I have an engineering degree and live in a tech hub, why is it still so hard to find an entry level job?
If you are young and will be putting in 25-30 years, a lot!How much weight would you put on the availability of a pension plan in your decision between two very similar jobs?
My only worry is it being dissolved before I'm able to draw from my pension, mainly because the US has plenty of outs for businesses to keep them from paying them out.
I just had an application where it ask what my super power is? Uhh, not sure to be facetious here.
Email them. Maybe something came up, or they forgot. It can't really hurt to ask.I was supposed to have a phone interview today scheduled and they never called me back or any emails. Do you think I should email them again on why I didn't get called or just move on?
PM me if you're looking for a cloud software related job (dev, sales, support, etc, the usual positions). Several locations available including remote. To be up front, I'm looking for people to refer since I get a bonus for it, but of course I would be really happy to provide a reference to fellow Era folk and help them find a job too.
I started applying to jobs a week or two ago and was surprised when I got a "thanks for applying" message from one of them. Silence is the standard, in my experience.Started looking for a new job only applied at like 5 places and you don't even get back a thank you anymore. Also no one wants any follow up calls? I would think that at least following up is annoying but it shows that you at least care.
This is me. I'm dreading tomorrow.Seriously, job hunting really sucks. I made it to a few interviews to the entry level positions for my field but every time I get turned down. Doesn't help that I lack a lot of experience with interviews and am somewhat introverted.
So I quit my retail job, I have a little nest egg saved, I want to stay away from retail though. How do I convey on my resume that I am capable of doing jobs outside of my retail experience? I feel I could probably work as an office assistant as I'm knowledgeable with much of it.
What a fantastic suggestion! Thank you!I would stress your transferable skills, it's retail so you got a bunch to work with for your resume (multi-taking, time management, attention to detail, relationship building, sales, etc.) You can also take some online courses and/or grab an entry level certification that relates to the job. It's not for everyone but think about contacting a temp agency, I find that it's a good source for getting your foot in the door for an office position and can pay more than retail depending on the placement; at minimum your pay should be roughly the same depending on your location and retail position. After about 6 months to 1 year you can then parlay that into an office/program coordinator or operations management career path if you'd like.
What a fantastic suggestion! Thank you!
I live in a smaller city, so temp agencies are kind of unheard of here, however, I'm hoping since I live in Michigan that Michigan Works might be able to give me some pointers. Thanks again for the response.
Had an interview last Thursday that I *thought* went well, but time and stress are naturally taking a toll on me.
I have an engineering degree and live in a tech hub, why is it still so hard to find an entry level job?
I got three rejections in the same day today, and I feel like fucking crying. I'm so fed up doing this continually and waiting to hear back from people or chasing employment agencies.
I've got a temp job starting on Monday thankfully, and it's at a company I used to work for so I know the work and they're really good people. It'll do for now but the pay is fairly poor and I've accrued debts which I need to start paying off, and I'm just fed up with all this shit.
Not sure what it was but I was just rambling with my answers and very nervous. Interview was scheduled for an hour but they ended it abruptly a little over 30 mins. Now I'm miserable and wondering is there any way to come back from this?
Can I specify in a thank you email that I was nervous or anything?
You might not have come across as nervously as you fear - we often exaggerate things in our own minds, and I imagine they are expecting some level of nervousness. They also might've cut it off due to some time restraints. You said there were technical issues, that may have caused a time crunch.
It's possible it went poorly, but it's also possible it went fine.
I don't think I'd do that if I were you. I don't think that can add anything, it can only detract. I would suggest just being polite and thanking them as normal.
You got to the second interview after all, so there is hope! Good luck!
Thanks for the response. I may just send a standard thank you email. I won't mention anything about being nervous but would it make sense though to ask for another opportunity to interview?
Or is that essentially pointless as well?
Is there any way to recover from a nervous interview?
I had a second interview today with a company I have been trying to get with for a while and anxiety got the best of me. It was originally a video interview but my computer was having technical issues so they ended up calling me.
Not sure what it was but I was just rambling with my answers and very nervous. Interview was scheduled for an hour but they ended it abruptly a little over 30 mins. Now I'm miserable and wondering is there any way to come back from this?
Can I specify in a thank you email that I was nervous or anything? Any hope here?
Is there any way to recover from a nervous interview?
I had a second interview today with a company I have been trying to get with for a while and anxiety got the best of me. It was originally a video interview but my computer was having technical issues so they ended up calling me.
Not sure what it was but I was just rambling with my answers and very nervous. Interview was scheduled for an hour but they ended it abruptly a little over 30 mins. Now I'm miserable and wondering is there any way to come back from this?
Can I specify in a thank you email that I was nervous or anything? Any hope here?
Good luck friend. I went through pretty much the exact same thing yesterday. Second interview but nervous and rambling. Not sure if I answered correctly or if my questions were the right kind of inquiries. My resume/experience seems good for the position but I just didn't feel like we connected. Ended after like half an hour.
Oddly enough, I felt the same after the first interview and did not expect a call back, so there's that. But I kinda felt more like the second interview was more of a "last shot" then a "re-confirmation", if that makes sense.
I'll know within two weeks but am not expecting to get an offer. I'll live if I don't but I just want to know because as you said I feel miserable every time I think about it and just want to move on.