Jack4230
Lame
- Sep 8, 2019
- 83
I'm looking for a summer job and I have absolutely no work experience or notable skills. I don't have a resume either. Any advice on finding a job since I'm really stressing?
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Cathy Ames
Cautionary Tale
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2,110
Are you needing an internship or just a job? Can you type or do touchpad data entry?
I'd suggest a temp agency, like Manpower. Also, your school may have a "career center" type place that will help you with the resume situation. I encourage you to get help with the resume situation if you can.
Add more info or ask some more questions if this doesn't seem helpful, okay?
I'd suggest a temp agency, like Manpower. Also, your school may have a "career center" type place that will help you with the resume situation. I encourage you to get help with the resume situation if you can.
Add more info or ask some more questions if this doesn't seem helpful, okay?
Starting out without a resume is so frustrating and stressful. Entry level jobs are starting to expect more years of experience, but you need a entry level job to even get experience in the first place. The first job paradox.
I can get having pretty much no skills or experience. My resume looked more like a mad lib compared to everyone else. If I actually had the effort to write a resume
:(
But what I will say is don't underestimate yourself. It's very easy to feel like the competition is leagues better. Do expect that some applications will be rejected, but maybe some might actually go through.
As for job recommendations, I'm am definitely not the best person to give advice.
I can get having pretty much no skills or experience. My resume looked more like a mad lib compared to everyone else. If I actually had the effort to write a resume
:(
But what I will say is don't underestimate yourself. It's very easy to feel like the competition is leagues better. Do expect that some applications will be rejected, but maybe some might actually go through.
As for job recommendations, I'm am definitely not the best person to give advice.
You can have a resume made on Fiverr for cheap
Could get a warehouse job, they don't care about experience.
UpandDownPrincess
Elementalist
- Dec 31, 2019
- 833
My advice?
Try for everything and take anything.
It's a first job, not your career for life, so just getting the job is the important part. Be a barista, work at McDonald's, pack boxes from 3 to 11pm, wash cars, literally anything. One of the girls I knew in college assembled carburetors from 3 to midnight during the summers. She made a lot of money and got real work experience. She's a doctor now.
Once you have the job, work your ass off. Not because you care (although it's great if you do) but because the reference from your first job is how you get your next, better job.
I can tell you that I was always happy to hire someone who washed floors but whose reference said they were a good worker than a professional type who was lazy.
As far as your resume goes, you may have more to put on there than you think. Did you participate in school activities? Babysit? Sell Girl Scout cookies?
Try for everything and take anything.
It's a first job, not your career for life, so just getting the job is the important part. Be a barista, work at McDonald's, pack boxes from 3 to 11pm, wash cars, literally anything. One of the girls I knew in college assembled carburetors from 3 to midnight during the summers. She made a lot of money and got real work experience. She's a doctor now.
Once you have the job, work your ass off. Not because you care (although it's great if you do) but because the reference from your first job is how you get your next, better job.
I can tell you that I was always happy to hire someone who washed floors but whose reference said they were a good worker than a professional type who was lazy.
As far as your resume goes, you may have more to put on there than you think. Did you participate in school activities? Babysit? Sell Girl Scout cookies?
I second the advice "try random things". I posted a job add on indeed (i run a wearhouse and have about 7 workers i hired). And after i reviewed over 75 canidates that applied to the job I posted i reached out to the top 10 people. Out of the 10 only 3 responded back. Of the 3, not a single one showed up for the interview.
I realized i dont need to find workers with experience- anyone will do. So i made a new post and this time i wasnt looking for someone who had previous experience. I was looking for workers who seemed to be positive and have a good attitude.
One guy applied who only had experience working at a cofee shop, i didnt care he had no experience with my job, as anyone can do the work. To date he is my best worker. And i pay him more then the coffee shop did. And he loves his job so its a win-win.
Most managers are not like me tho. Most managers would only hire people with previous experience. But also most managers treat workers like crap anyways. So if a manager is going to pick a worker with more experience over a worker that is more dedicated, its that managers loss.
From the interviews i did, i would pick a person with no experience over an experienced worker any day because it seems the people who have previous experience are already burnt out from a previous job or something it seems.
So apply to as many diverse jobs as you can and hopefully you will stand out to the person doing the interview.
Just some advise for you
I realized i dont need to find workers with experience- anyone will do. So i made a new post and this time i wasnt looking for someone who had previous experience. I was looking for workers who seemed to be positive and have a good attitude.
One guy applied who only had experience working at a cofee shop, i didnt care he had no experience with my job, as anyone can do the work. To date he is my best worker. And i pay him more then the coffee shop did. And he loves his job so its a win-win.
Most managers are not like me tho. Most managers would only hire people with previous experience. But also most managers treat workers like crap anyways. So if a manager is going to pick a worker with more experience over a worker that is more dedicated, its that managers loss.
From the interviews i did, i would pick a person with no experience over an experienced worker any day because it seems the people who have previous experience are already burnt out from a previous job or something it seems.
So apply to as many diverse jobs as you can and hopefully you will stand out to the person doing the interview.
Just some advise for you
What did Woody Allen say? 90% of success is just showing up. Also, there's a saying: "If you can't dazzle 'em with brilliance, baffle 'em with bullshit." Fake 'til you make it. All jobs have a learning curve. It's a balance between not under-selling yourself, and not over-selling yourself. You want to be able to have the skills--at least on a basic level--that role entails. But you'll learn on job. Plus, like I always did, I studied day and night in my off-hours everything on the web via tutorials on YouTube, etc.......... to become more indisensable than anyone else. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't due to corrupt of lazy-ass managers/fellow employees who feel you'll show them up and steal their thunder, but worth a shot. God, capitalism sucks. Scandinavian socialism mixed with capitalism is much more compassionate imo.
If in US work a tipped job
Waitress is good if you are female.
If you are male delivery
Waitress is good if you are female.
If you are male delivery
Lots of good advice here. I'm not sure what type of job you want so that's a factor to consider. Retail jobs will almost always have positions and can be desperate. Have a good attitude and be willing to work. Internships are harder. As others say you can build your resume and class projects can be in place of real world experience. Team work is big in a lot of jobs, think of things like that and figure out how an experience you've had shows you're good at it. Be prepared to tell stories about yourself and why you'd fit in a position and how you'd deal with things. There are plenty of resources to find common job interview questions online and what they're looking for.
Use Glassdoor or Indeed to look up prospective companies. You can find interview questions they use there and get an idea of the process and company and how employees feel there. For Glassdoor, use incognito browsers since otherwise it will lock you from viewing much without an account. It's annoying but I've found even just a page worth of information from Glassdoor to be vastly helpful, helped me know interview questions to expect from both my jobs.
Do research on a company. If you go retail don't expect it to be perfect or well run. Look up positions that you're interested in or work well with your schedule. I work at a hardware store unloading trucks and stocking shelves part time, we're nearly always low on manpower since a lot of people don't stick around. So we always have job openings. A decent attitude is your best friend so you can make the most of it. Consider benefits and what interests you.
Best wishes and good luck in your job hunt.
Use Glassdoor or Indeed to look up prospective companies. You can find interview questions they use there and get an idea of the process and company and how employees feel there. For Glassdoor, use incognito browsers since otherwise it will lock you from viewing much without an account. It's annoying but I've found even just a page worth of information from Glassdoor to be vastly helpful, helped me know interview questions to expect from both my jobs.
Do research on a company. If you go retail don't expect it to be perfect or well run. Look up positions that you're interested in or work well with your schedule. I work at a hardware store unloading trucks and stocking shelves part time, we're nearly always low on manpower since a lot of people don't stick around. So we always have job openings. A decent attitude is your best friend so you can make the most of it. Consider benefits and what interests you.
Best wishes and good luck in your job hunt.
Jack4230
Lame
- Sep 8, 2019
- 83
Thank you guys so much this made me feel much better and your responses have been very helpful. Thank you again.
Cathy Ames
Cautionary Tale
- Mar 11, 2022
- 2,110
You're welcome, and please hang in there! This stuff you're going through is difficult for a LOT of people. It's definitely not just you.
mandyjohnuk
Specialist
- Jul 6, 2021
- 388
Alot of unskilled labour work is quite easy to find as no one wants to wash dishes or mow a lawn. You will gain experience as move up the ladder. Don't stress. A good way to start is to go to all restraunts and ask if they need a pot washer. Some odd hours but the money is ok.
Superdeterminist
Enlightened
- Apr 5, 2020
- 1,874
Don't have any advice. I just want to say I hate the whole realm of job-seeking. In my experience, even the horrible low paying jobs are extremely competitive because there are so many people. Interviews, CVs, having to do a whole song and dance for the employer just for the chance to essentially be their slave. I remember at one place I worked at, the CEO came in to check our performance, and I caught him wearing a smug grin, which really disgusted me. There's little doubt he was grinning in the knowledge that my menial toil was lining his pockets more than it was mine. What a vile system.
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