I just turned 30 and am currently living at my parent's house- Thank you- because I quit a job as an Entertainment Host aboard Disney Cruise Lines because it was awful, and very overwhelming. Now I'm stuck with no job. I have a Bachelor of Arts degree and I also have over 10 years of customer service experience, including 4 years working as a Corporate Facilitator Tour Guide at a world famous museum, and also was a Journalist Reporter at a very famous Newspaper company in Chicago (the Tribune, there I said it!)
For some reason though, all of these criteria and qualifications just isn't impressing employment agencies. I've been rejected everywhere I go. I got a phone call from one place downtown that said they wanted me to interview to be a tour guide with their company. Great, I thought. Then they say its only $8.25 an hour!!! That's ******* minimum wage! I have a college degree and tons of experience. I told them in a nice way I was not interested.
I was declined to be a flight attendant. I was declined to be a Teacher's Assistant at a University. I was even declined, get this, to be a WRITER for a company even though I have a degree from a arts school and was a WRITER for a top paper! Like what the ****?
Sorry to rant, but it makes absolutely no sense to me that employers are turning their backs to me. I worked for Disney for Christ's sake! I interview so well, and the only reason I'm coming off upset is because I AM ******* upset! And what's with the lousy pay people are offering me? A college graduate needs a salary, not an hourly wage. This is not right. Any ideas or reasons why this is happening?
PS - I know this is the Religious section, but you all are always so great at giving advice.Why Can't I get a JOB with All my Qualifications?
Your first mistake was leaving a job you had because it was awful, and very overwhelming, BEFORE you had another lined up. Suddenly, I'm sure it doesn't seem to bad. I am not criticizing you.
The job market is bad right now and employers know that they can be as selective as they want to be, because they have a HUGE pool to pick from.
You say a college graduate needs a salary, not an hourly wage. Apparently, you have not hit an uncomfortable low as of yet. I hope you don't and things turn around. Good luck with this hard lesson learned.
*You may also be seen as a threat to the person who makes hiring decisions. Overqualified.
Gale, the reason you don't have a job isn't because of you. It's because there aren't any jobs to be had. Period. My son has two master's degrees, is a licensed counselor, has been a CEO, and he is trying to work in construction (with no luck, because the illegal aliens will work for $5.00 an hour). He has four little children, and is desperate. I have a doctoral degree, am a licensed counselor, and I have applied at every agency in the D/FW area. I am "too qualified" to get a job. They want someone with no experience they can pay a pittance to. There are literally millions of people in America right now who have no job and no prospects of getting one. I'm sorry you gave up your job at Disney, because even though you thought it was "awful", it may have been the last one you will have for a long time. The economy is not getting better, despite what politicians are telling people. With the taxes that will be imposed this year, salaries being cut, jobs being eliminated, etc., we as a country are in dire trouble. You might think about trying to get a grant and starting your own company of some kind. Try something unique that not many people (if anyone) has marketed before. I'm putting up a website and offering "affordable counseling services" to people that will be cheaper than their ordinary co-pay though their insurance company. If I can get enough clients, I can pay my bills each month. I hope something turns up for you.Why Can't I get a JOB with All my Qualifications?
Honestly Gail, you are a writer, so why not write? JK Rowling was a single mother living on welfare when she wrote Harry Potter. If trying to find a job as a journalist or whatever is not working out right now, then why not look for an alternative, kiddo? There are worse things -- as you discovered working the cruise ships. Don't get discouraged - 30 is the new 20, you have just started out in life so no need to fret. If my kids are still living with me when they are in their 30s it will not be a surprise. The world is not the same as it was for your parents or their parents and the extended family household was actually normal for most of the last several thousand years. It is only in the last 50 years following WWII that people have had this strange idea that "family" meant just two parents and a kid.
My best guess is economic problems. My dad recently lost his job of 16 years, completely out of the blue, because the company was trying to cut their budget down. I know a lot of states have severely cut the budget for education, so that may explain your not getting the TA job. Tons of businesses are cutting jobs left %26amp; right, so there's not a lot of hiring going on. :/
You have the smarts, you said it your self, but you do not belive in your self. No job, creat one use that ablity inside you. Living at home perfect mom and dad you will do them proud, look into goverment grants. Look around for a old building and trun it into a home for youth to live with out jobs , use one floor for retraining. looking in quality control, testing computer parts. Once little co. were growing all around our country then all work went to China, time to bring a little our way again. Look at old building that has lost their co. and see what you can buy on a hud program. Make job, and give others the blessing of how smart you are, and the use the blessing of living at home to help others. Share all with mom and day they must love you, they gave you a good start and are still there for you. And do all with G-D in your hand and lose the ego, do well.
A grant writter, you could do a lot of good in our world, pray and draw close to G-D, I will pray for the good you bring into the world. love all your gifts, and thank G-D for them. when you read my english and spelling you will realy see how blessed you are.
The fact is you aren't having trouble finding a job, you are having trouble finding a job you want or making the amount of money you want. Welcome to America. The reason this is happening is because of the world economy. Since it is cheaper for a company to have things built in china and shipped back here, we lose jobs. Then eployers complain it costs too much to hire anyone so we let illegal immigrants in so employers don't have to pay too much in wages. If we keep sending all the jobs overseas that doesn't leave many good jobs here for the rest of us. If you want to make any money you'll have to start your own company or work crappy jobs the rest of your life because I don't see things changing. All that matters is the bottom line. Like here in my state they just had a big fuss because they went with a canadian company for a job because they save 10% on the cost. The bottom line might look good but what if they used a company that was within the state, they'd make money off taxing the company, taxing the employees, plus there would be more money in the economy of my state and more things would be bought which they'd get more sales tax. So by saving 10% it probably cost them 30% more. Only the bottom line matters not the big picture.
Probably because of your degree. Some reason you are more likely to be hired if you are a college drop out.
Being a writer for a top paper doesn't mean much, I've had numerous articles in national and international papers. it isn't that difficult. When I worked at Target, most of the supervisor and managers had no degree, while the people stocking the shelves overnight typically had bachelors degrees.
This is not the world of your parents anymore. And this is not China or Korea or Japan with a nanny state attitude. You don't have a right to work. In a global world where there are 3 billion Indians and Chinese who are perfectly happy to do your job better than you for 25% of the money, you are not inherently valuable to society. You have to find a way.
That means no more factory drudgery on a time card. And that means no more corporate whoring.
And working for Disney cruise lines, and probably all the companies you have been applying to, are soul sucking life wasters anyway. Time to grow up. Instead of letting somebody boss you around for pennies, why don't you figure out what would be a good way to use the life you have been given and really live. I know what those cruise lines are. They are time wasters. Guess what? The time is now. Live your life. Find YOUR way.
Here are some books that might get some of your mental juices flowing and thinking about what you might like to do, and how to do it.
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You know what? With all those crappy jobs being gone, it's an amazing opportunity for all of us, because we have the chance to shape the life we live, instead of having to fit ourselves into a box. Getting offered minimum wage for a crappy job is the best thing that ever happened to you, if it makes you realize what a waste of time it would be.
Enjoy your life! It's about to get a whole lot more fulfilling, exciting, meaningful, and worthwhile.
Disney is the unattainable goal of many art students; that you were hired by them speaks much for your talent. Customer service is being severely cut by shortsighted managers who plan to jump ship when the economy improves; they have no care for the reputation of the company.
There are careers that pay well that do not require college, but which college gives you a competitive advantage. Sales. Art. Used cars. Pharmaceuticals. Look into it.
Look into teaching art in Kuwait, that should help you build up your savings to have time to look for a real job.
We live in a vexing time. Honest advice... If you can afford to take the time and go back to school, find a medical specialty you could enjoy. With your qualifications you could probably get a degree in Hospital Administration and have a great career. One thing to remember. People have to eat (Grocery business) and people are going to get sick (Hospital business). Less savory is the idea that people are going to die. Mortuary industry. Other than that, you then have to think about digging way into your own skills and intelligence and come up with an entrepreneurial idea so you can create and run your own business.
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