- especially if you're on your late 20's and above?
- and/or if you're a minority with a college degree?
2006-09-27 10:22:59 · 6 answers · asked by jai4401 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Careers & Employment
LAKE HAVASU CITY, ARIZONA!
PUKE!
I am a minority with a 4 year college degree I took from the country I was born and raised. Unfortunately, we moved here from my beloved Seattle (!#$%^&*) and I have to quit my respectable job there and on the first day I looked for a job here was a disaster! I mean I am not only talking here about jobs-there's also the attitude and predisposition of the people here! Young and old! Everybody's all stuck up! I mean stuck up from the city officials down to the grocery cashier. Especially these retired geriatrics who come here as "winter vultures"? They are the meanest and most 'uneducated' people that comes in this city! I am really raging mad!!! I have applied for almost all the companies here I can think of and if you are a minority trying to apply for a desk job, clerical or administrative entry level positions be very prepared of the look you will get. HR people here are mostly 'white' and listen to this: honestly, they do not know what they're doing! Oh btw, be ready to hear them say "can you fill up another application form? I can't find the one you submitted". (That is if you filled up their application at home and just came back to submit it.) No they did not lose it! They just want to see you filing it up! From your looks as a minority, they don't believe you wrote those things yourself!
Don't get me wrong: there are people here who are really very nice and they usually come from major cities themselves. And I am not forgetting the LHC Police Department - they are the most hardworking me & my husband has ever seen. Heads Up to you guys!
I rate this city: AWFULLY VERY POOR in terms of (1) business customer service, (2) interpersonal relations with public and (3)dealing with minorities.
I curse this city and I am ready to get out of here! HELP!!!
2006-09-27 20:08:41 · answer #1 · answered by Jai H 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The absolute worst are those of course without any jobs at all. By the criteria you've listed, I say you have an excellent chance for employment wherever you want to be. Most firms are progressive in hiring minorities, especially those with college degrees. You have done well with you education... it's time to cash in, and don't sell yourself short. Talk to your college's Career Placement Service (sometimes they go by other names, like Career Center) and see what positions appeal to you the most... you'll also be able to see potential employers nationwide who are interested in YOU.
2006-09-27 10:28:48 · answer #2 · answered by Mike S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Where there ARE many minorities. THE WORST! Your odds are better for HIGHER pay too, away from minority circles.
Of coarse any heavy manufacturing areas are bad too.
Always show, your a CAN-DO-PERSON by attitude and high light your education and experience. Don't brag, just show tactfulness!
2006-09-27 10:37:02 · answer #3 · answered by honker 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ohio
2006-09-27 10:29:53 · answer #4 · answered by The Foosaaaah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no offense to anyone. but, porterville. they really do only hire mexicans. and it is very annoying, unless your mexican or bilingual, you don't really have a chance to get a job.
2006-09-27 10:55:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wherever you are now!
http://www.willyblues.com/
2006-09-27 10:26:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋