Failed to find a job in San Diego !

[zaynab 4]

I think i will never find a job in this city ,

i was looking for almost 1 year and few months for fair job with a base salary full or part time but with no result. i'm very disappointed i think the job market in south California and specially in San Diego (close to Mexico) is low ,i will remove the condition on my green card soon in a few weeks and i never used the SSN, i'm very mad about that, i have an associate degree from my country in Business management i had experience in social job and degree, i was volunteering for almost 1 year here and there is NOTHING, i don't know what to do, i apply everyday online to what i think match my skills,sometimes i find nothing to apply for, sometimes i find, Do you please have any idea on how to solve this huge problem that i'm having, I'm very sure that in the other states people are not having difficulty like the one i have, what is your advice, please? suggest something ? i feel mentally tired from looking and looking, the only job interviews that i get are 100% commission sell that's it. , no real job,

thanks for reading,

[puffers 14]

Did you think about getting a degree here? Did you ever get you foreign degree evaluated here, so that you have it on paper that it's equivalent to an Associates here (if it is)? I don't know anything about business management but maybe the foreign degree is just not equivalent to a US business degree?!

Did you try other fields? Do you have other interests?

[JRF 117]

You state that you apply for jobs "...I think match my skills". I think that is your problem - you are using your perspective to determine whether a job fits your skills. What you think doesn't matter - it is what an employer thinks that matters. You need to get solid, objective, and external advice as to what employers view as your skills. A degree and experience elsewhere is probably of limited benefit, particularly in business administration. So...suggest you obtain an objective perspective on jobs you think you want, and consider going back to school to get a US degree. You should also use whatever advantages you have (i.e., foreign language fluency), which could help.

Best of luck.

[zaynab 4]

Did you think about getting a degree here? Did you ever get you foreign degree evaluated here, so that you have it on paper that it's equivalent to an Associates here (if it is)? I don't know anything about business management but maybe the foreign degree is just not equivalent to a US business degree?!

Did you try other fields? Do you have other interests?

Thank you for your answer, i was thinking in getting a degree here but i need money, husband get upset from my sit at the house, he is very mad from my long sitting at the house , he just want me to find a job, any job, but i have no idea where i should go to start this magic job, nobody asked for an evaluated degree but i can evaluate my degrees, yes maybe a foreign degree is not equivalent to US degree but really no body interested if its evaluated or no, i did tried different field - like Customer service-reception-sell (base salary) .-ect, i did get a few interviews positions in social but no call back i was sure i'm not getting a call back because the candidates i met they have experience here in USA, some positions are driving positions and i still have no car yet, so i'm thinking ,i think day and night how can i make it , the only field that i never applied to is Retail

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

Have you tried working with recruiters? A good one will be able to identify if your skills match what is on demand and potentially help with making you more marketable to employers.

Have you had someone go over your résumé? I had to rewrite mine to US style when I moved and get people I knew to go over it for me.

[zaynab 4]

You state that you apply for jobs "...I think match my skills". I think that is your problem - you are using your perspective to determine whether a job fits your skills. What you think doesn't matter - it is what an employer thinks that matters. You need to get solid, objective, and external advice as to what employers view as your skills. A degree and experience elsewhere is probably of limited benefit, particularly in business administration. So...suggest you obtain an objective perspective on jobs you think you want, and consider going back to school to get a US degree. You should also use whatever advantages you have (i.e., foreign language fluency), which could help.

Best of luck.

Thank you , you mentioned a good point , as soon as i came to USA , i got a different phone calls from recruiters to sell insurance.. .......ect, since i never did this job before i declined every opportunity that i had , now i do not apply for thoese jobs anymore after when i understood they do not pay you for your time, i need assistance to understand how to use the 2 foreign language fluency sometimes i apply for any job that they need 1 of those languages but no result, i need to find a solution something is wrong ,

thanks again

[zaynab 4]

Have you tried working with recruiters? A good one will be able to identify if your skills match what is on demand and potentially help with making you more marketable to employers.

Have you had someone go over your résumé? I had to rewrite mine to US style when I moved and get people I knew to go over it for me.

Thanks .

as soon as i came to USA, i rewrite mine to US style and any time i apply for a position i adjust my resume , i think i should try working with recruiters the temp agencies may help

[puffers 14]

Why not retail? I know it's no ones dream to work in retail but it's money. As long as you're still looking for something else, why not?

[aaron2020 11,651]

Hi,

My 20 years old stepson moved to San Diego in May. He had three job offers in the first month. He makes $10.75, works full time, and no benefits. He's working while trying to join the army.

Perhaps you are aiming too high. If you expect a position similar to what you would get back home based on a foreign associate degree and no U.S. experience, you are unlikely to get those jobs.

Since money is an issue, you will need to set your sight on any job until you work on getting the job you want.

There are plenty of jobs in San Diego. You need to look outside your field.

Best of luck

[TBoneTX 45,229]

Here's an excellent idea:

http://www.visajourney.com/forums/topic/449151-the-steveandtiff-stupremacy/?p=6471637

[zaynab 4]

Why not retail? I know it's no ones dream to work in retail but it's money. As long as you're still looking for something else, why not?

This is my only chance , hopefully i can get call, hopefully they hire m,e i have 0 experience in retail, i just need to go out and feel i'm living , hopefully i like this job if there is any chance to do it and do not feel shocked working in something that i never think about, i just feel i'm unlucky woman or my be i'm just stupid to not be able to find job ,

[zaynab 4]

Hi,

My 20 years old stepson moved to San Diego in May. He had three job offers in the first month. He makes $10.75, works full time, and no benefits. He's working while trying to join the army.

Perhaps you are aiming too high. If you expect a position similar to what you would get back home based on a foreign associate degree and no U.S. experience, you are unlikely to get those jobs.

Since money is an issue, you will need to set your sight on any job until you work on getting the job you want.

There are plenty of jobs in San Diego. You need to look outside your field.

Best of luck

Thanks, after my US entry i was expecting high salary, job in my field , ....but after that i started looking outside my field for almost 6 months now, wishing i can just have any base salary although without any benefit , thanks for giving me hope that there are plenty of jobs in San Diego, i will looks harder for one

[perfect 39]

The job market is pretty tough in Southern California right now.

My husband (A US Citizen) was laid of fin January and has had no luck either. His unemployment ended 6 weeks ago and managing on one income here is HARD!

He has lowered his expectations as far as job title and salary and still nothing, and entry level jobs or jobs way lower than he did before won't even interview because they feel he would be too underemployed and they won't risk it.

Very stressful.

my thoughts to you, as the immigrating spouse is to register with some agencies such as AppleOne, Robert Half, Abbott Staffing etc - go on some short-term contract jobs first which could lead to better positions, or at least give you a foot in the door to start building US experience. I did that and have had great jobs come out of it (I'm the immigrant spouse). Or now is the time to start looking at seasonal positions which would also give you some experience and a foot in the door.

Good luck

[almost_umrican 53]

I moved in a little hamlet of western IL 4 years ago because that is what my wife wanted since she is a country girl. the nearest biggest town has a population of like 2500 or less and the job scene was bleak, i hold a masters degree in EE and was aiming too high. Not that it was wrong of me to aim high as i am well qualified but i did not even look at non career jobs for the time being.i decided to apply for a call center job in the little town as a tech support and was promoted to a supervisor in a month. i worked there for a year and made only 37k/year but was very active with job hunt.i was able to find a semi tech job that paid more and gave me a lot of exposure.i worked there for another couple of years before finding my current job which is a career job and i am making a little less than 6 figures now. i am not a money chaser and not a very positive person but somehow managed to remain positive during the job hunt. my whole point of sharing this with you is not to self brag but to tell you to hang it in there and keep slogging. you will find a job.

[zaynab 4]

The job market is pretty tough in Southern California right now.

My husband (A US Citizen) was laid of fin January and has had no luck either. His unemployment ended 6 weeks ago and managing on one income here is HARD!

He has lowered his expectations as far as job title and salary and still nothing, and entry level jobs or jobs way lower than he did before won't even interview because they feel he would be too underemployed and they won't risk it.

Very stressful.

my thoughts to you, as the immigrating spouse is to register with some agencies such as AppleOne, Robert Half, Abbott Staffing etc - go on some short-term contract jobs first which could lead to better positions, or at least give you a foot in the door to start building US experience. I did that and have had great jobs come out of it (I'm the immigrant spouse). Or now is the time to start looking at seasonal positions which would also give you some experience and a foot in the door.

Good luck

You are right, this is what i'm doing, applying for temp positions with temp agencies , i just got call for application that i have submit with robert half agency online hopefully they hire me, i just want to start, i got another interview opportunity in social field that i love a lot, but i still do not have a car and my husband's other car need licence plate renewal so the hiring manager told me as soon as i have a car email/call and let him know i have one,