Gen Y: Educated and Jobless - Page 3

Alumiyum · #1 07-30-2010, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

This is sort of what I'm like too, although it's with my Doctorate.

I just want some sort of job that will help me pay for at least part of my doctorate while I'm getting it (not a GA position).

I mean I want to make teaching my career but I can't stay in school forever, so teaching middle or high school for a while so that I can get an MFA, start "real life", and work towards eventually teaching college one day is pretty much the best plan for me.

Plus it'll be nice to do something else besides attend class. I'm ready for a real job.

epchick · #2 07-30-2010, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Alumiyum

They're hardly dismal as long as I'm willing to move (and I am).

Ummm ok, if you say so.

Alumiyum · #3 07-30-2010, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by epchick

Ummm ok, if you say so.

Okkkkk...can you tell me why it is dismal to teach? I'm pretty pumped for it.

AnotherKD · #4 07-30-2010, 08:41 AM

I know this is slightly off-topic, but I want to put this out there. My company is hiring a LOT, and we are being pressed to ask friends/acquaintences/anyone if they are looking for a job. I work for a large company, a government contractor. And there are offices all over the country, some of which are government-related, some of which deal with private companies. So, if anyone is interested, you are more than welcome to PM me and I can get your resume. I can give you more details about where I work, too, as I don't want to just post it here. They're especially looking for anyone with an IT or management/business background or major in college, and/or anyone with a clearance. Pretty good money from right out of school, though I came in after a MA and about 4 years of experience under my belt.

Just thought it might help!

33girl · #5 07-30-2010, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AnotherKD

I know this is slightly off-topic, but I want to put this out there. My company is hiring a LOT, and we are being pressed to ask friends/acquaintences/anyone if they are looking for a job. I work for a large company, a government contractor. And there are offices all over the country, some of which are government-related, some of which deal with private companies. So, if anyone is interested, you are more than welcome to PM me and I can get your resume. I can give you more details about where I work, too, as I don't want to just post it here. They're especially looking for anyone with an IT or management/business background or major in college, and/or anyone with a clearance. Pretty good money from right out of school, though I came in after a MA and about 4 years of experience under my belt.

Just thought it might help!

Are they telling you to get a certain amount of resumes just to get them? I can do that for you, although I have no intention of relocating. You don't have to share that part though.

AnotherKD · #6 08-01-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Are they telling you to get a certain amount of resumes just to get them? I can do that for you, although I have no intention of relocating. You don't have to share that part though.

No. I am not a recruiter in my company- they have won a lot of contracts and in looking at our open job postings, they are on a big hiring push. Thousands per Quarter. Sometimes it really is who you know who can get you in the door. It's all up to the person being interviewed once they do get a call, but sometimes it's just nice to be introduced to an opportunity.

littleowl33 · #7 08-06-2010, 04:29 PM

I just wanted to share that I FINALLY got a job! I posted a very angry/frustrated post a few months ago about my job search and I'm so glad all the work finally paid off. I graduated in May and everything was complicated by the fact that I ended up moving after graduation to an area of the country where I really had no contacts or people to network with. The job I just accepted is great, though - just the kind of thing I was looking for at the place I most wanted to work in my new city. I didn't have any connections there so networking didn't really help me, but the support I got from everyone in my last job (both in terms of references and "you can do it!" speeches) was so important over the last 6+ months. I hope this isn't salt in the wound of anybody still searching, I'm just so excited that after a really long, emotional job search it finally worked out for one Gen Y-er!

XanexAZ · #8 07-31-2010, 03:06 AM

I wouldn't really say one generation is more fucked than the other. The economy is shitty enough to effect all age groups.

KSUViolet06 · #9 07-31-2010, 02:59 PM

As far as teachng goes around here, you can still find an in-state job pretty easily if you are special ed, math or science. This is particuarly so with special ed. Your job is MUCH more secure if you're in these areas (you're the last people the district wants to lay off).

Now if you are music, foreign language, English, or history, you're going to have a hard time finding something in-state.

My point is that every state is in a different situation and being open to relocation helps a lot.

christiangirl · #10 08-01-2010, 12:08 AM

^^^Not over here (and she's not able to relocate). There was just a thing on the news about how the older nurses can't afford to retire so the newly graduated nurses are coming out of school to find no jobs are opening up. Several recent grads interviewed said the same thing: I thought it was a guaranteed job so I went to school for this and there's nothing.

33girl · #11 08-01-2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

^^^Not over here (and she's not able to relocate). There was just a thing on the news about how the older nurses can't afford to retire so the newly graduated nurses are coming out of school to find no jobs are opening up. Several recent grads interviewed said the same thing: I thought it was a guaranteed job so I went to school for this and there's nothing.

I had a guy one time try to shove nursing/healthcare down my throat and said "you'll be in it someday." I think I nicely responded that would be a cold day in hell. Just not my thing.

It's not that medical professionals aren't needed, it's that they may be hiring LPNs (or whatever that designation is called) instead of RNs, or they may have to look other places for a job (such as being a home health aide).

When Doves Cry · #12 08-01-2010, 04:14 AM

I know I am one of the very lucky few who did find a job right out of college, however unrelated to my degree. I have many many friends who graduated last year (09) and are still looking for jobs or have part-time "high school" jobs. I just graduated in May and was hired two weeks after. With a Bachelor's in English, I am working at a daycare, where I was told it was a big deal to have a B.A... And yes, I am living with my parents and making just a little above minimum wage. But I love my job; If I didn't want to work there, I wouldn't have applied, right? I can only hope for the best for everyone else :-/

AGDee · #13 08-01-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by PiKA2001

AFAIK it's still that way in a lot of areas.

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Originally Posted by christiangirl

^^^Not over here (and she's not able to relocate). There was just a thing on the news about how the older nurses can't afford to retire so the newly graduated nurses are coming out of school to find no jobs are opening up. Several recent grads interviewed said the same thing: I thought it was a guaranteed job so I went to school for this and there's nothing.

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Originally Posted by 33girl

I had a guy one time try to shove nursing/healthcare down my throat and said "you'll be in it someday." I think I nicely responded that would be a cold day in hell. Just not my thing.

It's not that medical professionals aren't needed, it's that they may be hiring LPNs (or whatever that designation is called) instead of RNs, or they may have to look other places for a job (such as being a home health aide).

There was an extreme nursing shortage prior to the recession. I read an article recently that the nursing shortage is over because so many people who have been displaced in other careers have gone into nursing. I know that in Michigan there were special accelerated classes for auto workers who wanted to become nurses.

I suspect that at least some of the people who turned to nursing in a pinch will leave it if things get better and other jobs become more available. It's definitely not for everybody. Having worked in health care, nursing is one area I know I could never do.

Drolefille · #14 08-01-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by AGDee

There was an extreme nursing shortage prior to the recession. I read an article recently that the nursing shortage is over because so many people who have been displaced in other careers have gone into nursing. I know that in Michigan there were special accelerated classes for auto workers who wanted to become nurses.

I suspect that at least some of the people who turned to nursing in a pinch will leave it if things get better and other jobs become more available. It's definitely not for everybody. Having worked in health care, nursing is one area I know I could never do.

I see a lot of nursing jobs posted here still, but they are all for RNs (at least, some are higher level) and they all involve starting back at the low end of the totem pole and working the "worst" shifts with the most on call, etc. Those are probably the hardest to fill as few people want to regain seniority all over again, and you can't get your RN as fast as you can get your LPN.

But I couldn't tell you if there are fewer or more of the jobs posted now than there were before, or if what is posted now is just hiring to replace.

KSUViolet06 · #15 08-01-2010, 03:42 PM

Add my state to the list that still has a nursing shortage.

My mom is a director of nursing at an assisted living facility and they are currently offering RNs signing bonuses and relocation benefits. So are several of her friend's facilities as well.

I have 2 family members who are RNs and they tried really hard to get me to be a nursing major when I started undergrad (because they knew the field would have so many openings), but it just wasn't for me.