Why is it so hard to find a good part-time job to gain experience while attending college?
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Does your resume say that you are looking for a specific job or is it vague and leaves the decision up to the employer to figure out what you want to do. An objective of finding an interesting job goes into the waste basket. An objective of finding a sales job where I can utilize my strong interpersonal skills gets kicked over to the sales dept. Are you only looking at ads or are you taking out the yellow pages and calling companies in your field and asking if you can fax over a resume and to who's attention. Only 10% of all jobs get advertised. Have you told everyone you know you are looking? 70% of people get their jobs through someone they know.
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I assume that you decided the university wasn't for you -- not just that psychology wasn't. (If it was just psychology, you'd have simply changed majors.) \n\nWere the "menial jobs" based on trained, professional trades? If not, you might try a skill-based job for a while -- learn carpentry, or automotive repair, or plumbing, or roofing. If you apply yourself to those sorts of trades with the same intensity and thoughtfulness that most people recommend applying to college, you can sometimes do pretty well. \n\nHere's my recommendation: Surf on over the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and check out the pay levels for various types of work in your area. Seek your inspiration there. You're looking for a job that pays decently at the high ends, so you have something to work toward, but you're also looking for one in which demand outstrips local supply. If there's a local need for high-level machinists, and the job pays decently in your area, learn to do that. \n\nOne advantage to these sorts of jobs is that when you're home, you usually can enjoy it -- most college-based jobs involve tons of take-home work, and even when you're on vacation, you're taking calls, or thinking about work. If you're a plumber or something, and you manage your money well, you can usually enjoy your days off.
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It is indeed difficult to get a job right out of a PhD program, but if you are any good, your dissertation advisor (and committee) will help you through the process.\n\nThe job market is not good because there is a glut of PhDs, and not enough openings.  However, that being said, there are some fields in history that are more open than others.  In the US, American history / American studies is usually open to some extent.   Also, it is predicted that the market will open up soon because so many Baby Boomers will be retiring, and students are attending college in higher and higher numbers.  \n\nYou also asked what PhDs do when they don't get a job right away.  Well, they mostly adjunct (which is difficult, and underpaid), but sometimes they just take any job available until they find a suitable position.    Many folks manage to find a community college job, or a one-year position, and they keep taking these until they secure a solid tenure-track position.\n\nBottom line:  if you are considering doctoral-level study, you must realize that you'll never be rich, you'll never get to choose where you live, and you may have a year or two after you receive your degree when you are having a hard time making a living.  So unless you are completely passionate about your studies, and cannot imagine doing anything else with your life, you might want to reconsider your goals.
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If you are looking to do something which will assist in getting into college continue to work and do volunteering as well. Colleges always look at extracurricular activities when viewing applications. It takes more now than just high grades and an employment record. As young as you are you have high levels of energy and lots of time. You should take advantage of not having any personal responsibilities other than school, employment and use your time wisely. Don't get caught up in the partying and other irresponsible behaviors so many youth do these days. It will really harm your chances of gaining entry into good universities.\n\nGood luck and much happiness always.
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In my experience, jobs that specifically target college students are exploitive and not worth your time. If they don't have an hourly wage, or better yet, a salary, but are instead "performance based" or pay on a commission, I'd steer clear. One example I've seen is student house painters. They tried to recruit me in college — someone from my hometown setup a "meeting" with me but wouldn't tell me what it was about. In a lot of cases, companies are just trying to keep their costs down and undercut labor unions.
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This is because we try to find out a job which can give us career...and not just a job...its not hard to get a job but getting a career is really tough...and finding aa job which can suit for the career is very tough...but its better to have tough time in getting a career than to take up any job and have a tough time later...\nIt shows you are quite an intelligent fellow to be so thoughtful about a good job ;))
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Try and find a course that has a lot of placement opportunities, and you'll end up spending about half of your time at college and half working in your field.  Keep going, though, the more qualifications you get the more opportunities life will throw at you!
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Apply and interview as many companies as possible.\n\nIf you get a chance to work parttime or an intership during summer sessions, it will greatly increase your chance because you would have work experience.
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I am not aware of any part time B.Tech. But I guess you are talking about what is otherwise called evening college. If so, then you attend college only during the evening. This allows you to work during the day and go to college during the evening.
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- because you need to become something other than a bum\n- because you can make a lot more money after going to college\n- because ppl have a lot more respect for ppl who have a college degree, as compared to ppl who have worked in a hardware store all their life\n- because an education with give you some self-respect\n- because you cant party and meet sorority girls unless you go to college, or have a lot of friends who do\n- because when you go for your school reunion 20 yrs from now, you will feel ashamed to be making $30000 a yr when your classmates are lawyers, doctors, etc etc\n- because you will be able to write the above question in better english after you go to college
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Seriously, with a college degree you stand a better chance of landing a good job then someone with out.
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I am a BBM student. I was searching for a part time work one year back. But I couldn't get. Therefore I decided to do online work(internet). This time i have succeeded in online work. I suggest you to get online work.\nIf you want more information about this, visit,\nhttp://www.geocities.com/gopi2net
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There are a lot of jobs that are less desirable for the college grads.  Often, these are physically demanding, or perhaps somewhat dangerous jobs.  like: police, fireman, military, trucker, oil rig worker, coal miner, fisherman etc.  All paid very well.
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have you tried applying for financial aid? Or, if you can, check with potential employers to see if they sponser people if you sign a contract to work for them. Good luck
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Have you tried the local college, they do part time courses in this type of thing  or even try and contact companies that may be interested in sponsoring you
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college is a struggle. u have pressure to pass ur classes and also pay to go to school. im a double bio and psyc major and i have been in college for two years now.
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A degree is not the most important thing anymore. You earned an Associates Degree because you probably can't afford to go to a 4-year college right now (like me). I earned my Associates degree because I wanted to. Anyway, it is hard to find a job because it is so competetive out there. Employers want experience and they want you to prove to yourself what you can bring to the company.