Looking for employment- not having luck.?

Question

I have been looking for a job in my small SW Missouri town for about 3 years now. The problem is that I am a stay at home mom with no work experience and 8 years of college. All of the jobs around here want experience and the ones that don't, want an actual degree. I have some Business Administration and Criminal Justice, as well as 2 years of Forensic Science. When I apply at places like McDonald's or Taco Bell, I am told that I am "overqualified while being unexperienced." I would really like a job to prove myself in the workforce. So, employers, what do I do to get your attention and make you hire someone like me?

Three years ago, I registered with every temp agency in my town. I check in every week, sometimes more than once a week. I have been sent on 2 jobs, one for 3 days, and one for 4 hours :(

Answer 1

start doing some volunteer work to gain experience. Being a stay at home mom requires a great amount of skills, so translate that into some volunteer work, using your organizational, conflict resolution, leadership, coaching, and teamwork skills. Plus you can meet some great contacts volunteering. Remember, let everyone you know, know that you are looking for work. Now use all those skills being a mom and network and get into the outside workforce.

Answer 2

My wife got laid off from a manufacturing company after 28 years. Along with 1,800 other workers. The jobs were shipped to China.

She immediately signed up with 8 temp agencies. And started working immediately. After 6 months of temp work, one of the companies then gave her a fulltime job.

Employers do this now. They hire temps first, to see how you work out, then offer you a full time job.

My wife's co-workers? After a 1-2 year wait, most did not find full time jobs yet because MOST refused to work at temp agencies.
Remember movie Fun with Dick and Jane (new version) where he refused to work anything but full time at his current pay?

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

Eight years of college and don't have your degree? Wow. My best advice is to start by finishing up at least one degree program and go from there.

Answer 7

based on how you constructed your question, if may be your attitude, not you education preventing you from being hired!

Answer 8

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