Has anyone personally or known anyone that has hired career help/counseling as they were looking for an entry level position? I am finding the job search and interviewing process frustrating and may seek help from a paid career coach. Has anyone thought about doing this before??
It is hard to narrow my search to exactly what industry I want to work in and what type of job I want… there are almost too many choices. All of the generic applications don’t provide any responses. I am focusing my efforts on LinkedIn and trying to network as much as possible. I have a major in Mgmt Info Systems. I have some technical experience but not much…
Hoping a career advisor can help me with my job choice and assist me through the process. I know they are expensive but I feel it is worth the cost.
Have you considered looking to your college career center for advice? Mine provided me with guidance in terms of where to focus my search, how to optimize my resume, and how to break down some barriers, all paid for by my tuition.
If that fails, try to scour LinkedIn for recruiters in an industry you are targeting. Working with a recruiter can help you to get a foot in the door at some companies; while usually recruiters look for people with at least a year of experience, you may be able to find one who will help you find entry level jobs.
If THAT fails, look to your county for assistance. My county, in SE Pennsylvania, offers job placement assistance at no charge, essentially acting like a college career center would.
I have never heard of someone paying for job search assistance. Quite the contrary - companies are the ones who pay to find new recruits. For example, a recruiter would probably charge 10% of your first year’s salary + signing/relocation bonus, but that would be paid by the company that contracted with the recruiter to find you.
If you’re looking for advice in terms of where to focus efforts, your major strikes me as one that lends itself best to analyst jobs. Those jobs are relatively uniform in their requirements, though different companies/industries give you vastly different experiences. You could look toward consultancies or toward other businesses. For this kind of role, your resume will look best if it can show that you have experience improving processes, even if that process improvement came outside of a paid position (i.e. it could be in a club you were in during school, something like that).