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I'm currently 27 years old and I have a Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in HR management. I'm currently working for a non-profit organization that specializes in scatter site and transitional housing. My job title is "program assistant" which is the same as an executive assistant except I not only assistant the VP of the company, but 15 other programs as well. Here I have experience in recruiting, database administrator, coordinating purchasing for our sites, file keeping, conflict resolution etc.
However, even though I have all this experience I find it hard to find another job, I really want to transition into an HR career since that is what I studied in college. My current salary is $42,000 but I feel that's really not much living in this city.
Can anyone offer some advice, I would really appreciate it.
you have a BA and yet your salary is like 42k
damn, glad i'm in the tech business.
you'd find jobs
you need to have experience and skills that companies are looking for.
so i suggest you apply for at least 100 jobs a day.
that's what i did when i was done with school and my internship
I'm currently 27 years old and I have a Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in HR management. I'm currently working for a non-profit organization that specializes in scatter site and transitional housing. My job title is "program assistant" which is the same as an executive assistant except I not only assistant the VP of the company, but 15 other programs as well. Here I have experience in recruiting, database administrator, coordinating purchasing for our sites, file keeping, conflict resolution etc.
However, even though I have all this experience I find it hard to find another job, I really want to transition into an HR career since that is what I studied in college. My current salary is $42,000 but I feel that's really not much living in this city.
Can anyone offer some advice, I would really appreciate it.
Thank you.
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Originally Posted by WANTNYCAPART
you have a BA and yet your salary is like 42k
damn, glad i'm in the tech business.
you'd find jobs
you need to have experience and skills that companies are looking for.
so i suggest you apply for at least 100 jobs a day.
that's what i did when i was done with school and my internship
His salary is that because of the industry, while there are exceptions, non profits generally don't pay as much unless he was working with the charitable/community investment dept on the corporate side or a non profit that was backed by a very successful hedge fund, for example, the Robin Hood Foundation.
To the OP, I would suggest that you utilize recruiters, LinkedIn, Glass Door etc, also tailor your resume to exactly what you are looking for. I would also suggest that you go the the job page of companies you are interested in, create a profile and apply directly.
I'm currently 27 years old and I have a Bachelors in Business Administration with a concentration in HR management. I'm currently working for a non-profit organization that specializes in scatter site and transitional housing. My job title is "program assistant" which is the same as an executive assistant except I not only assistant the VP of the company, but 15 other programs as well. Here I have experience in recruiting, database administrator, coordinating purchasing for our sites, file keeping, conflict resolution etc.
However, even though I have all this experience I find it hard to find another job, I really want to transition into an HR career since that is what I studied in college. My current salary is $42,000 but I feel that's really not much living in this city.
Can anyone offer some advice, I would really appreciate it.
Get out of non profit. Software Engineers make pittance there even. It's depressing. "You're doing it for a cause" until your contract is up and you're on the streets with no savings to sustain your lifestyle. The only thing worse is working in Asia where you're working 12-14 hour days making even less usually as a secondary citizen. BAD
You will probably make more in NYC. Keep your job, apply for jobs here, where you are, and anywhere else you'd like to be. Use your position, experience, and known/averaged COL calculations to leverage your future position and jump when you get the offer that you desire in a place that you'd like to be or at least can tolerate. It's easier to get a job when you have a job.
if everyone had that attitude, non profit would fall off the cliff. Some people out there actually love working in the non profit world. Its not always about the bucks
His salary is that because of the industry, while there are exceptions, non profits generally don't pay as much unless he was working with the charitable/community investment dept on the corporate side or a non profit that was backed by a very successful hedge fund, for example, the Robin Hood Foundation.
To the OP, I would suggest that you utilize recruiters, LinkedIn, Glass Door etc, also tailor your resume to exactly what you are looking for. I would also suggest that you go the the job page of companies you are interested in, create a profile and apply directly.
How much of a salary difference should I be expecting from an employer outside of the non-profit sector?
I work as an hiring Coordinator for thr company I work with. I came across a well talented individual who graduated from Pennsylvania University which is an ivy league school. Even this guy could not find a job and he is willing to do temp. And another who went to Columbia and could she too could not find a job. The Penn state grad graduated with a degree in poltical science, while the Columbia grad graduated on language studies. These degrees are worthless in NYC. I told the Pennsylvania state grad to look at jobs in DC. DC is a better fit for folks who have degrees in poltical science to criminal justice. If not DC check your state Capitol. Language studies? Who is going to hire that. I myself had to build up my skillset in the past year to look more marketable.
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