Vickie Said:

Been trying to find a job but no luck. Anyone have any tips in job searching for a student?

We Answered:

I know how you feel. I was once in your situation. I spent 2 full years job searching; while emplyers wouldn't hire me for some redicules reasons.

People say job searching is easy; but in reality it's not. Theres alot of employers that like to descriminate and that's what makes job searching so difficult. You can be well-dressed, clean, calm, quiet, easy-going, and well-presentable; andf still get turned down for a job interview for no reason.

Apply for jobs everywhere you can think of; hotels, resturants, supermakets, coffee shops, cafes, mall shops, convenient stores, department stores, large retail stores, fast-food resturants....

You said that you're a student; so youi might have to work around your class schedule more then you want to. I spent my first semester in college job seaching; between and after classes. It took an employer 2 years to hire me.

The holiday season is approaching; and all employers claim to be hiring. When you want to know if a place is hiring or not; as a manager there. Tell them you are interest in the job, and would love to work for them.

The places that are in a hurry to interview/hire job applicants are the places with "Now Hiring" signs up. Those places in general recieve more applications. The more job applicants a place recieves; the less of a chance you have to be called in for an interview. I once applied to work for a pet shop that claimed to be quote on quote "help wanted." When I called them to follow-up on my application; they told me that they only wanted to interview and hire 5-10 people.. Then they told me that they already have about 250 job applicants waiting for interviews. Ironically; not every job applicant can be called in for an interview.

Apply for job online and in-person. If you applyonline for a job; make sure they're hiring first. Most of the online applications take a while to complete. They tell the employer that you applied online for ______ position.

I will say; job searching does suck. You will apply for jobs you are capable of doing and you will get turned down for jobs for no reason. I handed-in about 50-60 job applications before someone hired me.

When you apply for jobs in-person; make sure you are clean, well-dressed, calm, quiet, easy-going, and ready to learn the job. If the employers turns you down for an interview; ask them why. If they say it's because you don't have job experience; ask them "How can I get job experience if no one will hire me?" See how they answer you.

How you present yourself is imortant; but your personality is more important. If you are a "big-mouth" or a "know-it-all" and blast your mouth off while applying for a job; you will be rejected for an interview....for sure....Just be calm and easy-going. Big-mouths are huge turn-offs for employers.

I will say some employers do treat job applicants badly.. I once applied for at a supermarket. When i asked them if they were hiring; they told me yes. They gave me an application. When I handed the application in; they took one look at it. When they heard I am a college student; they turned me down for an interview just because I'm a college student.....Duh. College students need jobs too.

I once applied for a cashier job at a Petsmart. The hiring manager was hiring and going over applications. He refused to interview me; only because I'm a white guy...not a hispanic or black female. That's descriminate, which is illegal. The holiday season came last year; and I applied for a job at a department store that claimed to be hiring. I was well-presenmted again and they refused to interview me because I'm a college student. I applied to work for many resturants that claimed to be hiring; and alot of them told me that they didn't want to interview me because I'm a college student.

So many employers are rude to some job applicants; but if they're interested in you...they will treat you like gold. Just keep trying. Don't give up.