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goosiegirl
I always got "wow double major, but only 9 years of retail experience... nope". Hard to do related unpaid internships when paying bills.
PraiseJeebus
Ah, yes. A condescending title and wrong use of this meme. Great front page material.
badpetrock
"Wow your research and field work experience is fantastic but it's not really what we're looking for" every time...
SomeJackassStolemyUsername
You've got great applicable experience. We love your attitude. But no university degree. Pass. True story.
IAmNotASkeleton
You should also expect downvotes for the "durr ill get downvotes" title, you fucknugget. And for using the fucking shitpost puffin.
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
I always down vote when told to. Or when told it's expected. Or when told to get it to front page :)
vocalminority
Bullshit. There's plenty of graduate intake programmes. Source - I've interviewed people for ours and the hire only had a degree
EldreshSaenz
https://storage.googleapis.com/imgfave/image_cache/1394682761271566.jpg
Seollal
It's funny how multiple internships are expected on a resume. Not everyone can afford a car and most cities don't have good public transport
RogueMachinae
Also a lot of them require minimum hrs of work. I knew a few said full time was the min hrs required.
fruitfreakingloops
some of the upper tier internships will help you out with transport. very hard to get though
Velociraptorex
I'm not downvoting your meme in downvoting your assumption that because of my age I wouldn't grasp that common sense fact.
Promethianfire
This isn't an unpopular opinion. This is advice. LEARN HOW TO MEME
DahPanda72
What? I have always been taught to put the amount of yrs you went to school for the degree as your experience and it's always worked.
zPapa
Your title got a downvote
BlackRedRollsRoyce
Title reeks of smugfuckness
PlatypusInterrobang
I've put leading WoW guilds/raids on applications before. "Leadership" "strategic planning" "managing 25 of my peers on a common goal"
YogaQuotesErmIMeanYodaQuotes
Given the age of Imgur users I expect downotes...
TheWholeBlueberryExperience
Alright, so bit of explanation as it has gone for me. In college, I volunteered for so much extra-curricular activity. I tried to (1/?)
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get involved in as much big stuff that I could. I never got any contact back, even walking into the leader's office, stating my (2/?)
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interest, and never getting info on how to proceed. Alright, so my volunteer work shot. The college pays for your first cert, so let's (3/?)
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try that! I study for over 2 months, meet all requirements (passing practice final exams with 95% or higher multiple times) and ask (4/?)
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the program director to schedule a final exam for me. Same thing. Visiting his office multiple times, countless e-mails that never (5/?)
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get answered, and now I've lost my cert and volunteer opportunities. All I was able to get, despite my effort, was the degree. (6/6)
Edutittam
There's a point where it is all you have.
AR2713
what country is this? what industry? this is so ridiculously vague it's meaningless; also, interviews are a thing
filthyconsolepeasant
North America at the very least, the vast majority of degrees. Unless you go into a profession or incredibly high demand field
Sneakyninja1492
Depends on the degree, I promise you a law degree will. Or a medical degree. Not your generic IT degree
YeaGetShwifty
I just list things I've done in desperation. Has purposely drank spoiled milk. Has worn used boxers from hamper. They know I'll do anything
RetroBlast
When in college: volunteer, do internships, offer to help teachers with projects...anything that you can put on a resume as "experience."
WhenAllTheUsernamesAreGone
Also look for internships - not a job big difference - while in high school that can help get college internships.
cheeseriot
Or don't and just lie on your resume.
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
Also if it's software / engineering, work on a few pet projects. I got my job by making a vibrator app for gods sake
thisuserdoesnotexisthere
Or, ya know, work. A job. For money.
mmurrbles
Fuck I dont know why you got downvoted I worked a full time job through college. Sorry others wanted to party when I was responsible.
MyDangusYaDingus
This. I look for the same thing. The kids that i see out of college have never even worked fast food jobs before, and look puzzled when i (1
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(2 ask if they have ever had a job. ANY job.
PoofybirdDesign
Yep. Going to school for design, professors always tell me to put my Etsy shop on my resume cuz lol design experience. Even grocery store
PoofybirdDesign
jobs are good on early resumes cuz they demonstrate working responsibility and require interpersonal skills.
InnerUniverse
Networking. Never going to stop saying it.
kabikaz
Pretty much this. The people who can't network dig their own hole. It's not difficult, talk to people.
OverlySuaveITGuy
This is entirely what job searching is. College networking is key to starting a career. It should be emphasised and taught more.
mynameisfatmike
Abso-friggin-lutely. Talk to your professors, join academic groups, go to presentations, add your peers on linked in. Networking is so key.
Cheomesh
Indeed-I was The Friendly Guy at my last job (package shipping).One guy hooked me up with an in for the job I'm in now-that was critical.
InnerUniverse
You bypass so much of the bullshit from knowing the right people.
Dylanjl99
Dropped out of college and applied for an engineering apprenticeship. What got me the job was building a sterling engine in my spare time.
Dylanjl99
The interviewers were praising me for dropping out of college and putting my time into developing my interests :)
JudgeMentalCat
Good on you! In fields like that, actual demonstrations of skill are infinitely better than paper saying you showed up to a class.
JudgeMentalCat
Which is why I've always thought there's something wrong with the current model of job-training and the like
AJarOfLiberalTears
But my parents and high school teachers and the tv and my college professors all told me that college is what I need.
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I like you
AJarOfLiberalTears
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I'm stepping you up* to love status
filthyconsolepeasant
There was a time when it was true.... and then everyone and their pet gerbil enrolled....
atossablesalad
The sad truth is this isn't an opinion, this is fact. Entry level jobs seem to always ask for years worth of experience.
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thisuserdoesnotexisthere
Thank you. I made it to $65k a year with a fortune 100 company before they finally told me I needed a degree. And they paid for it.
CyTuba1441
Its all in how you talk. You can make anything sound like "relevant experience"
ShoopShoopDeyooShoopDeDeyooDeyooDeyoo
Yes. My retail experience, wait staff XP, and TAing all develop skills useful to my professional career. But your resume has to prove it.
Onikou
Teamwork and interpersonal skills, dealing with the public in what can be a high stress situation. Conflict resolution in dense housing.
HPLovecraftWatchesMeSleep
I got my experience through volunteering in the community. Those "life skills" made a big impression during my application.
atossablesalad
I didn't take the college route to get my position and career but even if think some of the minimums are ridiculous.
atossablesalad
The degree is the base skill set, and people do need to take advantage of internships that they can but yeah. Some mins are too high.
FightingOctopus
People want to hire exact clones of people they just fired. But they can't. So just apply for everything.
Xandraelle
Awww yes remember Joe who stole from us and always showed up late and did nothing and we fired him? Let's hire someone EXACTLY like him!
NotaClipaMagazine
And that's why you lie.
RedIronCrown
Spin, reframe, stretch the truth, but never lie.
thanatos777
Never lie about anything you will get caught at.
RedIronCrown
Never lie period. It's easy to keep your story straight when it's simply the truth.
thanatos777
It's easier to get a job when you aren't bringing a knife to a gun fight.
industin
Become president. You don't need experience for that
angrylatte5
I'm applying for internships that are asking for 2 to 3 years of prior experience and I don't think my schooling is counting for it.
adrizen
It's also not unpopular
secretoaster
This is why you do internships I stead of laying on a beach drunk during breaks.
atossablesalad
Again, internships may not be enough to equal ridiculous entry minimums to entry level jobs. #brokenrecord
secretoaster
The more you try to logically define the real world that you hardly understand, more YT vid complaint vid you're gonna make.
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
It's a trick to keep your pay down when you get the job. Be confident and apply anyways
TheReaper95
If you need experience, by definition they are not Entry Level jobs.
TheReaper95
That's like calling someone a virgin even though they've had sex multiple times.
SensiBreeze
Unpaid internships, even extracurriculars go a long way. I held summer jobs in highschool and a job through most of my studies so no excuse
Counterfit
But are those relevant to a job that requires a degree and experience in that field?
INeverThoughtIdMakeThisAccount
No excuse for you and your experience, you mean.
atossablesalad
Not saying they don't help, but they don't always add up to what is a odd amount of experience needed for an entry level job. 1/2
atossablesalad
I wish I had saved some of the job postings I looked through/applied for. It was kinda ridiculous.
SensiBreeze
I washed windows through my studies. Not the greatest job, but with the right twist on my resume it got me other jobs.
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
Not everyone can work for free. Bills and all.
SensiBreeze
Does this meme not state that "if all you have on your resume is a degree". Then you did not even have a paid job...
FlintstonesChewableMorphine
Yes but not everyone can just work for free to get the experience to get a paid job. Because of bills. Especially paying for school too
gramma42ton
It doesnt have to be a field relevant job. Get any min wage 'no exp req'ed' job during college. HR just wants a resilient, positive worker.
Kryxel
It's not my fault that an entry level job requires 5 years prior experience.
adamzeebear
Take a position in a related field for a year. I had an accounting degree and took an accounts receivable job following up on bills.
chooseday
Just exaggerate and bullshit. Do you really believe everyone else applying for the job has that? Most likely not unfortunately.
blir
In that case, apply anyway. It's not always an enforced requirement. There are also other sources to get experience from: 1/
blir
internships, volunteer work, or even just on your own. (just come to interviews prepared with something to show for your experience) 2/
blir
if it benefited your skills in a meaningful way, is relevant, & you can back it up in an interview, then by all means put it on your resume.
TheUsernameGothamNeeds
Gotta look even lower on the ladder then. Then once you get in with a company it's easy to move up in it if you're educated.
Joesycop
Lower than entry level, gotcha.
TheUsernameGothamNeeds
Lower in the company, not the position. Like instead of entry level engineering, try entry level technician. That's what I did.
TheUsernameGothamNeeds
Filing clerk instead of accountant etc..
daveydwb
I keep telling my buddy this. He's got a BA in economics and is trying to get like a mid level accounting job thinking his degree is enough
daveydwb
And he has no experience in the field, not even internships....
HennyLenry
Can confirm, couldn't afford electronic engineering degree so went as technician, now theyre paying my degree so I can become engineer.
Gdan79
They are called internships.
SyyGuy
Yeah I read that too and was like "wtf?" Reading can't be this hard...
ChapterFour
You need to be getting experience with internships during the summers before you graduate... that's the environment we live in now
bobik1
Worked full time during undergrad, did two internships during my masters. Got it 4 months ago and I lost out on two jobs bc no experience.
SwingEmAndGigEm
Yeah it's that easy.... Even internships want 2+ years experience.. And if you have a bad gpa from a previous major like me, you're fucked.
RogueMachinae
Fucking this. I found it easier to get an entry level job than a freaking internship.
Glumerlink
Studies indicate students who get Internships are no more likely to find gainful employment after graduation
mynameisfatmike
Which studies and which fields? In my field, internships and related experience are very valuable
Glumerlink
i believe the study refers to unpaid internships, they really hurt you
ChapterFour
That is the dumbest shit I've ever heard
adrianaisbananas
Yeah thats fine, I can work full-time and go to school full-time AND keep an unpaid internship AND cry 24/7
CaptainDeadpool
Thank you haha
fauxcul
That's my life right now. Kill me
ilikebenches
Yeah but how bout now?
YoungJables
I don't get why everyone keeps saying "unpaid internship." I've seriously never even seen unpaid internship. I graduated in 2015.
mynameisfatmike
If you pick a technical field to go into the internships often pay better than most jobs. There's a reason engineering is a difficult degree
YoungJables
My Computer Science degree had all paid internships and very well paid.
Alozar
Both of my internships have been unpaid.
YoungJables
What field?
PoofybirdDesign
Were they purely teaching you or were you doing work for the company? Cuz the latter is illegal in the US.
GraySurf11
Ya it's free labor.. why wouldn't companies like that?
TheUsernameGothamNeeds
I don't know anyone who's had an unpaid internship
hylikus
I had 2. At the same time.
TheMajesticHarpyEagle
Most of them are?
DeanP3456562456456
The college internships usually offered around $15-20 an hour around my school for stem majors. Some were higher. Never saw an unpaid.
TheUsernameGothamNeeds
Not from my experiences in America. Idk where you're from
Khaleesi1985
"I can't get a job because I have no experience, I can't get any experience because I have no job" -90's commercial
080080
internship, volunteer work, meaningful extracurricular activities.
henkthetankbaard
Medical engineering degree, working as a System Analyst here; can confirm that it's still here.
labrat0314
But I have a brilliant personally.
BloodiDodi
Entry level job: "2 years of experience required".
phe0n1x
I had internships....nearly 3 years of internships before I graduated with my MS in Geology & Geophysics. That's summers and some winters.1/
phe0n1x
Only got a job b/c a previous boss at a new company wanted someone they could trust. Otherwise I'd still be out of a job 2.5 years later 2/2
andrewtater
Do military reserves while in college, and be in your field. Free education, 4+ years of experience in the field
LeumisRichardson
Great for those who can, doesn't work for many though.
fpierce1997
So true, though!
MrPredator
*nods* Some of the entry level jobs I've seen are complete bullshit where they want a Bachelor's and 3-5yrs experience.
JustADumbRename
Get related experience. I did min wage shit IT work at college, followed by internships. When I got my degree had 6 years exp and got hired.
copingcabana
https://youtu.be/Af1OxkFOK18
rainmakerab
Check out Alice Cooper , Lost in America similarity to this post 4/5 stars
realkiwinet
op?
GraySurf11
Or I have 7 years in the trade experience. "Oh you don't have a degree? We need someone with a degree."
rockyz0321
Ive got an AS degree and got a job in my field with 0 experience, and then got another job with less than 4mos exp, It's possible folks
picturesarenice
Story of my life.
ChesterCopperpots
Try the Monsters University route
TerryCrews
I've got an MBA, military experience, and 15 years on the job... over qualified.
diehardlance
Hint: they just use that as an excuse not to hire you.
Wyattcon11
Tell them you have 98 degrees. In fact you've completed. .6 of your next one so far!
NotACanadian
I had 103 degrees once.
Palabrajot
Nick Lachey approved ! ????
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
most engineering degrees need ~400 hours of work exp before they can graduate, they usually have companies lined up for intern positions
Paramedia
Same with my paramedic school.
hks003
By the way, I'm agreeing with you, not arguing. Just threw in extra info for those saying internships are hard to get. We can't find people.
GlitterInTheDarkNearTheTannhauserGate
Yea i totally agree with everything you said, the only people in my class who didn't get a job are people that can't speak English at all
hks003
Yeah, or take 6 years to graduate and have like a 2.3 GPA and still think they should get a top paying job.
hks003
I graduated in 2014 with EE degree. Interned 3 summers at the same place and walked into a job after graduation. My school did massive 1/?
hks003
Career fairs for this purpose. If you couldn't find an internship it was your fault (GPA, shaggy haired, no people skills, etc.). 2/?
dukenukemforpresident
I remember a guy in the second year ee with me who couldn't measure voltage correctly. Still not sure how he passed.
hks003
I now go back to recruit at these, and it's crazy how some people present themselves. Cut your hair, talk like you know what you're 3/?
hks003
Doing, and have decent grades (3.0+) and you'll find an internship in engineering anyway. I realize engineers get stereotyped as "nerds" 4/?
TrijezniMujo
Working at a gas station so I wont be crippled by student debt while getting my bachelors. I doubt that is relevant exp for phlebotomist tho
pineapplepuppy
Patience, know where all the good snacks and juices are. Still involves pumps.
TrijezniMujo
xD true tho, I wonder if I can put that as relevant experience on a resume. That and I did work for 6 months at a pharmacy. Is that relevant
pineapplepuppy
You understand medical documentation and can appropriately label, store, and dispense your product.
TrijezniMujo
And have a liberal outlook on medicine as well.