Comments | team_unemployed: Survey

3_2_1 in team_unemployed

Survey

Jun 11, 2011 19:40

Hey T_U, I'm wondering about the demographics here. Would you mind filling out the survey and posting in the comments? Anon commenting is on for this entry, so feel free to do this under the cover of darkness.

( survey under here )

Comments 21

shanrina June 12 2011, 16:02:50 UTC

1. unemployed

2. since 06/09

3. BA in Languages and Cultures of Asia (less useful than it sounds, since my focus was on ancient India).-6

4-6. not actively seeking work (getting my CELTA certification)

7. I've got nothing. When I was looking for jobs, I always got a lot of interviews even with my weird resume (working at jobs for a short period of time, working in different industries, etc.) but I just could NEVER make it past the interview stage because of social anxiety problems and because I'm so incredibly introverted and shy.

Same anon commenter who took survey in post shanrina June 14 2011, 02:53:12 UTC

Yeah, same here. I'm shy and introverted too. My resume is impressive to interviewers, but they are massively underwhelmed by the person. I've been told to be more outgoing and friendly and to smile more, so I guess I have no choice but to try to do that.

fallen_angel715 June 12 2011, 16:14:28 UTC

1. Employed

2. Approaching 7 months

3. Some college - been working on a degree for a while but have had to postpone here and there.

4. N/A - though when I was looking I was probably sending out a couple dozen a week.

5. N/A - However, during my entire 2 years of being unemployed I had a total of 6 interviews. 4 of those happened only after we moved from FL to WA.

6. N/A - When I was looking I used Monster, Careerbuilder, hotjobs, snagajob, workinretail.com and company websites. I also used craigslist, however had more luck with it after moving out of FL.

7. Apply for the job even if you don't think you fully qualify. If you think it's something that you can do, submit the application or resume. That's when I started getting more calls and how I got my current job.

j_alan_b June 12 2011, 17:05:14 UTC

1. Employment status? (i.e. employed, unemployed, underemployed, trying to change jobs ( ... )

3_2_1 June 12 2011, 17:07:59 UTC

It's sobering and depressing to see that even with a degree that would seem so marketable (i.e. not like my pathetic humanities degree) it's still tough out there. :\

j_alan_b June 12 2011, 17:16:30 UTC

the science and technologies have been devastated over the last three years.

I was interviewing against Phd's for positions that only required BS degrees. Simply because the Phd's positions have all been eliminated across the board.

In the science field right now, it seems you can get a doctor for the price of a bachelor.

anonymous June 12 2011, 18:50:14 UTC

1. Employment status? (i.e. employed, unemployed, underemployed, trying to change jobs) Employed

2. How long have you had the status above? Almost 7 months

3. What is your educational level? If you have degree/s, what are they in? B.S. and M.A. in Psychology

4. If actively seeking work, how many job applications/resumes do you send out per week, on average? I used to try to do at least 5 good applications a day - good meaning jobs I was qualified for, actually wanted, and that I really tried with the cover letter.

6. If actively seeking work, where do you look for your jobs? (i.e. online, in person, networking, etc.) I relied on online posts and word of mouth - found out about my current job from my mother-in-law.

7. Any favorite job-seeking tips to share with the class? I've found sending a hand-written thank you after an interview is really appreciated. My current boss still has my note on her desk...which is a mess, so I guess take that with a grain of salt.

vichan June 12 2011, 21:29:50 UTC

1. Employment status? (i.e. employed, unemployed, underemployed, trying to change jobs)
Unemployed.

2. How long have you had the status above?
1 year, 4 days. :(

3. What is your educational level? If you have degree/s, what are they in?
High school with some college. The first stint was towards music education which resulted in me taking several years off. I'm in the middle of my second stint working towards a B.S. in environmental science and this time I'm doing awesome.

4. If actively seeking work, how many job applications/resumes do you send out per week, on average?
My records show my average is 28 per week, but that number is likely driven up by the couple of weeks I sent 55-60 applications out. It's probably closer to 15 if I ignore the weeks where I applied for ridiculous positions.

5. If actively seeking work, how many interviews have you had since seeking work?About 35, but all in fields I have no experience in. (My background is in reprographics, an industry that is apparently dying a horrible death judging by the ( ... )