What can I do for glide year jobs?

[Tofurkey]

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Hi,

I live in Chicago and have found it near-impossible to find a job for my glide year, which I am currently in now. I am taking classes at night.

I have been job-searching for two months now, with no leads. I am married so I need to work for non-minimum wage. At my wits end, I have several temp agency job interviews lined up for this week. Basically, it has come to working as a receptionist/ secretary, b/c that's all I can find.

I have a major in English and a law degree, by the way. Most jobs I've followed up with say I'm overqualified, and thus won't even give me an interview.

Anyone have any advice? I'd like something medically-related, of course, but between using alumni connections, ansering web and classified newspaper ads, and using my career center, I have come up with nothing.

Thanks,

T

 

[Supadupafly]

Hmm. Apply for phlebotomist jobs at hospitals. They pay alright, don't require any professional certification (as long as you know how to draw blood: not difficult at all), and provide excellent clinical experience.

By the way, I 😍 tofurkey (regardless of gender and marital status!!)

 

[Supadupafly]

Are you accepted already?

Can you work a non-courtroom job for a law firm?

 

[Tofurkey]

I am applying this cycle. Doing secondaries now. I want to stay far, far away from any legal jobs. Problem is, I keep being told I'm overqualified for all jobs I'm applying for (for example, I applied for front desk receptionist at Dr's office, preschool teacher, nursing home care assistant.) No place will give me a job b/c of the law degree and I'm so frustrated! All hospital jobs I've applied for require certification here. I feel like temp agency is my only hope--b/c finding jobs on my own has led nowhere. Plus, my work history is non-existent except for food service jobs b/c of law school then post-bacc right after.

 

[Supadupafly]

Hmm. Tough situation.

1. Apply for research jobs at local schools/organizations (they wont pay much, but also won't mind your law degree; it may be a plus).

2. Apply to EVERY PHYSICIAN"S OFFICE IN CHICAGO. It's a long shot, but somebody may actually bite, giving you a decent job for a while.

3. You don't HAVE to emphasize your JD. Could you get away with just listing the school and years attended on your resume (it might come up, but this is the time for "I studied law, but am looking for ENTRY LEVEL experience in a health care field")?

4. It sounds horrible, but somewhere I'm remembering sales agents (JD & otherwise) at the labs & hosptials (HMOs) making a crapload of money.

5. Learn how to draw blood; it's ridiculously easy (take it from someone who did it al the way through undergrad).

Good luck tofurkey.

 

[bonez318ti]

take your law degree off of your resume

 

[Pemulis]

How do you get a phlebotomist job? Do you need to take a training course first? Does the hospital pay you? Can somebody who's done this before talk about how you can get started in this work?

Thanks.

 

[rockstar2525]

I had the exact same problem this summer! I also live in Chicago, looked for a job after my post-bac, and I wasn't really qualified for anything specific, but overqualified (education-wise) for everything I applied for. Finally I found a job through a personel/temp agency at a medical association. It's not great, but it pays more than McDonalds. There are lots of associations based in Chicago, including the AMA. They like law degrees with medical background, just don't tell them it's only for one year.

 

[Scrubz67]

how about teaching? anything from elementary to law school. i think some law schools offer small seminar classes taught by JDs without PhD's. Try contacting the school where u got ur JD, some professors have research work you could do for them for a stipend.

i know you want to stay far away from law, but feeding your family is more important...

Good Luck

 

[sdnstud]

How do you get a phlebotomist job? Do you need to take a training course first? Does the hospital pay you? Can somebody who's done this before talk about how you can get started in this work?

Thanks.

I got my training at Boston Reed. It was a one-weekend 8 hours a day training at a local hospital. After Boston Reed, you're qualified to apply for a phlebotomy license.

I live in the bay area and clinics here pay about $16/hr for a phlebotomist.