I didn't know where to post this, so I'm positing it here as it has some to do with all the economic downturn. But I am having the hardest time finding any sort of employment, I'm almost losing all hope. I almost don't even really know what to do at this point. It's like every job opening gets 150 applicants, who I'm sure are just as capable and qualified as I am. It's seeming almost hopeless. Is anyone else having alot of trouble securing employment? What are you doing about it?
I'm in the same position as you. I just put in applications virtually everywhere I can and make peace with the fact that I may end up waking up and going into a job everyday that is menial and degrading.
I put in applications to every place hiring AND every place not hiring. I went in and asked like 40 stores if they'd take my application. The thing that kills me about this is... at this point in my life I've never needed one more badly to accomplish what I really need to.
It has been real rough out here, I haven't worked in over a year now since the housing market went to shit and construction slowed down. Try calling the places you've applied to, the squeaky wheel gets some grease.
Terrible in my country, not really any jobs. I gave up trying to get one around the New Year and just decided to focus on Uni at the moment. Summer is coming so I will be chucking out applications pretty much everywhere. but yeah, as mentioned previously, I am keeping kind thoughts which remind me that as soon as I get one I will hate it, so might as well just make some cuts now and just try and enjoy my free time a little bit.
Yeah, the biggest thing you can do is to call back or revisit all those places you've gone to. They probably get a million applications a day, but the people who come back and pester them about it are the ones who show actual interest in the job, and the ones they are more likely to hire.
Aw man I know your pain. Everyone in my family lost their jobs over the past year and I had been looking for one since last July. As the money we had left ran out things got so bad, everyone was stressed and depressed, I applied for about 100 jobs and never got so much as an interview until 2 months ago, now i'm working part-time and it's perfect for me. All I can say is hang in there and keep trying!
My advice would be to improve your resume with education and volunteer work. That will give you an advantage in the job market, keep your stress down and occupy your time. I lost my job in Oct. 2008, but I'm one of the lucky ones, I guess. My unemployment lasted until I could take early retirement this January. I really didn't want to retire yet, but I'm enjoying it now. .
I tried doing that at whole foods, I went in to the store like 4 times in a week and talked to the manager, and called the other 3 days in the week. What that got me was an email that said no. Prior to that whole foods just never responded. I kept calling this bakery I want to work at, and now when I call the womans voice just drops all like 'oh god its you'... is being annoying really that much of an allure for employers? I feel odd doing it and its never seemed to get a good response. I get the feeling that people dont want to hire someone that was laid off. My resume has for past experience on it, architectural illustrator, real estate ad designer, video game level designer. Then I'm applying for like, plaid pantry and dishwasher and a cook and I dont think people want to hire me because it looks like Im taking such a radical step down.
4 times a week? Dude you were harassing them. It's vital that you check back in, but you went into over-kill. Use your common sense. If you were trying to make a decision about who to hire, would you want someone bothering you 4 times a week?
