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Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:00 PM

UPDATE: I freaking found a job haha...

My grandmother rents to a manager at a warehouse near me. I'm going to be a"Picker" (whatever the F that is haha) for $13/hr....not great but it's money until i find a job in my field. It's 15 mins away. In the mean time i'm still going to look for graphic design jobs.

Turbo_CitrusEs · 09-16-2009, 11:17 PM

I will find out tomorrow if the walgreens distribution center out by kutztown is still hiring. It's a bit of a hike, but it's a job.

Ciotti · 09-16-2009, 11:21 PM

I feel your pain brother, my girlfriend graduated from Seton Hall last year with a degree in graphic design and hasn't been able to find anything in well over a year now. She's not applying to anything and everything but she has still yet to get even a single call back, it's ridiculous.

92dxman · 09-16-2009, 11:26 PM

http://allentown.craigslist.org/ofc/1375635881.html

http://allentown.craigslist.org/fbh/1375295542.html

http://allentown.craigslist.org/bus/1374090624.html

http://allentown.craigslist.org/mnu/1374316220.html

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:26 PM

that sucks man, i feel for her too. I had 4 interviews in the 7 months.

tomustang · 09-16-2009, 11:28 PM

Good luck finding a job around here

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:30 PM

^^ thanks...i for kicks even applied for the new Steel Ice Rink's skate guard position and haven't heard back even after i emailed back asking if it was still available lol. I used to ice skate when it was the cool thing to do before we could drive haha

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:31 PM

thanks dxman, i sent out resumes to them all!

tomustang · 09-16-2009, 11:41 PM

Yeah I would say the worst thing is the 'overqualified' reaction. If you can dumb your resume down

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by tomustang

Yeah I would say the worst thing is the 'overqualified' reaction. If you can dumb your resume down

for the (time being till i find a good job) places like target and walmart, i could take out my most current jobs on the resume and add in the places i worked at before i was out of school like Dicks and Giant Foods and Circuit City...maybe you're right....

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:51 PM

i wish i could get into SW&B in Bethlehem (advertising firm). I know a girl on here works for them and i could maybe get some pull (drives a black RS subaru, i forget her username)...i walked in twice already but they aren't hiring.

I wish PENDOT would hire too, i would love to make money holding a f'n stop sign...

tomustang · 09-16-2009, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pig STi

for the crap (time being till i find a good job) places like target and walmart, i could take out my most current jobs on the resume and add in the places i worked at before i was out of school like Dicks and Giant Foods and Circuit City...maybe you're right....

Go ahead, my wife ends up doing it all the time

BigWhiteTodd · 09-16-2009, 11:53 PM

dude i hear you guys like year and half ive only had a couple call backs few interviews. owell going back to school to get my ASE so i have better luck.

Pig STi · 09-16-2009, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by BigWhiteTodd

dude i hear you guys like year and half ive only had a couple call backs few interviews. owell going back to school to get my ASE so i have better luck.

Good idea, i'm going back to northampton cc in spring for 2 more classes in web design (if i cannot find something by then) so i have a dual degree in print and web.

RSX Type-Slow · 09-17-2009, 12:50 AM

i was in your boat until this week. i got a job at a car dealership washing cars but i knew the service manager. I was an electrician, but i have had to look outside my career path to find work. I've had quite a few of the "overqualified" inteviews. I HATE when your expecting a callback but it never happens so you call and call and call and send both email and fax resumes again to a potential employer only to find the position has been filled days ago. ugh.

In the past 8 months (how long i've been unemployed) i've come to reaize it's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know. For real.

Pig STi · 09-17-2009, 08:32 AM

i wouldn't mind washing or detailing cars....i do it all the time with 4 cars lol.

BustedUjoint · 09-17-2009, 08:37 AM

The market sucks out there. My dad has been out of work for close to a year. I believe he had 2 interviews. It sucks. He is in Sales and has looked as "low" as a Burger King Manager. . .NOTHING. I would probably be in the same boat if I didn't know someone looking for an IT person around the same time I was laid off. Good luck man. The winter is coming. Have you though about looking at some of the Mountains to see if they are hiring at all? I am not sure how close you are to any of them though. Just an idea.

Pig STi · 09-17-2009, 08:55 AM

i live like 45 mins from Blue Mountain

HickRocket1258 · 09-17-2009, 09:14 AM

Hang in there. As much as you don't want to hear this, it's going to get worse before it gets better. I graduated in December, took 5 months before I found something and now on my 2nd job in the last 4 months actually. As RSX said it's who you know during the day and age, degree doesn't seem to matter anymore.

BustedUjoint · 09-17-2009, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Pig STi

i live like 45 mins from Blue Mountain

That's not too bad. I would do it for the cash and the benefits. . if you snowboard or ski at least.

09-16-2009, 11:00 PM	#1
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	Getting angry with job hunting.... UPDATE: I freaking found a job haha... My grandmother rents to a manager at a warehouse near me. I'm going to be a"Picker" (whatever the F that is haha) for $13/hr....not great but it's money until i find a job in my field. It's 15 mins away. In the mean time i'm still going to look for graphic design jobs. __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by Pig STi; 09-19-2009 at 03:22 PM.

09-16-2009, 11:21 PM	#3
Ciotti Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: is everything (Cherry Hill) Member #8225 My Ride: 96' Cobra Vert iTrader: (0)	I feel your pain brother, my girlfriend graduated from Seton Hall last year with a degree in graphic design and hasn't been able to find anything in well over a year now. She's not applying to anything and everything but she has still yet to get even a single call back, it's ridiculous. __________________ Ciotti Industries: To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 8 reps for your driver mod muscles To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. When something has foibles and won't handle perfectly, that gives it a particularly human quality as it makes mistakes. That's how we can build a relationship with a car that other people just won't get - Jeremy Clarkson

09-16-2009, 11:26 PM	#4
92dxman Tri-State Addict Join Date: May 2005 Location: Lansdale, PA Member #470 My Ride: 10 Mazda 5. iTrader: (0)	http://allentown.craigslist.org/ofc/1375635881.html http://allentown.craigslist.org/fbh/1375295542.html http://allentown.craigslist.org/bus/1374090624.html http://allentown.craigslist.org/mnu/1374316220.html __________________ 09 Yaris (gone) 07 Fit Sport (gone) 88 Bianchi Nuovo Alloro 10 Mazda 5 (everything hauler)

09-16-2009, 11:26 PM	#5
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	that sucks man, i feel for her too. I had 4 interviews in the 7 months. __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-16-2009, 11:30 PM	#7
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	^^ thanks...i for kicks even applied for the new Steel Ice Rink's skate guard position and haven't heard back even after i emailed back asking if it was still available lol. I used to ice skate when it was the cool thing to do before we could drive haha __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-16-2009, 11:28 PM	#6
tomustang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northampton County, Pa Member #1302 iTrader: (0)	Good luck finding a job around here

09-16-2009, 11:31 PM	#8
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	thanks dxman, i sent out resumes to them all! __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-16-2009, 11:41 PM	#9
tomustang Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Northampton County, Pa Member #1302 iTrader: (0)	Yeah I would say the worst thing is the 'overqualified' reaction. If you can dumb your resume down

09-16-2009, 11:51 PM	#11
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	i wish i could get into SW&B in Bethlehem (advertising firm). I know a girl on here works for them and i could maybe get some pull (drives a black RS subaru, i forget her username)...i walked in twice already but they aren't hiring. I wish PENDOT would hire too, i would love to make money holding a f'n stop sign... __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by Pig STi; 09-16-2009 at 11:53 PM.

09-16-2009, 11:53 PM	#13
BigWhiteTodd Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Wales Member #8795 My Ride: 01 camaro iTrader: (0)	dude i hear you guys like year and half ive only had a couple call backs few interviews. owell going back to school to get my ASE so i have better luck.

09-17-2009, 12:50 AM	#15
RSX Type-Slow Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: D-town Member #5868 My Ride: 99' Civic Si iTrader: (1)	i was in your boat until this week. i got a job at a car dealership washing cars but i knew the service manager. I was an electrician, but i have had to look outside my career path to find work. I've had quite a few of the "overqualified" inteviews. I HATE when your expecting a callback but it never happens so you call and call and call and send both email and fax resumes again to a potential employer only to find the position has been filled days ago. ugh. In the past 8 months (how long i've been unemployed) i've come to reaize it's not WHAT you know, it's WHO you know. For real. __________________ -Tim Dropped and swapped Civic Si

09-17-2009, 08:32 AM	#16
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	i wouldn't mind washing or detailing cars....i do it all the time with 4 cars lol. __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-17-2009, 08:55 AM	#18
Pig STi Tri-State Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Bethlehem, PA Member #7003 My Ride: 2006 Subaru STi & 1973 VW Beetle, 2002 VW Jetta iTrader: (3)	i live like 45 mins from Blue Mountain __________________ Josh Story Graphic Designer To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

09-17-2009, 09:14 AM	#19
HickRocket1258 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Chester, PA Member #415 iTrader: (0)	Hang in there. As much as you don't want to hear this, it's going to get worse before it gets better. I graduated in December, took 5 months before I found something and now on my 2nd job in the last 4 months actually. As RSX said it's who you know during the day and age, degree doesn't seem to matter anymore. __________________ -Rob Just a mustang that's lowered.....that's about it. Work harder....Millions on welfare depend on you!

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