[Unknown Target]

Has anyone else had such a ****ty time? I can't seem to find anything. I've gotten two maybes - everything else has either not replied or flat out said no. With summer approaching I can't find a place to work...granted I've still been trying things that I could actually use a college degree for (industrial design/3d modeling/game design), but it's not like my local area (Rochester, N.Y.) has many jobs period. Has anyone else had similar/better/worse luck?

[Mustang19]

I haven't even tried.

Go to school and become a nurse or radiology tech or something in the medical field. That'll get you a job, if that's what you really want.

[Nuclear1]

I've had zero luck.  Even flipping burgers at McDonald's.  Nothing.

[Mars]

Has anyone else had such a ****ty time? I can't seem to find anything. I've gotten two maybes - everything else has either not replied or flat out said no. With summer approaching I can't find a place to work...granted I've still been trying things that I could actually use a college degree for (industrial design/3d modeling/game design), but it's not like my local area (Rochester, N.Y.) has many jobs period. Has anyone else had similar/better/worse luck?

I tried for 5 months to get a CNA job, I finally just went and got a job at Office Depot.

Also, try Walmart.

[StarSlayer]

Does your college organize internships?  Does it provide any post graduate assistance for finding jobs?  If there are no gaming industry jobs in your local area then your going to either have bite the bullet and apply for jobs remotely then move, or settle for another industry.  Graphic Design would probably be the best analog for your education and there should generally be a much higher demand(and less saturation of the market) in the business side of the tech industry then video games.  Web design consultants and even larger companies who inhouse their sites will probably be looking for some more talent.  Use websites like Monster, Craig's List, etc. to see what jobs are locally available then dress sharply and personally go to the business and deliver your resume.  You can also investigate local recruiters they will probably interview you to see what you can do and then try to place you in a job that fits your talents.

[Thaeris]

I've had zero luck.  Even flipping burgers at McDonald's.  Nothing.

Did you leave the service, then?

In any regard, I really understand these sentiments. I am however very happy, as today I just got my first actual job lined up for the summer as an intern with NIES Engineering, Inc. Something has to open up somewhere.

[CP5670]

I got three offers out of 15-odd applications and 5 interviews. They probably weren't my first choices but are still all good options.

It's often a good idea to probe academic/professional contacts and networks instead of directly applying on websites. That lets you bypass HR. The place I'll be working at actually ignored my online application completely, but I met someone from there at a conference a month later and sent him my stuff, after which the department head said they really wanted me and moved very quickly to make an offer.

[Nuclear1]

Did you leave the service, then?

Yeah.

[Kosh]

Kind of makes you wonder about all of those sunny looking statistics if finding a job sucks that much.

[Mongoose]

I haven't really started applying yet (it's taken a while to psych myself up to it), but I have been poking around, and I haven't really seen much of anything that fits the concept of what I'd like to do.  Exactly what can you do with a B.S. in Physics and the desire for research-type lab work, anyway?

[Thaeris]

Talk to one of your former professors for starters. Next, precisely what is it you want to do, or enjoy doing?

[Mongoose]

I don't know that my former professors would be the right types to talk to, considering how I performed in most of their classes.  And the ***** of it is that I don't really know what I like to do or enjoy doing, other than sitting on my ass playing video games.

[Unknown Target]

I don't know that my former professors would be the right types to talk to, considering how I performed in most of their classes.  And the ***** of it is that I don't really know what I like to do or enjoy doing, other than sitting on my ass playing video games.

I'd seriously be interested in working with anyone with a physics degree. Too bad we don't get to say what jobs there are, huh?

[mxlm]

I've been more upbeat lately, but even as the economy recovers - and I think the recovery will continue - we need to remember a few facts.

There are currently 130.738 million payroll jobs in the U.S. (as of March 2011). There were 130.781 million payroll jobs in January 2000. So that is over eleven years with no increase in total payroll jobs.

And the median household income in constant dollars was $49,777 in 2009. That is barely above the $49,309 in 1997, and below the $51,100 in 1998. (Census data here in Excel).

Just a reminder that many Americans have been struggling for a decade or more. The aughts were a lost decade for most Americans.

And I'd like to think every U.S. policymaker wakes up every morning and reminds themselves of the following:

There are currently 7.25 million fewer payroll jobs than before the recession started in 2007, with 13.5 million Americans currently unemployed. Another 8.4 million are working part time for economic reasons, and about 4 million more workers have left the labor force. Of those unemployed, 6.1 million have been unemployed for six months or more.

So even as we start to discuss how to fix the structural budget deficit, and also to address the long term fiscal challenges from healthcare costs, we can't forget about all of these Americans.

Yes, other people have a ****ty time too.

[Nuke]

ive decided to give up work and just bum off the government, so far its worked out great. i have more disposable income than i ever had with a job.

[Bobboau]

I actually quit my job about a month ago, because my boss was a drunk who had no accountability because he was the president's (of the company) son.
I haven't got a new one yet, but I will be getting a free plane ticket (maybe two, they seem rather disorganized) to Yorktown NY for an interview. I also have a company in Charlettesville VA that is a maybe.

[Unknown Target]

Guess what I'm doing? Not sleeping. Partly because I can't think about anything else other than finding a job. This is maddening, the system we have going now is bull****.

Well at least I've got company. If anyone's looking for a job in the aerospace field I have a contact or two. If you're looking for a job in the game dev field, this is a good resource:

http://gamedevmap.com/

Like I said, I'm looking for pretty much anything, preferably in the upper NY area, preferably relating to conceptualization, 3d modeling, etc. If anyone knows anyone, I'd appreciate it.

[Pred the Penguin]

Aerospace? I'm not even out of high school yet but that's one path I might take.

The amount of jobless people in the US is worrying though. When I finally get back I'll mostly be on my own...

[Unknown Target]

It's too bad everyone on the internet is so spread out. If there was a central place we could meet, we could start an internet collective for those of us who can't find jobs... :\

But yea, I'd worry too Pred. It's really not the nicest picture here...it seems like just enough students are getting some sort of job or living with their parents for it not to be a problem, but there's a huge student loan bubble brewing, and when that pops it's not going to be fun. :\

As for the Aerospace path, my one bit of advice; think for yourself. Aviation in America is being strangled by overregulation and underimagination. Be creative, have fun, don't think that aviation design is all number crunching. If you go through a college degree, that's all they'll make you do, but if you really want to design, be imaginative and think for yourself. Experiment. Don't turn into a highly-paid calculator.

[Nuke]

i can see it now, the hlp hippy compound. only if we can smoke gange all day, harvest grain to make bosch beer, form a modding cult. im all for it, so long as someone else contributes the illegal drugs.