can;t find work related to my field.-anyone been there
 

i have a cert in IT but never found work related to the field after going to VCC. i applied, but nothing. seems like every company out there is looking for someone with experience and if you don;t have that they don't want to hire you.
i'm thinking of going to take course in the A plus certification so it can prepare me to write it.
i also went to school for 2 yrs at langara for business management program, but couldn't find work related to the field. i tried everywhere from CL, monster, workopolis.... and i went to job search clubs and they help me with tweeking the resume and cover letter.
i been doing lot attendant, cashier/merchandiser,temp job for job agency like randstad, driver at car rental places, jobs for 6 years now since i couldn't find work related to the field

i want to take the A plus cert and hoping it will get me a help desk , IT job, if not maybe go into web design.

has anyone here been through this kind of situation and if so what do you do?

Im in the same boat as you...seems like there's no place will hire new grads, even if you have bachelor you still need experience, now the question is where the hell do you get experience if every position requires experience. Meh, at least i feel better now that im not the only one...im have a finance degree and most of the entry level positions are like clerical/administrative stuff that i found anyway. I'm currently applying jobs too...

Does VCC or Langara have job resources? Because the employers who list with the college/university target new grads specifically. Or can you go back and do co-op program? That's a great way to graduate with experience.

^ most of the positions posted on sfu career management center require experience.

What were you expecting with a business management diploma?

good luck getting a job in IT, there are people out there with more experience than you and willing to work for the same wage, i got out after i started, waste of money and time

I should be rocking the mic on radio stations. Either as a jock or a newsreader. Sadly, the fact that Canada has likee less than 200 radio stations nationwide means competition is fierce. Unless I want to move to Baffin Bay and talk to the polar bears I can't find work.

Now I have a huge student loan instead of a fun career.

I would move to Baffin Bay. You gotta do what you gotta do.

Don taylor started out by moving to the boonies.. gets your foot in the door somewhere..

I graduated last year with my degree in Criminology. Turns out i am colour blind so i cant get any jobs related to my degree that interest me. sweet.
The jobs i AM eligible for require job experience that is impossible to get without already having job experience. frustrating. feels like i wasted 5 years.

Moving to Earlobe, New Brunswick isn't exactly appealing at my age. If I was fresh out of high school and had no ties I wouldn't mind as much.

And Ax2-Y: Damn. That really sucks.

So then you know who to blame for not being in the industry you love. Your ties.

QFT

unless you are top of the class, or have some kick ass connections. you will NOT find anything that's related.

Any relatives, any friends that work for ______ company? start from there. or else you will always be doing McJobs.

everyone out there have bachelors in _______ nowadays.

and for those "training programs" about 6000 ppl apply, and they only hire around 30 people. what makes you think you can stand out if you are an average joe? that's 0.5% of being hired.

similar situation goes for accounting people. 1000-2000 CACEE applications, mid-sized firms hire 1-2 people, big firms hire 10-20 people at most. :(

I'm in the same boat. I'm getting my accounting diploma but I didnt even get an interview from all the firms that I've applied. I dunno why I can fail so badly. I have A average & job experiences here & there. I'll try again next year but it is quite frustrating. I dun mind low pay but I gotta get into the door somehow.

pun intended?

i'm surprised no one asked how he can afford an m5 when he's been doing mcjobs for the past few years

so you're a teller? how many years till promotion ?

where did u get the idea that I'm a teller? :p

uh, I was just asking a question.

Perhaps the position he was expecting was just beyond his reach. I can understand if he's been working for years in retail and wants to be the manager of a retail store then yea, seems like he's only had some bad luck and the timing wasn't right. But if he was expecting to manage a sales staff in wholesale environment with no sales experience at all, well good luck with that!

In the same boat. I'm certified as a railway conductor, have my rules cert and my dangerous goods cert. Waiting for CN to get back to me, but I don't have high hopes. Lots of people applied in the last intake.

ya its unfortunate that most schools dont provide good on hand experiences. So most ppl grad without jobs and has a peice of useless cert paper. My suggestion is to broaden your skills. dont focus on one thing. I have a degree in economics, accounting, i also worked in sales, casino, fitness, at a bar. because that job that u want might not be available at the moment, and its a matter of playing the waiting game. broadening ur skills can at least help u earn some income while u wait.

give http://www.goworkbc.com a try for BC jobs.

Yeah, sometimes you have to work your way up. My relatives who now work in TD and HSBC management had to start working as tellers or at MoneyMart when they graduated...

OP: start at the bottem.. get a Tech job.. virus cleaning.. stuff like that.. move up from there. or just use that as experience..

Get some experience by volunteering or interning, try joining the professional association related to your field to network. That can really open up doors.

I think the opportunities you get really depends on where you went to school too. I went to UBC and I think about 60-70% of the people who graduated got jobs related to their career field within a year (I was in Commerce, in HR). It's not so much the quality of education you get, but the name you are paying for.

Get your foot in the door in the right company. Most often than not, they have internal postings that are available only to existing staff. So get into a company which you WANT to be working for, but not necessarily a job that you might like initially then go from there.

Also make sure you have good connections. Be a friendly person and don't speak ill of ANYONE around you. Your attitude will count!