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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:37 PM Original message |
hey kids! Want an entry-level job after college? Well guess what: you need experience! |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
1. Like when I tried to find copywriter jobs. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:42 PM Response to Reply #1 |
3. Seriously, is there a way to address this? |
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Starbucks Anarchist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #3 |
6. Not that I know of. |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:52 AM Response to Reply #3 |
63. Internships |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:41 PM Response to Original message |
2. it helps to have a well-connected family member. |
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barb162 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:45 PM Response to Reply #2 |
52. Sometimes it 's the only way. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:46 PM Response to Original message |
4. They have to do it that way; so they can claim all sorts of Americans aren't qualified. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:47 PM Response to Reply #4 |
5. $12/hour and a BA required? |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:48 PM Response to Reply #5 |
7. And quite a common requirement too; it boggles the mind. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. HT is right...and yes, it's laughable |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #13 |
17. do you have a strictly scientific degree |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #17 |
21. Just a basic biology degree, but with quite a bit of lab credits. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:05 PM Response to Reply #21 |
24. that is very curious |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:07 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. the salt lake area has a TON of biotech companies, actually |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:11 PM Response to Reply #26 |
27. i'm not all too familiar with utah |
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JANdad (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 06:12 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. By-pass HR and find out |
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Lance_Boyle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:22 PM Response to Reply #26 |
68. job search sites, including monster, suck balls. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. If I do not get a real job by November 21st, I am fucked. My loans kick in. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:51 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. you can put off the loans for quite a long time. |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:53 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. With the world's problems, you'd think they'd want more scientists and such... |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:48 PM Response to Reply #4 |
79. I 'interviewed' for one of those. |
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KG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:48 PM Response to Original message |
8. I just want to say one word to you - just one word. |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. not too far from the truth |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:52 PM Response to Original message |
12. Have you considered graduate school? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:54 PM Response to Reply #12 |
16. I'm concerned about the moneys. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:55 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. What's your field of expertise? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:57 PM Response to Reply #18 |
19. Yes, w/ a focus on evolutionary bio/genetics. I also have a BA in English. |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:58 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Well there you go. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:00 PM Response to Reply #20 |
23. I am going to look into grad programs |
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HiFructosePronSyrup (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:06 PM Response to Reply #23 |
25. Great! Good for you. n/t |
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datasuspect (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
22. you are in an excellent position to market yourself |
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trogdor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:50 PM Response to Reply #16 |
80. What's your GPA as an upperclassman? |
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applegrove (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 04:54 PM Response to Original message |
15. Get a volunteer position at exactly the type of place you want to work. |
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Akoto (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 05:21 PM Response to Original message |
28. I've had exactly this problem lately. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:01 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. EXACTLY. Isn't that the most fucked up shit ever? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 07:09 PM Response to Reply #31 |
75. Don't ask for too much money |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 06:18 PM Response to Original message |
30. I know. It takes a long time to break that cycle |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:14 PM Response to Reply #30 |
32. well...my ex-circ. activities were mostly GLBTQ advocacy work |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:29 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. Are you looking in that career direction? |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:31 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. no, not really. It's my stuff I'm passionate about in my free time... |
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EstimatedProphet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 08:11 PM Response to Reply #36 |
38. No, I'd say the opposite |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:18 PM Response to Original message |
33. They expect you to do an internship |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:21 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. Yeah... |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:30 AM Response to Reply #34 |
61. Amen |
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Susang (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #34 |
71. Oh, I'm with you there |
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hedgehog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 07:58 PM Response to Original message |
37. Check out the temp agencies. |
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WindRavenX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 08:13 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. they've never called back |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
72. Did you do a temp agency interview? |
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leeroysphitz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 08:17 PM Response to Original message |
40. Wait until they start telling you about having too MUCH experience... |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 08:52 PM Response to Original message |
41. Oh man, I feel your pain |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
42. I know you have already graduated from BU but can you maybe do an internship in UT? |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 09:03 PM Response to Original message |
43. I also feel your pain |
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raccoon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 09:53 AM Response to Reply #43 |
59. In my workplace, most of the time when a full-time job is advertised, |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #59 |
77. It's so shitty that they do that |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #43 |
67. *waves* |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #67 |
76. Hi! I work in a lab doing data analysis |
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BluePatriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #76 |
78. I work at a freight forwarder |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 09:19 PM Response to Original message |
44. i thought you needed underpants |
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LostInAnomie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
45. That there is the reason so many people end up getting jobs that don't involve their degrees. |
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Celeborn Skywalker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 10:59 PM Response to Original message |
46. I don't know if this would be an option for you |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:03 PM Response to Original message |
47. Any temp or seasonal jobs |
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cloudbase (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:19 PM Response to Original message |
48. Check out the NOAA officer corps. |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:24 PM Response to Original message |
49. That's ALWAYS been the way of it. |
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mopinko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:26 PM Response to Original message |
50. maybe you aren't aiming high enough? |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-31-07 11:43 PM Response to Original message |
51. Sounds like you've got a bunch of HR geeks who know nothing of your skills |
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Godhumor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:38 AM Response to Original message |
53. The rule of thumb is 100 resumes... |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:54 AM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Unless you're in a high demand field. I apply for one job online, get a call back in 1.5 hours - lol |
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MonkeyFunk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:41 AM Response to Original message |
54. This is why kids should work through high school and college |
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BlooInBloo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:53 AM Response to Original message |
55. lol! It's been like that for 20 years. Every year, kids think it's new... |
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Sock Puppet (624 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 08:19 AM Response to Reply #55 |
58. Get over it? |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:28 AM Response to Reply #55 |
66. and I'll be joining Sock Puppet. |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:54 PM Response to Reply #66 |
73. I'm in |
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RogueTrooper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 03:28 AM Response to Original message |
57. What about your resume? |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 06:57 PM Response to Reply #57 |
74. With your resume |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
60. My son had absolutely no problem landing a good job with city hall, |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 10:34 AM Response to Original message |
62. Have you applied through the personnel dept at the Univ (if you are in SLC)? |
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electron_blue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:00 AM Response to Original message |
64. You also need connections. |
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DontBlameMe (889 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 11:08 AM Response to Original message |
65. If you're willing to relocate... |
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triguy46 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:23 PM Response to Original message |
69. Internships are the way to go. A paid tryout. |
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AllegroRondo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #69 |
81. paid internships? |
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Orsino (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-01-07 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
70. Sounds as though they're not clear on the meaning of "entry-level." n/t |
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WhollyHeretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:14 PM Response to Original message |
82. I work in IT and I see this all the time. I saw a job listed the other day |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-02-07 01:19 PM Response to Original message |
83. They shouldn't be calling these jobs "entry level" if they require experience. |
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