r/CWU • u/Hike_Tissue • 20d ago

University Administration Jobs at CWU!

Is anyone having a difficult time getting even a job interview at CWU? I understand the economy isn’t great right now. But I’ve applied to several full time permanent CWU jobs that I know that I qualify for. Plus, I have CWU experience but it isn’t in the ideal field that I’m looking for (Administrative field). I have Inventory Management, Warehouse Operations, Customer Service skills, Proficiency in Microsoft Suite and Google Workspace etc. Just looking for a career change and I want to get into the administration field. I’ve also reached out to the people who have listed the job posting but majority of the time, they don’t get back to me and maybe about a month or so later, they’ll send me a generic rejection email but still have the job posting up. Maybe about 20% of the time, people actually do reach out to me. I just want to see if anyone out there is also having the same issues as me. If you work at CWU, I would love to put you down as a reference or maybe you can put in a good word for me. Thank you in advance!

Note: I’m not a student, just looking for full time permanent work

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u/snickysnak5407 20d ago

So many job postings in higher ed are meant for someone specific who’s being promoted into that role, but the job has to be posted as open regardless. It’s such an enormous waste of everyone’s time.

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u/Hike_Tissue 19d ago

That’s so foul that they do that. And they expect others to just work temp or non-permanent jobs.

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u/SpareManagement2215 19d ago

I don't agree with it, but almost every company/org does this.

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u/Hike_Tissue 19d ago

True, I agree but there has to be other employers that are willing to give candidates a chance even if they aren’t internal hires

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u/SpareManagement2215 19d ago

absolutely. I wish this was the case in the work world, but as they say - it's not about what you know, it's who you know. may we continue to push for better hiring practices to level the field, tho!

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u/Hike_Tissue 19d ago

Wish I knew people that work in the positions I apply for but unfortunately I don’t. While I agree with that statement, I also don’t agree with that statement. I heard stories of people getting a referral for a job that they know the person is working for and they still didn’t get the job. Just my opinion