Need a goddamn job.

**BeckyJ** · 04-22-2010, 09:45 PM

Also, regardless of the fact that your employment history isn't all that great, come up with a resume. Put your *skills* up top (e.g. proficient at whatever, can lift x lbs, include anything you've gotten from Aux, responsibility for anything whatever.....) and then put where you got any experience next (just list place & dates), then put your education last. Qualifications, skills first. I would also get some business cards. You can buy blanks at Staples and print them up yourself. They are easy to hand out with your name and contact info. Also, makes you look serious.

**Dayman** · 04-22-2010, 09:46 PM

Originally Posted by slickvic277

Seriously give that census job a call. That's not bad cheese for a summer job.You can bank some good cash.

I might. If I don't have to work in my neighborhood, but then again I don't speak Spanish :P

Originally Posted by BeckyJ

Also, regardless of the fact that your employment history isn't all that great, come up with a resume. Put your *skills* up top (e.g. proficient at whatever, can lift x lbs, include anything you've gotten from Aux, responsibility for anything whatever.....) and then put where you got any experience next (just list place & dates), then put your education last. Qualifications, skills first. I would also get some business cards. You can buy blanks at Staples and print them up yourself. They are easy to hand out with your name and contact info. Also, makes you look serious.

I know the Coast Guard Auxiliary has template business cards...maybe I could order a few of them and they'd go, "so this kid works for the coast guard?!?!"

**cerberus413** · 04-22-2010, 09:56 PM

Here is what I did.....and no its not for everyone:

At 18 I joined the Marines.....finished 5 years....then went to college...

I hated college (2 years at PSU) ....got out and started in construction....I hated it but the money was good with the bennies....

10 years later and now I work for Boeing....because of the networking I have from the military...I know people who work for Bell, Lockheed, Raytheon. the pentagon etc....Sure I havent seen them in years but that doesnt matter....my old shop supervisor sent my resume to someone at Boeing and they called and offered me a job. I was working full time when they called but I would have been a complete asshat to turn down the offer. I didnt even have an interview....they just told me when to start LOL

Maybe you should ditch the CG aux and join a branch as active....do a few years...or more....get experience....network with other people etc....

Have you taken the ASVAB? Have you looked into the Navy?

**BeckyJ** · 04-22-2010, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Dayman

I know the Coast Guard Auxiliary has template business cards...maybe I could order a few of them and they'd go, "so this kid works for the coast guard?!?!"

Yes, get some. Technically, you DO work for the Coast Guard. It's all good. When you get the interview, you can explain.

**Dayman** · 04-22-2010, 10:12 PM

Originally Posted by cerberus413

Maybe you should ditch the CG aux and join a branch as active....do a few years...or more....get experience....network with other people etc....

Have you taken the ASVAB? Have you looked into the Navy?

No. And I really have a connection with the ethos of the Coast Guard. I want to make a career of it - so I'm not going to do that lightly. I want my degree in a field desirable for the Coast Guard and to ensure that even if I enlist I can apply directly to OCS. I *am* most likely joining the reserve, I'm going to talk to a recruiter in the fall about boot camp in summer '11.

I'm using the Aux itself as networking. Our flotilla meets at Sector Delaware Bay HQ - if I stand out I'll get noticed by the active duty. I'm going to go for the Trident program which lets auxiliarists work with active duty for marine safety missions. This is so I can stand out when I take the interview for OCS.

Yes, get some. Technically, you DO work for the Coast Guard. It's all good. When you get the interview, you can explain.

That is true.

**romano** · 04-22-2010, 10:20 PM

I was going to suggest Census as well. Might as well give it a go. Other then that, my suggestion would to bear down and finish college. High school just doesn't cut it these days. Take summer classes if you must. Just get that degree and do lots of internships if you have the time. Good luck!

**cerberus413** · 04-23-2010, 06:03 AM

Originally Posted by Dayman

No. And I really have a connection with the ethos of the Coast Guard. I want to make a career of it - so I'm not going to do that lightly. I want my degree in a field desirable for the Coast Guard and to ensure that even if I enlist I can apply directly to OCS. I *am* most likely joining the reserve, I'm going to talk to a recruiter in the fall about boot camp in summer '10.

I'm using the Aux itself as networking. Our flotilla meets at Sector Delaware Bay HQ - if I stand out I'll get noticed by the active duty. I'm going to go for the Trident program which lets auxiliarists work with active duty for marine safety missions. This is so I can stand out when I take the interview for OCS.

So youll have to tough it out like everyone else.

I like that you have a set goal and are focused on that....some people pick something but dont put much effort into it. I originally wanted to join the AirForce but decided that the USMC was a better choice.....I still got to work on aircraft and see the world.....The guys here that did 20+ years in the Airforce call us quitters because we only did our 5 years then left. We say 5 years in the Marines is like 20 years in the AF

**BeardScraper** · 04-23-2010, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Dayman

Um, I've tried places like Target or Shoprite, fill out an app, hand it in, and never hear from them again.

No one ever taught me how to do this stuff.

placed like shoprite just get tons of apps. it always helps to bother them after handing in your app, as in calling them or showing up and asking to see the manager, just let them know you are interested. maybe that will force them to take your app out of the pile and put it on top. good luck.

**PhillyPhillie** · 04-23-2010, 09:12 AM

Originally Posted by BeardScraper

placed like shoprite just get tons of apps. it always helps to bother them after handing in your app, as in calling them or showing up and asking to see the manager, just let them know you are interested. maybe that will force them to take your app out of the pile and put it on top. good luck.

I was thinking the exact same thing! I have applied for lots of retail jobs, and the only ones that I ever got called for, were the ones where I actually handed the application to the manager. Heck, sometimes they will set up the interview on the spot.

Good luck with your search!

**raider.adam** · 04-23-2010, 10:19 AM

Educated people without a college degree are actually in short supply in Philly. Try manufacturing:

Assembly/Shop Production Worker

Jobs that people with college degrees tend to shun and jobs that the average high school only grad in Philly have a problem getting (unable to do sufficient levels of math).

**Dayman** · 04-23-2010, 10:20 AM

Originally Posted by raider.adam

Educated people without a college degree are actually in short supply in Philly. Try manufacturing:

Assembly/Shop Production Worker

Jobs that people with college degrees tend to shun and jobs that the average high school only grad in Philly have a problem getting (unable to do sufficient levels of math).

That is within walking distance of me.

I've never used a power tool in my life, however.

**raider.adam** · 04-23-2010, 10:33 AM

Originally Posted by Dayman

That is within walking distance of me.

I've never used a power tool in my life, however.

Know anyone that has and owns some? Have them give you a crash course in using some so that way you have a clue how to chuck a drill and understand drill sizes and diameters. It should take them less than an hour to get you up to speed on basics.

If you have half a brain you shouldn't have a problem.

Before IT I was a tool machinist and my dad has always been a tool machinist, so I grew up around the stuff (I even managed an assembly project for John Deere at one time). A lot of the entry level manufacturing positions that just need people that can follow directions, do fractions/decimals, read a ruler and not cry when they have to use their hands/lift things/get dirty.

Get someone to give you a crash course in using some basic power tools, reading rulers and plans and look for entry level manufacturing jobs.

Hell, the fact you can walk to the job should be incentive enough to do what you need to try to get it.

**MisterT** · 04-23-2010, 10:57 AM

While it won't necessarily fulfill your requirements for a job where you're active, you can go into some temp agencies. If you're a decent typist and you know how to get to work on time you'll stand out, and a lot of the jobs are for offices in center city, so you could take the el to work.

**hkp** · 04-23-2010, 11:10 AM

When I was working retail in college I'd just go after the store manager. Being persistent is always key, in my experience. I've sent out my resume less than 50 times since I was 20 (I'm 28 now) and I've never been unemployed for very long. It helps that I've had a degree for 6 years and worked at the same place for over 4, but hiring managers are always impressed by frequent follow-up. They want you to want them, not the other way around.

**phillycat** · 04-23-2010, 11:17 AM

I temped all through college...it's a great way to see the inside of companies, and get an idea of where you DON'T want to work. You'll collect a lot of job offers along the way if you are halfway decent. They say temp hiring is up (precursor to full-time hiring picking up) so it might be a good time to try. They are usually very flexible jobs as well in terms of no bad feelings if you have to do something else.

Good luck! The Coast Guard stuff sounds awesome.

**sometimesilie** · 04-23-2010, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by Dayman

Dunno where to start, where to look. I do not have a job. I do not know how to get one because every job I've ever applied to has ignored me.

Try doing the exact opposite of what you've been doing

Sorry, all I have is smart a$$ remarks. If I hear of a job which meets your requirements, I'll let you know.

**sometimesilie** · 04-23-2010, 11:30 AM

Oh yeah, temping could be all right. That was my first job out of college, through Bettinger's temp Service downtown.

Also, I worked at Caterers over summers. It is hard dirty work with long hours, but definitely a temporary kind of gig and most places pay 12-14$ an hour. If anyone asks, just tell 'em you have experience. There are no tests or anything like that. What you usually do is wind up setting up a bunch of tables and chairs, running food, busing tables, and breaking everything down. Not hard.

I worked for one out of Conshi called Catering by Design and one that was in No. Liberties called Feast Your Eyes. I've seen trucks for both fairly recently so I'm sure they're still around. Plus now through June is a super busy time for Caterer's what with weddings and graduations and general nice weather.

**BeardScraper** · 04-23-2010, 11:33 AM

express personnel is another temp agency in center city. 12th/walnut i think. i had some catering jobs with them in the past.

**thoth** · 04-23-2010, 11:55 AM

I've got a lot of friends that do restaurant/bar type work. If you're not averse to taking a job in what is usually considered the worst restaurants to work in, I've always been told that Maggiano's and the Marathon Grills are always hiring for bussers, etc. They have a really high turnover, and management is supposed to be dummies, but all my friends assured me when I was on my ass that they would hire. If you have problems, let me know and I'll see if I can get you a recommendation.

**Sycamore** · 04-23-2010, 11:55 AM

Originally Posted by sometimesilie

Oh yeah, temping could be all right. That was my first job out of college, through Bettinger's temp Service downtown.

Also, I worked at Caterers over summers. It is hard dirty work with long hours, but definitely a temporary kind of gig and most places pay 12-14$ an hour. If anyone asks, just tell 'em you have experience. There are no tests or anything like that. What you usually do is wind up setting up a bunch of tables and chairs, running food, busing tables, and breaking everything down. Not hard.

I worked for one out of Conshi called Catering by Design and one that was in No. Liberties called Feast Your Eyes. I've seen trucks for both fairly recently so I'm sure they're still around. Plus now through June is a super busy time for Caterer's what with weddings and graduations and general nice weather.

This is good advice. Catering work can be very lucrative (and "under the table")