cant find a job after finishing college?
Question by gofish1985: cant find a job after finishing college?
So i just spent the last 6 years going to college and finally finished. Now i have been applying like crazy and haven’t gotten any offers other than Best Buy which didn’t work out. Also the best buy job really wasn’t what i was looking into. This is my resume isn’t it good enough So i left out all my personal info but i left you an example of how its set up. I have had one offer for an assistant manager job but its in a different state and they told me unless i fly there for an interview in person i cant be considered since they don’t like phone interviews. What should i do to get a job as an assistant manager?
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Name
Address
Email and phone number
Objective: Management Trainee or related position where I can contribute
Leadership, teamwork, and accuracy.
Education:
Bachelor of Business Administration Professional Studies
May 2010
Skills: Multi line phone Word
Merchandising Excel
Data Entry PowerPoint
Experience:
•Performed 100+ Urinalysis testing daily for major clinics
•Accurately recorded data and sent results via FAX to clients
•Handled cashier and photo lab responsibility for 200 + customers daily
•Conducted lab test results on CBC machine
Work History:
Filing Papers, Answering phone, 10/2008-10/2009
Data entry and Urinalysis Testing 5/2004-5/2008
Photo Lab, Cashier and Sales associate 5/2006-8/2008
What should i do to find a job that works with my degree?
I know the economy is still bad and what not but i know i didnt just waste 6 years of college to work a job thats only 8 dollar per hour. Which doesnt even need an education for.
Best answer:
Answer by LilNerd
You need to cater your resume to the position you are applying for. You should list relevant skills that pertain to the job. Your resume seems too bare and does not or show your skill set and capabilities.
I also believe you lack the experience needed to be in a mangerial role within a company. Many companies are looking for workers at the moment with experience so they don’t have to take the time to teach newbies. I think that is the biggest obstacle right now for recent grad students. I pulled an ad from Craigslist to give you an example of what companies might be asking for. You should personalize your cover letter and resume to each position you apply to.
Craiglist Ad (Sample)
Bookkeeper-Office Manager
We’re looking for a responsible team member to bring bookkeeping, organization, and a welcoming smile to our office. This 40-hour per week position is a mixture of office accounting, administrative, and human resource roles and allows you to interact with an energetic team at an exciting time in our company. You will be essential in streamlining our office procedures (especially ones involving money!) and continuing the growth of our office culture. If you enjoy bookkeeping, planning, organizing, problem-solving, and a healthy dose of creative freedom, please apply!
Required Skills and Qualities
• Background in accounting (preferably a degree in accounting) or 4 years equivalent experience
• Thorough understanding of GAAP
• Proficient in Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Access, QuickBooks Pro
• Familiarity with Outlook, Android, and Google email client/calendars/documents a plus
• Details-oriented and highly organized
• Strong ability to multi-task and prioritize
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Responsibilities
• Process Accounts Payable invoices
• Process foreign entity transactions
• Vendor follow-up
• Reconcile credit card stmts
• Process checks & wires
• Prepare monthly journal entries
• Accrual accounting
• Prepare month-end financial statements
• Maintain fixed assets ledger and depreciation calculation
• Process payroll (with Paychex), review reports, prepare and record p/r journal entry
• Maintain the vacation accrual
• Prepare month-end account reconciliations
• Prepare bank reconciliations
• Coordinate yearend activities (e.g. 1099 form preparation; payroll tax returns)
• Coordinate purchasing activities- including negotiating with vendors
• Prepare accounts receivable invoices
• Follow up on outstanding A/R, as well as any billing issues
• Prepare information/schedules for the annual tax returns
• General receptionist duties
• Coordinate employee hiring process
• Manage office seating, furniture, resources, supplies, catering, etc.
• Maintain various internal databases (patent filings, employee information, contracts, NDAs, etc)
• Make travel and other reservations
What do you think? Answer below!
March 14th, 2011 at 9:46 am
It’s “okay.”
But in today’s job market, which is tighter than a size 2 girdle on a size 22 Plus model, it’s really not enough to get your foot in the door to be considered for an interview.
It looks generically bland, it reads generically bland. It’s too bare bones.
*Objective ~ “Management Trainee or related position…I’d suggest adding the words “Entry level, since your experience is essentially nil at this point. And “contributing” does not sound very “leadership-y.” Perhaps “where I can effectively utilize my skills in leadership, teamwork, and accuracy to increase profitability.”
* Bachelor of Business Administration Professional Studies
~ Can you be more specific besides “Professional Studies?”
What courses did you take sound “cutting edge?” What parts of your BA did you focus on? What was your GPA (if it was above a 3.5 I’d include it)? Put a bit more meat on those bones! Did you do any “fancy” projects or reports? Add one or two.
* Skills – Try to be specific of what your skills are with things. And list EACH one on a separate line.
~ Multi-line phone is okay, but two lines is multi…How many lines did you handle? If it’s over 5, specify.
~Word is pretty generic. What is your typing speed? (There are online tests – find out) And put that on a separate line. Can you do anything in Word besides type? Have you edited documents? Can you format documents?
~Merchandising Excel. Okay, and what can (did) you do? Sales projections? Inventory? Customer database maintenance?
~Data entry. What kind of data?
~Power Point. Did you create presentations? Create graphs? Reformat photos?
*Experience (I am assuming you have specific company names and contacts for this section) It should actually go under Work History, with The Company name, Address, and your Supervisor’s name, then your duties and experience listed.
~ I would not list urinalnysis testing first…Unless you’re applying for a urinalysis job, I’d just label it as “testing” and let them ask for more details. Also list some of the “major clinics”
~I would re-word “recorded data…” as “Test Data recording and result reporting via FAX to clients.”
~”Cashier and photo lab responsibilities for an average of 200+ customers on a daily basis. You are naturally expected to “handle” it…
~You cannot “conduct” results. You conduct testing, you record results. Reword this, and specify what a CBC machine is, most employers don’t know, so it does not make an impact.
*For your Work history, put a job title before each one.
~Administrative Technician/Receptionist: Filing papers, answering phote
~Lab Technician: Urinalysis testing, data entry, client notification.
~Photo Lab Technician, Cashier, and Sales Associate
It’s no guarantee that this will get you a job, but it should help you get more interviews, which is all a resumé is designed to do – Get you the interview. The rest is then up to you…
Also, register with every temp agency in your area. Many companies hire Temp to Permanent, and even if they don’t, it can provide you with short term jobs, which translates to more Experience and Skills for your resumé…
Best of success to you!
~Moz