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Been job searching for a year and no luck. What to I do now? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) by moonlitsky@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I have been trying to find an entry-level position for a year with no success. I have tried everything that I can think of:

-Use job boards such as LinkedIn, Indeed, SimpleyHired, WeWorkRemotely, FlexJobs, and other job boards.

-Reach out to my network on LinkedIn asking for assistance.

-Reached out to my career center at my university (they seemed more interested in working with current students).

-Worked with recruiting agencies (had some success, was able to get some interviews, but haven't contacted me about any recent openings).

-Tried reaching out to my local community and see if they are hiring or looking for part-time workers (they either told me to apply online or they didn't have anything at this time).

-Taken some online courses to beef up my resume

I have a BA in English and I knew it was already going to be difficult to find something, but I never thought it was going to take this long. I don't know what to do at this point. I feel I tried everything and I have gotten nowhere. If anyone can provide me some advice, that would be greatly appreciated!

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[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I find professional networking events and conferences and whatnot to be real crapfests. Like I almost never see anybody get hired it's kinda like public marketing for big companies and they just give you the link to their job applicant page.

[–] CuddlyCassowary@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

My experience has been different, but the professional events I go to are like “Brews and Biotech,” more interest-based, than slick corporate focused. I agree that “job fair” and “recruiting” events are generally not worth it.

[–] moonlitsky@lemm.ee 2 points 22 hours ago

Yeah, I've learned that job fairs and recruiting events are a waste. They literally tell you to apply online. I think they just go to those events to just look important and that they are hiring. I wish I could find more laid back professional networking events in my area. I think I would have much more success.