Job Search Help!

[jharb]

So far I've sent out 60-70 resumes through my school's career site and also through careerbuilder.com. I had two interviews last week, three interviews tomorrow and one on Monday. I was wondering if there were any other places recommended to search for jobs? Especially since I want to relocate to Indianapolis for good and am searching from Cincinnati.

thanks for any help!

[AGDee]

What field are you trying to get into? How one searches for a job is dependent on the type of job they are trying to get!

[kddani]

that's a lot of interviews, good luck!

[jharb]

I'm looking for jobs in one of three areas: Marketing (preferred), Sales (eh..) and Administrative (I've done it before and enjoyed it, I'd just prefer something else!). I'm mostly looking for something to get me a start in the working world and to garner experience. I hope this helps!

[CarolinaDG]

Marketing, for whatever reason, is actually a fairly tough field to get into right now. Probably because a ton of marketing/communication/journalism/etc... majors are trying to do it. Sales is incredibly easy to get into if you want to do straight commission (which I wasn't willing to do!). I work in Private Club marketing. If that may be something you want to do, there's been a big push on club's getting marketing directors. In which case, I would hunt out country clubs in your area. If nothing else, e-mail or mail your resume' to the marketing (membership) director at a club and ask if they need an assistant. If they are in a membership push (which doesn't really happen in the north until the fall, but is happening right now in the south) then they might hire you on as a temp, and even if you only work there 3 or 4 months, the networking system in that field is pretty good and as long as you do a good job, they'd probably have other club's they could help you get into. Just a suggestion.
This is really the only marketing track that I can give any advice for.

ETA: What is your degree?

[UlChiOCutie26]

If you want to live in Louisville, there is a job opening at my place!

[jharb]

Originally posted by CarolinaDG

ETA: What is your degree?

It's a Media Arts degree with a concentration in Electronic Media (TV, Radio). I know I don't want to do production, but I could do the sales/advertising/marketing area. I also have taken lots of business classes, but never ended up with a business minor. I do have a philosophy minor (which means I'd be super at waiting tables or bartending ).

Right now I'm mostly looking for things to garner experience. I may just look for clerical/administrative work to get me established in Indianapolis for now. I would do temp work, but I'm worried about finding a steady paycheck to pay bills with making the leap up there. Maybe I just need to make the leap? lol! I do have three interviews in Indy today, one in marketing, one in sales which is base + commission, and one in clerical. Monday I have an interview in sales, but I'm not very clear on the position from the job listing or their website so I may end up going and realizing it's not for me.

[jharb]

I just wanted to update and say that after 30 interviews, 250 resumes and lots of phone calls and e-mails I ended up with four job offers. One was for an advertising agency, two were for non-profit organizations and one was for a property management company. I went with a Communications Coordinator position at a Non-Profit organization that includes Marketing as part of my position. I don't have to do sales and I don't have to worry about commission!

If anyone needs advice on finding a job I did it in 5 weeks!

[gpb1874]

congrats on the job! that was a lot of resume's! glad you found something you like!

Yea I have sent out about the same amount of resumes you did jharb in about 6 months and have only had 3 interviews. I think my head has spun around at these interviews, and, at the ones that I didn't receive an interview with, they must be afraid of what I am actually capable of.

[jharb]

Originally posted by ztawinthropgirl
Yea I have sent out about the same amount of resumes you did jharb in about 6 months and have only had 3 interviews. I think my head has spun around at these interviews, and, at the ones that I didn't receive an interview with, they must be afraid of what I am actually capable of.

Did you try following up after sending out your resume? I would always call and see if I could find out anything that wasn't in the posting about the position that I was applying for. Sometimes that gave me the extra push to get the interview. I obviously didn't do that for all 250 positions but I did it with the ones that I wanted the most.

I'd just recommend being aggressive and don't turn down any interviews. Also try a permanent hire staffing agency. I registered with three of them and one of them ended up producing one of the 4 job offers!

Yep, I followed up on each and every single one of them. It's rather depressing when they said they've found someone more experienced than me. I am like how the hell am I going to get more experience when employers won't hire me so I can gain experience.

ETA: The next thing to remember is that I have been out of college for more than a year. I haven't been able to find anything outside of retail (i.e. Belk and Target). My degree is in broadcasting and I don't have an internship anywhere so they're not going to hire me in the broadcast field without an internship.

[CarolinaDG]

Try anything in the field. Be a secretary, work in the mailroom, whatever it takes. I had this conversation just today, because if you look at my posts 6 or 8 months ago, I was at my wit's end trying to find a job. Now, I have a job that I LOVE and am looking at possibly more rewards down the road. And FYI-I started as a waitress and worked my way up.

Thanks CarolinaDG! You have really been a great source of encouragement! :-)

[blueangel]

ztawinthropgirl:

What field of broadcasting are you interested in? Do you want on-air, producing, writing, production???

I've been in the field for more than two decades. I might be able to help you. Please feel free to send me a PM.