u/Over-Echidna-5797

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Leads, Help, or Tips for recent Graduate in Marketing

I graduated in December 2025 at VCU with a bachelor's degree in Marketing with a concentration in Product and Brand Management. I have been looking for employment for the last 9-10 months and have had no luck. I've had a handful of interviews here and there but nothing ever sticks. I have almost 3 years of marketing experience in my current role at a retail shop here in Richmond doing their marketing initiatives but it looks like the job market is looking for more experience. There's barely any entry level/associate level positions available in NOVA and I've even looked into internships too. I'm starting to branch out to apply to other forms of business like management, E-commerce, or customer service but still nothing. Honestly, I've been looking at anything that pays decently well that uses my degree. It's gotten to the point where i've looked at temp jobs just to get me back in the NOVA area but I'm really looking to start my career. Is there anything ya'll can think of? Any recent openings you'd think I'd fit well in that I may have not heard of. My main ways of looking for jobs is Linkedin and Indeed which I know can be hit or miss and I'm also aware of the current job market but I assumed i'd be able to get past it. I've sent out hundreds if not thousands of applications at this point and they all return with either rejections, no responses, or its some Devil Corp advertising their commision based sales job as an entry level marketing position. PLEASE HELP!

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u/Over-Echidna-5797 — 10 days ago

Shadow 2 Carry Trigger worse than standard 75 trigger?

The trigger on my Shadow 2 carry is disappointing. I knew with the firing pin block it would be worse than the Shadow 2 compact and I was okay with that because of the carry application, however, I did not expect regular CZ 75 triggers to feel better than my carry. Do any of you with the S2Carry and normal 75s experience the same thing? Brand new and used 75s feel better than my carry. There is little to no stacking on normal 75s but on my carry, the trigger gets considerably heavier during the actual pull. I can actually feel the firing pin block being activated during the pull but it refuses to give me a consistent pull. The trigger starts to stack when the firing pin block is activated and gets extremely heavy. The trigger gets so heavy near the end, it jerks the gun once the trigger is pulled. It is incredibly hard to smoothly get past the firing pin block at what I can only assume is 15+ lbs. I try to slowly get passed the firing pin block section in the trigger pull so I can pull off an accurate shot without jerking but since the stacking is so bad, my dot is jumping everytime I pull the trigger in double action. The reset is long but that was to be expected. It really is just that double action that I can't get past. I've tired countless normal CZ75s new and used and they all have better triggers with little to no stacking. My carry has been through CZs warranty about this very issue. They sent back the pistol 3 weeks later with no notification whatsoever and no paperwork to go along with the firearm. I'm not sure if they even worked on it or just sent it back. It feels the same as before I sent it out. Anybody else experience this with their carrys?

Is it worth to send off to CGW for their standard or pro package? Or maybe even try to send it back to CZ again?

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u/Over-Echidna-5797 — 28 days ago