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19 year old actress struggling to find a job in new york city.?

I am a 19 year old, student actress, on a job hunt, i need to start saving up for my school tuition. I am unemployed, and its really hard for me to find a job out here in NEW YORK CITY. I need to pay rent, and tuition among other things. Where do i begin my search? craigslist isn't working too well for me, no one responds because perhaps my resume may be lacking. I have experience in a little office work, lots of experience with children, telemarketing too. Restaurants won't hire me, because i don't have experience as a waitress. I don't know what to do. where do i start? because i am losing hope, and will soon end up on the streets. please help. i don't know what to to do, or where to go.

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1. Do you have friends or people you know personally? Maybe through them you will find a job. It will sure get you through many of the backdoors involved with finding a job. That's how I got my current job, through a friend. However, I'm in a completely different situation so I might not make any sense. Good luck to you, I wish you all the best.
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3. I lived in NYC for many years and know how tough job hunting there can be. I remember one time when a man was standing at Grand Central handing out his resume to literally anyone who walked by hoping one of them would have work for him. With the way the economy is, it's a tight job market. And with rising gas prices, that's not helping! Unfortunately, the only real advice I can give you is to look for anything and everything! You're in a desperate position where you cannot afford to be choosey. And that means taking whatever kind of work comes along, no matter how demeaning or disgusting. Hit every employment agency in town to see if they have temp or permanent work for you. I'm sure there's some temp work here and there as people are out sick and go on vacation. I remember just walking into an office building, looking at the directory, and then hitting some of those companies to see if they have work. I suggest you do the same. See if any friends, family, neighbors, and fellow students know of any jobs or possible openings. If they're working, then perhaps they can check HR or personnel to see if there's any work you can do there. Check with your school's career services. I've worked closely with the one at the school I teach at to let me students know about upcoming jobs and job fairs. Also attend any job fairs you come across and look online. There are also commisssion sales and telemarketing / call center jobs that you may be able to get. You'll have to work hard to make money, but work is work! I'm sorry for you and feel your pain. I've gone through some good and bad times in my experience too. Most people have! So take some comfort in knowing you're not alone. But there are options. One last thing you may have to do is move out of the city. Or commute to CT or NJ. For instance, I lived in Manhattan and worked in NJ, taking the train back and forth. And in one of my jobs in the city, there was someone who commuted in from CT every day. So many people work within the tri-state area. You're fortunate in the sense that you can live in NY and work in other states. In other parts of the country, that's much harder or close to impossible because of distances and/or lack of transportation. But in NY, you can live there and work in NJ, CT, or PA. In addition, you can work in any of the boroughs, Staten Island, or out on Long Island. So I cannot imagine you are really unable to find any work in all these places! I'm sure there are plenty of restaurants in all these places that would hire you. But you will be up against some stiff competition. Some will be experienced, many others will not. Jobs are tight, but there are still some around. You will probably wind-up working further away. But as I said, you go where the jobs are!
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