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Tim Tebow
Posts: 241
Dec 11, 2009 5:49pm
This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job. 
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
sleeper
Posts: 27,879
Dec 11, 2009 5:50pm
My friend owns 35 McDonalds, I could probably get you a job at one of those.
krambman
Posts: 3,606
Dec 11, 2009 6:05pm
Starting to realize that your dream of playing QB in the NFL isn't going to happen?Tim Tebow wrote: This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job.
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Dec 11, 2009 6:11pm
I'm right there with ya, but i graduated a year and half ago from college, and still subbing. Stupid education degree. Keep fillin them out though, they won't know about you unless you're filling out those apps.Tim Tebow wrote: This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job.
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Dec 11, 2009 6:14pm
What degree? What school? What type of job are you pursuing? Do you have locational restrictions, or are you willing to relocate?
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Tim Tebow
Posts: 241
Dec 11, 2009 6:17pm
Major in sociology (focus in criminology) / minor in psychology. From BGSU, hoping to get something in the criminal justice field, but willing to look at others. Am willing to locate if its for a decent paying job. Have mostly been applying around here and some other spots in Ohio, but have started looking at other states such as Mississippi.fan_from_texas wrote: What degree? What school? What type of job are you pursuing? Do you have locational restrictions, or are you willing to relocate?
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Buckeye2B
Posts: 66
Dec 11, 2009 6:21pm
Headhunter....do it.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Dec 11, 2009 6:30pm
Dont worry, according to the governor, the unemployment rate will continue to rise in 2010 and might see a .5% decrease in 2011. I am in the same boat as you though.
Any really good headhunter will storm your village at sunset with overwhelming force and cut off your head with a ceremonial knife.Buckeye2B wrote: Headhunter....do it.
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fan_from_texas
Posts: 2,693
Dec 11, 2009 6:33pm
Talk to profs and see if they have leads. Are you on linked in? Check craigslist and monster.com as well. Do you have an alumni association? Does it have a career bank? Hound the career center and seek out leads there.
Chesapeake
Posts: 1,603
Dec 11, 2009 6:48pm
Build a tree stand.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Dec 11, 2009 7:36pm
I had a friend that had the same degree. Try to get on w/ the OSHP then the FBI.Major in sociology (focus in criminology) / minor in psychology. From BGSU, hoping to get something in the criminal justice field, but willing to look at others. Am willing to locate if its for a decent paying job. Have mostly been applying around here and some other spots in Ohio, but have started looking at other states such as Mississippi.
Glory Days
Posts: 7,809
Dec 11, 2009 7:57pm
expect to take atleast 6 months to a year to get hired in that field.Tim Tebow wrote: Major in sociology (focus in criminology) / minor in psychology. From BGSU, hoping to get something in the criminal justice field, but willing to look at others. Am willing to locate if its for a decent paying job. Have mostly been applying around here and some other spots in Ohio, but have started looking at other states such as Mississippi.
Thunder70
Posts: 748
Dec 11, 2009 7:58pm
Took me a year and a half after graduating to get a job that is somewhat respectable. Don't quit trying though...
zambrown
Posts: 1,093
Dec 11, 2009 8:02pm
sorry, Tim, I do feel your pain, but like Krambman, the heading of "Job Hunting" with the name Tim Tebow make me laugh until I opened it and realized you were serious. Best of luck to you and I hope you find what you're looking for very soon.krambman wrote:Starting to realize that your dream of playing QB in the NFL isn't going to happen?Tim Tebow wrote: This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job.
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Dec 11, 2009 8:42pm
Be very careful though if you're checking craigslist for jobs, i'd venture to say about 85% of those ads for jobs on there are fake just looking for infomartion. If you see a reply to address that ends in gmail.com...odds are it's a scam. Been burned before.fan_from_texas wrote: Check craigslist and monster.com as well.
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cats gone wild
Posts: 2,651
Dec 12, 2009 12:12am
Wish you luck in finding your dream job. Dont give up and send apps to everyone under the sun.
xnds1fan
Posts: 442
Dec 12, 2009 12:17am
Just keep plugging away.
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Dec 12, 2009 3:09am
Benny The Jet wrote:I'm right there with ya, but i graduated a year and half ago from college, and still subbing. Stupid education degree. Keep fillin them out though, they won't know about you unless you're filling out those apps.Tim Tebow wrote: This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job.
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
Im in the same boat with the education degree. Im running a latchkey program and I actually found an online teaching job part time up in Dearborn, MI
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Dec 12, 2009 8:11am
Conrats, glad to see someone using there education degree! I'm starting to look for jobs outside of the field. Have been using monster.com, careerbuilder.com, hotjobs.com, and local newspapers. Any other good sites or resources?bigkahuna wrote:Benny The Jet wrote:I'm right there with ya, but i graduated a year and half ago from college, and still subbing. Stupid education degree. Keep fillin them out though, they won't know about you unless you're filling out those apps.Tim Tebow wrote: This is getting frustrating!!! I am graduating from college next weekend and still have not been able to secure a job.
Have been filing out apps like crazy the past few days...
What are the best ways of finding out about openings??
Im in the same boat with the education degree. Im running a latchkey program and I actually found an online teaching job part time up in Dearborn, MI
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holy_buckeye
Posts: 52
Dec 12, 2009 8:35am
I was laid off in May and just this week secured a new job. (4 year degree in Accounting with 8 years experience in the field) It is a TOUGH market right now, especially in this blessed State.
You sound hungry enough...my only advice would be that if/when something is offered to you, take it. Even if it's "beneath" you. You may not get any other offers for weeks / months. Take it, work hard there and you'll advance.
You sound hungry enough...my only advice would be that if/when something is offered to you, take it. Even if it's "beneath" you. You may not get any other offers for weeks / months. Take it, work hard there and you'll advance.
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adog
Posts: 567
Dec 12, 2009 9:16am
holy_buckeye wrote: I was laid off in May and just this week secured a new job. (4 year degree in Accounting with 8 years experience in the field) It is a TOUGH market right now, especially in this blessed State.
You sound hungry enough...my only advice would be that if/when something is offered to you, take it. Even if it's "beneath" you. You may not get any other offers for weeks / months. Take it, work hard there and you'll advance.
VERY good Advice
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dancinbear
Posts: 236
Dec 12, 2009 10:43am
I had to sub and bartend for 3 years and go back to school and fast-track my Masters before I was able to get in anywhere. I have my full-time job now, but it was a struggle. Do anything you can for a paycheck and some insurance and don't give up.
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MontyBrunswick
Dec 12, 2009 10:48am
sell rocks