How long to spend on job search?
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brian in
Job Search HELP on
Apr 22nd, 2010 |
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I am looking for my first “real job” after graduating college with a degree in Biology. I graduated in December 2005 worked for six months at a job I decided I didnt like and then went to Europe to travel for a few months. I have now been back and actively seeking a job for about three months. I am broke and bored! I am wondering how long people typically spend looking for their first job. Should I continue to hold out for a job that I think may turn into a good career or should I just take what I can get for now and continue searching while I am employeed somewhere?
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Get a job, get a job, get a job. Hire a career consultant to help you find your perfect job.
Get a job, any job, and use this to fund yourself to find the job that you really want.
If you are broke your first priority should be to get enough cash to survive independently. You may want to consider working a temp job since you can usually start working sooner, get a initial paycheck quicker, try out some new skills to see what sticks, and they expect that you will continue looking for a job while you are there and with notice there should be no difficulty taking time off to interview.
I am enclosing a list of resources you may wish to view as you are looking for your “real” job.
Best of Luck,
Michael
i would say take a job right now, since you are bored. and then continue to search for the type of job you want. looking for a job doesn’t take a long time, you have to know the procedures and who to talk. go to library and do some research on what is it that you want to do. talk to someone in that field, maybe they will be able to help. try temporary work
Consider grad school.
I got my first job through the college recruters. I was hot and the market was hot. It took only about 2 or 3 months to have 3 offers.
My 2nd job took about 4 months, but that was cause I was suffering from mono.
My 3rd job however took about 6 months.
My 4th job took about 6 months.
and My 5th job took about 6 months.
imagine that. I didn’t till writing it to you.
the last two jobs I was down to almost getting thrown out of the apt. :)
so I had to take something on the last 2 jobs. Currently I am wondering what to do next so I don’t jump from the pan into the fire.
it used to be the advice was to hold out.
now it seems to be take a job then jump.