The Hated Job Hunt

[quote name='Midnite']What's wrong with the East Coast or Baltimore? You could always check the job out, come down for an interview, check the area. The way the media portrays Baltimore, it really isn't that bad. Just stay out of the bad areas and you'll be fine. Also, if your into Anime you can check out Otakon, one of the largest Anime Conventions in the US, takes place in July or August every year.

If I remember correctly Maryland is suppose to be one of the first states to benefit from the stimulus package for creating new jobs.[/QUOTE]Nothing is wrong with Baltimore, just that I've lived in the Midwest all my life (not really sure about the East Coast style living, where houses are smaller, everything is close, traffic is heavier, etc.) and it's around 465 miles from where I live. And technically, I'm just not too familar with having to move to another state since I haven't done it before (well, I did, but I was only 6 months old). There are just many uncertainties, but most can easily change once I spend time there and talk with my parents.

I will probably go there for a visit, if they want to do an interview.
 
Glad to know I'm not the only University grad looking for gainful employment, granted I have a job but it is a joke for someone with a Bachelors Degree, not saying I'm above it but you know what I mean. Plus I live in MI which as you all know, is suffering the worst, I want to relocate but I'd like to know I have something before I get there which is damn impossible. Anyways good luck to everyone else on the hunt!
 
[quote name='talonthrawn'] Plus I live in MI which as you all know, is suffering the worst, I want to relocate but I'd like to know I have something before I get there which is damn impossible. Anyways good luck to everyone else on the hunt![/quote]
Sucks man.
I live in GA, I think MI is the only place hit harder than us. Although the "paper" says with our uncounted unemployed we may actually have been hit even worse. Good luck regardless.
 
[quote name='talonthrawn']Glad to know I'm not the only University grad looking for gainful employment, granted I have a job but it is a joke for someone with a Bachelors Degree, not saying I'm above it but you know what I mean. Plus I live in MI which as you all know, is suffering the worst, I want to relocate but I'd like to know I have something before I get there which is damn impossible. Anyways good luck to everyone else on the hunt![/QUOTE]Yeah, I know about how hard MI got hit too especially since its my neighboring state (I live in IN and we got hit very hard in areas). I hope the market gets better when one of my friends at Michigan State graduates from college in over a year.

It sucks because I thought I'd definitely get a job having a Bachelors and being a Purdue grad from one of the most difficult majors (that not many finish), but I was wrong.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']I've been having terrible luck myself lately due to most being on a hiring freeze, but I did finally hear back from a company my friend got a job at (and told them about me looking for a job). They are suppose to call me sometime this week discussing positions. Only reason I'm not 100% sure about this is because I might have to relocate to Baltimore, MD. I'm honestly a bit iffy on living in the east coast and my parents don't want me to leave home at all, so it's a tough situation. But at the same time, I badly need a job and to an extent I just need to bite the bullet and take what I can get (it pays well too).

When checking dice.com for an example (who lists jobs in my field, although 90% of them are for those with lots of experience), there were 30 jobs listed in my state, while Maryland has over 230.[/quote]

If you don't want it, I'll take it. I'd love to go back to Maryland after living in this swampy hot ass hellhole for 5 years. There's no jobs, the people are either insane or have a new classification of Alzheimer's that hasn't been discovered yet, the weather's awful, all the flowers and shit have completely messed up my immune system, it's a cultural fucking wasteland, and there's nothing to do.
 
I have a job right now, and I found another. I put my 2 weeks in and will be starting my new job in 2 weeks.

The jobs are out there...I just think people (not everyone, of course) are just pretentious and expect to get the job they WANT.. But, I digress.
 
[quote name='lilboo']I have a job right now, and I found another. I put my 2 weeks in and will be starting my new job in 2 weeks.

The jobs are out there...I just think people (not everyone, of course) are just pretentious and expect to get the job they WANT.. But, I digress.[/QUOTE]Oh course there are jobs out, but tons of them ask for a crapton of experience in various areas. I've tried applying for some, and without a doubt I get rejected all the time where they say plenty of people who were more qualified than you applied, so the positions went to them. It really hurts for the fact most electrical jobs I see (especially in my state) want those with a lot of networking or software engineering skills (which I do not have nor does anyone in my major have).

It's difficult because there are some jobs (which have lower degree requirements than what I got) which I more than qualify for just aren't in my area. If they were in my local area, I'd jump right on them because they are excellent experience builders. Then being in cities with a high cost of living makes it difficult because its technically barely enough to afford an apartment and other expenses (only way to make it more possible is to live with someone, but I'm going to avoid that after all the problems you hear with people having roommates).

[quote name='VioletArrows']If you don't want it, I'll take it. I'd love to go back to Maryland after living in this swampy hot ass hellhole for 5 years. There's no jobs, the people are either insane or have a new classification of Alzheimer's that hasn't been discovered yet, the weather's awful, all the flowers and shit have completely messed up my immune system, it's a cultural fucking wasteland, and there's nothing to do.[/QUOTE]I actually want to live in FL also. ;)

I'm more so use to the Midwest style living, where housing prices are a bit low and everything is a bit more spread out, compared to the East coast where living is expensive and much more crammed together. I'll admit the only two areas I just would not move to under any circumstance is California and NYC (housing is just WAY too much in those areas. CA is nice, but WAY too much).
 
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Monster.com sucks, but their entry-level specific site - Monstertrak.com - is actually pretty good if you're a recent grad. A lot of companies use the big sites like Monster/CareerBuilder/Hotjobs as resume dumps where they just want to collect resumes and not actually hire anyone.

I also like to use my college job board. It's mostly entry-level positions, but they sometimes list jobs that require experience and/or a graduate degree. Also, you might want to do a little searching for job sites in your specific industry. I work in the Health sector, so I always suggest Medhunters and other similar sites to RNs, MDs, MAs.

The key in any job search is to be proactive. It starts with researching who the person in charge of hiring is for the position. Doesn't list one? Call the company. When you're submitting your resume, cover letter, etc., always set a call back time if you haven't heard back from them. Chances are, thousands of other people are interested in the job listing and the screener is not going to have enough time to dissect every submission. Calling in let's the company know that you have a high interest in the position.

Basically, don't sit on your @$$ waiting for them to call back because chances are they won't even give your application a second look after an initial 15 second scan.


Example: my HR friend was in charge of reviewing applications for a Nurse Practitioner opening a few months back. Got ~100 applications (only way to apply was online). She imported all apps into Excel. First, she eliminated anyone who left out their certification #. Then she does some kind of weighted sort with grad school, yrs of experience, and last salary. Don't know the exact steps she took afterward, but she said that anyone who didn't address the cover letter to her got sent to the back of the pile unless their education & experience were stellar.
 
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I am moving to Orange County, CA and I am not sure what to do about work. This economy is so shitty now driving me crazy. I never had so much stress. Regardless just wanted to Vent I'll take any job at the moment.
 
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