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A wake up call.
Wow, that didn't go well. Had a phone screen for a Research Tech II position this morning. Was told in not so many words that I'd never get a RT II position because I didn't have any experience, and no, education does not substitute (I guess that MS was useless), and good luck finding an RT I position because while they usually only require a BS, PIs want young people straight out of college who want to pursue a PhD. And yes, he said young people straight out of college, which I am clearly not. FML
It's pretty clear that I'm not going to find a low-level research job. The only others jobs I've been seeing around are shift work, which I was hoping not to have to do. Most of those have the typical must be able to carry 50lbs around, which, WTF? I can't quite do that, so I'll have to look for those that only need you to be able to haul around 25, which I can do. Either than or get a phlebotomy license, for some reason there seems to be plenty of openings there, though again, mostly swing or night shift.
I've only had a few phone screens and interviews recently, but I did talk to a few people at Western when I was "interviewing" there before being accepted, and I did interview a lot back when. I have never had anyone pretty much tell me my education and experience aren't worth shit, even when I interviewed for jobs that I was clearly underqualified for.
It's pretty clear that I'm not going to find a low-level research job. The only others jobs I've been seeing around are shift work, which I was hoping not to have to do. Most of those have the typical must be able to carry 50lbs around, which, WTF? I can't quite do that, so I'll have to look for those that only need you to be able to haul around 25, which I can do. Either than or get a phlebotomy license, for some reason there seems to be plenty of openings there, though again, mostly swing or night shift.
I've only had a few phone screens and interviews recently, but I did talk to a few people at Western when I was "interviewing" there before being accepted, and I did interview a lot back when. I have never had anyone pretty much tell me my education and experience aren't worth shit, even when I interviewed for jobs that I was clearly underqualified for.