I finished my Commerce (Accounting) degree in December 2005 but I'm having trouble getting work. Please help!!
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Why not market yourself, and start building your own clientiel. You can always volunteer 5 or 10 hours a week with a company you are interested in trying to get into. This will give them a chance to know you, and see the kind of work you do. If they like you, the first job opportunity that becomes available, you are already on the inside of the company, you apply for it. Your volunteer work records speak for you, and definitely improves your chances of getting the job, and may a higher starting salary.
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Set your goals to only work one year if you do.  Jobs can suck you in and before you know it you've been there 5 years. From experience stay in school.  Your brain is still in that mode. When you get out you lose that school thought process. Apply for the school, the worst good happen is that you don't get accepted and you take another class to bring up your average and you apply again. Good luck
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A friend of mine just completed the MA program at my school & is having the same problem. She says the college placed her in a position that led to nowhere. I suggested to go to an employment agency that specializes in health care. She found a temp. position in weeks. Time will tell if it works though...
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Unemployment is near record lows. Papers are filled with ads. You need to get off your butt and apply for those opportunities . . . or move to a different community with more opportunity. \n\nP.S. You will learn a great deal by working for someone else in a good job. They you will be more ready to start your own business. Get out of retail!
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There would certainly be some type of financial assistance for you, mainly to help pay for the classes. It sounds as though some type of through-the-mail or online degree would be best for you, so you can do your work whenever you have time.\n\nGood luck!
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I was that way too, I never found a job and now I work at a callcenter, LoL.  You could always start an online business of sorts, or open an ebay shop? Or find a weird place around town to work, like a dog groomer or here we have a pottery shop where you paint the pottery and they fire it for you...or maybe like a bowling alley or skating rink
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Well I had the very same problem on MA Fine Art. The course tutors didn't turn up for tutorials and when they turned up for seminars they were either asleep or drunk!!! NO lie. So I wrote to the Dean of Faculty and complained. He didn't respond, and I refused to pay the outstanding fees when I dropped off the course 10 weeks before the end. They tried to pursue those fees through a solicitor but I refused for three years. They didn't take it further. What I should have done, and regret, was write to the adjudicating board that monitor that college. You should do that!\n\nI wasted £10,000 on that course - that is how much I had to borrow.\n\nGood luck!
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Since u did commerce, you would have also read Accounts.\n\nIf u r good @ Accounts:  Then do CA.  Money will pour once u r done with and have built quite a good reputation.\n\nIf u r good @ Commerce:  Do BBA and follow it with MBA.  U get paid based on where u complete your MBA from.\n\nALL tHe BEst!
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Im sorry I dont have any help for you. However, I am 26 years old and three years ago I was in a vehicle when similar circumstances occurred. Also resulted in a felony conviction. I have a bachelors degree in economics and have just applied to law schools. I know its very discouraging. I dont expect to get into any schools, but I am trying everything under the sun. If I do get into law school, I am going to make it a huge priority to help people trying to get into the workforce to be successful.
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First: Don't let it get you down.  Don't let anybody get you down.  I know it sounds easy but, it would take 2 years for  me to tell you how much experience I have with this issue.\n\nSecond: Don't waste too much time analyzing your pain.  Rather than investing too much time trying to figure out what went wrong, spend more time figuring out where you need to go.  Then, put all your available energy into going there.\n\nThird: Use your imagination.  Go to Google or Yahoo and search for "Arabic Jobs", "Arabic Employment, New York", or some combination of words you know belong to your beautiful culture.  THINK POSITIVE, my man!  And don't let yourself get tired until it's time for your head to hit the pillow at night.\n\nFourth: Finally, if you have a little extra money, consider hiring a job coach to help you navigate this issue.\n\nHere's wishing you the best of success in your job search.
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yes, you do have a good future if u choose commerce.Be positive all time.\nAfter +2, there are various courses like chartered accountancy,etc.You may also prepare for foundation courses of professional examinations like CA, etc during +2.\nAbove all, if you succeed in business, all other professionals are only there to do service to YOU.
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Try putting in a search engine on the net.  The graduates most firms take on are the ones like M&S.. try stores... Asda's.  We all have to start somewhere.  They are big money earners if you learn whilst working for them.  Have a look at the websites first to decide what you want from them as well.  I wish you luck.  Next Alan Sugar I hope.. gotta lotta respect for that man and wish i was working for him.
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Hi, like you I found myself suddenly unemployed a couple of weeks ago. I applied to Boots for a part-time job up until xmas (it's only 7 weeks)-mind you, I have worked there before, so it wasn't too difficult. Most of your local stores will need temporary staff, and don't forget you'll get staff discount which will help. I think you can work up to 16 hours and still get benefits. It's a difficult time to look for a permanent job, but I wish you lots of luck, and hope you still have a good xmas! :)
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Check with your government help services you may have a Career Link what we call when we go to find available jobs like the unemployment.  Also if you receive disability, contact them they can help also ask the school where you got your MBA.  Good luck
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Don't give up the day job. Start a second business in your spare time, such as selling things on eBay. Then when you've earnt more money, you'll be in a better position to start a business full-time. You'll also have some business experience, in researching what people want, what price to sell at, advertising, accounts and taxes, etc.\n\nThere are lots of people selling similar goods at similar prices. To maximize your profits, you need to put loads of effort into buying things cheaply for re-sale. For example, store closing-down sales, end-of-line clearance sales, last years model of something, goods imported straight from china, things that vary in price a lot during the year (such as christmas lights in January), etc. Second hand goods aren't much use, as you can't normally buy 100 of the same thing, and people prefer new stuff.\n\nOne business phrase that I remember is that 'You make money when you buy, not when you sell'. Your profit is the difference between the buying and selling price. Its better to buy cheaply than it is to spend loads of effort on selling things to people at high prices.\n\nYou could specialise in hard-to-obtain items, such as imported music, DVDs, books, fashion, artworks, etc.\n\nYou can get things made to order for you with your own design on it (such as t-shirts). This adds value to each item for very little cost.\n\nTalk to your friends and do research on the net to expand on these ideas.
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I'm about to embark on that at the moment. I have 4 children and they are all at school now. I am currently studying at college for my business administration certificate 3 and then I can do more courses as I see fit to build my skills. I have worked and owned my own business before but had a break to raise the kids. I am hoping to get a job in 2007. Good Luck and happy juggling work and home.
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Oh hon, how old are you?  You sound JUST LIKE me when I was just finishing up school.\n\nNo one can (or should) tell you what to do with your life, especially not a bunch of strangers who know nothing about you.  It's a hard decision, and one that you need to really do a lot of soul searcing on.\n\nGo ahead and keep going to school.  Take a wide variety of subjects, and see what tickles your fancy.  Then do some research on those careers - what a typical work day is like, what a normal salary is, how much education is required, what the job market is like now, and what the projected job market will be like once you've finished your degree.\n\nI know you may be asking just to ask, but in case you are really looking for serious advice, I hate to see anyone do it the hard way like I did (married, working full time and going to school, too.)  I THOUGHT I knew what I wanted to do, and jumped straight into it my freshman year of college to find out I hated it.  Two major changes later I finally ended up dropping out.\n\nSo, since it sounds like we have a lot in common, besides accounting (what I do now) I have also considered - financial advisor, psychologist, teaching, engineering, and architecture.  I also plan, sometime in the next few years, to start my own business as a contract bookkeeper.\n\nEdited - typos galore :)