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Yes, i suggest you go get some kind of training if not a degree. If you don't have a skill, what is keeping you from ending up in this situation again? You can be replaced very easily.
why do you need skills in order to get hired at McDonalds or a Grocery store? retail store? simple positions such as stocking merchandise, bagging groceries, bussing tables, washing dishes, gathering shopping-carts, being an usher/ticket-taker, etc.?
Also, for your information, i already started volunteering at one of those hospital gift-shops
why do you need skills in order to get hired at McDonalds or a Grocery store? retail store? simple positions such as stocking merchandise, bagging groceries, bussing tables, washing dishes, gathering shopping-carts, being an usher/ticket-taker, etc.?
Also, for your information, i already started volunteering at one of those hospital gift-shops
You completely overlooked my point. The fact that anybody can do those jobs means that they are not necessarily stable. You end up with one manager who doesn't like you and that can be it.
You completely overlooked my point. The fact that anybody can do those jobs means that they are not necessarily stable. You end up with one manager who doesn't like you and that can be it.
the fact that anybody can do those jobs also frustrates me that people are expected to have years of work experience in order to get hired for those type of jobs, but since i'm so desperate for a job i'm okay working minimum-wage
You and I corresponded about this.. Looking into this type of coursework and speaking to instructors about the programs recommended when you PM'd me about this , they basically told me not to waste my time or money and the jobs in this fields want very specific experience (as was told to me) You can get certification in whatever but without practical experience (when you are older than the typical recent college grad) those certifications are as useful as public restroom toilet paper.
Who did you talk to? They didn't have a clue about what they were talking about.
Instructors? Where, what school? I would really like to know because I know most instructors and nobody would say this. The problem with the internet today is the breadth knowledge is as wide as the Amazon River but it's only an inch deep. If someone hears something, anything from anybody, on the internet then it has to be true. Right?
Got a challenge for you. Can you find someone holding Level II in inspections (this is what you get 6 months out of school) that is actively looking for a job? If these certifications are worthless then you should be able to find a number of them, right?
I am just going with anecdotal and personal experience only, but amongst all my friends and acquaintances, people with specific (e.g. computer science, accounting) etc. are having no trouble getting jobs. Computer science related careers are the best. People who are having trouble are graduates with some liberal arts, law school grads etc. that have little practical application for business and companies.
Very true, and not much has changed. If you are using college as a trade school, then it's always been important to have specific goals in mind. You don't just get some degree and think it's automatically going to make 6-figure paying jobs rain on you.
You completely overlooked my point. The fact that anybody can do those jobs means that they are not necessarily stable. You end up with one manager who doesn't like you and that can be it.
overall, i'm so desperate for a job that i'm completely comfortable and content working a minimum-wage job
Back to the topic: Employers seem to prefer specialists over generalists these days.
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