I am a recent graduate with a double major in Political Science and Communication Studies from Canada.
I finished my degree in June and since then I have been applying for jobs on a daily basis and have only had 2 interviews, out of which one rejected and one never got back to me.
All other places that called me for an interview and seemed “interested” were marketing or sales job which I have no interest in doing.
Within my field, at the moment it seems impossible to get a job since everyone requires experience which I obviously don’t have and have no idea where to get it from if no one is willing to offer entry level jobs.
I have been applying to banks as a customer service rep or call centre because from what I heard u eventually have a lot of growth/development chances after a few months or so based on your performance already.
The only reason why I was calm about being jobless was because all my other friends are in the same boat even the ones with an “engineering” degree.
BUT now its getting a little frustrating.. literally no one is calling for an interview - I think I have a pretty decent education and previous customer service/retail experience along with volunteer work as a student.
What is a dua I can recite to help me and ease my trouble with being jobless?
Would you consider a post-graduate certificate from a college? A lot of those certificates have a practical component that employers favour. Also, I always suggest signing up with temp agencies while a person is searching for a job. Reason being, sometimes you can make connections/contacts via these temp jobs that will convert to permanent full-time jobs, added to which you are getting experience on your resume.
There are ample opportunities during election times to volunteer and make connections through the offices of candidates....have you tried that? (And I don't mean necessarily canvassing door to door but in the office itself.)
You may consider looking up the benefits of reciting "Ya Razzaq" in terms of dua.....
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Ya Razzaq
(The Provider)
One who recites this name will be provided with sustenance from Allah.
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Job hunting is difficult process. You are applying daily but only got two calls.
Please review your resume. Add key words in bold. Search and apply jobs early in the morning. Modify your resume for each job according to job description.
Job system in Canada sucks! they ask graduates to have 2 years of experience and they don't understand that without job they wouldn't get the experience.
I would suggest that you should try to volunteer in organization which are remotely related to your field. What you need is a step in the door and once you have it, you will be get going. The other approach you can try is try contacting "recruitment" agencies. You gotta find what agencies specializes in your field
If nothing works then as someone already suggested, do a college diploma. Perhaps Sheriden or Seneca might have somtehing for you. But only do the one which has co-op/intern opportunities. Don't do a diploma just for the hell of it. If it doesn't provide you co-op/intern opportunity then it will be waste of money and your time.
if you don't mind, may i ask which university did you graduate from ? and which organizations did you do your internsehip/volunteer.
Job system in Canada sucks! they ask graduates to have 2 years of experience and they don't understand that without job they wouldn't get the experience.
I would suggest that you should try to volunteer in organization which are remotely related to your field. What you need is a step in the door and once you have it, you will be get going. The other approach you can try is try contacting "recruitment" agencies. You gotta find what agencies specializes in your field
If nothing works then as someone already suggested, do a college diploma. Perhaps Sheriden or Seneca might have somtehing for you. But only do the one which has co-op/intern opportunities. Don't do a diploma just for the hell of it. If it doesn't provide you co-op/intern opportunity then it will be waste of money and your time.
if you don't mind, may i ask which university did you graduate from ? and which organizations did you do your internsehip/volunteer.
Thank you for replying. I graduated from Carleton University - Ottawa. I volunteered with Oxfam, was also a member of Deca.
However, my internship was back home (Pakistan) but it was related to my field - although I doubt it would be beneficial here.
Walikum Salam, @Tahurra:
thank you for your kind reply.
I have been praying 2 nafal hajat for my job, I will start praying salat ul istikhara as well. Ameen sum Ameen
remember be in your prayers.
There are ample opportunities during election times to volunteer and make connections through the offices of candidates....have you tried that? (And I don't mean necessarily canvassing door to door but in the office itself.)
You may consider looking up the benefits of reciting "Ya Razzaq" in terms of dua.....
Thank you, I would definitely look in to this! In terms of elections, I managed to get myself a one-day job on election day at my local polling station.
Thank you for replying. I graduated from Carleton University - Ottawa. I volunteered with Oxfam, was also a member of Deca.
However, my internship was back home (Pakistan) but it was related to my field - although I doubt it would be beneficial here.
Exactly - thats the issue. After doing Masters, I was expecting that all companies will honour my experience from Pakistan but they didnt. So it is kind a given that none of the company will honour your volunteer experience.
Now, what you need to do is to get your step in the door. Get into a college which provides an internship or co-op. I will send you a pm for some way to earn extra bucks but it wouldn't help you to get a job here.