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I'm 20, and due to my lack of skills and experience, I am only qualified for retail/customer service jobs. My last job was in November working in a retail store, and it was a seasonal position, but after 3 weeks I was informed that I was no longer needed, and since then I've been unemployed again. It's been about 2 months, I've applied to about 30+ positions, and attended 2 open houses, and still haven't received a single call back, It's really discouraging. Since I'm only qualified for retail my options are quite limited, and believe me, I have experience, I have a good resume, I dress presentably, yet I'm still not getting any calls back for interviews. I'm growing discouraged, but I won't lose hope because I know I need a job and I'm determined to find one. I just feel like I don't know the right approach anymore? I'm just not getting contacted for interviews despite applying to so many stores, and I feel like I could be out there working and having a job, but instead I'm forced to sit home and waste away unemployed, and feeling useless? There has to be more to life than this, I'm sure? I want a job, I'm ready to work, I'm ready to offer my skills to someone, but nobody is willing to hire me, so instead I'm stuck in this position and it totally sucks.
I would say temping. I am not speaking from personal experience. When I was 21, I could only get a job in fast food. After a month, I took a temp assignment. I went permanent in 2 months.
The temp agencies will usually test you for typing speed, MS Word, and Excel. Jobs will depend on your city also. Some cities just don't have enough jobs.
Apply to way more than 30 jobs over a two month period. Landing a retail job is a numbers game. In two months you should be able to put out over 250 applications if you only do 4/day.
Mowing lawns, plowing snow, day laborer, military, temping, restaurant kitchen help, car wash towel person, apprentice in a trade (plumber, builder, mason), gas station attendant, stock boy in warehouse, town road crew, marina dock boy, recycle center sorter, copy center clerk/operator, ....
You just need to think outside the box a little bit. Hustle. Sell yourself. Grovel. Do what you have to do. One contact an hour is 20 contacts a day is 600 contacts a month. That ought to put you in touch with someone who knows somebody who will get you started.
Develop 2 plans. The first being long term career plan. The 2nd finding immediate work.
Only you can take care of the first plan.
For the 2nd plan, the two times I had no where else to turn, there was always a pizza delivery job open somewhere.
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