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Sadly, bartending jobs all require experience these days too. I live in your general area, and every bartending job I've seen says 2+ years of bartending experience. Server jobs are the same way.
Barback jobs usually don't require any previous experience.
i graduated in marketing with a minor in fashion merch. i had 3 internships, 1 in advertising marketing, 1 in public relations marketing, 1 in fashion marketing at a magazine. i can get internships fine, as long as they aren't paying i can get it(i wish they did pay but oh well)
. the problem is getting a paying job --period. i have tried becoming an administrative assistant because i worked under one for 3 years in college but i'm not even getting that(i have tried waitressing,bartending,retail but thats not coming through either)
i dont mind starting at the bottom! thats no biggie to me, i dont even care if i don't eat(during the last internship i wasn't) i just want to work in my field or close to it. with that being said i say that because if i work outside field i will never get the 3-8 year experience needed to ever work in that field.. i dont know what i'm doing. i'm just confused on what to do and i needed help and trying my best to stay off the pole (and by pole i mean stripper pole).
Have you joined the AMA and utilized their resources?
Okay I graduated from college(like that matters now a days) about 8 months ago, and even though I have done internships in my field, I can't find a job because when I look at job descriptions even for entry level they want you to have 3-8 years experience..
like where the hell am i suppose to get that?
like i know i can do a job, if was given a chance but i can't get a chance with out chances..
anyone else experiencing this?
and another thing, is the internet the only way to find a job?! i mean the newspaper of course (which i rarely work in my major/close to it anyway) but what are other ways...or am i slave to the net forever?
A few things, even thogh some stuff says 3-5 years experience still aplly, you'll be surprised how often you'll still get a call and an interview and if they call you they are obviously open to hiring someone entry level if your a good fit, hard worker, etc.
The toher thing is this, why didn't you try to turn your internship into a job? Thats really the whole point of an internship.
A few things, even thogh some stuff says 3-5 years experience still aplly, you'll be surprised how often you'll still get a call and an interview and if they call you they are obviously open to hiring someone entry level if your a good fit, hard worker, etc.
The toher thing is this, why didn't you try to turn your internship into a job? Thats really the whole point of an internship.
I know a few people who had internships for a few summers at a company, but then the company did not have any open positions available. The company did try to give them other leads though.
no i'm just volunteering to gain good references, because volunteering shows you have initiative, you have a take-charge attitude, and you are willing to work
why didn't you try to turn your internship into a job? Thats really the whole point of an internship.
That is what I was wondering. One of our VP's did that here. He started with an internship in Administration. During that time frame he used that internship to his advantage not only learning all he could but taking over projects to show everyone what he could accomplish. Within a year the CEO decided that we were better off with him than having him work somewhere else. He started as an Admin Assistant and over a 10 year period is now a VP and running one of our two hospitals.
My thought that is if someone is investing their time as an intern that they would have a strategy to make that a permanent thing. I get the fact that many places may not be in the market to hire a full time person and maybe they just like having the free worker. Still I would think that their are plenty of places that would hire someone that as seen as a valuable asset to the organization.
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