How can I get a job in the field I graduated in, if everyone is looking for 2+ years of experience?

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1. Christina L. Johnson-BradleyNovember 4,2025 at 3:25PM UTC

   Tell me and we both know. I am in a field where they are asking for a CPA or an EA. Each one takes a great deal of money to get and in order to be able to pay for these credentials . How is a person suppose to get said monies when you can’t even get a job in the area you have degrees in. (I have two masters degrees- one in taxation and the other in public accounting). I am always getting the line that I am over qualified. If a person is applying for a position and interviews for said position doesn’t that mean they want the job no matter what the pay is???

2. AnonymousNovember 6,2025 at 1:26PM UTC

   Hiring manager POV: How I look at a candidate that is wildly overqualified for a position. Yes, they can do the job but are they going to be happy or satisfied with the work, especially once the gratitude of getting a paycheck wears off? When the grind of the daily and mundane makes them start to think, 'I'm so much better than this' and they're off looking for something new, or they've been looking for something that is a better fit from them start. Now I've spent maybe months training and onboarding someone, only to have them jump ship for a better opportunity and then I have to start the process all over again.

   The hiring and onboarding process is not as easy and everyone thinks, it takes a lot of time and effort to get someone up and running. Time that is taken away from the rest of the team and the other team priorities that the manager/supervisor is responsible for.

   I'm putting this out there because I was in the same boat, desperate for a job, did an interview for a position I was way overqualified for and the hiring manager was flat out honest about while I would be able to do the job, she knew I was not going to be happy or content with it so she wanted to save both of us the frustration. Now that I'm a supervisor, I get it.

   Believe it or, there are actually Supervisors who want their team members to be happy and thrive.

3. AnonymousNovember 6,2025 at 1:38AM UTC

   Can you frame other work you have done as relevant experience? If you can show how the skills you have used in other positions relate to the field you want to go into, as well as describe some of the things you learned in college, this may help. Definitely ask your college's career center for help, as well as your professors and other connections you made at college through activities you participated in. If you were in a sorority, definitely ask them for help too. Often, the 2+ years of experience is not an absolute requirement. Show that you have something even better: work ethic.Make sure they know you are trustworthy, thorough, dependable, get along well with others, and are eager to learn.

4. AyianNovember 6,2025 at 8:17PM UTC

   Internships, nonprofits, and temp agencies are the simplest routes. Alternatively, small businesses that are interested in paying less and willing to accept less experience, but you'll run the risk of small business shenanigans.

5. KittyNovember 11,2025 at 5:42PM UTC

   Take a volunteer position or an entry level job until you have the two years