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State Jobs
Im looking into positions with the state of Texas. I was wondering if anyone works for the state or knows someone who does and could tell me if it was hard to get a job. Every job I look at says I'm under qualified. I don't have my bachelors yet, but I will eventually. It seems like all the jobs I look into say this is a requirement. I'm looking into all sectors none in particular and I really want to do auditing. My major will be in accountancy. The whole time I have been going to school I work full time, so it has taken me longer to finish. In the end I just want to get a job in texas.
Sorry this kind of turned into a rant, I know something has to be out there, I'm just getting frustrated.
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Re: State Jobs
I still recommend that you apply for entry level positions, if you knwo that you will graduate within 6 months. The key to passing throught the frist screening, is making sure you hightlight the key words in your application. Use the same wording in the questions in your response, otherwise your app will not even pass the first screening process.
Do you have to get a job in Austin and does is it have to be a State job, there are lots of other governement jobs in TX, too. Don't rule those out, Feds, Counties, tollway agencies/authorities are all governmental jobs but are not considered State.
A friend of mine used to work in HR for a state agency, and although she didn't screen job candidates, she always said it's very difficult to get a state job because they are really strict about meeting the minimum requirements.
It's been in the news lately that the state is having to cut the budget quite a bit, and I'd imagine that state agencies may have a hiring freeze or are seeking internal candidates before hiring from the outside.
I know job searching is frustrating, but it couldn't hurt to keep trying, and good luck!
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I worked for the state many, many years ago. In general, I would say that if you are worried about the cost of living here and not making enough, an entry-level position with the State isn't the way to go.
You have to meet every minimum qualification or your application goes into the trash.
I applied for a job after I finished my bachelor's and a semester before I finished my masters and it was entry-level, and didn't require a degree. The pay wasn't very good but I wanted to at least get my foot in the door. After a year and a half in that position, a better one came up in another division and I applied and ended up getting that job. It was a significant pay increase. It's pretty hard to get a higher level job with the state coming in from the "outside" because a lot of the applicants for every job are internal.
As far as the auditing jobs go, they are very strict about the number of accounting hours you have completed and they will not even look at your application if you haven't met the minimum. GL!
ETA: It is definitely possible to (eventually) find a decent paying job with the state.