HELP: I Want Work (Fresh Out of College)

Asura.Saevel said: »

It really depends on your skill set and how good you are at selling that skill set as a solution to the problems a prospective employer is having. To "win" in the labor game you need to either be super cheap (India/China) or super high skilled.

Yep. In a lot of cases it's all about who you know, though. I got my last job because the director of the department knew me and knew how to use my skill set to his advantage. He said I'd be the last person to get laid off from the department.

Once he left, the new director was far more interested in fighting fires than improving our processes so that they didn't happen in the first place. I was screwed because the people who appreciated what I did were not the ones directly in charge of me, so I became much more expendable when a big layoff occurred.

Hey guys,

Figured I'd ask this given I'm struggling a bit and it cannot hurt. I'll be as brief as possible.

So I am graduating this term with a MS in Data Analytics -- 4.0 GPA. My undergrad was an unrelated field. I have 0 job experience 'in-field', but have worked various unrelated Student office jobs for almost 4 years (Student Government -- Higher Positions that were paid, Teaching Assistantship.). So I know the Microsoft packages (Excel, Outlook, Teams, etc), office conduct, how to write an email, etc. Certified in PowerBI, familiar with R / Python / Tableau / SPSS, proficient in SQL.

I have been applying to 'entry' level jobs and internships [even unpaid ones], but so many just never get back to me. Those that do seem to have wildly higher exceptions beyond what they list online that I don't qualify for. It's rather discouraging. I tried going to my College's Career Center --- but all they did was review my Resume and say 'looks good'.

Given my last term ends early January, and I have absolutely 0 lined up, I'm starting to get worried lol.

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Anyway... does anyone have any advice or on what to do when fresh out of college to get hired? Is there some specific website I should be looking at beyond just Handshake, Linkedin, Indeed, Glassdoor? Is there something I SHOULD be doing I'm not?

My peers whom I networked with throughout are not finding jobs eithers.

Thank you,
A really shitty Rune Fencer.
-Senaki

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