Job hunting frustration #73: Looking over a list of available jobs and

[hedgehog]

seeing that they call for every college major and/or skill set except yours.

[John1956PA]

1. So sadly true.

I thought that my college chemistry major might help me land a job in the testing department of one of the few metal production companies in my area. It seems to me that the equipment used in those departments do not require advanced knowledge regarding the molecular structures and properties of metals. I was dismayed to learn that such companies are looking for candidates with metallurgical degrees and years of experience.

[hedgehog]

2. Somewhere is a metallurgist looking at ads calling for a chemist.

The real frustration is knowing that you could do that job if you'd chosen the right field of study!

Good luck in your search - hiring should pick up in January.

[John1956PA]

3. Thanks. I have a part-time non-skilled job, but I hope to find something in my field in 2015.

I have learned that companies are staffing non-skilled jobs with part-time employees. Of course, even non-skilled positions require training and logical thinking abilities. It is sad to see the dearth of mid/high-tech openings.

[MH1]

4. Or they want 7 years of very specific experience

for what should be an entry level job.

I have a job, myself. But I just watched my company release an intern - who everybody she's worked for thinks she's great - because they "don't have any openings" right now. I guaran-fuckin-teeya that within about 6 months they will post the job we should have kept her and trained her for, and they will fill it with someone on an H1B visa, most likely with an inflated resume.

(actually I didn't just watch, I made some noise, and others did, that we shouldn't let a good employee go. Maybe things will work out differently this time. But I'm not holding my breath.)