Best way of finding a job

Element Brian

So I feel stupid having to do this, but not so much that I'm going to go create another account for it.

I just finished my first semester at College and am going to be staying in Seattle untill April, trying to scrounge up enough for rent and the next semesters tuition.

The thing is, I've always been horrible at finding jobs, I dont have tons of experience, except the normal fast food 4 years ago in High School and other off job stuff like doing Security for a couple months or working as a caregiver.

What I'm asking is, whats the best way about going about getting a job for the time being? Should I look for normal fulltime or temporary? Do I tell them that I'll be going back to school in April? I've gone on sites like Indeed, Monster and Craigs list, but honestly, I don't know what I'm looking for. I can always just go around stores in the area and fill out every application, but I've done that before with little success.

So what do I do?

DanMach

Only, and best, advice my dad ever gave me when it comes to jobs:

Cast a wide net.

Anything, everything, apply to. HR folk cross refrence jobs, etc etc..

SammyF

SammyF wrote: »

[...]Don't let the down economy make you pessimistic about looking for work again. Indeed, you should make looking for work a full time job in itself. This means the following:

1. Wake up every morning at a regular time.
2. Dress for work as you normally would.
3. If you have a laptop, get out of the house and find a new "office" (meaning somewhere with free wifi -- Starbucks is a popular choice).
4. Put in a normal work day (7.5 hours) filling out applications and shopping around your resume.
5. Hold yourself accountable--set goals for how many applications you want to send in a day, and track how many you actually send in every single day while you're unemployed.

This is really the best way to do it regardless of what your employment goals are. The more seriously you take the job hunt, the more productive it will be.

Alpharius

do the above AND talk to everyone you know about it when they ask how you're doing say you're good, but you're searching hard for a job- your connections go way further than you realise; someone you talk to will either know of a job, or will think of you when one comes up

I'd Fuck Chuck Lidell Up

i find it's usually best not to tell them you will only be working there for a few months, if this seems dishonest, well yeah it is, but companies spend hundreds of dollars getting someone trained and they dont want him to leave soon afterwards.

what do you major in? a lot of places will take you on to a sort of OJT for your major, pay you a little for now, then once you graduate (since you've already been trained in their systems) give you a high paying job there.

VisionOfClarity

If you don't tell them you're going back to school and then leave to go back to school even if you pretend like you didn't know, they'll know you only wanted short-term work and didn't tell them and they won't be able to be used a reference.

SammyF

VisionOfClarity wrote: »

If you don't tell them you're going back to school and then leave to go back to school even if you pretend like you didn't know, they'll know you only wanted short-term work and didn't tell them and they won't be able to be used a reference.

It's also fair to note that no one actually stupid enough to believe that you're going to quit college after your first semester to work a retail or customer service job for the rest of your life actually is in a position anywhere to have hiring or firing authority. There's no sense lying here; everyone knows the score.