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how do get a job that I could earn experience from where do I even start from? ?

how do get a job that I could earn experience from? where do I even start from?

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Veronica Antoinette’s Answer

Great question. I know for my current career and position was to do temp services with an agency while in college. I gained a vast veriety of experience doing temping services.
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Veronica Antoinette’s Answer

Great question. I know for my current career and position was to do temp services with an agency while in college. I gained a vast variety of experience doing temping services.
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ian’s Answer

Go ahead and apply for internships! They're fantastic short-term opportunities for you to learn and gain first-hand experience in your chosen field. You'll get to know the ins and outs of the industry in a real-world setting.

Consider doing some volunteer work too. Many non-profit organizations offer volunteer positions that can provide you with valuable work experience.

Keep an eye out for shadowing opportunities. It's a great way to learn from professionals in your field.

Don't stop learning! Continuing your education is always a good idea.

Have you thought about freelancing? Starting as a freelancer can give you a lot of flexibility and hands-on experience.

And don't forget to network. Meeting new people in your field can open doors to opportunities you might not have known about.
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Grace’s Answer

Hi Mary, I know how overwhelming it can be trying to figure out the path to a job that requires experience. In my experience, many companies hire through internship programs. Internships are particularly relevant to students as they are normally geared towards students and many university programs require an internship to graduate. I'm not sure how old you are, but if there is a career path you have in mind, research internship opportunities within that field. Many companies have smaller programs for high school students or freshmen/sophomores in college that are a great foot in the door for a more impactful internship your junior/senior year of college that can lead to a job offer after college. Often you just need to start somewhere. Most people don't start out at their dream job but if you can get an entry level role somewhere, that opens up exponentially more internal opportunities than you would have as an external applicant. Also, utilize your network! If you have family or friends who have some connection to a company you'd like to work for, reach out to those people and see what opportunities are available and how/if they can put in a good word for you. Again, I'm not sure how old you are, but if you are old enough to work and have the time/ability, get a job that will build your soft skills (communication, teamwork, self-discipline, task management, etc.) in the meantime. If you can find a job like this that's relevant to your desired field (like Steve's example of working as a bank teller if you want to eventually get a more advanced banking job), that's optimal, but having any job experience, even if it's not directly relevant to the next job you apply for, will make you feel better going into a job interview than having a blank resume. Hope this helps!
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Steve’s Answer

Start with thinking about what you want to do. I can tell you that if you want to get a job in business banking relationship management, start by applying for a teller position at any bank. But if that's not your bag, it's worthless. So focus on what would make you happy, and what interests you. What do you want to learn more about first.

Once you figure that out, start learning about the entry level positions to that area of interest.
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Raya’s Answer

Hello Mary,

Gaining experience and building your career is definitely important; you need to start with what you like to do, what you are passionate in and start enriching your knowledge. Remember that continuous learnings is key.

You can then benefit from volunteering programs, internships , shadowing opportunities. These will help you a lot to better understand what you do, build connections and see if you really want to continue in this path.

Always remember that if you don't know where to start from, try experiencing different jobs, you can better make a selection in which you want to dig deeper, learn more and gain the experience you look for but you need to give it a try.

Hope this will help :)
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