Time for a job after College?

tkepearljamn
tkepearljamn Posts: 583
edited February 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
What's the longest it took someone here to get a job after college? Its taken me 7 months now and still no work.

Anyone here work near St. Louis or Chicago and work with print or web media?

I could really use some help finding work. Career BUilder, Craigslist, and monster have yet to do the job.

Thanks
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  • UpSideDown
    UpSideDown Posts: 1,966
    started searching last april...........started my job on october 1st.

    It is extremely frustrating but enjoy the time off!
  • xscorcho
    xscorcho Posts: 409
    once i graduated, i realized i didnt want to do anything with my degree. ha... so ive been doing random jobs since.

    good luck, job searching is a pain!
  • 1STmammal2wearPants
    1STmammal2wearPants Worcester, MA Posts: 2,997
    got a job in my field three months after graduation, but it was a matter of lookin on monster.com and being at the right place at the right time. i know plenty of people who have had it last months, or take jobs they're miserable with, so you're not alone. wait for the right one to come along.
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  • gabers
    gabers Posts: 2,787
    Dude, it sucked for me too. I graduated in May 2000 and didn't start my first career job until October 2000. And that's with me starting to look in February and having a great career counselor and career center at my university. Some times you just hit a hiring rut, and of course it depends a lot on what your major is. Good luck man.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    I had a job for the last two years of school that when I wasn't taking classes was full time hours. It wasn't classified as full-time, but it was a job that could have led to a full-time position. So, technically, I had a job right out of college. I didn't take a job that fit with my career aspirations until a few months out of school though. Graduated in May and worked the part-time job until I found the job to start my career in September.

    Only advice I can give is to not give up. Keep sending resumes, stay on top of job fairs, and continue using monster (and other similar sites). You'll find something in your chosen career field.
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    tkepearljamn wrote:
    What's the longest it took someone here to get a job after college? Its taken me 7 months now and still no work.

    Anyone here work near St. Louis or Chicago and work with print or web media?

    I could really use some help finding work. Career BUilder, Craigslist, and monster have yet to do the job.

    Thanks
    I hear ya. It took me about 12 months after I graduated. My advice is just keep pumping the resume out as often as you can. Sooner or later you'll get a hit.

    I'd say I had better luck with Monster than the others, but definitely those 3 you listed are the best ones.

    What's the position exactly you're looking for?
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    If you have a degree then you can always go and teach English in Korea, or Japan for a year or two. Great standard of living, free accomodation e.t.c.
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    Byrnzie wrote:
    If you have a degree then you can always go and teach English in Korea, or Japan for a year or two. Great standard of living, free accomodation e.t.c.
    Would that require you to know Korean or Japanese? Or is it a teaching by emersion type of school?




    Sorry to go offtrack. To the OP, also stay upbeat and try not to get too negative about it. If you're down on yourself, you could possibly overlook a good job that you would like.
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,711
    markymark550 wrote:
    Would that require you to know Korean or Japanese?
    It does not (in most cases, at least).
  • Byrnzie
    Byrnzie Posts: 21,037
    markymark550 wrote:
    Would that require you to know Korean or Japanese? Or is it a teaching by emersion type of school?

    You don't need to know any of the language. It's actually easier than you think. You're mainly just getting them to repeat words back to you e.t.c. It's an easy way to earn a living. I know of some people who teach just 4 classes a day and get paid the equivalent of $2,500 a month, of which you can easily live on a third of that. Japan's more expensive than Korea.
    I'm gonna try my luck in China next month - the money's not so good, but apparently you can live comfortably there as the average wage there is only $30 a month or something.
    I'd suggest Korea to begin with. You'll have a great time.

    http://www.eslcafe.com/
  • markymark550
    markymark550 Columbia, SC Posts: 5,224
    Byrnzie wrote:
    You don't need to know any of the language. It's actually easier than you think. You're mainly just getting them to repeat words back to you e.t.c. It's an easy way to earn a living. I know of some people who teach just 4 classes a day and get paid the equivalent of $2,500 a month, of which you can easily live on a third of that. Japan's more expensive than Korea.
    I'm gonna try my luck in China next month - the money's not so good, but apparently you can live comfortably there as the average wage there is only $30 a month or something.
    I'd suggest Korea to begin with. You'll have a great time.

    http://www.eslcafe.com/
    Interesting....thanks for that info. Although I will have to pass on that job. While I may one day visit Korea (or Japan, China, etc.), I don't really have any desire to up and move there. I was just more curious as to how that whole process worked.

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