How can you get a job with no experience?
How can you get experience without a job? Isn’t this a puzzle with no answer that goes on and on forever? Hey, if that were true, none of us would have jobs!
The reality is that while so many companies want you to come to the interview proving your worth through your past work experience, there are plenty of jobs out there that will hire you today, even with no experience at all. Some would even prefer you to be green, so at least they know you haven’t picked up any bad work habits already.
So, here are some of the Jobs That Will Hire You Today, Even With No Experience necessary.
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Sales Representative
This first job is a perfect example of the type where an employer might be more than happy to scoop you up with no work experience. After all, sales are all about your personality and your ability to interact with and influence people.
But it’s also about toeing the company line, following sales scripts, and promoting products and services in exactly the way the company wants. Training is usually done in-house to familiarize you with the company and what you’ll be selling, which continues on the job. While many sales jobs will require experience, a surprising number of employers will advertise “No Experience Necessary.” They’ll take you if you’re enthusiastic and great with people.
Average Salary: $50,000
Customer Service Representative
Like sales, customer service is a job where employers want their reps to do exactly what they’re told. This is to preserve the company’s image and also for legal reasons. They usually take anyone who displays patience and good communication skills.
Most customer service reps these days either work in call centers or chat live with customers via company websites. If you can keep your cool and be friendly and professional even in tough situations, this might be a great entry-level job to consider.
Average Salary: $30,000
Real Estate Agent
Here’s another that you’ll be surprised to learn needs no experience. You do need, however, to pass a state certification test, and this may require you to first study a 60-hour course. But you can also study using online, usually free resources.
This is a job that combines a bit of knowledge of the real estate market with a lot of people skills. Salaries vary widely as you will usually work on commissions, and those will depend on how many sales you can make.
Average Salary: $30,000-$100,000
Receptionist/Assistant
While these two jobs are a bit different, they both require the same set of skills and abilities. You need to be good with people, a good communicator, detailed, and really well organized. As any business grows, it will find itself in need of a receptionist for meeting clients and organizing communications for the whole business.
Specific people may find that they now need assistants to help them keep up with their increasing workloads. Businesses are looking for people who are going to impress them with their skills, rather than a history of working other, unrelated jobs.
Average Salary: $33,000-38,000
Bartender
While you can go to bartending school, that’s certainly not required for every bar or club out there. Many establishments don’t need you to have an encyclopedic knowledge of all sorts of obscure cocktails – they just need you to keep the beers flowing.
Keeping up with the demand and keeping a cool head with sometimes aggressive and unruly customers is what this job demands more than anything. And if you’re great at it, your tips will pile up.
Average Salary: $28,000-50,000
Veterinary Assistant
Love animals? If you do, this is a job that may not require previous experience but definitely requires tough love. Most pets are scared when they come in for medical care. A vet needs someone to provide them with comfort, care, and often restraint as well.
Jobs like cleaning cages and moving and feeding animals are the daily tasks of a veterinary assistant. And while most VA’s will need a certification, many veterinarians will hire you first and let you work to get certified through on-the-job experience.
Average Salary: $28,000
Delivery Driver
There are more and more delivery driver jobs popping up every day, thanks to food delivery services and the increasing popularity of home shopping. If you have a license and a clean driving record, you can be ready to start today. This is usually a very flexible job, and the more you work, the more you can make.
Average Salary: $18,000-40,000
General Laborer
Whether as a remote working oilfield roustabout or a construction site laborer, these tough physical jobs can be yours without any previous experience. In general, you’ll be using your strength to carry light and heavy loads or to operate large machinery. A lot of this work is outdoors with exposure to the elements. But on the other hand, you’ll save on a gym membership!
Average Salary: $28,000-40,000
Grounds Maintenance Worker
This is a fancy way of saying “landscaper.” If you like physical work in the outdoors, this may be a great entry-level choice for you. As a grounds maintenance worker, you’ll move heavy loads of landscaping materials, cut lawns, and plant trees.
This job can also be a first step towards working as a designer or expert gardener for things like public parks and golf courses. Keep in mind that in harsher climates, this work may be seasonal.
Average Salary: $28,000
Security Guard
One of the most overlooked jobs that needs no experience is as a security guard. You would generally apply to a security company and then be placed with one of their clients in an industrial, commercial, or even private setting. There’s not a lot of opportunity for growth in this job, but it could be the first step towards a career in law enforcement.
Average Salary: $29,000
Need More Info And Advice?
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Final Thoughts
As you can see, there are plenty of jobs that will hire you today, even with no experience. These jobs let you get a foot in the door, so you can grow while you work. Many of them are excellent stepping stones to careers in related fields.
If you don’t know what you want to do yet and need a job quick, try out your first few choices from this list. You can get out there and get that job that you need right now.
All the very best with your job hunting!
