Want to know how many free jobs I'm aware of? Zero. That's right, zero. Granted, this is discounting the jobs at Landvetter, but that's for a good reason - the travel fare alone would eat up 50% of my salary, and I would hate every minute of it.

Eric, you're one of the lucky ones that people hate because you get stuff for free. Don't push it.

Should also be added that the jobs in question aren't jobs that are available to me, and that students aren't in the unemployment rate calculations.

Then you tell me where to search because I don't have a single idea where to even start. I really mean that, I don't. And handing out resumés? Do you really believe that college first-years even have resumés?

If a high school drop out like myself has a resume, it shouldn't be difficult for someone in COLLEGE to create a resume.

Pick up a news paper, check your community's website, take a trip to the mall or a drive around town looking for help wanted signs. It's really not that difficult, but you need to take some initiative.

Drop off resume's even if they're not looking for employee's. Someone might get fired, and you might get hired in their stead.

Yep. It's work, ain't it?

But it is money. You could be 45, if you need cash, there is nothing wrong with fastfood if it pays the bills.

...now if I could just get off my lazy arse and apply for one.

I'm still in Spain

Unemplyment rate here is quite bad. Around 13% I think.

Finding a first job is not the easiest think. You'll need to answer some offers before you get hired by someone. Quite a lot of people's first job here is at university. They don't pay much but it's good for your CV, so you can find a better job in the future.

Yeah the first thing is to never get discouraged when sending out resumes ... it's not like the first resume you send out will get you the job... it takes many many many resumes to get a job. I actually used up a 50 pack of resume paper until I finally got my first real outside job... and it is at a University. Granted I was getting very depressed and discouraged becuase all I ever got was "We're sorry" letters back in the mail and the interview that landed me this job didn't seem like a winner... but a few days later I got the phone call. Granted the economy isn't in the best situation and unemployment is very high. Even though you are a first year student you can still make a resume... even if you have to put down some of your own work to fluff it up. Personal projects go well on a resume. Hopefully now that I can say I have some experience in the "real" world, getting the job I really want will be easier.

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In high school I worked in a burger joint for THREE years... that's right THREE.
In college I worked at Wal-Mart for a year.
After that I worked at Office Depot for another THREE years.
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X-G what kind of work are you looking for? There are people on Campus as well that can help point you in the right direction...

Anything that's not menial labor (warehouse work, flipping burgers etc). And what people are that?

EDIT: Phipps: Companies like that don't hire undergrads, and especially not for part-time jobs or just for two months. It's like, 8 hours a day, a year position at minimum.

You're right Matthew. X-G is asking for suggestions then dismissing everything. You don't really want a job do you? You just want to complain about things..

Well we can all do that.

I did my income tax for the first time

It was cool! I wish I could do my taxes all the time!
I walked in, showed him my yearly income of $1,414 CDN, and he said that I'll get a cheque in the mail for $100 within a few weeks. Then later, I'll get a GST cheque for no apparent reason! Yippie!

Back on topic eh?
Ok, my new toys.
We took a trip to the dollar store a while ago.
I BOUGHT STICKERS!
Hearts, and exclaimation points, and question marks, and lightning bolts, and moons.. They are the awesome.

I traded Rob a moon for a bufferly.

I also bought some play-doh, and we made claymation.. but... it sucks. This duck swims around in a pond, and a dog comes by and bites him and takes him away.. but because play-doh isn't made for that, it got too dry and when the dog's tail wags it looks like it breaks apart

I also got a glow in the dark dinosaur, to put on my shelf with my Final Fantasy Action Figures. He's the coolest.

I bought a glow stick, too.. but.. it's dead now.

Then we went to Buck or Two in the mall, and I bought some more kid stuff for myself!
I got a Spiderman Coloring Book, and some markers and pencil crayons, and it's awesome! I also got some pencil sharpeners, and some contact cement, and stuck one on the bottom of my desk!

I felt like I was 10 again. It ruled.

heh, I knew someone would say something like that

I was contemplating getting some styrofoam swords as well. Me and my sister were fighting with them in the store.. they were fun, but got boring a little too fast... and Rob didn't seem too interested in them, so I don't think I'd have gotten much use out of them...