<p>Hi parents, I recently visited NYC and fell in love with it, so much that I want to live there after graduation. I'm a senior right now at a top 25 university majoring in the social sciences and would like to work in a field where I would actually be able to put my degree to use. I plan to apply to law school in a few years but working for a few years would be good for me right now. I know NYC is very expensive, but it's been my dream to live there, and I would go for it even if it means having to survive on a <$30,000 salary. Do you have any suggestions on how I should start looking for a job? I will be applying from outside the East Coast. Thanks.</p>
<p>Start in your colleges career office and look for alumni contacts.</p>
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Get a roommate and have a lot of money saved up before you come here.</p>
<p>There are NO jobs right now.</p>
<p>toolworker,
Agree that using your career placement and school job fair, alumni and networking opportuinities is the best. Then try the New York Times/Monster job site website. Thousands of jobs are listed there. I don’t know your specialty or interest, so couldnt do any specific searching for you. If you are persistent and committeed I am sure you can find something!! Good luck!</p>
<p>NYC is the type of place you can find a “survival job” to tide you over while you hunt for something in your field. It is true that the city is suffering from the recession like any other place, but I still see restaurants and bars filled to bursting. If you can save up a couple of thousand dollars and have skills (or can learn fast) in such areas as waitering and bartending, you can actually do pretty well for yourself if you hustle. (Retail doesn’t pay well, and it’s hard to find a job now anyway.) Apartment rents are super-high but have come down a bit, maybe 25%, from the peak. Check out Time Out New York’s website for tips on how to survive on very little money!</p>
<p>I hope you have been interning, volunteering, doing more than just being in the classroom. My daughter goes to school there, well in the bronx, and has been interning, working, etc, all 4 years of college.</p>
<p>I would go to the NYC city website and see what kinds of jobs the city itself offers- social services, etc- and see what they need. Is there a test, what is the hiring schedule, that kind of thing. And look beyond Manahttan- statin island, the bronx, queens, brooklyn…at lest to live if not to work</p>
<p>It would be easier if we knew your major or what type of job you are looking for.
Anyway - my 2 cents.
I agree about taking advantage of alumni & career service at your school.
Now is not the time to be shy - ask everyone you and your family knows - maybe you have a cousin or someone has an old friend - call in favors - if your relatives/adult friends have facebook pages - ask them to ask.
Do any of your profs or college friends have contacts in NYC - profs usually have their bio’s online - find out where they studied or taught (I did this to help expand my daughters school search).
Do you belong to any national organizations - they can usually put you in touch with other chapter members - some have their own career search/networking office (at least as a starting point for housing or roommates) sorority, frat, honor society.
Does your college have a study abroad exchange program - if so find out if any of the students/alumni studied in NYC - they may be able to give you some leads.
Did you work or intern in the past - maybe the company has an office in NJ/NY.
I live in NJ right outside of NYC (can see the NYC skyline if I stand just right LOL) - a lot of people here commute. An option may be to find housing/job in a suburb or outlying area of NYC and commute/visit NYC.<br>
I’m sure you would be able to find a job - but you might need to supplement LurkNessMonster is right waitressing/waiter, bartender jobs would be a good bet.<br>
You could try: [url=<a href=“http://www.americorps.gov%5DAmeriCorps%5B/url”>http://www.americorps.gov]AmeriCorps[/url</a>] - some NYC positions provide housing and/or a stipend - would look good on the Law School app. or future job resume. </p>
<p>Good Luck -</p>
<p>D did not have luck finding a job in NYC, even though she went to college there. The looked for quite a while and sent out 200 resumes.</p>
<p>She is heading off to Atlanta.</p>
<p>How are you feeling about that Mythmom?</p>
<p>I hope she loves Atlanta – I’ve heard it’s a great place to live.</p>
<p>I wasn’t kidding earlier. Jobs are incredibly tough here right now, even server or bartender-type jobs. There are just so many people looking that the competition is fierce and incredibly qualified.</p>
<p>zooser: I am really happy because she’s moving in with her boyfriend. I really like him, and the apartment is wonderful and affordable; I’m sure she’ll find a job there too.</p>
<p>According to a Bloomberg show this afternoon, financial firms are beginning to hire again and they expect next year to be pretty good. My D’s roommate who has interned during the summer at JPMorgan already has a job lined up as an asset manager when she graduates in May.</p>
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That’s just great. I’m sure she’ll find a job, too, and it sounds like she has so many good things. I’m very glad.</p>
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If that does happen, it would be great for the entire city, but it’s too soon to tell. Financial companies, like law firms, often hire months or a year out and in the last two years many of those jobs hired for didn’t pan out (I’ve been in hiring for law firms for years).</p>
<p>mythmom,
Yes, she will LOVE Atlanta. It is a truly wonderful place.The traffic is a bit of a headache, but the rest is great!</p>
<p>Thanks jym. I’m excited. And I bought her a Cabrio. It’s all good.</p>
<p>Great news!! Let me know if I can be of any help!</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. I’ll definitely contact some alumni to see if they can hook me up. I’m hoping the career services office at my university would help out. </p>
<p>I’ve also been looking at job postings on Idealist.org and found a lot I like, but how soon should I start applying if I don’t plan on starting until fall 2010 (or late summer at the earliest)?</p>
<p>I considered bartending jobs in my city, but all places I found were hiring only people with several years of experience. I figured there are enough of those people to go around, so I never even bothered applying since. Is NYC any different?</p>
<p>Which boroughs of NYC are affordable and safe? I’m guessing it will be extremely hard to afford apartments in Manhattan (even with roommates?), but if you know of any awesome deals, definitely let me know. </p>
<p>Also, what other cities can I consider living in if I don’t want to use a car ever? (although no city can really compare to NYC)</p>
<p>Don’t just look in the boroughs for cheap housing and jobs–look right across the river in NJ, at Hoboken; Jersey City: Fort Lee, etc. Tons of young grads do that and are 20 minutes away from Manhattan–closer than much of Brooklyn and Queens</p>
<p>Other cities you can survive in without driving are Philly, Boston and DC</p>
<p>Good luck</p>
<p>Is it possible to find a place in NYC/NJ for less than $1,000 a month that’s in a relatively safe area?</p>
<p>^^^As a young person, you should be able to find a decent share for $800-1000 per person, but there are usually utilities on top of that. This could mean no elevator, definitely no doorman, no laundry. Be prepared to lower your expectations. There are many areas that are pretty safe. Best advice is to keep an open mind and check out the neighborhood at night. You also want to keep in mind subway/bus access. In the boroughs, there are areas that are faaar away from the train. That will make your life considerably more complicated. If you want to be in Manhattan, there are many great apartments in neighborhoods north of 96th st, and especially north of 110th st.
Good luck.</p>
<p>As for job hunting, networking is really crucial in NYC. Both my S & D found jobs through my emailing efforts, I’m happy to say! (I know a lot of people—I provided the initial contact but they got the jobs on their own.) So, don’t be too proud to ask everyone for help, including your Mom!</p>
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<p>Yea, I’ve been wondering the same but most I’ve found are in the high 1000s and low/mid 2000s AT LEAST.</p>