Non-experienced landing jobs before the experienced?
I've been reading the posts of those seeking work as I am and it's making me feel a lot better about my situation. Maybe misery really does love company. haha I have 14 years experience in residential & commercial real estate finance. In 2010 I thought it a great idea to go to college and earn a BS in Business Admin.: Operations Management to further my career. I had the income from another business so I phased out the finance completely to focus on my studies while increasing the # of children in our (my wife and I) in-home daycare. We had no debt so this paid the bills while I attended college. Anyhow, prior to graduating in Dec. 2015 I started looking for work to make sure I had a job when I graduated. It is now February 2016 and I still don't have a job. I am 45 years of age and many students half my age who had never held a job other than as an intern landed great jobs that awaited them when they graduated. I have been given several reasons such as my resume wasn't strong enough, or it didn't say this or that, but the biggest excuse is that I haven't worked for 5 years. For pete's sake I owned a business and worked 55-60 hours per week while attending college full-time! I heard from a classmate that a certain real estate company was hiring that I really wanted to get into. I read the job description and qualifications. I not only met, but really exceeded the requirements due to my 14 years experience. My 22 year old classmate who had never held a job...got the job. In speaking with other classmates I found they had landed jobs in banks as mortgage professionals. Mind you...I have 14 years experience in mortgage finance and I didn't even get an interview. I am a firm believer that this Equal Opportunity Employer stuff is complete crap. Nothing equal about it. It's who you know.
Maybe it wasn't your experience that elongated the event of getting a job. Attitude and enthusiasm is important. Good job making the calls...now that's enthusiasm.
Just remember that your boss does not want you to know more then he does. Play stupid, smoke pot, whatever it takes to dumb yourself down a little. Have lost many job ops for this reason. Good luck job hunting. Don't get discouraged.
I have 25 years in my field and have been looking for 6 months! To say I am worried is an understatement! I find that job apps are asking about vet status and even though I thought it was against the law, they ask for your DOB. I am not a vet (which they now seem to get first consideration) and I am 42. My salary was high, so that is another factor. I even bumped my starting desire salary down by 15k! I just recently had a HR neighbor redo my resume. It is scary out here!
Maybe your resume includes SO many things from A LOT of experience that it overwhelms the Hiring manager.
Here is the video I used to trim my resume down from 2 and a half pages to 1 page: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0fjkKCsM1w
Before I trimmed my resume, I never got a phone interview. After I trimmed my resume down, I got 3 phone interviews a week.
Also, you need to figure out what is going wrong with the application process:
If you don't get enough phone interviews (you should at least get 1 phone interview a week): something is wrong with your resume
If you don't get enough face-to-face interviews: there's something wrong with your phone interviewing talking skills
If you don't get a job after the face-to-face interviews: there's something wrong with your interviewing skills
What do you think is wrong? Your resume, your phone interviewing skills, or your interview?
I've read comments from recent grads and unexperienced applicants expressing the same concern. Going back to school to further your education is always a good thing and with your previous experience it's just a matter of finding the right fit. Some companies prefer to hire and train someone they can hire at a lower salary than what they would have to pay a seasoned candidate. Give yourself some more time.
Hi Lance: I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time finding a new job after graduating. What kind of job role are you looking for? If you let us know, the Jobcase community can help you find something in your area. Also, some employers might be overlooking your resume because you're so experienced, and they know they'd have to pay you more due to that experience; they might be going with cheaper labor options :(
Lance, don't worry keep looking. In the field of sales and retail and marketing I've found that the younger set are what companies are looking for regardless of experience. For any worker 3 months is not a long wait. Sometimes it will take anywhere from 3 months to well over a year to find a job, no to mention the " perfect one". Keeping both of the above reasons in mind, try to concentrate on learning where your best fit is for a new career and it will mean starting all over at first, as if you were a high school graduate. Or find contacts at your school, online or former classmates to help you. Good luck!