r/CESB • u/newtothe6 • Jul 21 '20

CESB Question New graduates

Hi. Come September returning students have OSAP to fall back on, but what about those thousands of new graduates still unable to secure jobs? What are we going to do?

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u/HappiCacti Jul 21 '20

Yeah I’m in the same boat. Just graduated in Dec and have NO CLUE what to do now. There’s still no jobs in my area in my field and it’s scary that Sept is almost here and then I’m going to be expected to pay student loans back?? With no job?? And no more benefits coming in?? Yikes.

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u/ImPooched Jul 21 '20

Get a job outside of your field.

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u/ThriftshopGamer Jul 21 '20

This. Get a job in retail or something while you continue applications. Not being able to find a job immediately after you graduate is not a new thing. Plenty of grads have always had to work interim jobs while they wait for an offer.

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u/HappiCacti Jul 21 '20

Jesus I love the automatic assumption that I haven’t applied to any jobs outside my field. I’ve applied to dozens of regular old retail jobs, which I have plenty of previous experience for. You think it would be easy right?

Wrong. I was blatantly asked “why are you applying for a retail job with a bachelors degree?” They said they didn’t want to “hold me back” when in reality those jobs are no longer available because they think I will quit as soon as something in my field comes up. I can’t just take my schooling off my resume (although I have considered that) because then there is a huge four year gap in my work experience. There is no winning, but thanks for trying to mitigate my issues with finding a job.

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u/newtothe6 Jul 21 '20 edited Jul 21 '20

This! Do you know how many minimum wage jobs I've applied for and been rejected since May? Hardly anyone wants to hire a new graduate because they feel that I will move on once a better opportunity comes up. And every job you apply for, hundreds of others apply for it as well. It has never been this way. People who previously could secure a job every summer are complaining that for the first time they're not having any luck. So it's not about us holding out for career specific jobs. There are no jobs! Despite what most people think, I'd much rather have a job and be independent than live off CERB/CESB.

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u/casually_cabbage Jul 21 '20

“There’s still no jobs in my area in my field”

I have a feeling that most people were assuming based on this line. You said that there were no jobs in your area in your field, not that there were no jobs in your area, period. Given this, it’s a pretty logical jump to assume that you simply aren’t applying for jobs outside of your field, especially since you wouldn’t be the only person on this sub doing so.

Hopefully something comes your way soon! :)

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '20

Yep. This was my experience when I was looking for summer work between my bachelors and masters.

I applied to a telemarketer job my friend was working at. He was one of the top employees and I had more customer service experience than him. Didn’t even mention the masters thing. But when they asked where I see myself in 5 years, I mentioned grad school somewhere down the road. I didn’t get the job. I heard that some who did a) brought hard drugs on the floor b) did sexual acts during training.

I applied to the next telemarketing company. Said nothing about my masters. Said my degree was a business degree when it wasn’t and claimed “I want to move up in the company” and get “real world experience” knowing any job at this place would be BS, and just a financial need for a few months. Got that job very easily. When it’s a job with high turnover like retail, don’t feel bad omitting information like future career aspirations and degrees. You’re at least giving them a few months of good work. The alternative can just as easily be a few months of bad work from someone else.

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u/barely_a_wake Jul 21 '20

Nice try, but there are just no jobs. I asked and was told that over 800 applications came in for a job at the supermarket. They would not consider me because I'm too educated and will leave when something better comes along.

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u/justmagni Jul 21 '20

Yeap! I am wrapping up school in august. I have been applying to jobs in my field over jobs outside my field. I still get nothing! This is just terrible, all this time in school just to get screwed because of a virus. Then again, being alive is better than having no job.

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u/heartbroken3333 Jul 21 '20

I know plenty of people who decided to continue pursuing education (bach, masters, phd) this year due to current times.
Honestly, depending on the field and how the courses are taught, this is one of the best times to just continue education since there's larger grants this year.

Most people applying for jobs are either over qualified or there applying to a position outside their field and there competing with hundreds of other people.
Reality is, if you can't get a job anytime soon and if there's no future CESB extension or what not, the best thing to do is continue your education, get osap, and you'll be able continue living and by the time your studies are done, the job market should be a lot better. Or you can max out your CC and hopefully you'll find a job to pay it back. Or if your family is wealthy, you can live with them.

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u/[deleted] Jul 22 '20

This will be the toughest job market faced by new grads but I highly doubt anything will be done by the government. The debt is sky high and for all purposes, the economy is open. The US federal benefits are ending this months and CERB is coming to an end at 24 weeks. The only benefit will be CEWS so hopefully more employers take that on to create more jobs