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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 25 2013 21:44 GMT
#1
SO this is really frustrating to me. Whenever I see an in interesting job online and than scroll down to look at the requirements, it often says "experience required for X months/years". That is great and all, but the underlying question that keeps popping up in my head is HOW do you get that experience if all the jobs seem to require experience to start off with?

Example #1

Sales & Service Speicalist @ Bank of America

Required Skills:


Minimum of six months customer service experience

Minimum of one year of successful sales experience in a goal and/or incentive-based environment within the past three years

Skilled in optimizing sales opportunities to existing and walk-in customers

Ability to generate new business by outbound calling and by reaching out to the local community

Excellent oral and written communication skills with exceptional influencing skills

Ability to work effectively as a team member and with customers

Strong analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to derive innovative solutions

Demonstrate problem-solving, teamwork abilities and ability to be proactive

Pass pre-employment assessment

Whenever I look online for jobs and I find something that is interesting, stuff like that shows up. That's all good and everything, but WHERE do I even begin to get customer service experience and/or sales experience if all the stupid jobs want experience in the area?


If you are a cashier, does that qualify you for "customer experience"?
I would like to get into a sales position, but every position I've ever seen so far says that you need some sort of background experience in sales already (and I have none....where do you get background experience from?)

What other jobs can provide me with the necessary experience so that I can pursue other job opportunities that have experience requirements and such?

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DanLee
Profile Joined January 2012
Canada316 Posts
May 25 2013 22:03 GMT
#2
you have to work your way up to that kind of position from within another company I suppose, like work at a big box store doing anything really and hopefully you can get moved to a customer service or sales position after awhile. Then after than you can either stay with that company or start applying to places like that bank with the experience you gained.
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Integra
Profile Blog Joined January 2008
Sweden5626 Posts
Last Edited: 2013-05-25 22:17:03
May 25 2013 22:11 GMT
#3
To get experience in sales and services either go educate yourself, like Uni, many times a part of the program you attend will be to actually work for someone once you reach the end of your education.

Option number two would be to apply to low status jobs that gives you that experience, for example car sales, direct marketing, cold calling, working in a supermarket store at a product information desk and so forth.

This sounds like a job that you actually already need practical experience in sales and services, which you do not have so you should start looking for a low entry job and once you been there for a while and actually aquired some experience then you can apply to jobs that demands it.
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Thrill
Profile Blog Joined May 2007
2599 Posts
May 25 2013 22:11 GMT
#4
This wouldn't have stopped Warren...
Meow-Meow
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
Germany451 Posts
May 25 2013 22:17 GMT
#5
Man I know exactly what you're talking about.

I have had great grades in school, a ton of work experience, laudable recommendations from previous employers and still it's really hard to find a job I would learn to do in a week's time to support myself during Uni.
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nanaoei
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
3358 Posts
May 25 2013 22:20 GMT
#6
This is pretty simple actually. What you're looking for isn't in your regular online job-listings but more of your regular low-wage job that offers training. The companies don't have the time to assess if you have 'talent' in what you're applying for and rather rely on people who have actually had experience or time in the field.

How do you get that experience? Well everybody starts somewhere. Don't just set your goals on something prestigious.
Imagine yourself but with a related degree or with minimal work-experience for whatever you're applying for.
Now imagine that version of yourself having a difficult time attaining that position--that is what the job market is like most of the time. You need to work your way there, or have a way to connect yourself to a reasonable position.
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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 25 2013 22:54 GMT
#7
The only low entry jobs I have seen around the area are for fast food places like Mcdonalds and Subway. Ill check my local superrmarket too for any openings, any other places that offer regular low wage jobs that can help me get experience?

I was a dishwasher for a year and a half and I know that's a low wage job, but it's in the wrong category of expertise I am trying to build up so I don't want to go back to that and am focused on expanding my view of alternate jobs
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
May 25 2013 23:01 GMT
#8
Smaller companies with a smaller budget (and thus smaller salaries) often drop their standards of experience.

That's how you work your way up and move across. All companies have ladders with the steps being distanced differently depending how high a ladder (or big the company is) goes.

You will see this with similarly named jobs with similar descriptions, but the requisites are different.
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AiurZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States429 Posts
May 25 2013 23:32 GMT
#9
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.
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obesechicken13
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
United States10467 Posts
May 25 2013 23:33 GMT
#10
On May 26 2013 08:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
Smaller companies with a smaller budget (and thus smaller salaries) often drop their standards of experience.

That's how you work your way up and move across. All companies have ladders with the steps being distanced differently depending how high a ladder (or big the company is) goes.

You will see this with similarly named jobs with similar descriptions, but the requisites are different.

You would think that smaller companies care more about their employees because if they have a few bad employees they can fail, but big companies can coast on brand name.
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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 25 2013 23:49 GMT
#11
On May 26 2013 08:32 AiurZ wrote:
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.

bank tellers require customer experience....I wish I could apply to be a teller and work my way up but as far as I see it, that's something i still have to work up towards
AiurZ
Profile Blog Joined May 2004
United States429 Posts
May 26 2013 00:05 GMT
#12
On May 26 2013 08:49 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2013 08:32 AiurZ wrote:
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.

bank tellers require customer experience....I wish I could apply to be a teller and work my way up but as far as I see it, that's something i still have to work up towards

jw have you tried applying and had them tell you no bc of your lack of experience?

customer service skills are essentially just being able to interact w a wide variety of people and in different situations and be able to keep your calm. ppl hiring know this as well, and i bet if u seem like you have a good attitude etc. then they wont really care that another applicant that they are considering worked at the mall or whatever.

if you are being blocked by yourself by thinking like "im not qualified for this" or "i dont have the experience for this" then you should lose that and start to apply for things that you might think are outside of your experience/education but you think you would be able to do.
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Disregard
Profile Blog Joined March 2007
China10252 Posts
May 26 2013 00:14 GMT
#13
Most of these requirements are from low-wage jobs, I mean you can be a salesmen or blue shirt at best buy and that qualifies for customer service skills.
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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 26 2013 01:19 GMT
#14
On May 26 2013 09:05 AiurZ wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2013 08:49 Race is Terran wrote:
On May 26 2013 08:32 AiurZ wrote:
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.

bank tellers require customer experience....I wish I could apply to be a teller and work my way up but as far as I see it, that's something i still have to work up towards

jw have you tried applying and had them tell you no bc of your lack of experience?

customer service skills are essentially just being able to interact w a wide variety of people and in different situations and be able to keep your calm. ppl hiring know this as well, and i bet if u seem like you have a good attitude etc. then they wont really care that another applicant that they are considering worked at the mall or whatever.

if you are being blocked by yourself by thinking like "im not qualified for this" or "i dont have the experience for this" then you should lose that and start to apply for things that you might think are outside of your experience/education but you think you would be able to do.

ok. Ya my mindsets been pretty "im not qualified for this" and "i dont have the xp for this", Ill work on losing that
Roe
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
Canada6002 Posts
May 26 2013 02:00 GMT
#15
Just apply to the job and give it a shot. My second job having to do with data analysis that looked for strong excel skills, I just went for it and worked through it even though I didn't know much about excel. The key is to have an independent mindset, but keep any contacts you have in case you need some help or a push in the right direction on a project. Often times people will just hire someone if they like them and feel like they're confident and make a good addition to the team (i.e. team player).
ETisME
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
12387 Posts
May 26 2013 02:09 GMT
#16
It's the norm nowadays. There is a joke for business graduates.
Need work for experience, need experience for work. Endless cycle.

You can still apply for them though, nothing wrong with just applying. But imo if you are thinking to work for big companies like bank of America, you will need a lot more than what you have right now.

Usually jobs from big company that asks for degree minimum will reject anyone who doesn't have one unless that person had a lot of outstanding experience to prove he is fit for the job.
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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 26 2013 02:16 GMT
#17
On May 26 2013 11:09 ETisME wrote:
It's the norm nowadays. There is a joke for business graduates.
Need work for experience, need experience for work. Endless cycle.

You can still apply for them though, nothing wrong with just applying. But imo if you are thinking to work for big companies like bank of America, you will need a lot more than what you have right now.

Usually jobs from big company that asks for degree minimum will reject anyone who doesn't have one unless that person had a lot of outstanding experience to prove he is fit for the job.

I certainly would like to end up at a larger corporation, but I gotta find the experience first lookin to join the rat race/endless cycle if you know what i mean
Aerisky
Profile Blog Joined May 2012
United States12129 Posts
May 26 2013 02:48 GMT
#18
On May 26 2013 08:33 obesechicken13 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2013 08:01 Torte de Lini wrote:
Smaller companies with a smaller budget (and thus smaller salaries) often drop their standards of experience.

That's how you work your way up and move across. All companies have ladders with the steps being distanced differently depending how high a ladder (or big the company is) goes.

You will see this with similarly named jobs with similar descriptions, but the requisites are different.

You would think that smaller companies care more about their employees because if they have a few bad employees they can fail, but big companies can coast on brand name.

Yeah I've thought this was the case too. A small company (e.g. a start-up) would want to look very carefully and ensure that the person they hire or the intern they take on is very specifically qualified for the job and adept at what he/she does, as far as I know.
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micronesia
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States24678 Posts
May 26 2013 02:53 GMT
#19
On May 26 2013 08:49 Race is Terran wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2013 08:32 AiurZ wrote:
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.

bank tellers require customer experience....I wish I could apply to be a teller and work my way up but as far as I see it, that's something i still have to work up towards

My friend became a bank teller with no customer experience so make sure you check with more than one place if you are serious.
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Race is Terran
Profile Blog Joined May 2013
United States382 Posts
May 26 2013 03:40 GMT
#20
On May 26 2013 11:53 micronesia wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 26 2013 08:49 Race is Terran wrote:
On May 26 2013 08:32 AiurZ wrote:
cashiering is customer service


u can apply to a lot of jobs that u might not be qualified/have enough experience for. i got a job in mortgage lending despite having 0 experience in that kind of thing or any related anything, all i had was experience with customer service via retail (job im doing now i have 0 customer interaction) and some school stuff.

dont be afraid of applying to things you might not think u are qualified for. you can also apply to a position that requires less experience and try to move up, i know some ppl that i trained with started as bank tellers and are doing the same stuff as me etc.

bank tellers require customer experience....I wish I could apply to be a teller and work my way up but as far as I see it, that's something i still have to work up towards

My friend became a bank teller with no customer experience so make sure you check with more than one place if you are serious.

ug. I guess I just have to accept the fact that I am going to get rejected A LOT before I get a job. Really, being completely honest here I hate getting rejected for jobs, especially the ones that I really want. it's not easy :/
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