RE: It’s getting difficult to start a job at an ‘entry level’ position and slowly gain skills and experience that will take you up the ladder. Many ‘entry level’ positions are virtually dead-end positions with little opportunity for advancement.
Tell me about it, I see entry-level positions with the following requirements all the time — “Must have 2 years experience”. How is one supposed to get experience when entry level jobs require experience? This is the chicken-egg problem.
See this ad as an example:
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Mortgage Sales Assoc (safe)
Garden City, NY
Wells Fargo Careers - Posted about 13 hours ago
Job Title: Mortgage Sales Assoc (safe)
Requisition Number: 3620065
Schedule Type: Regular
Work Hours:m 40.00
Telecommute Option: Not Indicated
We have an immediate opening for a Mortgage Sales Associate. This is an entry level position responsible for administrative, marketing, and support and sales support to Home Mortgage Consultants, Sales Supervisors or Branch Sales Managers.
This individual may also be responsible for managing and/or maintaining relationships with current and prospective customers while providing excellent customer service. Strong sales and organizational skills are essential. Bi-lingual job seekers are encouraged to apply.
Basic Qualifications
2+ years sales and mortgage industry experience.
Minimum Qualifications
This position requires S.A.F.E. registration at the time of employment. The Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) web site (mortgage.nationwidelicensingsystem.org) provides the MU4R questions and registration required for employment in this position.
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(Note: This is an ENTRY-LEVEL position ).
Yeah, as I posted a little while ago, our daughter is running into this problem of the ‘Entry Level’ job that requires two years or more of experience.