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my son in law is goin through the same shit,4 year degree,kid on the way,pushin carts at costco and working for me to pay bills.costco just told him they are moving him to majors/electronics so at least he will kinda be doin something in his field(computers).nobody wants to hire full time right now because our boy obama made it so the employer must take it up the ass from day one with new full time employees,reason why all my guys are "part time" lol.the job market will pick back up if we can just make it to a dif president and rework this silly health care bill.or we can elect Billary and have 4 more years of this awesomeness
what about putting your name at a temp service,sometimes they can place you at a good company for a few weeks and that company might see your work and hire you full time.its worth a shot.28 years ago i was in the same spot man,2nd kid on the way and i was forced to take a second job slingin pizzas whick turned out to be a decent part time job as a manager until my other job saw how hard i was working and gave me a raise to stay put.good luck on the search and an early congrats on the child.peace
Look it's definitely a rough time, I just started working again 3 weeks ago, I'm a plumber and things are starting to look up, my wife has a business management degree and has had the same problem as you for the last couple years, she's Either over qualified that dnt hire her or they say she doesn't have enough experience they want 3 year's minimum and she only has 2 years managing a multi million dollar barge company. So what she did was make 2 different resumes one with her college degree and one without, for smaller jobs. That has worked it's like they see degree and know they have to pay you more, it's messed up its easier for people without degrees to get jobs. Dnt get me wrong I'm not talking careers I'm just talking work. Good luck & positive vibes. Stay positive something will shake
I fotgot to mention my top guy came to me from a temp agency years ago.he has a 4 year at mich state in business but he's currently on his 8th year as the foreman/manager for my landscape co.he did 14 months in Iraq while with me and came back to us then got a "great job" as an air marshall.but a year of that and he's back with us because he likes this job and the lower stress factor.i think he took about 80,000.00 pay cut to come back to me lol.so ya just never know.gl
@Power OG gave excellent advice. I too started getting the your over qualified BS from employers. Until there is real vigor again in what your scope of work is, maybe tone down your resume to grab something at least for the immediate future so you have a revenue stream flowing. Then when things turn in your industry you can break out the Big Guns again. Good vibes coming your way on the hunt.
When I was working as a janitor with a college degree and suffering a similar difficulty, I moved across the country to find better work. Got a job 2 days after stopping in a new city and renting a converted garage apartment. Bought a house a year later. Ditto on the temp service as an entry point, was offered a job by my first contract employer, but declined because I found something better. Best jobs I have had resulted from connections made while working and establishing a reputation. So do not give up, expand your horizons to include other locations and sign up with every temp service. Maybe a certification or additional training could open a door. The school's employment office might have something too.
You are not Alone. True that!!!Thanks brother, I need all the good vibes I can get. I figured having the degree would be a benefit, but obviously it hasn't helped me a bit so far. Applying to 60+ jobs and hearing nothing is almost comical. I'm not "above" working any job personally, but I know realistically I can't support my wife & kids making $10/hr answering phones.
My wife plans to go back to work after giving birth which will help but maybe I'm old fashioned in thinking that I would rather one of us stays home with the kid while they're very young; I'd like to avoid stuffing my kid in a daycare for 12 hours a day if possible. No offense meant to any of you who've done this, in this economy it may be what we end up doing as well. If my wife is able to go into work, maybe I'll try to find something from home or ask her mom to come stay with us for a while as we get everything in order.
The odd thing is, I've always wanted to move back home (Portland, Oregon). I actually made the decision to move back from China in order to move back to Portland and get established there. As of now, my wife and I are staying with my folks sending out job apps like crazy. I love my family but obviously I don't want to be living with my parents as a married adult. What was supposed to be a 4-6 week hunt (in my mind; which I now realize was overly optimistic) has turned into several months with still nothing to show for it. I'm not trying to sound like a bummer, I'm just venting more than anything.
It sounds like everything worked out perfectly for you brother, that's fantastic! I'm half tempted to just pack up my stuff and head on out there with my wife to look for work, but it's hard to head out there knowing I may be eating into my savings. I'll definitely check into the temp agencies, it sounds like many of you have had success with this route. I'm a bit nervous about heading out there, taking a temp job and not being able to find another one if they're not interested in hiring me on as a full time employee.
Either way guys, thank you all so much for the kind words and advice! It's really helping me calm down about the whole situation knowing I'm not the only person who has had to deal with these difficulties.
Kas
And yeah, cleaning the floors while making payments on a huge student loan was a MF. But it was training in motivation, made me swear to myself that I would push harder than anyone else and succeed.
Alot of employer's like myself use temp agency's to find a full time worker without making any llong-term commitment so keep that in mind .
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If you like working with your hands and don't mind getting dirty machining in Portland is support to be real good. My father repairs machine tools down there and says he has more work than he knows what to do with and all the shops are going gangbusters. He's actually getting ready to quit working for his employer and go solo. Entry level can get you ~$15 journey around 28
Having a skill that is in demand is a key to finding work. Sounds obvious, but like I told my kids, that degree in art doesn't let you apply for many jobs. I was surprised when one of them wound up in Operations at a major corporation, the job required a BA to apply, but didn't specify what sort of degree. He doesn't like the job, but it pays well enough and is a step to something better. I worked a several factories, hated it, but everything we do is preparation for the next gig. Keep pushing. Maybe start going to church, lots of reasons to do that, but it can lead to a connection that gets you back to work and the confidence and social connections that happen can get you results.
Repairs are what my father does, general machining can be as easy as pushing a green button and comparing the results to a blueprint.I'll be honest though, I don't know much about repairing machine tools; I'm not sure what I would be able to contribute.
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