How to Get a Job With No Experience

LifeHacker replies to a question about how to get a job with no relative experience. The article covers four important points.

1. Everybody has experience. It may no have been your previous job title, but like most jobs, you end up doing a little bit of everything. It's important to find those small tasks that might be a useful skill or important to the job you're applying to.

2. DIY to gain experience. I believe this one is very important. I know when I was looking for my first job, I did a lot of DIY websites/coding projects that I believe would enhance my skills and make me more marketable. Although I don't use any of those skills today, I believe it showed my initiative to work hard and showed my potential employers that I have skills.

3. Internships. I believe this is a good way to get your foot in the door. Just make sure you are benefiting from this relationship and the company is not just getting free labor. Take the initiative to work on projects that help both you and the company.

4. Be charming. I was terrible at interviews. I suggest to practice with others and have them critique you. They might be able to notice any annoying mannerisms that you might have or suggest how to enhance your presence and demeanor.

I thought it was a great article and helpful for anybody who is looking for a job in these tough economic times.

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Addicted to Reddit

I know exactly how this guy feels. Clicked 8 pages into reddit's front page, check subreddits, refresh front page again. Endless cycle!!! [via reddit.com]

Co-Workers From Hell

WalletPop has a slideshow depicting 15 types of co-workers from hell. My favourite out of the list is the 'Facepicker'

As a corporate trainer I have seen a few odd balls. However, the worst person I clearly remember was in a new hire class I trained. Long story short, she would pick her face and eat it while I taught the course. It became so bad she had to excuse herself to the bathroom to blot the bloody mess she called her face. Other new hires came to me saying that she was a distraction and they couldn’t put up with her. Her favorite time to pick her face was directly after lunch, I still get a tad sick to my stomach even thinking of Facepicker. She eventually got fired because she could not perform the job. I hope she never works with people again.

I don't know of any facepickers at my office, but in elementry school I remember a classmate who was a booger-eater. I wonder if he's graduated into a facepicker? *checks facebook*


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Now hiring: Everywhere you didn't want to work

With unemployment in the US hovering around 9% and over 14 million unemployed, people are starting to look for jobs in once unlikely places. Higher skilled and expierenced individuals are applying for jobs at such places as slaughterhouses, sewage plants, prisons and poultry plants.

The articles describes several individuals that have done just that. Although not ideal, each seem thankful for their jobs.

It's depressing how the economy has shrunken, and labor has downshifted. Unfortunately this seems to be the growing trend. As much as I complain about my job, I am thankful that I'm not in their position... yet....

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Graduate sues university because nobody will hire her

Trina Thompson, a graduate from New York's Monroe College with a bachelor of business administration degree in information technology, can't find a job, so she's going to sue her college. She says that they haven't done enough to get her employed. She wants $72,000 (college tuiton and $2000 for compensation).


Oh yeah, it's one of those stories you can't believe is real. On one hand, it sucks for her because she's spent so much money getting a degree that has become worthless; on the other hand, she's responsible for herself getting a job. It's too easy to blame others for her own problems. She's got to work her networking resources and apply; she can't sue herself to retirement... Or can she?



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Mike Rowe commentary on labor

Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs talks about labor, passion, and sheep testicles. He talks about how his experience on a sheep farm made a lasting impression about how he views dirty jobs. Each experience has given him insight about what he calls a Civil War on Labor. Society's view on manual labor/trade has changed, so much that manual labor is viewed negatively or oversimplified.

A change in how manual labor is viewed is not only good for trade jobs, but it is also good for society in the whole. It is these types of jobs that is lacking from American's workforce today.

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Professional Athlete Pay Scale

A chart showing how much athletes get paid compared to various jobs. Suffice to say, a LOT! If I didn't have such short legs...!
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