Can't find a fucking job

[We Are The Witches]

If you're having a hard time getting calls back for a job, most likely your attitude and interview skills need fixed.

Not necessarily.

He might not even get ghosted after any interview, but before that, so in that case it's not even about attitude. Also, consider that the ones employing people are sometimes not the brightest or have the best criteria, as I've seen this in one way or another, multiple times.

 

[Napoleon Bonerfart]

Not necessarily.

He might not even get ghosted after any interview, but before that, so in that case it's not even about attitude. Also, consider that the ones employing people are sometimes not the brightest or have the best criteria, as I've seen this in one way or another, multiple times.

It means that The OP did not do enough to stand out amongst the other applicants or make himself desirable to begin with.

OP: dm your resume. blackout any personally revealing info, we'll get you squared away.

 

[Manimal House]

Not necessarily.

He might not even get ghosted after any interview, but before that, so in that case it's not even about attitude. Also, consider that the ones employing people are sometimes not the brightest or have the best criteria, as I've seen this in one way or another, multiple times.

They're also really fucking slow. One time I got called about a job that I completely forgot I applied at 4 months prior.

Many are just collecting applications and just calling back whenever they get the go-ahead to actually hire someone, it seems.

 

[Saint Agustin]

Make your own jobs and opportunities.

Sell shit.

Scam some idiots.

Don't expect people to help you out.

 

[Maverick Vile]

Construction. Labor. Trades. Apprenticeships. I don't know why everyone seems to think they're either too good or not good enough to work in that industry, and frankly I'm sick of the attitude towards it. It's good work, it has room for growth, and once you've gotten your foot in the door with it you can always fall back on it. Labor is always in demand and while you might not make a lot starting out, you're currently at $0/hr and can't find anything else.

I dunno, man. I've been applying to apprenticeships and construction companies and they don't seem to be in a rush to hire me. Hell, the local community college where I live doesn't even seem like they can keep a schedule of classes that can get you an associates in carpentry without spending 4 years taking one or two classes at a time. Are the trades really this golden ticket to a decent wage everyone's been making it out to be? I'm starting to think it's just a meme.

I'm not some feckless imbecile, either. I do carpentry as a hobby (and save expenses on furniture), and I can fix drywall on my own. I have my own truck and tools, but I don't get calls back.

 

[Manimal House]

I dunno, man. I've been applying to apprenticeships and construction companies and they don't seem to be in a rush to hire me. Hell, the local community college where I live doesn't even seem like they can keep a schedule of classes that can get you an associates in carpentry without spending 4 years taking one or two classes at a time. Are the trades really this golden ticket to a decent wage everyone's been making it out to be? I'm starting to think it's just a meme.

I'm not some feckless imbecile, either. I do carpentry as a hobby (and save expenses on furniture), and I can fix drywall on my own. I have my own truck and tools, but I don't get calls back.

According to the people that I know who have worked those type of jobs, they never did any online applications or even used the phone. They just showed up on site, found out who's in charge and asked if they're hiring (which was almost always 'yes') and had a discussion. They'd know if they had a chance to get hired in a pretty short amount of time, and if it looked like it would be a 'no' then they'd move onto the next place. I have no idea if this is the best, or even a good, way to apply to those places but if that's what you've been doing then the only thing I can think of is to try talking to people already in the industry to find out wtf is happening. Over here it seems like every construction job is with the government and they're so mismanaged that they can hardly get anything done. Our freeways have been under construction since I fucking moved here.

Trucking would be medium, medium, low. McDonalds is low, very high, low. Brain surgery is high, very low, high.

Off topic but I have to ask. What is going on with all these trucks I'm seeing in the left lane on the freeway? I've been noticing it for almost half a year, but an infuriating amount of them are changing lanes frequenstly and I'm seeing them in every lane. Also seeing more of them than ever, I thought it might be because freight trains just aren't cutting it anymore because they're regulated up the ass and can't make deliveries because only one engineer at a time is allowed to work a delivery. Any idea what the hell that's all about?

 

[CumDumpster]

Have you tried falsely claiming you're a Pajeet, Kunar, Kevi, or Das and watching the responses?
Indian expats are known to discriminate against anyone who isn't an Indian expat.

 

[ChefBourgeoisie]

New construction is always finance-dependent. Until interest rates go down, very little will be built. Residential construction seems like it should be booming (high prices), but it's difficult for any of those players to take advantage of right now. Commercial/industrial construction is going to be in a bad way until the fed does something. You might see a new retail joint pop up if some McDonald's franchisee-wannabee wins his golden ticket, something like that, but that sort of thing isn't enough to keep everyone working, let alone having local construction firms take on new help. The union's a club, and you ain't in it.

If Kamala wins and she tries some federal rent control scheme, residential construction will be fucked forever. The music's about to end, and you really already needed to have your ass firmly planted in a chair, or at the very least your eyeballs locked on one. You're an hour late, bum-rushing the front gate from the parking lot, and you haven't even filled in your entrance form to this life-or-death tournament of musical chairs. I wish I had better advice, things look pretty grim.

 

[Doggo]

Keep posting applications. It’s all a numbers game. Recent qualifications help too, if you’re going after a particular industry. And when you do get a job interview, don’t treat it as a job interview, treat it as if you’re catching up with an old friend. It’s okay to talk about yourself, and employers want to hear what you’ve been up to in the time between employment.

Good luck out there, and keep applying.

 

[dreyoch]

I've been there dude. I was contemplating suicide years back when I simply Could Not No Matter What I Did get a job.

One day I just sort of sprung out of bed with this weird hopeful determination and decided to go to EVERY staffing agency within like 25 miles, to see what they had. Not online, online was faggoty and produced nothing for me. The first one I went to offered me a job on the spot basically. I had a master's and the pay was 15 an hour back in 2017, which pissed me off, but it was a great gig that opened up a lot of doors for me. I wouldn't have a job or skills now if I didn't accept that seemingly meager pay back then.

I hope you've found something though since you started the thread, but if you haven't: check out staffing agencies, and go to them in person. They may not get you what you want, but they likely will be able to get you something.

 

[Hassou Tobi]

-Have ChatGPT/resume subreddits help brush up your resume.
-Apply to everything. Ppl have to apply for like 300-1,000 jobs on Indeed these days. Just suck it up and do it.
-Look up Youtube videos for interviews in your field before the interview. It will give you some idea of how to answer common interview questions, and the right mindset to answer new questions.
-Common sense stuff like make sure you're smiling, making eye contact, handshakes, professional shoes into the interview.

 

[McLean Deluxe]

Start asking people in your life for help. The FASTEST way to get a job is through a connections. Otherwise expect a 6 month or greater search time. Many companies are only hiring based off of referrals now thanks to the pajeet menace that makes online application systems useless. They only keep their online application systems up because it justifies the HR departments existence.

If you've totally fucked up your life to the point where you don't have anyone you can go to to ask for a referral, enlist in the military. Don't get emotional about it, even if you know your fighting for oil, it's just a job. That will get you a money, structure, and people who can vouch for you in the future. Just learn to cooperate with people who are absolutely retarded.

 

[Doktor Grimm]

Start asking people in your life for help. The FASTEST way to get a job is through a connections.

This is the way. There was a period after high school where I struggled for months and months, throwing out applications to EVERYTHING via Indeed and whatnot, until eventually a friend of mine offered to put in a word for me at her job. I was hired within the week.

It's not just that it lets you bypass the Indian hordes, although that's certainly a bonus -- having the recommendation of someone your employer already trusts immediately tells them that you're a) willing to work and b) functional enough to maintain interpersonal relationships (which, depending on your age and how long you've been unemployed, might not be obvious otherwise). The hardest part is getting your foot in the door. Once you have experience behind you, finding future jobs becomes much easier.

 

[Major]

This is the way. There was a period after high school where I struggled for months and months, throwing out applications to EVERYTHING via Indeed and whatnot, until eventually a friend of mine offered to put in a word for me at her job. I was hired within the week.

It's not just that it lets you bypass the Indian hordes, although that's certainly a bonus -- having the recommendation of someone your employer already trusts immediately tells them that you're a) willing to work and b) functional enough to maintain interpersonal relationships (which, depending on your age and how long you've been unemployed, might not be obvious otherwise). The hardest part is getting your foot in the door. Once you have experience behind you, finding future jobs becomes much easier.

I couldn't even get hired at the supermarket, had to get my mother to ask for a way in. Humiliating, but necessary. Just goes to show how bullshit job hunting is.

 

[Doktor Grimm]

I couldn't even get hired at the supermarket, had to get my mother to ask for a way in. Humiliating, but necessary. Just goes to show how bullshit job hunting is.

Yeah it's tough. Doesn't make you feel much like a valued employee when you actually start working, either. I'm seeing a lot of people complain about how young people have no work ethic, and I wonder if it's because by the time we actually make it through the nightmare recruitment process we're all out of fucks to give.

 

[ChefBourgeoisie]

had to get my mother to ask for a way in.

There's a certain class of reddit zoomers who have self-sabotaged their own lives so utterly that no recovery is possible. Be thankful you're not one of those ijits.

 

[DickMain]

Some advice I had after a recent layoff is to check with your state's labor department to see about re-training programs. They can pay you to put you through the training to get into an apprenticeship (the beginning of a career trajectory to settle into something stable and beyond entry level). Now it's not the same as being paid for full time work or anything like that, so you would need to supplement this with a part-time job most likely, but it's a way to get started.

As other people have mentioned staffing agencies are incredibly useful. They're in the business of selling people, and they will do all of that work for you. The best part is that as it's temp work they will know exactly when your time with whatever company they send you to is up (the staffing agency is the one paying you after all, not the place you're actually working at), and have your work history already good to go. That's if you don't just get hired on to wherever they send you to begin with, as temp-to-hire is very common.

Start asking people in your life for help. The FASTEST way to get a job is through a connections

This is also true, yes. In my last job I can't tell you how many people got in on family connections alone. If you have friends and family locally just hit them up and let them know you're looking for work. Odds are they'll have some kind of clerical or warehousing work for you to do.

Oh, and I'll add this: get yourself some decent looking shoes. Even a cheapo thirty dollar pair at walmart like these. I get compliments for these things all of the time for some reason, even at an interview at where I'm about to start.

 

[cybertoaster]

fireworks industry, same story. Most of the employees had records, girls were from the trailer park

TFW when no pyro redneck gf to set abandoned houses on fire with (then tell the cops she did it)

/sneedus

 

[Xarpho's Return]

As other people have mentioned staffing agencies are incredibly useful. They're in the business of selling people, and they will do all of that work for you. The best part is that as it's temp work they will know exactly when your time with whatever company they send you to is up (the staffing agency is the one paying you after all, not the place you're actually working at), and have your work history already good to go. That's if you don't just get hired on to wherever they send you to begin with, as temp-to-hire is very common.

I have just had the worst experience with staffing agencies. Last year, I re-applied to a staffing agency; talked to someone, college degree, various experiences in call centers, manufacturing, and other skills. Confirm that I got their phone number. Hear nothing for months, and I assume they just kind of forgot me or something never came up, or whatever.

Then one day in December I get a text in December. It's a one-day project hauling Christmas trees for around $15/hour, but also an hour away (and the metro area has maybe 150k people).

Yes, I'm sure that there are some staffing agencies that work but when your whole company is basically an outsourced HR department, the chances that you could have a good experience is very, very low.

 

[Fellen]

Going through the job hunt right now. Just applying to places all over the US, don't really care where.