About Glenn Brigaldino Expertise As a consutlant in international cooperation, I also work with job-search and human resource development partners. Can provide quick references to current international recruitment opportunities, especially in Africa and the EU as well within the international relief assistance community.
My name is Lucas. I recently graduate from Eastern Washington University. I got a master in Urban & Regional Planning and a second master in Public Administration. I speak English, Spanish, and Portuguese. I have 27 years old and pretty much I always have been in school. I have some relevant experience since I have been working since I was 18. My experience is part time with some relevant internships and some good international volunteer experience in community development and NGO's. However, I have been applying to get a job; I have sent already 300 resumes to international developmental organizations, UN, and other and so far “nothing” I still unemployed. It is a little frustrating that most organizations look for 10 years experience and ask for some requirements that are, in some cases, quiet impossible. I think I have a good resume CV. I will like to volunteer one or two years in order to get the experience employers are looking for. However, I need to make some money and start paying my student loan. How can I break that circle: I don't get a job because I don't have experience, I can't get the experience because companies don't want entry level professionals. What can I do?
I appreciate your expertise in human resources.
Lucas
lucascp@yahoo.com
Answer Dear Lucas, hello adn thaks for your question.
And congratulations to your 2 Masters degrees, a fine achievemment. Landing a first job can indeed be very hard and it can be hard not to despair. Of course experience is important and a serious employer will recognise that a good candidate may not always have practice, in particular when he or she has been academically active.
300 resumes sent is howeer a very high figure and I sense you are doing something wrong (inparticualr if you have not had any interviews).
As a job search adviosr I specialise on identifying current internaitonal jobs, especially with orgnaizations active in development cooperation. I generally screen opportunities that are in a candidates field according to the Cv and any special preferences. This servce I privde on a paid for basis (depedning on the scope of work, a first assignemnt is usually conducted for less than $100).
Let me know if this is of intertest to you and we can discuss next steps.
Thank you and best regards,
