I graduted in July 2005 with a masters degree in Computing and Information systems from the University of Greenwich. I have been desperately trying to find a job but up to now it has been a waste of time. I have signed up to all the known jobs site but I have not even been called for ONE interview. Can somebody please help !!!
2006-12-17 06:30:14 · 13 answers · asked by starfield 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
The job sites aren't much good on their own, you need to look in the right places, have a look in national magazines related to your degree, many jobs get advertised in them, and apply directly with a GOOD letter and CV. If your no good at writing a letter or CV get somebody that is good at it to help. As you know at your level it's not to do with your honest ability any more, you need to pull the wool over peoples eyes WITHOUT getting caught, make them believe they cannot afford to let you go work for their competition, whether its true or not.
If I were to be completly honest with you though, courses in IT and Business studies are almost worthless now on the employment market at it's swamped with thousands of graduates. Therefore your on the wrong end of the supply and demand chain. You should take some time and look at the markets your degree covers, as you may be in an excellent position to start up business for yourself in a Niche of the market not yet really covered by any competition. Good luck
2006-12-17 06:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by Bealzebub 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Believe it or not this is the way the industry has been for a long time. I graduated from Drexel in '89 with a double major (Comp. Sci & Electronic Eng) in the top 5% of my class. I sent out so many resumes but received no phone calls for months. 3 months later I said the heck with it and joined the Navy. I got out in 2004, landed a job the next month @ 65K, and now 12 years later I make 4x that.
In the tech sector it's all about having relavent work experience. Having advanced degrees and/or certifications are great but with out real-life work experience hiring managers are reluctant to hire or even interview you. And to be honest I totally understand why now. I worked in R&D and software testing years ago. I had to hire some test engineers, so after running an add for a week I started to interview prospective candidates, whose resumes had been pre-screened by one of the IT Directors. To make a long story short, the next week I changed the add to say that a skills test will be part of the interview process. I saw people with MCSE's that could not replace RAM on a mother board, let alone set up a domain controller.One guy had his masters in MIS, he couldn't even install a hard drive as a slave and partition it. I ended up hiring a group of people with 2 year technical degrees and some with no formal education after high school but they all had hands on experience and could actually do the work with out having t be babysat.
There are a lot of people out there with book smarts that are good at test taking but they can not actually apply this knowledge in a real-world work environment.
2006-12-18 06:29:43 · answer #2 · answered by lv_consultant 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant find a job with a degree like that...!!! Maybe its a new hair do & a few sessions under the sunbed and some street wise advice...you need... Forget sitting about waiting for these Job Websites to get back to you...There is plenty of Good IT jobs out there ... get on to all major companies & councils websites - most of them have recruitment links.. The Guardian Jobs site is also a good place to look..Good Luck
2006-12-17 06:39:50 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
maybe you're too over qualified for the jobs you apply for and the companies believe you will want too much money to work for them. maybe try going for something lower qualified and then after you've made a good impression in the interview room , then mention that you have this extra qualification and how you would like to use it to progress through the company to become a more valunle member of the team. it's all about singing the companies praises and making them feel good about the fact YOU want to work for THEM, and maybe in a few years the THEM will be working for YOU!!
2006-12-17 12:22:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sh*t, I'm going for degree in same area, am i to destined to ask "Would you like coke with that?". Is burger flipping really so bad? Think i might take some free work experience while i can.
2006-12-21 05:22:36 · answer #5 · answered by ra2shadow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its like me i did a training course in college some 2 years ago and still havent found work in it that wasthrough cisco academy i think best thing to do nowadays is start a business in it with someone open a shop etc.
2006-12-17 06:40:25 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you dont have experience, I wouldnt doubt it. So many people think they can just walk out of college with there degree and think they will start making 80k+.. nope.. Technical school and then college ftw. Get your Experience as you go..
2006-12-17 06:33:51 · answer #7 · answered by keith s 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welcome to the real world. Life's like that. The more time that passes the harder it will get. You have to get working whatever it takes. Even if it means working for nothing...it'll create some momentum.
Maybe you should consider starting your own business.
2006-12-17 06:44:45 · answer #8 · answered by mikey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, that's sad. It could be that the job market in your current area for that is not as good; perhaps you shuold consider moving?
2006-12-17 06:37:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try nhs this can happen try looking for jobs outside the box ie the nhs, banks ect maybe this will help
2006-12-17 06:33:25 · answer #10 · answered by julie t 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋