Experience is a must!!
“I’m sorry but we’re looking for someone who has a little more experience.” This is the famous line that I hear time and time again from, what it seems like, every interviewer. What makes this line a really bad choice of words for an interviewer to say, is that the job is actually entry-level. I know I may not have more of a professional experience in my field but I feel that extra curriculum activities really help to enhance skills. It’s bad enough that most salaries for entry-level positions aren’t much but to be turned down for not having enough experience for an entry-level job seems ironic. What does that leave to learn in an entry-level position if you already have the experience? I thought that going for an entry-level position meant that you take what little you learned (and your degree) and apply new skills to help build and strengthen them. Or maybe I’m looking in the wrong direction of where I’m supposed to get this experience. It would take good advice and motivation to make an individual want to strive and get the experience, which, would potentially come from parents, family, friends, or school. I went to Mansfield University of PA, where getting permission to go on an internship was harder than actually going to the internship interview. It wasn’t really put into student’s heads that you must go out and get an internship because employers are looking for workers with experience. What was actually pressured to students was to get involved in campus activities to have that hands-on experience. This is easy enough for anyone to join and make full use of what they had access to. In my opinion, being involved in activities that related to your field, should count as some kind of experience. Or maybe I could be wrong. Should getting involved be considered as preparation for an intern or preparation for an entry-level position? Also what is the big difference between an internship and entry-level besides the pay? Please someone help me to differentiate and receive an entry-level position.
