I have a huge amount of abilities and intrests, all of which I I am very good but are also only hobbies, no formal job experience. (exe. photography, welding, woodworking, problem solving.)
2006-06-13 07:45:09 · 8 answers · asked by Geeky T 1 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
Temp agency is your best bet
2006-06-13 07:49:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You have to sell yourself. Prove your skills. No one is going to invest in you unless you can do these things. Considering that you have a poor work history, employers are going to wonder when, and how you honed your skills and if you are worth your high dollar price. Instead of straight out asking for $12 an hour or more, take a lower pay doing what you love until you can prove that you are a worthy asset. Then, after a few months, ask for a raise. By then, an employer will know if you are worth $12 an hour and if they are willing to pay those wages. Many jobs now require a vocational training school or college. You should at least take some classes in welding, photography, woodworking, or logic to show that you are willing to gain new skills required in the workforce. Employers are willing to pay higher wages for someone who has a formal education.
2006-06-13 07:53:39 · answer #2 · answered by itskind2bcruel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make it a functional resume, not a chronological resume.
List your strengths, skills, life experiences- and dont focus on dates.
List a skill, how you did it, and, incidentally, the dates. Put your best foot forward, dont apologize for the history. An now once you got a good job, try to hold onto it for a while. And ask people you know if they will give you a good reference. Helps too.
2006-06-13 07:51:47 · answer #3 · answered by Andoy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to get a job as a waiter/waitress. Even if you have no experience, you can acquire it quickly and can be making a ton of money soon if you do a good job or at least have the customers like you
2006-06-13 07:53:37 · answer #4 · answered by Dan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just apply for the ones you want and try your hardest to convince them to give you a chance, bs your way into it, basically, I know many people who didn't go to college and didn't do so good at past jobs and have awesome jobs now making $20 or more an hour just by being persuasive and convincing, don't give up...
2006-06-13 07:49:43 · answer #5 · answered by Nita and Michael 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Join the military to earn a skill and trade.
2006-06-13 07:51:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
first off, spell college right---then maybe you could get a job of laboring or cutting grass---that really doesn't take too much intelligence.
2006-06-13 07:50:16 · answer #7 · answered by ▲▼▲▼ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
spell check your resume better than this question...
2006-06-13 07:50:29 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋