Desperate Plea, Please help! Options

[kcroxyoursox]

After graduating with honors in December, I have found myself still without a full-time job 5 months later. I've gone on some really bogus interviews and worked at some really crappy part-time fillers, but I'm more than ready to find a career that I actually give a crap about.

I'm asking ANYONE who might know ANYONE in the Fort Worth area with the power to employ me to please help me out. I'm smart, outgoing, friendly and hardworking. I'm punctual, dedicated and motivated. I'm everything anyone could ever want! Except, no one wants me... and I'm (almost) desperate.

I don't want to sell Mary Kay. I don't want to sell door to door. I don't want to sell myself. I don't want to bother people in the evenings while they eat dinner with their families.

I do want a job that puts my degree to good use. I do want a job I can enjoy, for a company I can pledge my loyalty. I do want a decent salary with basic benefits like health insurance.

So for those of you that have jobs that you love, or know people who do, I'm sincerely asking for help.

I have a degree in public relations and a minor in English. I have solid work history in retail and grocery. I love people, football, music and movies. And food.

Thanks.

[PS - I'm asking that mods/admin help keep unrelated and uncalled for posts out of this thread, please.]

[Mommy]

After graduating with honors in December, I have found myself still without a full-time job 5 months later. I've gone on some really bogus interviews and worked at some really crappy part-time fillers, but I'm more than ready to find a career that I actually give a crap about.

I'm asking ANYONE who might know ANYONE in the Fort Worth area with the power to employ me to please help me out. I'm smart, outgoing, friendly and hardworking. I'm punctual, dedicated and motivated. I'm everything anyone could ever want! Except, no one wants me... and I'm (almost) desperate.

I don't want to sell Mary Kay. I don't want to sell door to door. I don't want to sell myself. I don't want to bother people in the evenings while they eat dinner with their families.

I do want a job that puts my degree to good use. I do want a job I can enjoy, for a company I can pledge my loyalty. I do want a decent salary with basic benefits like health insurance.

So for those of you that have jobs that you love, or know people who do, I'm sincerely asking for help.

I have a degree in public relations and a minor in English. I have solid work history in retail and grocery. I love people, football, music and movies. And food.

Thanks.

[PS - I'm asking that mods/admin help keep unrelated and uncalled for posts out of this thread, please.]

KC, I hate to tell you this and I mean it in the nicest and most sincere way possible... you are probably going to have to work a retail job for a while. When I moved here to Austin, CompUSA interviewed me and when they found out I had a degree, gave me an admin position. Start searching Craigslist for receptionist jobs or retail jobs, preferably retail like Best Buy because they offer a chance to move up and an increase in pay. I know it sounds shitty, but its because you are young. I get a lot of rejection because of my age, even though I have the qualifications. I have some family that lives in the DFW area and I'll get in touch with them to see if they know of anything. I think tomorrow you should fill out the online application for Best Buy and then wait a couple of hours and go ask to speak to a manager. I know its shitty, but at least its money and youll gain some type of experience.

[GOB]

what type of job are you looking for specifically?

i know several people who might be able to help, but i'd like an idea of what i should be asking them about so i'm not wasting their time.

[kschristia]

you should have a better chance of getting a job around this time because companies know there are a lot of recent grads and it's a good time to hire

[James]

Wouldn't that reduce her chances of getting a job due to more competition???

[kcroxyoursox]

At this point, I'll take just about anything. I'd love to write, I'd love to do wedding/party/event planning, I'd love to work in an agency and get more experience. I just need something that pertains to my major so I don't feel like I wasted 3.5 years and thousands of dollars!

I could work in advertising, communications and journalism since they are all closely related to my degree.

[impala454]

try for a PR intern job w/one of the pro sports teams around there.

[kcroxyoursox]

you should have a better chance of getting a job around this time because companies know there are a lot of recent grads and it's a good time to hire

Wouldn't that reduce her chances of getting a job due to more competition???

I think it's somewhere in between. There are more recruiters looking, but there are more people they're looking at. For my sake, I hope it's proportional, or in favor of the former.

[Seeker]

There's not a lot of college grads in Ft. Worth though (except for TCU) so you should have a pretty good chance.

[kcroxyoursox]

My biggest problem has been that a lot of the jobs I've learned about are in Dallas or on the east side of Dallas. I know everyone always groups Dallas and Fort Worth in one lump area, but I don't know anyone living in Addison or Plano or Frisco that would drive to Denton every day for a job - therefore I can't really do the opposite...

[GOB]

there are a ton of people that live between ft worth and dallas that commute to either. where does jason work? if you find a job in dallas, you could move somewhere between the two offices. driving 1-1.5 hours to work every day is totally worth it if you need the job. my dad drove from the denver tech center to colorado springs (50+ miles each way) for 3 years, so you just do what you have to do.

my contacts might know some event planners, so i'll see when i get back home. are there any local organizations that are active in your line of business? you could try toastmasters or rotary club stuff to meet people who might know people. try looking for office manager jobs with smaller financial or insurance companies/law firms on monster.com, because that probably will involve some PR or community outreach stuff. maybe non-profit companies like susan g. komen foundation/MDA/special olympics. keep in touch with the ttu career center, too.

if there are any specific companies you really want to work for, just call their HR person and explain your situation; if they're not hiring, do what impala said and see if they would bring you on as an intern so you could get experience while you continue to search.

[theIncredibleEdi...]

KC, I feel your pain. I am in the same position down in Houston. I have been barely getting by with substitute teaching, but now the school year is over and I am having to find something. I want to get my teaching cert so I can work as a full-time teacher, but that costs a lot of money. I have also gone on lots of crap bogus interviews for companies that seem like scams.

It kinda sucks, cus I know quite a few people who had no problem finding work after graduation. My ex is working at Disneyland with his Masters in Theater Arts LOL

[James]

Highly unlikely in your field, but you might be able to find a school that will do an emergency certification.

[theIncredibleEdi...]

Well, I have to take the TeXes....I am wanting to do high school science. I have to take the exam in August, because the next test is June 18th (too soon for me to round up all the money and review for it enough). So, I am gonna try taking it in August, and if I pass it the first time around, I will see if I can continue to get by with subbing, or possibly getting a late position. The school district i work for, next school year if i work for them for 60 days, I can get a guaranteed interview for a position.

[Jim]

If you were in Austin, I could get you a job there :S Sorry