Anonymous #1 5d

even worse when some of these jobs deal with sensitive information, that most of the times require a college degree, yet they pay the same as a fast food worker. no shame to those fast food workers tho—but being asked for a lot with little pay is MEGA ASS

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Anonymous #1 5d

How are we supposed to get experience if every place wants prior experience? Make it make sense

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Anonymous #2 5d

They want other companies to train you but they don’t want to waste money on doing so. They want experience or somebody who knows you. That’s why it’s so important more than ever to network. These companies have endless amount of experienced people applying to them that they’ll easily be able to have the upper hand in job requirements. Idk what this will lead to in the end if they keep gate keeping these entry level jobs but if these companies ever reverse their requirements, it won’t be soon.

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Anonymous OP 5d

It’s bad. I’ve seen jobs where they require a bachelors with 2+ years of experience, knowledgeable in certain softwares, have certifications, and the pay? $20 All for a job that one for sure only needs three weeks of training just to be able to run things successfully in that position. It’s ridiculous to need that much experience and certifications for a job like that. It’s not a lawyer position or chemist or engineering or senior marketing or whatever, it’s just a generic office job.

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Anonymous #1 5d

To be fair I’m quiting my job after a few months of training. Toxic boss

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Anonymous #3 5d

Yes! This is exactly what I did. I was just in time when my work was hiring from scratch and needed like 100 people in the span of a month

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Anonymous #5 5d

My new job wasn’t exactly that but they hired me and another guy but that guy respectfully quit (he wanted to focus on a job closer to healthcare) and I guess they’re hiring 3 more people now soon and more soon

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Anonymous #3 5d

unfortunately one of the downsides of living near a big city is the fact that everywhere is filled up, including those small, expanding companies. at this point it’s just hoping you get lucky and picked for an interview

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Anonymous #1 5d

old people had it made. being able to pay everything with a decent job

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Anonymous OP 5d

I would say the opposite, living in a big city means there’s constantly jobs opening and closing, compared to a small city where you have much less opportunities. I moved to a big city recently when I got this job and I applied all over the nation

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Anonymous #6 5d

What field?

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Anonymous #4 5d

Engineering

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Anonymous #3 5d

How do u find these companies tho

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Anonymous #7 5d

Well I mean for me I had plenty of experience in telecom so I applied to every little small telecom/wifi company possible with the same role since I was applying nationwide and they paid about the same (ChatGPT helps with finding these companies, just have it make a list) many of them rejected me, some gave me interviews, two gave me offers, and one hired me :)

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Anonymous #7 5d

Anything you can apply to that you can say you have some level of experience helps also if you make it look like legitimate experience on your resume (that will help you get interviews which gets your foot in the door)

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Anonymous #6 4d

Did you get a job

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