Job search advice

[nivesito 0]

I am thinking you may want to leave your degree OFF your resume because you seem to be overqualified for some of the jobs you mentioned. They probably think you don't really want the job, and you'll be gone as soon as you get one that you're qualified for!

Well, I was thinking that may be the problem but what's the job I'm qulifed for, I don't have any experience here and I usually look for entry level jobs (degree or no degree) where they offer possibility for growth, that's really the best I can do for now. Anyway, you would think if I applay for the job I do want the job Crazy

[patriciaofoz 0]

Good luck with your interview(s)!

I haven't received my EAD but I'm already forward planning towards the time when I'll be legally able to apply for work. I live in a small college town so, I believe, my highest prospect is to also look for work at the big University here. I hope I won't get discouraged so quickly if things don't fall into place. I think it's made harder when I left my DREAM JOB in Australia - how does one replace that?

[nivesito 0]

Good luck with your interview(s)!

I haven't received my EAD but I'm already forward planning towards the time when I'll be legally able to apply for work. I live in a small college town so, I believe, my highest prospect is to also look for work at the big University here. I hope I won't get discouraged so quickly if things don't fall into place. I think it's made harder when I left my DREAM JOB in Australia - how does one replace that?

I know excatlt what you're talking about, and I realized my dream job wouldn't be a dream job without my other half When he learns Croatian maybe we'll move there because he would really like to live there, but there is still a dangeour when you bild your life in a new country, it's hard to go back, I'm aware of it.

[VisaJourneyLady 33]

Good luck with your interview(s)!

I haven't received my EAD but I'm already forward planning towards the time when I'll be legally able to apply for work. I live in a small college town so, I believe, my highest prospect is to also look for work at the big University here. I hope I won't get discouraged so quickly if things don't fall into place. I think it's made harder when I left my DREAM JOB in Australia - how does one replace that?

see now you can't say that, and not tell us what the DREAM JOB was??????

[nivesito 0]

Good luck with your interview(s)!

I haven't received my EAD but I'm already forward planning towards the time when I'll be legally able to apply for work. I live in a small college town so, I believe, my highest prospect is to also look for work at the big University here. I hope I won't get discouraged so quickly if things don't fall into place. I think it's made harder when I left my DREAM JOB in Australia - how does one replace that?

see now you can't say that, and not tell us what the DREAM JOB was??????

True

[Ian + Anne 0]

I had the perfect job in the UK (driving), but gave it up to be with the wife ! Been looking at getting back to driving here in the USA, boy is it bloody hard to get a foot on the ladder when you have no work history here sucks to say the least.

You'd think that a clean record of driving in another country would count for something in another country, but it seems not to be the case here. Oh, and I passed my US driving test here with 100% clean sheet.

The next step is to look at taking the comercial A / B licence here to open up my choices.

[Nutty 2]

Try to get even a temporary position, even if it is lower level work, with an employment agency. Often they are looking for people to have in their pool of "on-call temp" workers who are willing accept non-permament assignments. It gets your foot in the door and gets you a beginning work history here.

Craigslist is good a resource for finding work....

I found two jobs through Craigslist.

[patriciaofoz 0]

see now you can't say that, and not tell us what the DREAM JOB was??????

I worked for an Australian Govt. project which enabled me to work with the large INGOs (eg, UNICEF, OXFAM, CARE, etc, etc). I just found my job ever changing, exciting and worthwhile - I believe that's what makes it a "dream" job. I was exhausted and drained about 10 months of the time but I never really looked at it as or felt it to be a burden. And I had a great group of people that I worked with. That's what made it my dream job.

It probably doesn't sound that exciting to anybody else