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When I was in college I was asked to review a few resume's for some fellow students. A number of the resume's I saw that no work experience whatsoever. I rememb
by _fat_santa 5y ago
When I was in college I was asked to review a few resume's for some fellow students. A number of the resume's I saw that no work experience whatsoever. I remember asking the students like hey did you forget to include your work experience or something and they all told me that they basically never had a job before, no flipping burgers, no internship, nada.
It sounds unbelievable but it happens, alot. It's one thing when all your experience so far has been flipping burgers or driving Uber, but it's another when they literally have never had a job their entire life.
- secondaryacct 5y agoYeah my parents kicked me into work at 14 up to 18 just for the sake of understanding what it is and it was invaluable in my first interview for a big boy job: the fact I started at 14 to earn some money and was proud of it and could even give recommendations to deal with clients (worked in an auction store carrying furniture for people every weekend of my teenage years despite having rich parents) seriously impressed the boss and all his worries about me not coming from a top uni whatever were compensated by my understanding of his own suffering. As a junior, the best best way to pass an interview is understanding you're a cost and accepting experience is part of the pay. Any sign of you expecting to be "paid your due" or "resisting undue exploitation" is an immediate ulcer inducing stress for the hiring person "omg he knows nothing, will take months to start producing above his cost, and he's already talking like a diva". Leave after 6 months if you must, telling the boss you cant possibly survive