin, but I kept trying to interview at places with no real knowledge of anyone there, which was stupid.&nbsp; Trying to be objective, I thought the interviews went alright in the sense that nothing really negative happend.&nbsp; Spent 3 months with nothing and then my dad asked me if I wanted to work as an assistant at Culligan.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'm back in school now, but after 2 months there I could have taken a legitimate job.&nbsp; It's sickening.&nbsp; Don't work at your interviewing skills, take the easy way out.&nbsp; <br />

Furtherman
10-06-2006, 11:29 AM
<strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter. <p>Headhunters are as bad as used car salesman.&nbsp; All they want is that commision, and they will lie to whoever they have to to get it.&nbsp; If that route works out, then great, but don't invest too much time with these people, they are scum.<br /></p><p>I got extremely lucky with a headhunter.&nbsp; I told her where I wanted to work, she got me an interview and I started the next week.&nbsp; It was worth looking into.</p>

TheRealEddie
10-06-2006, 11:52 AM
<p>Done with school? You can keep going, its great! And when you're done you can call yourself Dr.</p><p>But if you want to work for real money then try tapping into your school's alumni network. Everyone school has one. Find people who are in companies that you may be interested in and send out as many emails as possible. That was my tactic and it worked like a charm.</p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by TheRealEddie on 10-6-06 @ 3:54 PM</span>

johnniewalker
10-06-2006, 11:56 AM
<br /><strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>cupcakelove</strong> wrote:<br /><strong>Furtherman</strong> wrote:<br />Or you can lget ucky with a headhunter. <p>Headhunters are as bad as used car salesman. All they want is that commision, and they will lie to whoever they have to to get it. If that route works out, then great, but don't invest too much time with these people, they are scum.<br /></p><p>I got extremely lucky with a headhunter. I told her where I wanted to work, she got me an interview and I started the next week. It was worth looking into.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>I love the shield sig pic.&nbsp; I am still in shock over last season's season finale. Can't fing wait till next season.<br />