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Just for reference, I am an Econ grad with a Stats minor recent grad, and I've been applying for 7 months so far. I have a 3.66 GPA and an internship at Xcel. I'm applying in Denver, which is a decent market. Just now I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had a final interview with a good company today which I may or may not get and an offer at a bank as a mortgage processor for $14.50 hr. which I might accept if I don't get the other one.
It's rough, and it's not just you or your location.
Just for reference, I am an Econ grad with a Stats minor recent grad, and I've been applying for 7 months so far. I have a 3.66 GPA and an internship at Xcel. I'm applying in Denver, which is a decent market. Just now I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had a final interview with a good company today which I may or may not get and an offer at a bank as a mortgage processor for $14.50 hr. which I might accept if I don't get the other one.
It's rough, and it's not just you or your location.
Wow, Congrats to you. I hope I see the light at the end of the tunnel. Thanks a lot for this encouragement
I am just fed up with the whole situation of not finding a job. Not to mention the stress of the waiting process to know if I was hired or not
You need to toughen up. Finding your first job is a chance to build character and life skills, like learning to manage a high stress situation and persevere until you have success. The real world is more difficult and unscripted than your childhood and college years. There is no "magic" amount of time to land your first job and five months is not really that long for a specialized field.
Also, consider if you are not having success finding a job where you currently live that you may need to consider moving where the jobs are. Perhaps Atlanta or Jacksonville offers more job opportunities?
Thanks. I can not believe I did that, but this was back when I just graduated from college. I was determined to start a social service career not realizing the opportunity that I had
Are those places still hiring? Call them on Monday!!
You need to toughen up. Finding your first job is a chance to build character and life skills, like learning to manage a high stress situation and persevere until you have success. The real world is more difficult and unscripted than your childhood and college years. There is no "magic" amount of time to land your first job and five months is not really that long for a specialized field.
Also, consider if you are not having success finding a job where you currently live that you may need to
consider moving where the jobs are. Perhaps Atlanta or Jacksonville offers more job opportunities?
Those places cost money to go to. I thought about it, but I need to build up first.
The education and criminal justice jobs are always hiring here
Just for reference, I am an Econ grad with a Stats minor recent grad, and I've been applying for 7 months so far. I have a 3.66 GPA and an internship at Xcel. I'm applying in Denver, which is a decent market. Just now I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. I had a final interview with a good company today which I may or may not get and an offer at a bank as a mortgage processor for $14.50 hr. which I might accept if I don't get the other one.
It's rough, and it's not just you or your location.
Congratulations Phil, I am glad for you, I would accept this job without any hesitation. I can tell you I envy you but anyway, you have a good background, you deserve a good job. I wish you the best luck.
OP, perhaps you have to temporarily give up on getting a job in your desired field and settle for something else, but I would not ever stop looking for work entirely unless I am going back to school. In terms of going back to school, make sure it is something you really want to do and not "I am going to hide in grad school for 2-3 years until the economic environment improves". Make sure that whatever you are going back for, guarantees or as close as possible, guarantees that you will find work afterwards., I.e... graduate with a pych degree and goes back to get a History degree because History degrees are in high demand- don't do that.
Be wary though, the new grad smell wears off quick and longs gaps of nothingness are like black holes on the resume-they will be noticed and they will be asked about. In terms of settling for X job, I get it nobody wants to settle for a job, people want that ideal/ dream job, however if you settle for X job but are still working on getting the dream job (looking for work on the weekends, building up your skills etc...) then that is okay as well. To the employer it is usually better that you worked somewhere, that you did something as opposed to a year of unemployment because I only want to work as "X" and I will take no other job.
Just to repeat, be sure that school is something you really want to do, be sure that there is a job at the end of the schooling.
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