Can you pay someone to look for your degree job?

SazSarsh

Hello,
My brother has a degree in environmental management since last year but is unemployed in the area and is part time working on a farm. He is finding it extremely difficult to get a job in his degree as he's unsure of what to even look for. He is only 22 and he just wants to get into some company to gain experience and then he feels he will away with it and get the kick start.

I was saying to him that it would be great if there was some professional out there who applies for jobs for people or gives them help in where to apply and what to even apply for etc.?
I have been googling "employment helpers" and similar terms but I'm just not sure if there such a person who does this or the title of a person that would do it. The term for this and any advice is welcome.

Thank you

endacl

Have you heard of employment agencies?

SazSarsh

endacl wrote: »

Have you heard of employment agencies?

I have never heard of employment agencies. It would be ideal for him to go in and pay for someone inform him of job vacancies in his field or even apply for the jobs for him and to help him with his cv etc. Would employment agencies do this?

endacl

Seriously?

http://www.recruitmentagenciesireland.com/all-agencies-in-ireland.html

endacl

Agencies work for the employer. They'll match him to roles available based on his qualifications, skills and experience. They won't write a cv for him or apply on his behalf. I can't imagine there would be many companies interested in an applicant who couldn't do up a cv and apply themselves.

SazSarsh

endacl wrote: »

Agencies work for the employer. They'll match him to roles available based on his qualifications, skills and experience. They won't write a cv for him or apply on his behalf. I can't imagine there would be many companies interested in an applicant who couldn't do up a cv and apply themselves.

I understand but please be sensitive of the fact that he is only fresh out of college, nervous, and has very little experience. So he needs help and guidance. He is unsure of what to even look for and could do with help with everything

Peregrinus

There are employment coaching/career coaching/career guidance services. They go by various names, but if you google those terms you'll get some hits. They tend to provide one-to-one support and are fairly pricey, and they are mostly aimed at people who have already made a certain amount of progress in their profession and who want to take it to the next level, or at people who have hit a career obstacle and need to reorient themselves. Still, they have the skillset that your brother is looking for.

What your brother needs is a mentor - somebody with a bit of experience in your brother's chosen field who can assist him in polishing his CV and advise him on preparing job applications, who can help him think creatively about how to advance professionally, and ideally who has a bit of network that they can plug him into. People at your brother's level mostly find this mentoring support informally, or through college or family networks, or in their first job. But if all those routes fail your brother, yes, he could approach a career coach.

Widdensushi

I presume that you are messing, he at least in his twenties and if he is unable to fend for himself then he never will be. I doubt if there are too many employers looking for people who are unable to write a cv.

bigpink

A major problem I her and also people want certain jobs or titles but many jobs are below Irish grads now

riffmongous

There have been plenty of threads on Boards before on bad CVs, it's a very good idea to get some help with one. The question is of course if you should pay for it since all the info is out there on the internet, but that is up to the individual's circumstances.

beauf

Its called career Guidance and you should have it at school and college.

https://www.google.ie/search?q=Career+Guidence&rlz=1C1CHBF_enIE761IE761&oq=Career+Guidence&aqs=chrome..69i57.3190j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

That people can go finish third level and not even heard of demonstrates how out of touch schools and colleges are from real jobs.

It would seem many college run courses without any reference to the job market. In my opinion every year the colleges should be able to updated their stats on graduates and show how successful each course is.

tea and coffee

Most colleges have a career guidance office; they should be able to give tips to your brother on CV writing , applying for jobs etc.

cruizer101

Get him to get in touch with his college career guidance office. I know he is out of college now but they might still be of help since its only year ago.