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I’m a recent college grad in general business. I haven’t been working for too long and altogether, I got about a year of customer service/retail experience, plus less than a year of office/administrative experience (about half a year of which is recent – all of my other previous experience I got more than 2 years ago, before I went to college). I also got about two years of construction experience and about a year of industrial warehouse (machines and metal working kind of stuff), though I don’t want to go in that direction.
I get along with people very well and studied negotiation and psychology on my own. I’m pretty good with electronics and computers, though not advanced – while I build computers and can do installations, configurations, and troubleshooting of all kinds inside Windows environment, I only got very basic knowledge of Linux and Macs, and know next to nothing about networking and firewalls. I know something about accounting – I got A+ in both of my accounting courses in college, though I don’t feel very comfortable in this area and don’t want to make accounting my main vocation.
For now, I’d like to get into communication/negotiation, business presentations, or assistant manager/junior supervisor in just about any field (though general office and retail would probably be most possible to find). What would be the fastest (not necessarilly the easiest) guaranteed (or almost guaranteed) way to get there?
With the goal in mind to get some decent experience to put on my resume, I tried to get into office administration/coordination but a friend of mine who’s been working in that area for quite a while told me that it’s pretty much impossible for a guy to get hired there, and most of the office administration positions are held by women. He instead recommended me to go into technical support, which I wouldn’t mind at all, though I’m not sure how advanced do I need to be with computers for that.
I don’t want to work in sales (or at least retail sales) or customer service (unless it’s a step stone to something bigger in a short while). Any kind of telemarketing, door-to-door, or similar positions where I have to search for new clients on my own won’t work very well (I don’t like to get acquainted with many new people in one day on a constant basis)
So, what would be your recommendations regarding what kind of a job should I apply for? Learning something new along the way – especially about communication and finances would be really nice.
Thanks for your input.
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You can really try any managerial position. I would do job searches with a key word of ‘manager’ and not ethe education level, and the zip code/area you are looking for.
This is a wide net and will show you everything from office manager spots to restaurant managers to supermarket managers to supply chain managers.
Office managers are hard to get into – they typically want some experience in the field – so if you area trying for a medical group, they want to know you have medical billing experience, etc. Apply anyway, you never know. Restaurant managers…with the economy, I would avoid at this time, just my personal feeling. Supermarket managers will give you exposure to lots of areas but the hours (as with retail managers) can be horrible. I’m a fan of supply chain management – it’s where I have focused a good part of my career. Getting in as a supervisor and working your way up is VERY possible. You will learn a LOT of things like product flow, expenses, working within budget, people management, etc – which will give you more experience to work in other management jobs down the road.
Basically, look into all manager roles. Find the descriptions that best meet your skills and pursue those areas.
Good luck!