After 1,500 Job Applications, College Grad Decides On Change In Direction | NBC News

Kyle graduated college with hopes of working in student life on campus, but when the pandemic hit, his job search became desperate. After unsuccessfully applying for 1,500 jobs online, he’s ready for a big change. Sponsored by Principal Financial Group.

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[monkeyking-self-proclaimed]

1500 application, no joke. I have done the same. Don't talk about stupid job fairs. I have been to many and all they do is collect your resume and tell you to go on their website and create a profile and apply. They don't want to talk to you.

[Starfish]

Unfortunately a psychology degree at the bachelors level gets you nothing these days. Need at least a masters degree.

[swtcoco]

If you have a bachelor's degree and can't get work that is obviously a market issue. There's no way you apply to 1500 jobs, many of which are not even the field you studied for and get only 7 interviews. This market seems hopeless for recent grads.

[aw]

This is why I’m self-employed. Nobody to rely on but me.

[elisemueller]

took me 2 years, 2 internships, and a graduate degree to get my first professional opportunity.

[missdesireindependance]

Never quit your job unless you have another one.

[webflex]

Most of the jobs don't even care about your degree, they just want you to have experience on things they do specifically, its stupid

[VC-jbmc]

No matter what degree getting a job with it most likely won’t happen. We live in a broken system it’s like going to college was a waste of time and I want to go back but I see it won’t get me anywhere.

[ebros]

The only lesson I learned from this video is you need to go on national TV to get a job

[JTDyer]

As a grad of the Great Recession back in 2010, I can tell you that it's very very very difficult to graduate into a recession. It's no easy task to get a job for a grad in any economy but it's especially difficult to find a job in a recession. It really makes it difficult to get your career started. As a result I still don't have a job in my major more than 10 years later. My advice for the grads of this pandemic would be to get whatever job you can and get out of debt as fast as you can.

[myfavoriteplanet]

Indeed and those job lising sites are mostly filled with scams.
Many of the jobs listed want only your data or are only aplication collecting and not hiring.
The same companies will always be listed even after they recieve 100 + applications.
Why aren't their more stories on this?
Big story here.
Huge problem.

[CJ-fhxq]

I graduated in Dec 2019 with a BS in Biology. I decided it wasn't work going to Optometry School for $260k. Then I did a year at a Trade School learning Industrial Automation but decided it wasn't the right field for me. I then enrolled back in a Masters in Data Analytics. I knew from the start, I needed experience. I managed to get a summer internship and just graduated in Dec 2022. It took me 250-300 applications to get this position and now I work as a Data Analyst for a major Investment Bank.

[JP-zimr]

USA is seriously one of the hardest countries ever to find any work at all in especially in 2022.

[WillofSD]

People are shocked by this? When I graduated in 2012 I applied to hundreds of jobs as well, and the only place that would hire me was the Jersey Mike's that stole my tips. But this guy actually had savings too, don't know how he managed that.

[gee_raffeee]

I have a degree in mathematics with a chemistry minor with multiple internships during my college career. I am also facing the same problem. I’ll keep applying and hopefully it turns around soon!

[tdo]

Unless you’re getting a Ph.D from a respected university it’s best to avoid: Psychology, Art History, Music History, Sociology, and any subject that doesn’t make money.

[LIVdaBrand]

You gotta meet people. It’s how you get opportunities. But bottom line: they don’t care about you. I left america.

[xwrtk]

My friend is in a similar position. Graduated May 2020 with a bachelors in electrical engineering. She applied for hundreds of job openings and 0 interviews. Only a very few choose to email her back. She works odd jobs to help pay off the student loan debt that her parents took out. Drowning in debt. She’s going to community college in the spring and major is leaning towards English. Plenty of jobs around us but they are mainly looking for supervisors like my parent’s big engineering workplace. My friend has 0 relevant work experience and knows how to use some systems.

[jacobthompson]

I graduated from USC and I am struggling. I’m first generation so I don’t have a rich family.

[William]

No one is talking about more people going to college in today's world, and an almost exclusively online app process drawing in hundreds of applications per post. There's also more people informed about resume building, networking, and writing cover letters. People aren't setting for fast food jobs anymore, which is why they are desperate for workers. The world is increasingly more competitive than years ago. That's the big difference.