Job Hunting Sucks

[Flake]

Have you tried looking for work in Wimberly? I'm not that familiar with your field but I have had a lot of friends and friend-of-friends who worked in photography / being creative find work there. It'd be a bit of a commute (probably more than half an hour) but it's a very artsy community that has a LOT of money to throw around.

[slowslow325]

I dunno, but if you get a job that you're overqualified in, aren't you allowed to just not mention degrees/skills you have? It may be ethically wrong, but if you know you're going to stick around, it's not really that bad. Is it legal?

[Mendoza]

I've never understood the concept of being "over-qualified"

Ive ran into this too. In my experience it means they think you will bolt the second you get a better opportunity.

After i finished my master's degree i couldn't find teaching jobs for over a year and when i applied for anything I couldn't get jobs outside academics with my credentials.

I had a few flat out ask me in the interview, "why are you applying for this job when your a teacher?"

Course I couldn't just tell them, "I need money and I don't care how i get it at this point".

The whole hiring process is BS most of the time anyway. People get jobs more often by connections and circumstance.

Its a cruel game that we all get to play, well except for the self employed.

[GSZX1337]

I've been trying to find a job ever since I got out of High School (more than a year ago). I can't get shit 'round here. I'm aparrently too far away. "Oh, you live in CousinFuck, Tennessee? Sorry, we need someone in Clarksville/Nashville/other city that you're about 30 miles away from." Also, there's no openings in my immediate area. I wish I was "over qualified" for everything, at least I can pretend that I'm superior to everyone.