Job searches suck
Do to the abundant amount of searches that I have performed since I graduated, I have always come across an inconsistency that has puzzled me to no end.
It is the ever elusive entry-level position. I have come across many fantastic positions when I start reading through the job description and then come to that dreaded line of XXX years of ( Read more... )
I've been told that your first job out of college is one of the hardest ever to get.
After being on the other side of the hiring table, and I assisted my old team in locating and landing a suitable replacment after I got my promotion, I learned something very imporant: they don't really mean it. I'm sure it works differently at every organization, but I did learn that for the most part, those little want ads are the hiring manager's dream list- definitely not based in reality and certainly negotiable. Say you've got great references and background, but little or no experience. That doesn't mean you're automatically not qualified, by any stretch of the imagination.
Do what the person above me suggested and apply anyway. It can't hurt, and it's not a waste of time.
Also, go a step further. Try using some of your contacts at your old university to score an informational interview. The field isn't huge, and I'm going to assume that you know someone who knows someone else who works in the private sector who would be more than happy to do sit down with you and chat with you about the best way to break in and what the professional standards are for most companies and who the right person is to talk to. It's not a job interview, but I swear, it's what turned the tide for me and a couple of other people I know in our job search- it gave us exposure and a foot in the door.
GOOD LUCK, and keep us posted!
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