I've put in over 30 applications in the past 2 weeks. I understand that the economy is bad, but why is it that my friend, who already has a job and is doing nothing to improve herself AT ALL can find a job and I can't?
when I tell an employeer that I can't work 3 days out of the week because I'm in college, they get disappointed. I find that offensive. Why is it that they tell us we have to go to school to get a good job, but meanwhile, we can't even get a job while going to school to pay for it. That makes no sense to me.
So now I'm at least admitting to employeers that I have another job- I write for the school newspaper. It's only 6 hours a week, and I tell them that, but it seems to make a difference. It's like they're telling me "If you have another job, then you're good enough to work for us" and "We'd rather have an idiot than someone who is busy at all."
The perception they are giving young people is...really bad...to say the least. It seems like the only option for a young adult, if they want to make any money in this world, is the exact opposite of what was told to us in school. "Drop out, get 3 jobs...you'll live- then you can drown your sorrows later tonight!" I know the economy is bad and all, so employeers can't hire as many people, but shouldn't the people they're hiring be people they know they can rely on? Shouldn't they be people they alreayd know are hard workers? Shoudn't they be people who learn fast? Us college kids, we don't want a lot. Honestly, even though we seem like we want a lot of money- since we have none, any is a lot to us.
Not all of us use loans. Not all of us are lucky enough to recieve a grant. Some of us actually work to pay for school- it prevents interest later. One of my friends was trying to do that. He was working 3 jobs to do it too! Taking 3 classes a semester too! When the economy got worse, they laid him off 2 of the jobs (the third was with his dad, they don't normally fire their kids). So he had nothing; he had to "take a break"- which he's been doing for almost a year....
yeah, that's it
Peace and Love,
Dani
I see your point and I respect your thoughts. However on one of the comments you made, "but shouldn't the people they're hiring be people they know they can rely on? ". I find that most, not all, college kids are unreliable. I know this from experience. Sometimes, they get the job and quit after the first paycheck. They call in so they go to the cool party at the fraternities, they need time off to go to school functions... and they need time off for studying or they just plain quit at the most inconvenient time. Like I said, this doesn't mean ALL students are like this, but a fair majority that I've dealt with are. It is easier and less work for me to hire someone who has a family to provide for or has some reason like car payments or house payments.
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Respectfully,
Adam L. Labonoski
I agree with that. People with families to provide for ARE more reliable.
I guess what I forgot to mention is that most of the colleges in my area are..unconventional. Most of the students DO have families and homes and insurance- they are returning to college. Most of us that coming straight out of high school are only there because we either have a child and can't afford to leave our parent's homes yet, or because we don't know what we want yet. I didn't mean to imply that adults (the of course, most reliable option) shouldn't be offered "the job", I was comparing people of the same age, in the jobs most adults wouldn't...or shouldn't need to take. Personally, I think it's more likely for the young adult who isn't going to college, to better themselves, to call in- maybe they have a hang over, or they are just too tired, or they made other plans, there are just as many reasons for them to call in as a college students. If you're thinking about college students like the ones at "real colleges"-Notre Dame, Florida, UCLA, whatever, then your idea is right on the money! In my areas though, there really aren't many real college students.
Peace and Love,
DaniLiz
I have found that many of the employers would not hire me because I was not available for a few shifts they needed to fill. They can't tell you that, so when they look at your availability and it says "open" they'd get excited, but when it says, "Not here, here and here, " then they get a touch of frustration at trying to figure out if they can give you the hours that you want, in the time frame you have, just like everyone else.
Good luck!
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