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04-24-2017, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted By RobParks2M⏩
Im more so on the business side of things with healthcare, not clinical. At the end of the day, Im not a "master" in anything. Its just another piece of paper.Perhaps you should find a better occupation? Obviously better paying jobs are ones which require qualifications that 99.98% of the population would refuse to do because "It's too hard" or "I'm just not that passionate about it". Rude but serious question what does your degree qualify you for that a nurse or someone that didn't take the same classes as you can't do? Like Kyle was saying just get a job as like a bank teller or something. You sitting at home and reading isn't going to get you a job.
Of course reading isnt going to get me a job, but what else do I do to occupy my time when im not exercising, coaching soccer, or applyig? For you saying to get a job at a bank. Im sure out of the 83 jobs Ive applied to, a bank was one. This is within the last 5 months btw.
04-24-2017, 09:07 PM
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Originally Posted By ProboscisMonkie⏩
Ah okay. If you ever find yourself in the PA/south jersey area pm meI tried brah.. Im 0/4 with ecom. I was in a great ******** group in which many are having success.
I was in New Brunswick. I wanted to do healthcare finance or healthcare marketing. Anything along those lines.
I was in New Brunswick. I wanted to do healthcare finance or healthcare marketing. Anything along those lines.
04-26-2017, 10:57 AM
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Don't take it too personally... the job market is nigh on identical to dating nowadays, which is to say that how you "appear" determines your employ-ability for everything other than highly skilled occupations.
Some people just have the right look, the right voice and the right character that makes them first choice picks. My sister is such a person; she just oozes employ-ability. When my sister finished university, she applied for a highly sought after position at Morgan Stanley, and was in competition against hundreds of other graduates. She made it all the way through to the final round and naturally got the job, but then she quit in 2 weeks... she was a bad fit for the role.
The point of this story is to highlight that the interview process and the job itself are often quite far removed from one another. In fact... I'd say a good chunk of the work force is made up of folk who interview well but can't do a job worth a damn.
I actually feel lucky as fuk to land jobs, even crappy ones, cos I just don't really exude any of the typical qualities that employers look for. Funnily enough my interview strategy nowadays revolves around being incredibly authentic... it's polarizing, but the way I see it is if I try to be the right "fit", i'm gonna come off as a phony and chances are i'll lose out to someone who naturally oozes employ-ability, where as if I be myself (which is to say slightly odd/unconventional), I stand out from the rest and the right employer might give me a chance.
I dunno what the solution is for yourself brah... maybe it'll pay dividends if you take my approach and be really authentic. Or maybe you need to apply some "game" and sell yourself in a way that most employers want.
But resort to whatever tactics you have to to get a job, as it's far from a fair playing field out there.
Some people just have the right look, the right voice and the right character that makes them first choice picks. My sister is such a person; she just oozes employ-ability. When my sister finished university, she applied for a highly sought after position at Morgan Stanley, and was in competition against hundreds of other graduates. She made it all the way through to the final round and naturally got the job, but then she quit in 2 weeks... she was a bad fit for the role.
The point of this story is to highlight that the interview process and the job itself are often quite far removed from one another. In fact... I'd say a good chunk of the work force is made up of folk who interview well but can't do a job worth a damn.
I actually feel lucky as fuk to land jobs, even crappy ones, cos I just don't really exude any of the typical qualities that employers look for. Funnily enough my interview strategy nowadays revolves around being incredibly authentic... it's polarizing, but the way I see it is if I try to be the right "fit", i'm gonna come off as a phony and chances are i'll lose out to someone who naturally oozes employ-ability, where as if I be myself (which is to say slightly odd/unconventional), I stand out from the rest and the right employer might give me a chance.
I dunno what the solution is for yourself brah... maybe it'll pay dividends if you take my approach and be really authentic. Or maybe you need to apply some "game" and sell yourself in a way that most employers want.
But resort to whatever tactics you have to to get a job, as it's far from a fair playing field out there.
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