Back on the job hunt

After my brief hiatus from this endless job search, I'm back on the old dusty trail plugging away and grinding. I came across this job search site called AfterCollege. Their motto on their homepage is as follows: Entry-level jobs and internships for students of nursing, engineering, business, and all disciplines.

My ideal place to end this near ten-month expedition to seek the Holy Grail of finally being able to pay off my bills and student loans, right???

Wrong! Nothing can ever be that easy.

On the site, I clicked the New Jersey portion of the list of jobs so I can still live with my parents and save some money, and in-turn massively elevate my eligible bachelor status. I was sifting through the job-ops, and I came across a few paradoxes. For instance, I found an ad for "Project Controls Manager" based in Paramus. Sounds like a great title for an eager twenty-something that wants to gain valuable experience, work hard, and achieve financial independence. Except, check out the qualifications they're looking for:

Job Requirements:

The ideal candidate must have a minimum 15 years of experience in the development and execution of cost and schedule control systems. Must have supervisory experience and a BS in Engineering. PE license preferred. Candidate must possess EPC project controls experience.

How many recent graduates do you know that have 15 years of experience in ANYTHING? And why the hell does this job take up space on a site geared towards entry-level careers and internships???

And if one unreachable career isn't enough, that job is more attainable than this ad for a Project Manager:

Established engineering firm is looking for a Project Manager with a minimum 18 years relevant project related engineering and construction experience. This position will be responsible for the full performance of every phase of a large project or group of smaller projects.

18 years??? Really? REALLY??

This Paramus-based company is the same firm that posted the ad for the previous job, a company called The Assurance Group. I don't know what their employees are smoking posting jobs that require A TON of experience on a job search engine like this.

Or maybe it's just me. Maybe the entry-level jobs for students "after college" that they're referring to means entry-level after the job-seekers get their Ph.D's. After college??? More like WAY after college.