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By "NY" I assume you mean "NYC"? Have you considered applying for jobs in the boonies of NYC? NJ, Long Island, Upstate? If you are the sort of young person liv
by YuriNiyazov 10y ago
By "NY" I assume you mean "NYC"?
Have you considered applying for jobs in the boonies of NYC? NJ, Long Island, Upstate? If you are the sort of young person living in NYC I am imagining you to be, the prospect of commuting to the burbs is horror-inducing to you. It is to most of your peers, with whom you are competing; you will have a leg up if you are willing to commute to Poughkeepsie for a year.
- InitialLastName 10y agoAs someone in that area, I can +1 this for sure. Every young person wants to work in FiDi or Midtown, but I see tons of junior job listings even in the close-in bits of NJ and Long Island that don't get touched because, "who wants to go to Jersey?".
- eagletusk 10y agoExactly, do the grunt work. Get a job in the Midwest if you need to, grind it out and get to be mid-level, then be the jobs will be calling you.
- giaour 10y agoThis is definitely an avenue worth exploring. My degree is in French literature, so the only employer I could find in the NYC willing to take a chance on me was in Hoboken. After putting in some time there, I was able to find a job in the city.