How Do I Get A Job With No Experience?

How Do I Get A Job With No Experience?

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[warrenf]

The world of the modern workplace is SEVERELY flawed. I found it extremely difficult to find my first job out of college, but thankfully I was able to get my foot in the door with a tech company. In that role, I was treated poorly, given overnight hours, and denied any promotion or raise in pay. Shockingly, people who just happened to "know someone" ended up getting promoted like it was no problem. My college degree was utterly insignificant.

[gerikroni]

Imagine getting a master's degree and having to sell yourself by working for free. That's tragic.

[-to-]

NEVER work for free for any amount of time, NEVER ask to reduce your salary b/c "you don't have enough experience", the don't care about experience, you will be taught at the job, the dump HR person puts EVERYTHING they can jam in the job posting without even thinking.
Apply to 50 jobs, get interviewed at 10, get second interview at 3, take 1.
That's it

[rolandoflores]

Poor guy needs work experience to get a job. But you need a job to get work experience

[whalingwithishmael]

It’s so hard just to get in the door nowadays

[zero]

i usually walk in, put a gun on the table and say "either i get the job or no one is going to have this job"

[NeccoWecco]

For people outside of medical jobs, a lot of times they put "required experience" but it's really a preference. Don't let it stop you from applying.

[darthyoda]

I’m at a point where I might start scamming lol tired of not having experience

[WinterWind]

Work for free after graduation? No thanks!

[Mobiletouchexpressdetailing]

Everyone thinks a degree is the answer to everything until you slapped in the face with loans and stuck not getting a job, connections with the right people truly gets you places

[lkjg]

Probably nine of ten entry level hires we made were former interns of ours. That face time is invaluable. The colleges will tell you "oh, you need more degrees". Nothing could be further from the truth.

[jurikowhy]

Work experience is worth more than a degree in my opinion. I worked in my university lab before my internship at a local hospital. Before that I worked at a beauty supply store for the first 3 years of my college career. Got a job during the recession before I graduated. Now I am transitioning to accounting and I’m not leaving school with an internship or a entry level part time job

[LittleMopeHead]

I need this "entry-level" job that requires 4 years of experience first. :/

[biellaspointofview]

What I've learned at my job, with more of the internal postings, even if you don't meet all the requirements, apply anyway. Chances are you'll still get asked to interview and get the job because many didn't apply due to the thinking they don't fit all the criteria.

[larrisalewis]

After you work for free for 6 month they will let you go and the job will try and find someone else who will work for free.

[kashihd]

this is a great topic, I used to work in a factory making roof trusses and wanted to learn to design them so I could move up the ladder.
after a few months of asking I offered to go over to the design office on Friday afternoons (we used to finish at 1pm on a Friday and the office worked until 5) so that one of the designers could show me the ropes and give feedback on if I was going to be competent.
eventually another designer went on maternity and I was offered the chance to design on a temporary basis.
this became permanent, and after a few years I now run my own department selling and designing roof trusses and engineered joists.

[pey]

you NEED some experience, whether its an internship, co-op, unpaid research, mentorship, etc. Anything in the field counts as experience on a resume

[walshdog]

They’re right but at the same time, these guys are definitely of a different generation and don’t understand the tech heavy era. There is absolutely a lack of communication from employers.

[mustangthings]

It’s well known in IT circles (at least) that job descriptions are a wishlist at best. Sometimes the requirements are literally impossible, like having 10 years experience in something that has not existed for that long. Gotta put your time in and work your way up, even with a masters degree.

[eyesyt]

It's more about knowing the right person than any personal skill you might have.