09-12-2010, 12:55 AM
Just wanted to clarify...I am not blaming my current job search woes on my degree. Not at all. I agree with a previous poster, lack of relevant experience and proven ability to make/save money is definitely my biggest hurdle right now, since these are what is valued most in employees currently.
I have many things working against me, like the lack of experience mentioned above. Besides that, because of my attempt at career transitioning, my resume looks very strange to employers. I've gone from a relatively high paying and highly technical job to a 'lowly' and lower paying call center position, and then to nothing 4 months later (I quit because I hated it more than unemployment). Then add the business degree with no focus from a college in NY, when I grew up in CA and currently reside in ID...it all makes for a very "WTF" reaction in employers. Moreover, I'm not keeping it a secret that I won't be around in less than a year. Government jobs are out, because many of them take like 3 months to even get an interview. Now add the prejudices I listed in my previous post... it goes on and on. In a pool of hundreds of well qualified applicants, I'm giving them a ton of reasons to just skip right over me. I know it sounds like I'm being overly negative, but I'm really just being realistic. Despite all my strengths and capabilities, my resume can be construed as shady, and thus is since they are actively looking for reasons to ignore my applications, and my skill set and plans just don't fit in with most employers needs. The Red Cross won't even respond to my application to work for free. That is the reality, unfair as it may be.
I'm going to continue to look, of course. I have no worries about financial survival. I'm just starting to go a little stir crazy not being at work or school. :willynilly:
I have many things working against me, like the lack of experience mentioned above. Besides that, because of my attempt at career transitioning, my resume looks very strange to employers. I've gone from a relatively high paying and highly technical job to a 'lowly' and lower paying call center position, and then to nothing 4 months later (I quit because I hated it more than unemployment). Then add the business degree with no focus from a college in NY, when I grew up in CA and currently reside in ID...it all makes for a very "WTF" reaction in employers. Moreover, I'm not keeping it a secret that I won't be around in less than a year. Government jobs are out, because many of them take like 3 months to even get an interview. Now add the prejudices I listed in my previous post... it goes on and on. In a pool of hundreds of well qualified applicants, I'm giving them a ton of reasons to just skip right over me. I know it sounds like I'm being overly negative, but I'm really just being realistic. Despite all my strengths and capabilities, my resume can be construed as shady, and thus is since they are actively looking for reasons to ignore my applications, and my skill set and plans just don't fit in with most employers needs. The Red Cross won't even respond to my application to work for free. That is the reality, unfair as it may be.
I'm going to continue to look, of course. I have no worries about financial survival. I'm just starting to go a little stir crazy not being at work or school. :willynilly:
[SIZE="1"]BS General Business, March 2010
CLEP College Algebra 51
CLEP Natural Sciences 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 59
CLEP A&I Lit. 74
CLEP Intro to Sociology 67
CLEP Info Systems and Computer App. 58
CLEP Intro to Psychology 66
CLEP Intro to Business Law 64
CLEP Principles of Management 73
CLEP Principles of Marketing 63
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 61
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 62
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling 49
DSST Principles of Supervision 61
DSST Substance Abuse 441 (Pass)
DSST Business Law II 67
DSST Management Information Systems 436
DSST Principles of Statistics 466
DSST Principles of Finance 435
DSST Civil War and Reconstruction 57
DSST Criminal Justice 431
ECE English Comp C :mad:
ECE World Population A
ECE Ethics, Theory and Practice A
ECE Organizational Behavior A
ECE Human Resource Management B
EC Business Policy B
Straighterline Accounting I B
Straighterline Accounting II B
CSU Pueblo Ops Management A
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CLEP College Algebra 51
CLEP Natural Sciences 63
CLEP Social Sciences and History 59
CLEP A&I Lit. 74
CLEP Intro to Sociology 67
CLEP Info Systems and Computer App. 58
CLEP Intro to Psychology 66
CLEP Intro to Business Law 64
CLEP Principles of Management 73
CLEP Principles of Marketing 63
CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics 61
CLEP Principles of Microeconomics 62
DSST Fundamentals of Counseling 49
DSST Principles of Supervision 61
DSST Substance Abuse 441 (Pass)
DSST Business Law II 67
DSST Management Information Systems 436
DSST Principles of Statistics 466
DSST Principles of Finance 435
DSST Civil War and Reconstruction 57
DSST Criminal Justice 431
ECE English Comp C :mad:
ECE World Population A
ECE Ethics, Theory and Practice A
ECE Organizational Behavior A
ECE Human Resource Management B
EC Business Policy B
Straighterline Accounting I B
Straighterline Accounting II B
CSU Pueblo Ops Management A
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