No one will hire me! HELP!!!

Question

So I just graduated with a bachelors degree from university and am taking the yaer off to work before doing my masters... I have been applying for jobs for MONTHS now and haven't been able to get anything, I keep hearing that I'm overqualified, I've already dumbed down my resume but I can't just take off that I went to university because then I will have a four year gap of nothiningness... I'm so frustrated now that I'm at the point of lying and completely dumbing down my resume... I can't even get an entry level office job because I'm too overqualified!!! <--- thats what I was told in an interview today... which is ridiculous because how am I supposed to get experience if no one will hire me... I can't even get a job at a grocery store because I live in a small town and the jobs are taken by high school students or ppl that have no education. I really dont know what to do.. I've applied on every job site I can find, I've driven around and passed out resumes in person... should I explain to ppl that I'm only looking for work for the year? I've been leaving that info out because I think they may not hire me because I'll only be working for a year... any suggestions?

Answer 1

OK Lo  here is what i do real time my own business

I drive people around or just pick them up at supermarkets and drive them home  $5  a pop  

$15 - $25  depending on where and how long time is driving them

also i pick up metals and take them auto  recyclying yard  easy $50 - $150  per day

Copper Brass Steel and iron only  !

aluminimum you need too much of to get nice money and your dealing with cans that contained soda or beer and are disgusting  

Answer 2

How small is the town? If it&#039;s really small, then you definitely can (and want) to let people know that you are looking for a job between degrees. The &quot;overqualified&quot; pretty much translates into &quot;we&#039;re afraid we&#039;ll hire you and train you and you&#039;ll be gone in 3 weeks&quot;. Let them know that you&#039;re there until July 31, 2009 (or whatever). They should take advantage of cheap, smart labor. ;)

If you&#039;re in a larger area, or can commute to one, definitely look at temp work through a temp agency. Specifically, office temp work. Get work doing data entry, answering phones, etc. The pay should be tolerable and you&#039;ll have an agency finding the jobs for you. Agencies often provide limited benefits, too.

Another recommendation is working at a bar/restaurant. They are used to people who stay less than one year. Plus it&#039;s a great job skill to have while you&#039;re in grad school; you can work one weekend a month as a bartender and make some extra money. Maybe stretch the truth a bit and say that you are planning on going back to graduate school within 2 years but nothing is firm at this point. (Hey, it&#039;s technically the truth!)

Good luck. (I took a year off between undergrad and grad school, too. I worked retail but the pay was pretty rotten so I wouldn&#039;t recommend it.)