Job hunting blows.

[Hecubus2000]

I got a call this morning about a job I applied for last week. The woman on the other end of the line asked if I had my degree yet, and I said "no but i'll have my BA in about six months." So, this woman tells me she is sorry because I need atleast an AS degree(2 year degree) for the position.
I was thinking "damn lady do the math" but I said does it make a diff. that I am getting my BA in six months. She started telling me all these lame reasons she could'nt hire me. WTF man, what are they thinking? Oh well, back to the grind stone of job hunting.

 

[thereds]

I am sorry. Job hunting does suck.

where do you look to find mainly entry level jobs? I haven't had any luck myself.

 

[Kosugi]

Entry level jobs can be hard to come by.


My suggestion is to find a contracting company. These contracting companies are hired by large companies to fill short-medium term vacancies. I have several contractors working for me @ six month contracts. Usually, the low-responsibility areas are staffed by recent college grads, however, these young guys often get raped by the contracting companies. For instance, I've got two guys who graduated from FSU last year working here. They are both contractors, and are just happy to have jobs. Their bill rate is 38$ an hour, but I just found out that their take of that 38$ is just 11$. The bloody contracting company makes 29$ for every hour they work. This just outrages me, but we pull contractors from an approved vendor list, meaning that I can't negotiate rates with them, or consult different vendors, only our HR can.

So, I feel bad for these guys, because they are being taken advantage of by their contracting company. Once they get a full 6 months under their belts, and if I can make their positions permanent, I'll hire them in. That alone should double their pay. They aren't too upset about it though, and I guess you can look at it as putting in your time.

Once you have 3-5 years of experience though, the bill rates jump from 30-40$ an hour to 60-70$ hour bill rates. Usually, a contractor with experience (5 years) pulls about 2/3 of their bill rate. So not bad money at all.

Good luck in your search!

 

[Prodigy^]

"Job hunting blows"

try rearranging those words a little and see why I got a weird look on my face when I first saw the thread

 

[Sacotool]

lol!


Prodigy must have a touch of dyslexia

 

[Mday]

yeah, blow job hunting... ;-)

:s


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anyway... yes it does =(

 

[axelfox]

Aren't you guys happy that it blows and suck?

 

[Schola]

Well don't let it get you down, just keep trying

 

[kw3i]

job hunting is the most annoying thing besides a broken computer