Bassmaster21 Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 I am looking for a job for next summer after I get out of school.(I know its a ways off still but you cant start to soon right) I got to College of the Ozarks and work in the custodial department. I am willing to work hard and do pretty much any general labor. Landscape work, farm/ranch work, but i can pretty much do anything. I know very little about outdoor equipment but I am more than willing to learn. I enjoy the outdoors and I love fishing like most people on here so i figured this could be somewhere to try and start. Thanks for anyone who takes the time to read this! God bless.
mic Posted October 29, 2012 Posted October 29, 2012 Here is the federal government jobs page. You can set up an account and search by area, agency, or job type: https://www.usajobs.gov/ Here is the fed jobs link for recent graduates: https://www.usajobs.gov/StudentsAndGrads Good luck.
fishinwrench Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Something is wrong here. Part of a college education should really include a semester on "How to find a job".
Kayser Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 It doesn't. As a recent college grad, I can attest to this. WARNING!! Comments to be interpreted at own risk. Time spent fishing is never wasted.
Greasy B Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 I would be interested to know what a class on "How To Find A Job" would involve. Back in the day you could get a job by looking a man in the eye and telling him you would like to go to work. A firm handshake would seal the deal. More than likely this would take place in a tavern. Now days you go through a series of interviews with people who have have titles like "Talent Specialist" and talk about feelings. His father touches the Claw in spite of Kevin's warnings and breaks two legs just as a thunderstorm tears the house apart. Kevin runs away with the Claw. He becomes captain of the Greasy Bastard, a small ship carrying rubber goods between England and Burma. Michael Palin, Terry Jones, 1974
mic Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Something is wrong here. Part of a college education should really include a semester on "How to find a job". I don't know about all that, but he is completing step one and that is putting feelers out everywhere and focusing on something he is interested in doing.
Haris122 Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 In my experience, they have departments on campus that in theory can help you fix up/improve resumes, figure out how to write cover letters, and help you get a lead on a job, but a lot of that, especially the last part, depends a lot on what major you're in. For example, in the one I went to you're more likely to get an employer in the business field let this department know they're looking for people, than you are in say biology or something. It seems to vary as to what to extent you're on your own in finding something, in other words.
stlfisher Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 I had classes on resume building etc my last year in college. It was a one hour credit class that basically was mandoratory and really silly, but it basically showed you how to get a job and not be an idiot once you graduated. I did ok with the first part I would say your best bet is to attend a job fair and meet with as many employeers as you can face to face. It is easy for a an employer to throw out a resume before ever really looking at it. Not easy to dismiss someone when they are standing right in front of you.
Jack Jones Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Actually Greasy these days, it is unlikely you would ever talk to a real person for quite some time. Most resumes are submitted online, scanned by computers armed with human resource software that weeds out most of the talented people, and then the few that are left get passed along. I've researched this topic and it's amazing what you discover. One high level executive who'd been at his company for a very long time ran himself through the process to see how it worked. He never even got past the first round. The "computer" determined he wasn't qualified to do the job. The jobs Bassmaster will be looking for are likely ones that come from job fairs and word of mouth. The biggest thing is to network, network, network. "Thanks to Mother Mercy, Thanks to Brother Wine, Another night is over and we're walking down the line" - David Mallett
GloryDaze Posted October 30, 2012 Posted October 30, 2012 Jack with all due respect to you friends experiment, I can probably guess why his didn't make it through. If he's a high level exec, more than likely he wasn't applying for a position at the same level he currently holds. Therefore, the filter more than likely did its job in identifying he was overqualified. Speaking from experience and reading countless coverletters and resumes, those filters work most of the time. On the same hand, I am more likely to hire someone that I know or comes recommend from a colleague. I agree, networking can make all the difference. The OP is doing more than I did before I graduated. I think he's on the right track. Follow me on Twitter @DazeGlory
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