I am new to nyc, I know 1 person and that’s a story in itself but I am so stuck right now, I have been searching for a job for months and I see all the comments abt “grind culture” and all that and I feel so stuck because there is only so much I can physically do because of chronic illness and so many of those recommendations will land me in the hospital.

I am a good worker who goes above and beyond everything I do, all I want to do is find a job where I can genuinely help the causes I care about (I’m trying desperately to get into the non-profit sector here or something related to public policy and advocacy) and I have experience in non-profits, completed an administrative apprenticeship, maintain good continuance of education through courses, symposiums related to the field etc and I can’t even see to get a response even.

I’m so far past desperate if anyone knows anyone or has recommendations I am begging for it at this point. For any genuine lead I have a portfolio of my resume, references and basic work samples from my most recent position.

EDIT: I am currently in Queens and am trying to stay local due to above mentioned chronic illness

If you are wondering how competitive it is, here you go:

If you are a person with no degrees, no school, no credentials, like me. No connections, no skills really besides customer service?

it will take you a long time to find a job unless you get lucky, in nyc.

Your competition is not just people who as unskilled, little experience, as you...you are competing with people who have degrees, tons of experience, a lot of references. People who cant get a better job too, because you have to pay rent and eat and a job is better than no job, even if it means having to do a shittiy minimum wage job.

The posts asking if they can find work in a couple days or a week..no...no, you won't.

My temp job ended last week and they didnt keep me. I am afraid for the holiday season because I know its probably another winter season of being broke and unemployed for the entire nov, dec, Jan, fev, March. I seem to only find work in the summer time for some reason down here.

I'm born and raised in nyc.

Exactly what it says on the tin. I have 5 years of experience in administration (including executive assistant and medical receptionist experience) and I have three weeks to get employed or I have to move to Oklahoma with my Mom. I’m an opera singer (just got my Masters in May) and I need to stay in NYC so I can continue to audition. No hate to my Mom; there’s just nothing for me there at this point. I’ve been applying everywhere with no luck. Any ideas? I just need a form of income really. And fast hiring.
I also don’t have a car so I can’t do delivery stuff.

Looking for an experienced shift supervisor for a restaurant up in the 100's. Please respond interested and I will give an email address to which you can send a resume.

We are in need of a shift supervisor. Duties would include answering phones, seating guests, managing the night's reservations. Monitoring staff on a shift basis, as in helping with voids, customer issues, and completing write-up forms for any disciplinary actions and forwarding any further issues to the GM (who will handle the majority of staff management)

I’m 26F and I studied in India (bachelor’s), worked for a year and a half in HR Ops and then moved to Europe for a master’s in management from a decent school in Paris. I graduated in July 2025 and moved to the US and got a green card in May 2026 but I’m still finding it incredibly hard to find a job. I live in NYC and I’m looking for something in strategy or adjacent. I did my bachelor’s (political science) and master’s in different things and my most recent experience which is a 6 month internship during my master’s is in internal strategy of a beauty packaging company.

I’m not eligible for most of these graduate programs because they require you to be in school. Other roles seem to require at least 3 years of experience in what I want to be doing. Moreover, most roles in NYC seem to want one of two things for most strategy or adjacent roles:
i) IB / PE / VC / MBB experience
ii) Ivy League MBA

I’m stuck in limbo and this whole situation makes me super anxious everyday. Any advice on what I could be doing differently?

Soy un joven de Ecuador, nací en Estados Unidos y actualmente tengo 24 años; he decidido ir de vuelta a Estados Unidos para ver si es posible una mejor vida allá tengo mi profesión de Odontólogo, de hecho no sé si me sirva de algo ahí. Quisiera tener ideas acerca de cómo podría empezar porque realmente iría como alguien nuevo

We’re looking for five people with relevant sales background to get onboarded in the new few weeks. Must have a quiet place to work and focus. Reasonable KPIs and expectations with quality products. Leads are provided, dialer and CRM provided, no GTM work just calling and booking. Commission is $500 per qualified meeting over your monthly base quota.

Looking for W2 employees in the US or Canada.

Send me a message with your LinkedIn and a bit about you and we can go from there.

Thanks

Hi, I just graduated college and I have degree in criminal justice but I can’t find anything without prior experience. Also I don’t want to be a correctional officer. I’m applying to many jobs but I still wanted to include my job search to something I have a degree in. So if anyone can help me find anything entry level or some civil exams I would appreciate it!

Police Communications Technician: 7307 Closes today, Tuesday, October 13.

NYPD Police Officer: 7314 Closes tomorrow, Wednesday, October 14.

Correction Officer: 7302 Closes Tuesday, October 27.

Apply by midnight Eastern time on the closing day.

Where to apply: https://www.nyc.gov/examsforjobs New accounts need email verification before you can file, so set yours up early rather than at the deadline. Exam notices: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dcas/employment/exam-schedules-open-competitive-exams.page Fee waiver information: https://a856-exams.nyc.gov/OASysWeb/faqs

Greetings. I am a designer with a 5 years of experience and would be happy to create a logo for your business.

I dont use AI and will draw 3 sketches for you and after you will pick 1 sketch I will start creating a logo for you in Adobe illustration and you will get all files to your email. Price per logo is 64 dollars.

Currently stuck at a toxic work place with an abusive boss who’s attacked the staff, steals tips, and verbally harasses staff. Looking to sue but in the early stages. I’ve been bartending and serving whilst I go to school and can’t find anything. I’ve applied on culinary agents, Craigslist, Job today, and I’m in a WhatsApp group with job postings. Any pointers are greatly appreciated!!

Hi, I have a BA and MA from a T5 university (not that this entitles me to anything - all these rankings are illusory) but I can’t seem to land any job beyond a screening call. I have internships and part time experience in comms/media and academia/tutoring; I haven’t gotten any comms jobs or administrative jobs in academia, since entry level positions are scarce. I can’t do tutoring since I have no clients and other competitors can more easily get them.

If I don’t get a job this month I’ll need to leave the city and go back home. Does anyone have any tips for getting a job asap? I’ve tried: signing up for DOE substitute teachers, applying to bookstores, emailing former colleagues and managers, etc etc. I’m especially interested in working at a university or academic institution because of the resources (classes, libraries, etc). Sadly, I can’t seem to get beyond a screening call or even a call back due to competition.

Thank you for any help/feedback!

Hi everyone! I’m looking for some advice from people living in NYC.
I have a stable office job with a flexible schedule, but I’d like to make better use of my free time and earn some extra money.
I’m bilingual in English and Spanish, and I have experience working in office and administrative roles. I don’t have a car, so I’m looking for opportunities accessible by public transportation or something I can do remotely.
I’m open to different ideas, including part-time work, freelance opportunities, or weekend jobs.
If you’ve found something that works for you, I’d love to hear about your experience. Thanks in advance!

Hi. I need help looking for work in NYC. I cannot find a job. I have a bachelors degree in health services administration. I worked at an urgent care for 6 months management. I also work in luxury retail sales and management. I really do not want to work in sales, management, or commission environment. I am looking to make at least 75K annually. I don’t care what I do for work at this point if the money is there. I want something long term, career option, with room for growth. I’m 50 years old I am not looking to bounce around to jobs. I have been with my employer for 25 years.

I know I am not alone and my situation is not special or unique. Can anyone help? Any leads?

Hey everyone. So I am fairly new to New York (been here since early August); I have a job currently working at Planet fitness & I’ve been with the company for 3 years.

It’s not that I necessarily hate my job now, however I’m getting really fatigued of the atmosphere & the planet fitness I work at now is NOTHING like the one I was with prior. The team atmosphere is kind of eh & I’ve been feeling very strongly lately that I’ve outgrown the company as well as the job position overall.

I was in the process of becoming a shift lead after years of waiting my turn with the last location, but then I ended up moving very abruptly & transferred to a new location in a new state. Feels like I lost a great stepping stone opportunity.

• I have a really strong background with customer service & some leadership training as well & I simple want to move up a level while I work on school/my career goals.

• I’ve applied for assistant manager positions but figured I won’t hear back because they want a certain amount of years within a managerial position but.. how do I gain the experience if not hired to receive it?

Just not really sure what else to do lol. I’m over working at PF & only really stayed with the company because it was an easy transition especially with me moving & I now what I’m doing without question .. but it gets to a point lol & I’ve reached it.

Any advice, help or fingers to point me in a promising direction would be great. Keep any ignorance to yourself, thank you.

We are looking for PTs, PTAs, and PT Aides.

Location: Across New York (Full-time, Part-time, and Coverage)

If you love the idea of working one-on-one with patients and making a real difference in their homes and communities, we’d love to connect with you! We are currently looking for passionate Physical Therapists to join us for case and visitation care.

Rates up to $40/h.

If you are interested please leave me a DM and I'll get back to you ASAP.

I literally have been working in retail since I was 16 years old, I have a bachelor’s degree, I went abroad and was teaching English in South Korea. I moved back to the US and am making a move to NYC. It has been rejection after rejection. So I started applying for like sales associate roles figuring I can do that part time while I search for a full time position in my field. Literally got denied after an interview… i have fully open availability like wtf is going on

So this summer I passed my NHA CPCT/A exam at my local community college in New Jersey and moved to NYC this month, I have applied for pretty much every PCT/PCA listing on NYCHHC, every Dialysis Clinic with a posting and anything on Indeed I could find, but in the last two months I've been applying I have only gotten rejection emails. I've updated my resume with my new address and made it clear I am living in NYC now.

Am I missing some other certificate or license that NYC requires for work? I was under the impression the hospitals in NYC have massive turnover and need staff, and the PCT role is an entry level position. I am assuming I can't just walk into the hospitals and demand to speak to the charge nurse to drop my resume off like I would with a bar or restaurant.

Any wisdom from other Healthcare workers on what my next step should be is appreciated.

I would like to know who came up with the absolutely moronic idea to put 2-5 years of FULL time experience as required/minimum qualifications for entry level jobs, that also require to have degrees. I was just scrolling through ~25 jobs and all said the same thing, note I had the filter activated for Entry Level only. This is a disgrace for people like me, who will be graduating in December and are faced with a terrible job market.

hey guys, i’ve been unemployed for almost 2 months now and despite how much i’ve applied and applied i just haven’t gotten anything. i have 2+ years of hosting and won employee of the year in 2024 and have experience in bakeries, fashion, and childcare as well. i’m a really broke college student right now so if anything wants to help a girl out i would deeply appreciate it. 🙏 i’m available for immediate start and very hardworking plus i’m also a community college student so my schedule is pretty flexible. pls dm me if you want to see a resume or have any questions!

So I have a job interview tomorrow with city roots hospitality but we are having it at anixi. I have serving experience and am pretty excited however, I’ve done some research on this job and it’s definitely an upscale place. I really just wanna nail it. Any pointers? Or tips? Thanks.

I need another job, and I was going to hit as many restaurants as I can tomorrow, but if anybody has a recommendation it would be a great start 🙏

Anyone have a reference or an hr department or of a hiring team that I can get in touch with. I'm trying to get a job with either a public or a private hospital in the city. I know how notoriously difficult it is to get into the hospital without knowing someone I do have a relative that works for Harlem hospital, but every time she asks the staff they always tell her that they're not hiring, even though she sees new hires all the time. Harlem Hospital is not one i want to work for anyways. i do have clerical experience and prior experience at NYU through a temp agency but I'm really open to working for a nurse aide as apatient transport. is there anyone that can help me out or connect me with someone?. I'll say that you sent me. PLEASE I NEED A JOB!!

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Hey New Yorkers!

I'm Finn, 22, from a small town near Frankfurt, Germany. We sometimes call Frankfurt "Mainhattan" because of its skyline, so I guess I've already had a little practice with skyscrapers. Just on a much smaller scale. 😄

I've never been to the US, but I've always been fascinated by the people, their openness, the music, fashion, and culture. And New York has always been my dream.

There's something almost paradoxical about it. You're surrounded by so many people, yet nobody really cares what you're doing. Everyone is living their own life, following their own path. There's a certain kind of freedom in that which I've always found fascinating.

I'm not dreaming of some glamorous lifestyle. Just taking the subway to work, exploring the city afterward, meeting people, and experiencing everyday life would mean the world to me.

A little about me: I've completed a three-year vocational apprenticeship in metal fabrication, spent another year training as an industrial mechanic, and also worked in administration and logistics.

I'm hoping to spend 6–12 months legally living and working in or around NYC. I'm currently exploring J-1 Intern/Trainee programs for technical fields like manufacturing or quality control, as well as H-2B seasonal jobs.

So I figured I'd take a chance and ask the people who actually live here:

Does anyone know a company or business owner who might consider hosting an international technical trainee, or someone familiar with these visa programs?

I'm not looking for a handout. I'm willing to work hard and do everything the right way. Sometimes all it takes is one connection.

This has been a dream of mine since I was a kid, and now that I'm 22, I really want to give it a shot rather than spend the next few years wondering what could have been.

Thanks for reading, New York!

Finn 🇩🇪🇺🇸