Vent long - first day of my last semester in school

I hate the first day. Class ends early and then your stuck here for a hour and half in between classes till your next class. Bored as all hell!

i heard many students yapping in the hallways about getting interviews with some top notch advertising agencies. Making me feel like crap right now. Some kid goes oh this company wants to hire me when i graduate because i this teacher talked to the head of the company there. I can't wait I will be earning like 75k a year.

Why is it people who are like me never get breaks. I know this is a ***** thing to say but its true. I have worked for a SMALL print shop and mailing house for over four years making less then anyone else who i go to school with (now that is sad). I barely make enough to pay for my bills and i live at home.

I blow them away when it comes to working knowledge of printing and design. I openly discuss my weaknesses in order to learn in school and to teach others from what i have learned with working in real enviroments. I am not the best designer but i think i am good enough to be hired somewhere other then a mom and pop store.

FH thinks people are just yapping and completely lying about these 'interviews' and that is a HIGH possibility but i still feel like crap. I have only gone into a few interviews for the past three years and feel i am overlooked and never can understand why. My prof. can't understand why either and i know there is a reason just dont know what it is. I have won design awards, have worked published, etc.

I am not cocky in the interview ( i am not a cocky person i just say what i have done and what awards i have received and thats it) and I am not bashing myself in the inerterview either. I just feel like when do i get to move up in the world and get health insurance and a stable working enviroment. I have to support a future family and its more of a stress on me lately not knowing whats going to happen when i graduate. I need a good paying full time design job or else fh and i are screwed.

Okay vent over with- sorry to do it on a public forum but i needed that today.

Awww, that stinks, but I wouldn't worry about it. There are a lot of opportunities out there, and the right one will come along soon enough.
BTW what school are you going to?

Thanks! I pray.

at SUNY Farmingdale - love this school better then FIT and N.C.C

i graduated from Nassau C.C. in 2001 worked then went back in 2004 to get my bach. Did FIT for a bit too for photography thought it was a bit snooty for me but it was a learning experience.

for you ...i'm sure everythign will work out I gradutaed from SUNY Farmingdale ... and my mom is currently going htere

don't give up! I am sure you will find something that is perfect for you. It took me about 3 months after i graduated grad school, but i finally found the perfect job, on craigs list no less.....alot of people will say its about who you know, not what you know but IMO the people who get jobs like that, don't go far....and sometimes, especially in the design field (which i am assuming your in) your work speaks for itself. IMO i wouldn't want to work for a company that just hires people based soley on their 'connections' and not thier portfolio. Hang in there, I am sure that you will find something especially with your experience, awards/recognitions and drive.

-have you tried looking on craigs list? i have seen some really great design jobs posted there.

aw dont worry hun...

i bet they are also lying. i mean people talk themselves up a lot to make other jealous especially if they dont know you. they did it to me at school too. im about to start my last semester. and all i hear are the people with all these internships gettin positions.

to tell u the truth it is really about who you kno. i did one internship for like 2 weeks. but i was offered a job and now i have so many places i can head once i graduate bc i networked.

so it may not be ur skill but ur connections.

but dont ever let that get to u. i remember my friend did all these cool internships and she graduated and didnt get a position in her field. but i didnt graduate yet and i am alreayd working for a prestigious company.

just make connections with anyone in the field you are headed and you will get a good job. people talk a lot. dont pay attention to it.

i dunno if that helps....hugsssss if it didnt

Thanks everyone. I feel better.

Been cranky today too because of it. That and i just ate for the first time all day at 3:15 forgot my lunch at home. I have class at six again so we see how that goes. Blah

I joined a networking group as a student but I haven't been cleared yet. Hopefully that will help.

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Posted by nifheim

Some kid goes oh this company wants to hire me when i graduate because i this teacher talked to the head of the company there.

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ding ding ding!!! Sometimes it's not what you know but who you know too. Good step joining the networking group Jenn - it helps a lot.

Also, get to know at least one professor better this year. Start a relationship with them. Someone who still has contacts. Network, network, network.

You'll be fine! Hang in there!!!

You'll be fine. (Stop objecting, I didn't believe it when people said it to me, either.) But you WILL find a job. Talk to your professors, your friends, LIWers, anyone else you can think of. Apply for every job that you might consider. Practice your interview questions and answers. Have a career counselor look at your resume. (Is Ms. Edelman still in the career center? Wild blond hair, talks about her ex-husband the rabbi and her kids constantly?)

GOOD LUCK!!!

i never walked into the career center yet. IOI I am taking a portfolio class its actually from 6-930pm wens (got out early today) so we do mock interviews, tighten up our portfolio, get help on resumes (which i desperately need)

I will deff. check out the career canter and look for that woman.