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Some background info about me. I'm a junior in college going into senior year. My grades are really good with 4.0 GPA but I don't have any work experience other than driving Uber. I am struggling to find jobs in my area as all of them require previous work experience. I've been searching online but can't find any that don't already require "1 year experience as receptionist". I would like to find a job as a dental assistant before I apply for dental school but feel like it is impossible at this point. I literally don't have a resume outside of school and don't feel like this would help me get into dental school. I'm so confused and don't know where to begin to build a resume. I'm thinking about volunteering over the weekends so I can start somewhere but other than that I don't know what to do within the next year. How hard is it to find a job as a receptionist in a dental clinic or as a dental assistant without any work experience? I am thinking of just continuing driving Uber but I know it won't help for dental school.
But why would they want someone who has no work or volunteer experience? Can't they easily find someone better? I don't have references or anything like that either. Really feeling bummed out right now.
You don’t need to necessarily find a job in the dental field, all that is required is shadowing or volunteering. I put on my app that I’ve worked as a server throughout undergrad and I talked about it during each interview. Key is to take away something from each job and relate it to the dentistry. For example, serving taught me to deal with various types of people, how to work under stress, develop a sense of teamwork, etc. Plus, it shows that you’re well rounded and your life isn’t all about applying to dental school. You’ll learn soon enough it’s all about how you sell yourself or in this case your application/interview!Some background info about me. I'm a junior in college going into senior year. My grades are really good with 4.0 GPA but I don't have any work experience other than driving Uber. I am struggling to find jobs in my area as all of them require previous work experience. I've been searching online but can't find any that don't already require "1 year experience as receptionist". I would like to find a job as a dental assistant before I apply for dental school but feel like it is impossible at this point. I literally don't have a resume outside of school and don't feel like this would help me get into dental school. I'm so confused and don't know where to begin to build a resume. I'm thinking about volunteering over the weekends so I can start somewhere but other than that I don't know what to do within the next year. How hard is it to find a job as a receptionist in a dental clinic or as a dental assistant without any work experience? I am thinking of just continuing driving Uber but I know it won't help for dental school.