Post # 1
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688 posts
Busy bee
I going to apoligize if this is a little long.
Its going to be about 4 months since I got married and feeling sad/blue. I just wish I can be in newly wed bliss but life is making it hard. I know there are people out there that has it worse then me but I still feel like a LOSER. I graduate college in 2005 and have not found a full time job that pays me well. The past few years I have been temping for large companies and took a full time job 2 years ago with a small company. I quit that job a month ago to go back as a temp because I needed to make more money. A good friend of mine got me an interview with his company and I thought I nailed the interview. It has been a month since I had this interview and today I found out I did not get the job. I been sitting at home all alone and crying my eyes out. I feel like I can never get a break and all my hard work is for nothing. We are in the process of trying to buy a home in one of the pricest states in the USA and my job situation is not helping. We cannot figure what location we want because we do not know where I will be working in 6 months. I just want to dig a big hole in the ground and never come back. 
My husband and I fight more because of my job situation and I don’t know what to do any more. I get so mad because I feel like i wasted money in going to college. To make matters even worst I went back to school for my masters and thinks are just not looking that good for me. I feel like my job situation could lead to a divorce for us 
Post # 3
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598 posts
Busy bee
What did you major in? I majored in Criminal Justice and graduated in 2011, coudn’t find a job for my LIFE and for every civil service exam I took I was placed on a waiting list to get hired. I didn’t wanna waste my life waiting for a phone call to get a job so I ended up getting a job in health care a few months after I graduated. Fast forward: I am now in my first year of nursing school and just recently got a job as a nurses aide in a great hospital on Long Island.
Sometimes things don’t always work out like you want them to, and I know now is a really hard time to find and land a job. I always believe you have to do what you have to do, in my case I felt like I had to take option B because option A (job in criminal justice) just wasn’t happening. Do you want to go from job to job your whole life or try your hardest to land a solid career? Some degrees are more valuable than others these days….
Post # 4
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1066 posts
Bumble bee
@sexxysheddy: HUG…for you.
The more jobs you apply for the more chance of getting one.Don’t focus on the one you lost, focus on whats ahead…Don’t give up. You are probably especially sad today because you found out you didn’t get the job. Put that behind you and move forward.There is something out there for you, and things will change soon…Have faith x
Post # 5
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688 posts
Busy bee
@Stranger516: I majored in Hisotry and thoguht I wanted to work in the museum world but it hards to land a job in that world. So I went back to get my MBA with a concentration in HR and I graudate in June 2013. When I am done school I will have over 120k in college debt. I was out of work for about one year in 2010 and have applied to like 50 jobs and kept allot of the rejection letters so I can show myself that I tried.
@Kimy: Thank you
Post # 6
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Bumble bee
@sexxysheddy: Destroy the rejection letters and only keep that one that accepts you. If you believe in negative energy…you will get rid of those letters. lol. You are brilliant. You have a degree and graduate for a masters in June 2013. If you want a job in the museum make sure they know you do. Volunteer part time. Learn all the departments and the history of what is there. Offer to curate for tour groups with information you have learned. Don’t let anyone make you feel worthless, especially with your degree of talent. Show everyone what you are made of.
Post # 7
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688 posts
Busy bee
@Kimy: Thank you! You know what Thursday I cried my eyes out. Friday Morning I woke up and was like you know what it’s not the en of the world. Their are more jobs out there and I know one day I will find my dream job! I looked myselft in the mirror and was like your a fighther you can do it. So tonight I plan on going back to the job boards and applying. They all can’t say now right 
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Post # 8
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1066 posts
Bumble bee
@sexxysheddy: Good girl :)…
Post # 9
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Sugar bee
@sexxysheddy: I graduated college in 2005 also and am currently doing a Masters in Tax program in “dirty Jersey” as well. I do finance/accounting now, and let’s just say – this is really far from my first choice in what I want to do in life (I spent my high school years painting/doing art), but it pays the bills. Here is what you need to do:
1) Research all museums/cultural centers/etc. within your commuting distance. Many of them hire business strategists for their business division and all of them have some form of HR. Apply for all positions related to that, and then once you land a position within the museum, you can always lateral out. When I say apply, I mean, make job applications your full time job. I was able to get 2 or 3 different full-time jobs (with benefits!) in the recession, b/c I would send out 50 resumes a day. One resume a week will not cut it.
2) Have you and your Darling Husband thought about moving to a cheaper state? Maybe Pennsylvania? NJ is the 49th worst state for taxes (New York is 50th). My SO and I are moving to Texas once I finish school b/c we can’t get what we want here (affordable house, family, etc.).
3) Go to networking events at museums/cultural centers and meet people. Museum work is not something where you can hide behind your computer while working on spreadsheets. Just like with the entertainment and fashion industry, you need to be SEEN. If you live near NYC, you have an abundance of these events.
4) Have a nice and professional web footprint that is consistent with what you ultimately want to do. For instance, update your Linked In (professional photos), start a professional WordPress blog, etc..
5) Use your school as a resource. I’m sure they have some form of career center. The head of my program always emails out internship/associate job listings that he has connections to. I’m sure your school has some exclusive listing of jobs available.
Hope that helps somewhat. 🙂
