What is the best way to get a job if you don't have experience?

Answer 1

Lie lie lie

Answer 2

Target your applications carefully. What do you want to do in life? What do you like to do so much that, if money were not at issue, you would want to do it anyway? A hobby, an interest in a favorite course in school, whatever. Almost anything can be turned into a career if you think about it.

Example: I love books. I love to read, and I often imagine myself a writer. I could go broke considering myself a writer and staying home and writing all day, but I can do something related to books. If I was young, I'd look for a job in a bookstore, ideally one with some long-range potential. A bookstore can easily turn into a publisher if the right publication becomes available, and having it come from an employee might make the difference. In the meantime, you learn who the best publishers are and how to contact them, and you get discounts on all the reference works and such you will need to turn yourself into a great writer. Or you might get the notion to become a professional bookseller at one level or another.

I plan to open a bookstore soon, but the same study of the possibilities is necessary for anyone. Look at what you like, and who makes money doing it. Find out what they had to learn and to do in order to get there, and plan your own path accordingly.

Answer 3

My advice is to start in a company at the level they will take you on at and study for professional qualifications.
Most office based jobs have professional qualifications on offer of some kind e.g marketing, accountancy, banking or whatever you're into. Good comapnies will pay for your training which you can do in your own time outside work. You may even get paid bonuses for passing exams.
You'll find that professional qualifications are more respected than academic ones and they are a good substitute for on the job experience.

Answer 4

3 suggestions

- Sign up for a temp agency (they'll place you in temporary positions). It's a good way to get some basic experience and to get a feel for what you want in a career.

- Do an internship - This is a great way to get your foot in the door. It's how I landed my dream job. Many internships don't pay, but some do offer a basic stipend (not much).

- Try checking out entry level positions on http://www.idealist.org They've got thousands upon thousands of job and internship listings around the country.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 5

We don't require any experiance as this is for people that are serious and who don’t want to be misled as we have tried many things and have found a company that has been around for 21 Years and pays you to advertise for them. My wife and I just started and are doing well. It is not an MLM company and no selling, no deliveries or stocking product. My wife’s aunt has been working with this Company (Melaleuca) for a little over 3 years and home schools 3 kids and makes $9,000 a month. It is a 500 Inc company and the CEO is on the U.S. Chamber of commerce board. I can arrange a web cast with my wife’s aunt for you and you can decide by yourself and WE WILL help you be successful. It is an honest Win Win.
If you want to see a web cast (presentation) from your home let me know and I will arrange it as that truly is the way to see all about Melaleuca. Have you heard of it. We have just gotten started with my wife's aunts help as it is a team effort and it is fun. Just a quick F.Y.I. 8 out of 10 people that see the web cast join the company and 95% of the people that join re-order product each and every month. Let me know when you are ready and we will set up the web cast.
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Thanks,
Rich & Teresa

Answer 6

You have been to school ? right ! Then do as every school leaver has to do, start at the bottom and work your way into experience. Extra studies also help, even night classes, get yourself qualified for a particular task or job. Some courses are cheap to attend, and does not take years to get a diploma. Check some websites out for such classes in your area

Answer 7

Sell yourself on the experience you do have whether that be in another previous job or life experience. I have dealt with alot of women who went from being a HS grad to house wife to looking for employment - never a had a "real" job. We focussed on their parenting skills: ie. responsible for family budget, time management, conflict resolution and they all got hired. May not be your dream job off the bat but you'll gain the experience you need and can grow from there.

GOOD LUCK!

Answer 8

You gain experience. You have to start at the bottom and work up and build experience.

That'd be the honest way. The other way would be to lie, but then you'd better be damn sure to make good on all the lies, and look confident while doing it. Don't overextend yourself. Don't for example say you're an expert at Office if you have trouble using e-mail ---or if that's all you happen to know.

Answer 9

On your resume relate your previous job experiences into the new one. For example, if you sold shoes and you're applying for a receptionist job, put "provided outstanding customer care on an individual basis."

It's all in the way you word it :)

Answer 10

Well, we would need to know more. What's your highest level of education? What are your degrees, if any? In what fields? Are you recently graduated or have you been doing things other than work (e.g. raising a family or caring for a sick parent)?

And what interests you in the world of work?

There are lots of entry-level jobs in the world - go and get one.

Answer 11

Just interview and act cute and likeable until some boss likes you and takes you under his/her wing. Start off with an Administrative Assistant job and indicate you have excellent keyboard skills, word processing (MS Word) and spreadsheet skills (Excel).

On your resume, indicate you school experience and any other activities you do. Write it up and not it to me and I'll review it and help you with it.

OK?