Any leads? Philadelphia

[scoot]

Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

You can try the Federal Contracting companies and look through career opportunities. If you can become secret cleared, that can help. Work on your resume so it sounds like you have experience and have accomplished things.

I let my immediate needs of making cash over rule doing something scholatic when I graduated. Paying bills is a mother...

That is something I have yet to do. Is there a communal place to look at Federal Contractor opportunities, or is it something that has to be done company by company? Thank you for your help.

[mosesbotbol]

Originally Posted by scoot

That is something I have yet to do. Is there a communal place to look at Federal Contractor opportunities, or is it something that has to be done company by company? Thank you for your help.

Best thing to do is look through each Federal Contractors sites, you can also try http://usajobs.gov/. Personally, I am not a fan of actually Civil Service jobs; they're too much of a PITA with KSA's and so much BS to apply. Then again, we are at different stages of our careers. The Federal Contractors are lot less hurdles to jump through.

I'd go after contract opportunities rather than a "permanent" opportunity as you're more likely to find employment, get a higher wage, and build your resume experience much quicker. Many people turn their nose to contracting, but I have been doing it exclusively for 12+ years and have had very little bench time during my career. Most gigs I end on a Friday and start the new contract on Monday... That being said, there are a lot of people who more technically skilled, yet are sitting on their rears waiting for work.

Your best chance at getting a job you like is while you are working. Your confidince is higher and your mind is clearer. Nothing worse than going to an interview desperate. Hiring managers can sense it and you may not come off as collected and calm.

So, if I were you, I'd take a non-career job in the short run and work on an opportunity that is more career-like. The crappy job for immediate cash does not need to go on the resume either. You want your resume to have focus. If you want to be an analyst or something, posting your waiting tables jobs is doing little, just as the opposite would be true if you wanted to wait tables... Not knocking waiting tables; my cousin makes almost 100K doing it and is friends with half the Red Sox & Celtics that want him to be their waiter.