so hard to find a job

Lavshuca

I've been looking for a full time entry level job for 2 months.........I've sent so much resume out..and still no luck.  Was it that hard for you guyz to look for a job when you graduated from University with ZERO experience.
or is it because I have a fine arts degree and not business related degree.....-_-.  sigh..

Hyde

beggars can't be chooser
you know, working at starbucks and mcdonalds is not just as simple as making coffee and burgers.   there is a lot of things to learn in those places already.  

seriously, WHAT can you do in a office? do you even know how many different departments can be in a office?  do you know how a business is run?   you can't do anything in the accounting department since u know nothing about accounting, you can't do anything in the logistic side, you have no CS experience for sales and marketing.  

i can tell you what kind of position i'll hire you as if you apply to my company.   either you can go to the production side and work in the factory or entry sales with next to no salary based on commission only.   or a clerk that help all others do photocopy work, package delivery, filing for minimum wage.

1) I won't have to do much training if you do production,  but its not something you want to do.
2) you don't have any experience, you'll quit since you won't be earning any money.
3) its not really an "office job" that you are probably looking for.  you won't even have time to even be in a office chair for 95% of your day's work.  

so, what kind of job are you expecting?

大C姐

原帖由 小叻 於 2008-10-29 12:14 發表
Not every fresh grad got no working experience like you...many of them working part-time to pay for their tuition..and the office job that you applied.. they dun really need you to have previous offic ...

好多謝小叻同chunsh明我講咩。

我唔質疑你有能力同experience﹐我係想講﹐你話so hard to find a job係因為你無類似work experience。

我擺到明無學過電腦我又無電腦經驗但係我而家某某然去見IT工﹐真係鬼請我啦!

chunsh

原帖由 boss2007 於 2008-10-29 12:37 發表
If you don't mind work at reception area, I know local accounting firm (small) looking for reception with a degree ...
location is close to VPL Central library at downtown.

If you are looking for lon ...

don't even think about it if u don't know: photoshop, adobe applications, and some good understanding of basic HTML and web page design with CSS

boss2007

If you don't mind work at reception area, I know local accounting firm (small) looking for reception with a degree ...
location is close to VPL Central library at downtown.

If you are looking for long term, i would suggest Web Page Design related position, as there is a huge demand on
Web page Designer, its IT related. Consider a small IT boom at local Vancouver, there is a demand on Graphic design, web page design with a artist background, not programming background for local IT firms. You may verify the Web page designer position @

http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/web/

see, there is at least 5 -6 new post everyday ...

小叻

Not every fresh grad got no working experience like you...many of them working part-time to pay for their tuition..and the office job that you applied.. they dun really need you to have previous office experience..but at least work experience..(maybe they want to call your previous employers to see if what type of person u are..for ex..coming to work on time.. hard worker.etc..) Even if you work at Starbucks, Safeway, or McDonald.. at least the employer knows that you have customer service experience..

chunsh

I looked into Langara/BCIT programs and I'm planning to take their design program next semester.  I dont really have any computer-art skills, because I mostly took art history, painting, sketching for my major.  Plus, the only computer related art course at UBC that I took..I h..ave to say there is no structure to that course at all..poorly taught.  Thats why I didnt go further in digital arts...but I hope its not too late to get into it now.

原帖由 Lavshuca 於 2008-10-29 11:03 發表 well, everyone start from zero.  How do ppl get 'experience', they get it from their first job.  How are ppl going to gain experiences if your not given the chance to gain it in the first place.  Im pretty sure you didnt know everything when you first started.
Plus, I'm looking for an office job because its another alternative to gain other types of job experience that will be handy in the future~ its better than doing nothing at all~~ now that is call 'not planning for future'

if u want to get a office job, stop just going to lecture and work on some "artistic" volunteer! find some volunteer job that involves some simple office tasks. Be realistic is what u need to do

what? u expect the bosses out there would like to hire someone who just took courses in "art history, painting, sketching"???

I am an IT people, I was in your situation few years ago while .com bubble just broke. what I did was trying hard to find ANY volunteer/part-time job that are IT related.

[ 本帖最後由 chunsh 於 2008-10-29 11:38 編輯 ]

siumaibb

Are the jobs you applied art-related?
I think before you apply for the job, you need to think why the employer wants to hire you and how you gonna stand out from the other applicants.....

Lavshuca

原帖由 大C姐 於 2008-10-28 18:20 發表



咩就係囉~ 你無OFFICE EXPERIENCE人哋點請你呢?我唔係話你完全一無事處。你喺你既行頭可能好有經驗同才華。但係你會唔會入錯行遞錯application呢?你無OL經驗又唔係讀果科你係咩應該諗要一係進修為飯豌。一係做翻A ...

well, everyone start from zero.  How do ppl get 'experience', they get it from their first job.  How are ppl going to gain experiences if your not given the chance to gain it in the first place.  Im pretty sure you didnt know everything when you first started.
Plus, I'm looking for an office job because its another alternative to gain other types of job experience that will be handy in the future~ its better than doing nothing at all~~ now that is call 'not planning for future'

tweety

if you don't care about the wage and just want to get more experience.. it's not hard to find one now .. I always can find job easily within a week..

it's really depends what u prefer? if you just look for big company with high wage.. but without experience. it's really good luck.. for u..

unless you know somebody there..
my first summer job is part time data entry before.. and got 1 month experience ..

before  I look for full time office  job..

[ 本帖最後由 tweety 於 2008-10-28 23:02 編輯 ]