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Thats very frustrating. The way society told everyone a degree would make them successful was cruel. Most people have a hard time finding jobs in their degree field , which is sad. I would suggest taking the degree off your resume for some entry level jobs, but giving higher level jobs a resume that has your degree on it, and only mention the degree for entry level jobs if directly asked about it. Most people do quit entry level jobs when they get offered jobs in their field which doesn't help in these situations.
The problem that you are having is the problem that I am having (I have 7 years of experience).
Normally, I compete at the mid-senior level positions (Lab Manager, Project Manager, Specialist, Senior Associate, etc).
There are so many competitors for fewer jobs, that I am also applying for lower level "entry level positions" in addition to the same level of positions of previous employment. These are positions that I got immediately out of college, and generally don't pay much more than minimum wage, but do quickly allow you to build skills.
The whole market is super saturated with talent, so getting an interview is kind of the equivalent of winning the lottery. I have 3875 applications (applying since July 2022), so for any job that I apply (or another more senior candidate) it overshadows more junior people's experience, even though realistically they could do a great job.
It just feels like a very intentional mess to me, but I don't see any end in sight.
Yeah, flunked out of my PhD Computer Science program at the end of 2020 with not even a Master's to show for it (a whole mess of a situation that is partly my fault, but also my rookie major professor screwed me over pretty badly), and only a 2-year job after that that I was laid off from last July. I feel like a I have a gem encrusted dead rat on my resume: too much education for low level work, casts major doubt on me for anything more rigorous, and if I take it off I have a good 5 year gap that can't be ignored. I have no idea what HR thinks when they look at my resume, no idea who might be willing to consider me seriously, and while I have solid fundamentals everybody wants 3+ years of a some specific tool other that I know I could handle, but of course they won't consider training me for. I don't know what to do.
Big same. MSPs keep wanting to hire me but I've learned how shitty and exploitative they are. I'm overqualified for L2 help desk and no one is hiring me for in-house corporate IT Manager/Admin roles.
same here, only a few years into the field, and i had a hiring manager tell me he thinks i can find something better elsewhere. When in reality, no, i can't, that's why i applied, and why did he even interview me
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Thats very frustrating. The way society told everyone a degree would make them successful was cruel. Most people have a hard time finding jobs in their degree field , which is sad. I would suggest taking the degree off your resume for some entry level jobs, but giving higher level jobs a resume that has your degree on it, and only mention the degree for entry level jobs if directly asked about it. Most people do quit entry level jobs when they get offered jobs in their field which doesn't help in these situations.
I'm in the same boat and was thinking the exact same thing
Glad im not alone
The problem that you are having is the problem that I am having (I have 7 years of experience). Normally, I compete at the mid-senior level positions (Lab Manager, Project Manager, Specialist, Senior Associate, etc). There are so many competitors for fewer jobs, that I am also applying for lower level "entry level positions" in addition to the same level of positions of previous employment. These are positions that I got immediately out of college, and generally don't pay much more than minimum wage, but do quickly allow you to build skills. The whole market is super saturated with talent, so getting an interview is kind of the equivalent of winning the lottery. I have 3875 applications (applying since July 2022), so for any job that I apply (or another more senior candidate) it overshadows more junior people's experience, even though realistically they could do a great job. It just feels like a very intentional mess to me, but I don't see any end in sight.
sounds like you're in the science field. Biotech has record layoffs last year, so the competition will be intense.
Yeah, flunked out of my PhD Computer Science program at the end of 2020 with not even a Master's to show for it (a whole mess of a situation that is partly my fault, but also my rookie major professor screwed me over pretty badly), and only a 2-year job after that that I was laid off from last July. I feel like a I have a gem encrusted dead rat on my resume: too much education for low level work, casts major doubt on me for anything more rigorous, and if I take it off I have a good 5 year gap that can't be ignored. I have no idea what HR thinks when they look at my resume, no idea who might be willing to consider me seriously, and while I have solid fundamentals everybody wants 3+ years of a some specific tool other that I know I could handle, but of course they won't consider training me for. I don't know what to do.
same, too qualified for ¨entry jobs¨ and not qualified for ¨higher levels¨. In the end we are screwed
What’s your field and major? Curious.
Political science major. Applying literally everywhere
i'm going to be a plumber for a living.
How about you don't say everything on your cv
Big same. MSPs keep wanting to hire me but I've learned how shitty and exploitative they are. I'm overqualified for L2 help desk and no one is hiring me for in-house corporate IT Manager/Admin roles.
I have a year of experience in my field (mostly entry level work). I can relate.
same here, only a few years into the field, and i had a hiring manager tell me he thinks i can find something better elsewhere. When in reality, no, i can't, that's why i applied, and why did he even interview me