Hey buddy, first of all, thank you for your service... my SIL recently got out of the Navy as a SOCOM Operator and also has a Bachelors but in jurisprudence with a plan on possibly going to Law School. He has had hardly ANY luck in getting a job. He told me that a guy called him after one company that he applied to had turned him down and said, (paraphrasing) look, you clearly had the more impressive resume and would be a perfect fit for the job but our legal department feels you can be a liability... He then said he would deny any conversation but felt bad for him and felt it was wrong to treat a Veteran that way. He currently works for Dish network but has had the opportunity to work up from a call taker to a minor manager. Unfortunately he doesn't make much more than 10-11$ an hour. Thankfully (or not) for him he is rated at 100% and gets a decent VA check monthly... But they're making him re-eval next year and if they find he isn't 100% he loses money. Seems wrong...once they rate you they shouldn't be able to take it away on the whim of a different rating Doc. But, I just received an email from Military.com telling me about a job fair I'm thinking on the 7th of June at the Marriot in Houston. If you want, I can fwd you the email.Glock 23 wrote:Im looking for help finding good entry level job opportunities. I am 31, with a bachelors iin business and criminal justice and 10 years in the security industry. And I can't find decent work for the life of me. I CAN find ten bucks and hr, but that doesn't come close to paying my bills.
I even joined the army to pad the resume and get more experience...but that didn't help. I thnk it made things worse! You see all these companies saying they "support" us, but then read the news stories that veteran unemployment is even higher than normal and companies hesistant to hire vets due to PTSD and disabilities they may have (hmmmm, thought that was llegal).
My buddy gave me a heads up on some companies wanting vets in his field of rigging and _______, and I applied for multiple jobs each...but just get denials. I don't have experience in the field, and despite saying they are entry level positions, most guys applying do have some experience.
So who is really hiring entry level?
And please don't say return to school. Im done with that. $20000+ college degree that hasn't helped me yet, im not gonna dump another 20grand into that.
