>"Just apply to jobs bro"
how is the job hunt going, robots?
I am starting an internship with alameda county on Monday, have to in Oakland for orientation at 8:30 AM.
>Mom has job at grocery store
>Go in for an interview
>Leave
>No reply
>Ask mom to put in good word for me
>Still no reply
>All normies tell me is "It isn't what you know, it is who you know!"
I gave up the second I couldn't even land a shitty minimum wage job with my mom own mom working there.
Poorly.
I hate my retail job and I hate myself for not making a single connection in college. I'm a fucking retard and I deserve the mediocrity I wallow in.
>Applied for over 100 part time jobs
>Only get one interview at mc Donald's
>Don't get the job
Pretty shitty desu senpai.
Going pretty well. Got an interview within a few days of looking. 2 years ago it would have taken weeks. Should be working in a few months at this rate.
this world is not worth living in and the people are savages. There is nothing to gain under these circumstances. Why would I apply for a job?
>>29373820
>prepare killer resume
>prepare killer cover letter
>send both to company
helps if you actually have useful skills
fuck applications
Got one manufacturing eyeglasses.
Pretty good actually. I landed a warehouse job the other day with no problems. Seriously if you guys are having trouble finding work just go apply at warehouses/factories. They'll take literally anybody. Craigslist also helps.
How do I into being a NEET? I've long since given up on finding a job since I have zero useful skills.
>>29373864
You don't just go to one store and expect to get hired. You go to about thirty, lie about job history (especially if you have little to non), present yourself as a confident happy person, and not look like a NEET neckbeard.
Walking in and expecting mommy to get you work is ignorant and childish. You gave up long before that job interview.
>>29373864
Doesn't mean shit if your mom's a nobody at work. If your mom is the store manager or she works in HR, snap of the fingers and you get a job.
It works similarly in offices. Your dad is a big shot, he doesn't directly do hiring but probably interviews some people and has a relationship with HR so it's pretty much, he can get HR fired if they don't hire you.
The amount of nepotism in my office is insane. Any of the older employees' kids are pretty much a shoe-in for a job if they want it.
Last thing, getting hired is 1000% a popularity contest. Do the interviewers like you is the first question. Do they think you're competent or able to do the job is the tie-breaker if there's another candidate they like.
>>29374026
why is this so broken. why do i have to know people
i want to suck ur dick
>>29374063
Would you rather spend you work hours with someone you get along with or someone that pisses you off?
>>29373820
>3 weeks after graduating college
>sitting at home watching movies, working on pet projects
>get an email asking for an interview
>one of my profs recommended me to a small design shop
>had an interview, went in wearing t shirt and shorts
>got the job, decent pay
>parents paid for school, so no debnts
>going to vacation in Europe in July for 2 weeks
Feels pretty good man, the most important thing is networking, one of my profs was an absolute bro and it paid off
Ended up enlisting because getting a job without nepotism is impossible. Anyone employed is a normal, 100%
>>29373820
If anyone's curious, it took me about 1 year from graduating college to find a white-collar job. Seemed like I'd never get hired. 4 interviews and nothing. Some were shit jobs paying as little as $35,000. 5th one got me the job and it's decent paying (started in the mid-40s, now around $53k a year later).
It was way more stressful being unemployed, living with my mom and applying for jobs than it is actually working. Work is basically "NEET the job" except I have to sit in a few meetings a week and do the faggy email back-and-forth thing all day. No exaggeration when I say that I send 50+ emails in a typical week.
This was with a low GPA (2.5, if I'm rounding up) in a STEM major.
>>29374142
Cool I'm in the same boat, do you have an estimate of how frequently you sent resumes? Did you use job sites or what?
I'm trying to hit 60 resumes a week with tailored cover letters/resumes for the position because I've heard just shotgunning on glassdoor or whatever doesn't work.
>>29374116
>someone that pisses you off?
thats fucked up man.
The problem in my cunt is that they pay you close to nothing in my field (IT).
I don't want to pay bills and live alone until I die. I want to die before that happen.
>>29374123
fucking normie get the fuck ouuuuuutttt
RRRRRRRREE
>>29373820
>how is the job hunt going
top kek only cucks work for other people faggot
>>29373820
>freelance web dev
>clients literally treat me like a subhuman piece of shit
>can't ask for much money because there's Indians who can do a better job for dirt cheap
I'm considering just applying for a warehouse job. It sounds pretty robot-tier from the stories I've heard.
>>29374215
It is true though. People judge others harshly and if you don't put on a good enough show, you won't be impressing anyone.
Lie about your history, don't be yourself, and befriend those in a position higher than yours.
>>29374202
60 a week sounds like a lot, maybe review the resume and ask: Am I a good value proposition, would I hire me, what makes this stand out, does it have keywords that are in the job description? If you're getting 1-2 interviews a week off those 60, great. If not, you're wasting a lot of time. I'd expect a phone off a minimum 5% of resumes.
And do a side project. Something to stay busy and show that you're not just shitposting on r9k 24/7. The goal isn't "get interviews", it's "be impressive enough when you get an interview, that you'll get hired".
I sent probably 3-5 resumes most weeks, some weeks it was none. Mostly I targeted near my hometown and within a few hour's drive. I tried to be somewhat choosy so if it didn't sound like a good fit, I didn't apply. If you apply to too many jobs, it gets tricky coordinating phone interviews, onsites and keeping track of everything.
I found the jobs on Indeed and clicked through to apply on the company's website. My uncle also got me an interview at his company (just emailed a resume and bam, onsite interview set up) but it didn't lead to anything. I would spend more time trying to network, desu. Check Meetup.com, look for professional meetups of something in your field (finance, software development, whatever). Not every job is posted online.
And the follow-up - I'm currently blowing off recruiters that contact me on LinkedIn. So I have the exact opposite "problem" lol.
>>29374142
Over a year after graduating with a 3.5 gpa (also STEM) and I still have nothing. Lack of experience kills me. Can't even get an internship because most places require you to be currently in school.
Teach me your ways. I send out a dozen or so apps a week, go to job fairs, and know a ton of people in the industry. Thinking I may have to start working as a factory assembler or something to get a company to know me before I get an engineering job.
>>29373820
>apply to part time teller position as I know this is a common internship for my major
>although I have actually just graduated
>go in and shake hands, open account there as excuse to get names
>get contact info for recruiter, mail her, be really charming
>get to chat with her on the phone, she looks up my info/application
>she says the online screening disqualified me, that I didn't have the required one year experience in customer service
>have a fucking degree
>applying for shit that juniors of my major get
>get turned down because I never worked at a mcdonalds
I was pretty mad.
>>29373820
Not even the local drycleaners want me. Nobody will call me back. Even the most lowly jobs refuse to even consider me for an interview. Fuck me.
>just got hired last week at a fast food pizza place
>only worker last Saturday Wednesday, and today
>only work for 3-4 hours
>only one day of "training"
>first day trained by someone who has only been there for two weeks
>managers also train me
>all do the same task differently
>today, third day
>leave me alone to prep the dough
>fuck up three pieces
>abandon.jpg
>sent home early because it was slow
I'm terrified I'll be fired
>>29374123
>tfw went to school in different state than where I wanted to live after uni
>therefore no connections that would be worth anything here
I was fucked from the start no matter what I did. Go to college in state, I said, it's cheaper, I said, it'll be just as good, I said. FUCK
>tfw can't get shit unless it's a retail or fast food
>tfw 7 month unemployment gap
>tfw can't even get a shitty line cook job at a fucking chain restaurant
>>29374429
Aim lower. What exactly in STEM? Anything math, programming, or engineering related is perfect to get into finance as an Analyst, consider broadening your search into that world.
If you're getting interviews, maybe you're not "outgoing" enough. Do the whole smile, laugh at stupid jokes, seem like a normie thing. Don't take it too seriously. A lot of managers are just looking for a friend who also might be able to do the job.
Seriously, think "What's a shitty company that's probably begging for Millenials?" It's a stepping stone. Or check small towns, less competition. Get more creative. Everyone's looking for jobs at Intel, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, big banks, oil companies, etc.
Ignore the "have to be in school" thing on internships. They're looking for students, they probably won't turn down a recent grad.
And try to have something that says "I'm interesting" or "holy shit this guy can make us money".
>>29374525
What metro area? Find a place with <4% unemployment and they pretty much have to beg for workers who aren't drug addicts and felons.
>>29373953
Sounds like you already know?
>>29373944
I've applied to a lot of warehouse jobs and they never hire me because I have 0 experience in a warehouse.
>"just lie bro!"
I got a callback yesterday from an application I sent 2 months ago. I have an interview on Tuesday
I was shocked they even contacted me, after 2 months I wasn't expecting to ever hear from them.
>>29374595
>finance as an Analyst,
Haha don't fool the kid. I've been looking into finance analyst jobs with a /biz/ tier degree and they all want 1-2 years finance experience.
>entry level anything
>mandatory 1-2 years experience in that exact job
I can't stop raging at this ridiculous bullshit.
>just lie bro
>>29373851
paid?
origomment
>>29374653
I know this meme and true, it's fucking tough. But... they put on 1-2 years experience to filter out the pussies. Course they'd prefer someone with experience, but they'll take what they can get. Not every finance company is Goldman Sachs. Smaller banks need analysts, retail stores' corporate HQs need analysts, even ketchup companies have analysts. In some places, it's as basic as being an Excel monkey and making pretty charts and Powerpoints, and running some reports. Legit, search Indeed for "Reporting Analyst". Joke of a job in a lot of companies but money is money.
Ok here's some general advice to treating jobs like a numbers game (some applies to unskilled, some to white collar, some both):
What are your odds?
>What is the unemployment rate in your area?
>What is the turnover rate for the job you're applying at? (fast food, call center, etc. have insane turnovers)
>Do you seem "above" the job? If yes, you have no chance. If you're applying for unskilled bullshit, don't say you graduated college.
>How good are you at pretending to be a normie? Seriously, it might sound cringey but do a practice interview or 2 and ask for feedback. Are you not smiling enough, are your answers too short, do you seem confident?
>If it's an unskilled job, are you calling to inquire about your application the week following your submission? If not, slap yourself. If the place is hiring and you call in to ask, high probability of getting an interview.
I gave up.
I actually, completely gave up on the whole notion of working for employers. I got tired of the hundreds of unanswered applications, the act of filling out tons of forms and answering personality quizzes online, and I simply don't want to need to explain holes in my work history or why I won't give them access to my social media accounts. So I refuse to participate.
>>29373820
>on internship
>IT admin suddenly leaves but office kinda depends on him
>get offered his job as IT admin
>have to reply monday
>already know the people since im there on internship, we dont have much in common, youngest one there is seven years older than me
>not actually my field/specialisation or interest
>would have to go to evening college to finish getting my degree
>job would pay well though
>able to work 3 - 4 days a week
>get some experience with systems i have never worked with before
>finally income that isnt college loan
i dont know what to do, should i sell my soul or not? With my resume jobs havent been hard to find and im only 21, but it feels like i would just do it for the money/experience and nothing else
>apply for government job
>interview and everything goes well
>government isn't suppose to discriminate based on "disabilities and illness"
>they make me hand in my medical forms from the past 10 years of my life
>find out that I have IBS
>"We regret to inform you that you were not hired....."
How the fuck is this legal?
>entry level job
>needs at least 3 years of work experience in a specialist field
i'm going to sleep and am not waking up until i arrive in job land
>>29373820
It's going great. I've just been offered all the jobs.
>>29375212
>all the jobs
>tfw work as a data assistant at a post production facility
>tfw in 5 or so years I may be editing TV shows
or I could have quit and become a NEET. Ether way I am happy.
>>29374758
So if I apply somewhere like a restaurant job, I should lie about college? Otherwise there's a huge employment gap on my resume...what do I say I did instead?
>not being self employed
there's your problem bro's
>>29374421
So you filled up your Linkedin and everything? I had a bachelors in biochem, lab experience too. Can't find anything. How long is your resume?
pretty bad, I feel depressed and unmotivated to do anything and pretty sure since I wasn't trying to get a job was one of the reasons my gf broke up with me
>mfw my hours have been cut in half the last few weeks at my job
>mfw im about 100% positive they're trying to get rid of me
Ill give it 2 - 3 more weeks of working 15 hours a week and then just no call no show.
Fuck working, all it gives you is a giant headache and massive amounts of stress, stay in school.
>>29375428
I went on a mad job applying spree and since then have slowed down. I can't even score a fucking interview. I'm lucky enough if I get an denial email. I hate this shit so much.
>>29373820
had an interview today at a yuppie chocolate place and I really think I got it
Applied to a position at the place where I did my internship. Hoping I get it because it's my dream job, otherwise I don't know what I'm gonna do, become a burger flipper or something.
>>29375465
What does your resume look like?
>>29375621
>Was gonna become a burger flipper
>realised I'd probably need to cleanly shave if I was working in any food place
I hate my face without facial hair it looks terrible I couldn't deal with it even if it's for work
>>29375465
I know that feel. I sent out 40 resumes in one week and got a single rejection email back
>>29375343
Literally anything. Say you worked at some fake company (plumbing business, something small, etc), put down a friend/relative's number for a reference and let them know about it. You can probably find people online on Fiverr or something that'll do as much. But yeah, don't say you're a college grad if the job pays under $10-12/hour and isn't in an office.
>Apply for job
> Get said job
> Shit job, door to door sales; Whatever it's money
> Get let go without a cause after a week
JUUUUUUUUST
>>29373820
I have a 2 year long emptiness in my resume from being a NEET. I will have to lie at this point and pray nobody checks it.
>>29375392
Yeah, my LinkedIn mainly carried my resume, a few interests/hobbies, "causes I'm interested in", etc. Think LinkedIn scored it as a 70% for completeness, not that that got me the job.
The resume should be one page. It can be a little shorter (at least 3/4 the page), but if it only takes up half a page, you need to space it out.
For more advanced jobs (10+ years experience, upper management, maybe a professor, maybe C-suite), 2-3 pages might be acceptable. But under 5-7
years' experience, less than 2 jobs, all should be on 1 page.
>>29375465
If you're really at your wit's end, lie about shit and see how often that gets callbacks. It's really time to tune up your resume or be more selective when applying if you're not getting a call after 20-25 applications.
>>29376982
Fluff jobs like tutoring, volunteering, computer repair, your own startup, some other self-employed meme nonsense. You should pick up something (anything), but yeah.. no harm saying you've done said thing for the past year when you started doing it last week.
Is that that ancap writer stefan molyneux
I've got an interview at an electronics manufacturer next week. I've never been to a real interview and I'm autistic as fuck, so I'm more than a little bit scared.
>>29377055
I guess I should upload a pic to Linkedin and try to build that up, I don't really have a facebook or anything else for "online presence"""""
maybe I should try searching out of state too.
What do you have in your resume
>education
>work/volunteer
>skills
I've actually got experience now but never want to have to apply for jobs again.
The entire process is soul draining more so than the worst days of work.
>>29377210
Yeah, pretty much that. Put a few "relevant classes" down along with the degree, just a few 3- or 400 level courses. Most employers do check for Facebook and LinkedIn, not having one of them could be a red flag.
Also it could be your state isn't big on biochem or whatever. Using the finance example, LA is relatively shit for finance jobs. Chicago has probably twice as many with just 60% the population. But Chicago is shit for jobs in the fashion industry or entertainment.
Think of the biggest biochem employers and target them, at the least. And maybe stretch it to anything chem related (paint companies, P&G, oil companies, etc.). Or branch out into the clinical trials/biotech/pharmaceuticals. If you're a pure Biochemistry major and not BME then you might want a Master's to get above the test tube cleaner level. Biology and Chemistry jobs are hard to come by at the Bachelor's level.
>apply for a bunch of jobs
>hide my phone so I can't hear it ring
I wish I could stop being such an autist
Got a structural pest control field representative license (branch 3). Took 2 weeks of studying to pass the test. Got a job offer instantly. $15/H starting. Piss test time came and i wasnt ready so i drank a shit load of water for a week and test came back as too dilute. Bought fake pee and am awaiting results
>>29373820
I just finished mine after seven grueling months, dozens of interviews and countless applications.
But it was worth it. Got me a govt job for the city I love at a 60% raise from my old job. I can actually start saving for retirement, maybe afford a car or a nicer place. Stay strong brothers
>apply at taco casa in desperation
>get accepted, go to interview
>its 5 minutes of the manager telling me to get black pants and shoes
>didn't even ask about pay or availability
>told me to be there at 8am on Monday
I am worried
>there are people who actively want to be wagecucks
>>29377674
I only work 20 hours a week from 4-9am and the money is nice
All I would be doing is getting a little bit more sleep otherwise so i'm not losing anything
>>29376940
>First job was door-2-door sales
>Horrible at it
>normie as fuck coworkers
>they love me
>leave and do some call centre job which is normies but bitchy female normies
>get fired
>Get an entry level admin job
>normies are mostly female but almost all are friendly
>love the job and get promoted
Getting a good job is literally luck
>>29377674
It sucks, but living with my parents and not being able to buy shit is worse.
I don't blame anyone for staying unemployed if their situation allows it though.
>>29377674
Being able to buy/use your own money for whatever you want is a great feeling on top of actually being somewhat needed for something
Having no job puts you in a rut and prevents you from progressing in life. It sucks, yeah, but your parents won't live forever and maybe some day you will give up the whole 4chan gig and want to get laid.
>>29377674
Yeah man trying hard and being successful in life is for fags
>>29377674
There are also people who have fulfilling jobs with more pros than cons
>>29377371
>Biology and Chemistry jobs are hard to come by at the Bachelor's level.
yeah for sure about that. Alright I'll start setting up for maybe a search out of state as well as shape up my Linkedin, thanks
what about skills? i have microsoft and wpm and thats about it
>>29377807
I would be inclined to agree with you, however I really don't see the point in prolonging my own life.
>I'm 22(so it could be worse, at least I have that going for me)
>I've never had a job
>I'm a khv
>I have no friends
>Face is a 4/10 and I'm not overweight
>body looks like shit and is covered in scars
>I've quite literally been a NEET since 15
>my social capacity is so bad that I'd wager many 12 year olds could communicate better than me
I mean could someone explain to me how I would even go about working my way out of this?
>>29373820
Applied for 12 jobs and #10 was a winner.
>tfw Eurofeels
>Be a senior in college, computer science
>apply to 20+ tech places
>not even a single reply back
>edit my resume to be more general so I can apply to wage cuck places
>apply to 10+ more places, and a few in person
>not a single reply back
JUST
I guess it's neet life for me brahs. Literally all I do is study and work on my tech projects.
>>29377674
What the fuck else am I supposed to do?
>>29374123
That's what I noticed happening, pretty much most professors are involved in some world of conventions, grants, projects, or whatever the fuck where there's always work to be done. Fucking professors...
Anyway I graduated with a bachelors in Studio Art and currently make $13 an hour in a distribution warehouse to pay off my small loan
It's cool though because now I know that I could just go on road trips and work seasonal art projects and residencies if I wanted. There's one in Michigan I know of that I'm particularly qualified for.
I've worked a ton of shit jobs since I was 16 tho
I started on Pizza Delivery/ dishes for 5 an hour, and a couple years later I did some food jobs for $7 an hour and later to 10 an hour. I was making $12 an hour for a short while with this Theatre man who did workshops needed a guy who could animate and fix computers.
Now I push boxes.
Right now my life sucks, but I'm still pursuing my goals, I'll try to succeed as an artist as a last resort, but it's hard to be into when you're focused on saving up a couple thousand dollars.
>>29377947
If you can add anything related to statistics, SQL, computer programming, that could be a big help. Microsoft Excel is pretty standard for most companies (reporting in particular), doesn't hurt to put it down. If you've done any research assistantships in undergrad, if you have any papers published (co-author, contributing author, whatever), that'll help.
Going back to the analyst thing, if you can get a job as a data analyst for clinical trials or healthcare, that might be perfect. They usually look for people with a bio/chemistry background, some statistics and experience analyzing experiments for statistical significance.
>>29379251
Damn I never bothered to learn much in statistics, oh yeah I could list that shit under skills too. Maybe I should find a way to be certified in statistics somehow
Two years into college I decided to go for becoming a CPA mainly because job growth is crazy and the pay isn't too bad provided you don't work for a shitty big four firm. I hope to start my own firm some day.
However, I've been in college for two years now and I haven't made a single connection. I was forced to make a linkedin account for one of my business classes and it literally has nothing on it but my picture and Major Undecided. I should honestly probably take it down before I'm black listed.
>>29380297
SAS and SPSS are probably the most commonly used statistical programs for the healthcare field. Base SAS certification, maybe spend $100 on study materials and $150? on a test. I'd estimate 100 hours of studying and practice using the program if you're doing it from scratch (I passed with 7 hours study time but used the program for several months before that). But you may as well see if there are a lot of jobs that'd require/prefer SAS in the first place.
>create a linkedin profile
>have it at expert level
>dont know anyone so I cant connect
>can use the site to find a job which made the whole thing pointless
just kill me
>>29373820
shit really i haven't enough effort in to deserve to complain .
>>29374525
Same. I applied to like 10 jobs in the last month since I graduated, and nothing. Only a shitty telemarketing job contacted me, and I turned it down because it was a scam basically. I don't get it. I have a degree, I have decent clips to show from it, and nothing. I'd understand if I was a NEET trying to get a job, but fuck man. I put the work in at school and now I have nothing to show for it. I hate venting on the internet, but this is thread just hit too close to home.
Honestly I feel like it's probably easier to get a job with a high school diploma/GED and work experience than to have a college degree with little/no work experience. But fuck. I have internship experience in my field with clips better/on par with my peers.
I've applied to about 20 internships since March, I got an interview for one this Monday and I hope I get it because all of the rest have said no. No luck with regular jobs either, nothing past an interview.
>>29374429
>STEM
STEM is pretty misleading desu, because it also encompasses shit like biology and worse yet, fucking psychology.
People are always like, OMG I MAJORED IN STEM AND I DIDNT GET JOB WAAH, until you ask them what they majored in and said something like sociology. Because its a social "science".
>go to school for in-demand job
>apply to 100 places one month prior to final exam
>get hired to comfy office/travel job two weeks prior to final exam
Apply to as many jobs as you can, don't be picky, you're not experienced enough to be picky.
>only had one job in my life
>after nearly a year of searching
>had to quit after 6 months
>now looking for another job
>dont even know where to start
Will probably have a 70% chance of getting hired at in-n-out pretty soon here. Didn't want to work in fast food, but I'm desperate for a job. From what I can tell, it seems like it'd be more fast paced than my last 2 warehouse jobs, which is shit because I get stressed easily.
Anyone here know what it's like to work in a fast food place? Any advice at all?
>>29384247
Start looking for another warehouse job
>>29373820
Took 2 and a half years to find a new job that isn't my current part time mcdonalds
Got fired after 1 week
That was 6 months ago
>>29384340
story please make me feel bad
>>29384345
>finish highschool
>start applying for jobs
>work at McDonald's part time
>the store is fucked and it is terrible
>literally misery working there
>go on like this for 2 and half years of unsuccessful job hunting
>finally get a job as a machinist
>great pay
>get sick at new jobs for some unknown reason
>have to take medication to quell said sickness at new job
>feeling sick one day working on a machine
>supervisor comes up and asks me what is wrong
>tell him I'm sick
>he asks if I want to go home
>tell him I'll take some medication and I should be fine
>he hits me up about the medication the next day
>does it very coy and seemingly friendly, sorta bro tier
>get fired the next day because of the medication I took
I wasn't even habitually taking them, would of stopped if they asked, but no. Now I'm back at the place of misery working at McDonald's where I get treated like shit for terrible pay and even worse hours
>Graduated college 3 years ago
>Got an internship as a network engineer 6 months after graduation
>Got hired after internship
>Work from home most days
>make about 70k a year
>moved out of my parents house and live in an apartment with friends
>Paid off my student loans
>Just dropped 20k to pay off my car loan today, still have money
Life is pretty great right now. I see many people in this thread who seem lost, let me offer advice. Might help but might not.
School is great, having any degree automatically opens you up to a ton of jobs. If you want something good though, do STEM. Also I know a lot of you guys aren't trying as hard as you should and that you are smarter than you give yourselves credit for. Apply to as many things as you can, even if you aren't qualified. Use any connections you have. If you aren't good at interviews just fake it til you make it. If you have a shitty job then don't be satisfied with it. Don't quit but look for other things while working. I know I may seem like a normie but I was one of you guys once. Also being a wage cuck (with a good job) is awesome. You don't have to worry about money, you can travel, you can buy cool shit and be independent. Its something to work towards.
Good luck.
>>29384496
What was the medication?
>tfw I'm getting paid $16/hr to sit in a chair and do busy work that requires 0 critical thinking
Gotta love nepotism. it's a summer internship too. Meanwhile there are faggots who are working some shitty fast-food job making less than I am while they are doing more work
>>29373820
What do people do for references? For instance if I wanted to change my current job I need references but then I would most likely need to ask someone I'm working with for a reference.
>>29384541
Oxazapaem in combination with an anti anemic
Which min wage slave job doesn't require social interactions, so no customer service jobs please.
>mfw I quit my job because I want time off before uni
I earned this. 6 years of nonsense after high school and now I get a whopping 1.5 months of NEEThood before school starts again.
I am going to fap so much.
You know how for white collar jobs people say the most important thing is to be not an autist and be a good fit for the company? Are there so many weirdos out there that this needs to be said or are offices really selective about the type of people they hire (chads and normies)?
>>29384610
Warehouse, it will make you want to kill your self though
>>29384625
shiet enjoy it my nig, no choice to get some slave job for the summer since i'm going to university and i've never worked for a day in my life
>>29384496
>get fired the next day because of the medication I took
m8 unless there is a policy stating that you need to provide medical history/health issues that would impact your work then what he did is literally 100% illegal.
If this was in Australia his life would be ruined.
>>29384810
It was in Australia
He claimed is wasn't because of the medication, but I had a meeting the day before and literally spoke only of the medication
Finding a new job is literally impossible due to the unemployment around here
>>29374123
>have apathetic attitude about everything and barely try at anything
>still pull high grades because smart
>every single teacher I've ever had hates my existence
>some professors have even gone out of their way to make sure I don't get any jobs/internships
>>29384871
Did you not ring Fair Trade?
>>29384907
I don't have a leg to stand on. All he has to do is say I got fired for being a useless cunt
>>29373864
Some people apply for over 200+ jobs before they get lucky. This is why you loser cunts go nowhere in life. You give up the instant something becomes hard. Commit suicide.
>>29384943
But people who get lucky get jobs instantly right after school or maybe even before they end school without putting in too much effort.
>>29384943
I'm Chad and I have applied for well over 300 all with tailored cover letters, and professional tier resumes, my writing skills are substantially above average and still no luck
People need to look for a way into a job not a way out of one
>>29384963
And that's how life works faggot. Life is not fair. It never will be. My sister had to apply for probably nearly 100 jobs before she got lucky and now she's saved over $30k in the bank just at a retail job. It's really not that difficult considering we can apply online these days.
>>29384967
That sucks mate. Keep trying, you'll get there. Try switching up the keywords in your resume. Apparently a lot of online systems are keyword based and they pick up on certain things and automatically filter out those without them.
>>29384987
My dad works for the government, he keeps me up to date with all the retarded buzz words hr laps up. Still no good
>>29373876
how does one make connections in college?
>>29375176
>How the fuck is this legal?
They can claim they didn't want to hire you over something else and nobody can prove otherwise. It's a joke of a law that's impossible to enforce.
>>29384987
>And that's how life works faggot. Life is not fair. It never will be.
So if a game is rigged, would you support it by playing it? Or would you just say FUCK IT and stop?
Playing a rigged game doesn't make you a hero, it doesn't make you good, it makes you a fucking retard.
>>29377602
>didn't even ask about pay or availability
>I am worried
It'll be minimum wage and you'll work whenever they want you to
>>29385007
I think it's kind of wrong that you can't hand in resumes in real life anymore really. Only the odd home business will take them. All the online resumes get sent up to some fat cat up stairs who has no idea who the business really works on the floor level. It's always the case.
>>29373820
I'm going to apply for a trades apprenticeships, it will be ok, everything will work out. I won't make 6 figures, but at least I won't get kiked by college and won't have to act professional
>>29373820
It's very easy in the Czech Republic. There's around a 2.5% unemployment rate in Prague.
You simply apply to a job and you get it, it's really that easy. I had no experience, just a bachelors degree, and got 3 offers, one for a senior position because they couldn't find anyone to fill it for 8 months ;-)
>>29385182
A normal person has more potential to make 6 figures getting involved with skilled trades than anything else
Seriously though, guys.
i have to admit i felt sorry for people who cant get a job for a long time, until it came to the point where i needed one myself. now i just despise you people.
i drove a fucking cab and made 2500 euros a month with it. yeah i learned hard a month for the cab exam, but its so fucking easy to just get a job and make money if youre not a total useless piece of shit. i only did that for 3 months though and im in uni now.
>>29385358
Lol take a look at this thread. They're all defending being degenerate, unemployed neets.
>>29379275
>>29385358
>everyone is afflicted by the same circumstances as I was
Yeah m8. Too easy. Just be yourself. Good firm hand shake
You live in an area with economic prosperity, hence why you, a conceited gay cunt was able to find a job
>>29385386
>economic prosperty
i was driving a motherfucking cab, nigger.
and i even learned a shitload for it.
you probably just dont have the motivation to work shit jobs for good cash. thats why you fail. you think youre something better, someone that deserves better, when in reality you should be happy about any job you get.
>>29385426
>making deductions about my personality by pointing out you live in area with economic prosperity
Was finally hired this past week for my first "real" (full-time above minimum-wage) job.
I start tomorrow. I don't really have the skills necessary for the job, and was shocked they hired me at all. I hope this is actually a good sign.
>>29385475
what does that even mean?
tell me why you cant get a fucking job as a cashier or a fucking cab driver. tell me.
>>29385497
because my wife's son wont let me
>>29377674
The problem is that being unemployed is not really possible for most people. There's a persistent meme on this board that welfare is easy to acquire, which is anything but true in the US.
>>29385509
and you actually dont get why people despise you, you depraved, wretched cunt?
>mfw I have never been NEET because I'm not a useless sack of shit who actually knows how to apply for jobs
You guys are just retarded
>>29385562
fucking this.
that comment is more original than OPs mum
>>29385562
most people who complain about not being able to find a job only apply max once a week or once a fortnight and expect to get the first job they apply for
>>29385764
>This
That's pretty much what I did, but I read something similar here like a year ago and I just mass sent like 40 applications a day for a week straight and got 4 calls back. 3 practice interviews for pretty shitty restaurants and sandwich shops later and I landed a cushy job at a grocery store. A year later I got promoted to office which is basically drinking free soda and counting the money for 19 an hour. Pretty cool shit senpai desu desu desu.
>>29385794
Good on you man. Get out of the shit hole that is this self loathing board. You seem to be doing well.
>>29385830
>Still no gf and no friends
Nah this is where I belong. Feels nice to have attained cyborg status tho tbqh famalamadingdon
>>29385947
No. It doesn't. You'll get there eventually. Don't give up hope. I have faith in you lad.
>23
>never had a job
>dropped out of college
wew, i'm fucked
>>29385976
I hope so, a girl I work with seems to be showing interest now I just have to hide my sperg long enough get in and I'm solid.
>>29386050
You'll be okay. I'm a fucked up mental case on 4chan but a complete charmer irl. It's not hard.
>finish CS
>barely any connections
>socially autistic as shit
>apply to shitloads of companies
>get like 2 interviews
>fuck both of them up because both companies wanted entre-fucking-prenuer-ish grads
>get 3 more interviews
>ace them by hiding my autism by ranting on and on about all the projects I've done independently
>working as a Junior Dev now
pretty comfy desu with little interaction and because co-workers aren't normies either
>>29385997
why'd you drop out? and also, dont think its too late yet
>>29384528
Hey m8, CS major here, how do I find some entry level shit where I can learn more about coding/netsec? If it helps I'm about to earn my A.S.
Feel like I wasted my time in 4 years of retail after high school
>>29386158
Finally got a junior dev job two years after graduating. No idea how I got it because the interview went as well as every other interview I've had and I didn't wow them with my technical knowledge or skills.
>>29386175
too difficult. majored in CS and fell for the meme, completely underestimated how badly i'd get fucked in the ass.
>>29386226
Oh, where do you live? And I guess you might have got lucky huh. Damn, 3 months and I felt pretty hopeless.
>>29386242
I see. Do you have any other interests/things you want to do now?
>>29386305
>I see. Do you have any other interests/things you want to do now?
Other than video games, I don't know. Haven't done enough in my life to say.
>>29386305
Manchester but I work in Altrincham (Only bad part of this job so far is the 90 minute commute on two buses)
Before getting this job, I had had almost 20 interviews for various IT and programming jobs so I finally got lucky. I had also been working as a post boy for a law firm so I had some money coming in during this time.
>>29386370
Oh ok, are you pretty contented with life as of now?
>Go to interview
>Interview went very good
>Teamleader position with administrative tasks
>Get asked where I see myself in 5 years.
>Give the answer my recruitment coach of the welfare office gave me
>"5 years is is far away. I am not sure where I will be in 5 years, but I can tell you want I want to be doing these 5 years. (List things you want to improve in order to do the job better)"
>end the sentence with "and if it is possible, perhaps there will be an open position for managers function"
>her face went from happy to neutral in a blink of an eye
>"I am sorry anon, but this position will not lead to any managerial position."
>"I think you will be really bored here, so I don't think this will work"
>interview ends and I am outside within 5 min.
Bottom line is that showing to much ambition is bad as well.
I recently had so many jobs and interviewers stating to me I am overqualified for the job and that I am best suited for middle management, but they seem to not understand that I need to have some leadership experience for that. Hence why I apply to teamleader positions or similar.
This is fucked up. I worked abroad, speak several languages fluent, look representative and have moderately normal degree in business with sales, finance and marketing as majors. Either I am low qualified or to high. FUCK!
>>29385497
not the anon you are replying to.
in my country you can't become a cab driver by just learning for it. They are government protected and the license department works on nepotist protocol. Basically there was a time that anyone could become a cab driver, which flooded the market, and gave rise to criminals. Now you need to be a hefty shitton of money to get a license to drive. Being a cab driver now means big bucks, as they can sell that license with interest to someone else who has the other necessary papers.
Being cashier is woman's job. Not that I don't want to do it, but they will only hire women to do it. Not only that, but they only hire young cheap women, preferably from a minority background. They call it positive discrimination and is endorsed by the government.
Low end jobs are only open for either the young or unschooled. If you are neither, than they will say you are overqualified.
>>29386444
in terms of answering that '5 years time' question, I think a more vague answer wouldve worked just fine.
>>29385764
Apply everyday with a minimum of one job, except on Sunday where I take a day off.
I got a multitude of interviews in these last 6 months, but none worked out. Either I was number 2 choice or overqualified, or they found someone with more experience.
What is a total bitch right now is that many people of the older demographics claw into their job as if it were their life. This means that the younger generation is unable to move up. Any form of employment law change is stopped by the labour parties. This is one factor of the current economy. Many employers are still stuck in the recession, meaning they don't want to take a risk in hiring extra people, eventhough the economy is growing well. This is another factor.
There are various internal and external factors why someone can't get a job. I find jobs all the time, but getting them is something else.
Don't be so easy to just throw them all in one camp.
>tfw no idea how to even start my resume
Just feels like I'm being a big headed normie Chad desu
>>29386554
yeah, it is like riding a bicycle. You fall and get up again, and learn something new.
I was NEET for years and signed up to a recruitment agency who set up interviews for you.
Had 3 interviews for a week and within a month I was invited back for a 2nd interview and offered a job.
I'm now fully convinced that people who claim "there are no jobs" are just lazy fucks, like I was back then.
Also, working full time is great for your mental health, I was borderline suicidal when NEET.
>>29386651
>Go to google
>type in "good resume examples"
>pick one you like
>use layout for your own resume.
According to HR specialists that we have during business hour news, is that the new resume needs to be bold, fit into one page and be colorful.
My old resume was a standard two pager with all information. Shit, they even now demand that you add a picture of yourself.
>>29386692
There are enough jobs. These people who say there are no jobs, mean they just can't get a job that hires them. They search for it, just as you do. Only difference is that you got lucky and someone was willing to give you a chance.
>>29386428
I guess, but it's obviously not sustainable. I'm NEET under mommy's roof, so.
>>29386692
>Also, working full time is great for your mental health
This is totally true. I got a job and now I have a gf and am Chad.
This message approved by Shekelstein and Son Ltd.
mums boyfriend knows a guy who cleans up dead bodies for a living, says he'll ask about giving me a shot at it
at least i wont have to talk to many people
>>29386761
When you are NEET you are essentially stagnating and you can expect your brain to hit you up with a healthy dose of depression
>Just got a job offer at IBM
>Going to pay me to move
>70k starting
>Was ready to kill myself from all the rejections and thought of being retail wagie for life
w-we're all gonna make it bros
>>29374217
wait until your outsourced by indians and poles.
>>29386710
>Shit, they even now demand that you add a picture of yourself.
What?
Citation needed
>Takes Serepax
>Operates heavy machinery
>Admits this to employer
>employed
>fucked up a bit
>not enough hours anymore
might have to go job hunting again
Who the fuck invented this toxic resume, job interview, HR shit?
>Social services tell me they won't pay me neetbux to finish my bachelor's degree
>quit school, no finished education past age 16
>start applying for jobs while cashing in massive neetbux based on my old job wage due to "severe depression" lol
>after a few months one the biggest players in my field (IT) sends me an email asking me to come over for an interview
>meet the boss man, shoot the shit, he takes me to two guys in my future department who'd ask me the technical stuff
>shoot the shit with them as well, all goes good
>start working a two man's job being glorious, at a speed no one has before been capable of
>five months of maxed out neetbux + training compensation from the company I was in, basically making normal starting wage
>tell boss we need to make a job contract before my neetbux run out, they give me a permanent contract and the same wage my predecessor had after 3 years
>I run the front of our department and all the trainees with one older colleague handling the non-visible-to-customers end
I couldn't have dreamed of anything better, when I quit school I thought my life was over. Now I'm making good steady bux doing fuck all and whatever I want, getting paid to do what I'd do at home for free.
With my upcoming small inheritance I'm probably buying a nice car and a brand new apartment, or investing in a startup business / whatever.
You can make it robots, all you have to do is try.
Pretty well, anon
Have two interviews for better pay in the city I want to move to. The second place called me day of my application.
Also, dubs checked
>>29389630
>be trying for a decade
>no call backs, nothing on my resume except a couple of companies run by mexicans who spelled my name wrong and literally have no record of my employment despite being there for almost 4 years in total between the two
>have no skills besides running floor buffers and autoscrubbers and lifting heavy objects, something you could probably train a chimp to do
>keep getting older and less relevant to the work force i'm not just competing against others in my area i'm competing against people who will literally work for a fraction of the minimum wage requirements for my state and probably aren't diabetic to boot
Nearly died several times on the job before, I wish my co-workers had just left me or that i'd not brought my emergency kit. Just fucking kill me, this struggle is pointless.
>be trying for new job
>get interviews
>call to follow-up next day
>never get the job: either under or over qualified
>>29385072
>life is a game
Best meme
>>29385200
Senior Prostitue
>>29377398
I know that fucking feel. I get scared whenever my phone vibrates even if it's just telemarketers.
>decide i want a job for extra money
>apply to one place
>get the job
>decide i want a job in uni
>apply to 3 jobs
>2 call back, take one
>decide i want a job after uni
>negotiate $45/hour
>get job
what the hell is wrong with you people?
>>29373820
Anyone near Ann Arbor need a job?
10.50/hr and it's piss easy, perfect for autists because you don't have to interact with anyone besides your supervisor. They're always hiring because the job is kind of difficult for normies due to the monotony of it.
Been out of college for 3 years now and haven't made a single attempt to find or get a job. Aside from supreme lack of motivation, a problem is that I don't have a license so getting anywhere would be a pain in the ass.
So I guess it's going well, since I haven't failed!
>asked by dad few years ago to find work
>decide to walk down to a moving company
>struggle to even ask the receptionist if they're hiring
>she says no
>I walk out and start crying on the way home
I was a little bitch back then.
applied for a job online monday morning
get email reply monday afternoon
phone interview wednesday
onsite next week
hired two weeks after
getting a job is trivial you guys, how awkward and uneducated are you?
plus this is an information economy, if you can't do the math just fuck off and wait for universal basic income you useless human parasites
