Question:
Every company that I apply to says that they're only looking for people
with experience. I don't have any. What do I do?
Answer:
Who says you don't have experience? Many job seekers operate under the
mistaken assumption that only experience within an industry is the exclusive
indicator of their ability to a job. Nothing could be further from the
truth. For example, I have plenty of expertise in driving a car but I have
no experience parking cars for a living. Does that mean I can't get a job
parking cars? If I can explain how my expertise is relevant to the job my
lack of industry experience becomes less of an issue.
Experience is vital, no matter what you do for a living. And competing
against others that have experience is tough. That means you need to know
what it is the employer specifically hopes to accomplish by hiring a new
person and communicate your ability to meet that need. Here's an article
called "Ways The Inexperienced Get Hired" that teaches you a method of
effectively communication your skills and accomplishments:
http://myjobsearch.com/articles/westover06.html.
--Kelly Stone, myjobsearch.com
