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I cannot speak for others but yes, it's possible that the city near me doesn't have a lot of jobs. HOWEVER, of the jobs they do have, there's no bites. And I already discussed in my op the areas I have covered. Additionally, I'm not just applying for jobs in my immediate area. I'm applying for jobs within a 100 mile radius.
The jobs show up on the lists but they stay on the list for weeks, months and when you call, they STILL haven't hired anyone. That is ridiculous! These aren't all "professional" jobs...some of these are "anyone can do this" type jobs. Why haven't they been able to find anyone for one of THOSE jobs for an entire month?!
As you can see, on this board, most people want to blame the potential employee. People don't want to admit, recognize or otherwise face the reality that employers are being extremely picky, (even for low paying jobs), and ARE playing games with people.
The anecdote about the lawyer is what a LOT of people go through....only most of them don't get the truth about the hold up.
Just an example of employers being picky for low paying jobs.
My local Subway had a sign on the door: Now Hiring, must have two years Subway Experience.
How difficult is it to slap meat and cheese on bread?????? I would think after one shift anyone with half a brain would have the job down pat.
Maybe the job is actually assistant manager or manager of the franchise, not a line worker, and they want to promote within the subway "family" even if you currently work at another location.
If that's their only way of advertising for internal jobs, then they have bigger problems.
On the subject, the OP is so right. I've been employed for almost 2 decades straight with the same company and I can't get a bite right now, even though I am considered management and have been sending out resumes like crazy. Even the companies in town that notoriously and historically raid my company for new hires have even turned me down.
I do get sick and tired of hearing "in this economy" like it's some trend that's 12 months old. It's been like this for almost 5 years now. It's almost better saying, "the new economy", "the way things are today". Rambler123 is correct, it is a slow-moving disaster. Like a landslide.
I'm truly surprised that union representation hasn't gained so much more traction in the last few years over the way things have become. Not that I'm a fan of unions, but as workers become more and more stressed out, feeling like they are having more and more lumped onto them with no pay increases, all the while living with the feeling of they might be next on the unemployment line, that the idea of getting some feeling of job protection, for lack fo a better word, hasn't surfaced to a higher level. Of course, unions are heavily to blame for this, as they have done nothing to capitalize on the situation and don't seem to care about bumping up their memberships.
I also thought that by now we'd see some kind of worker revolt against "the system" for the way employers have been treating them for the last few years. No protests, no real viral campaigns documenting employees plights, no nothing.
It's funny because back in my grandparents time, they were able to secure great jobs after the war without all of this college degree nonsense, including my grandfather himself and several of his brothers, who made it all the way to QA supervisor of several defense-related companies, including on jobs for NASA, and he didn't even graduate high school. To think, that was the embodiment of the land of opportunity. Today, you have to have 2 years experience to put Subway sandwiches together for what most likely is a minimum wage job, or near it? Pure stupidity and a real sad state of this job market, and at times, a clear narrative of how some companies just simply need to go.
this is a place where a lot of people vent about things that are frustrating; i don't think that means they've given up or are doing a half-assed job of looking for a job.
i'm mega-chipper and upbeat in my cover letters and interviews, and i'm constantly reviewing my application materials (which i think are fine at this point, considering how many interviews i get) and working on my interviewing skills to make sure i'm making the best impression i can. i am always looking for and applying to jobs. it's not like people can just flip some magic positivity switch and suddenly start getting jobs. it's hard. i think it's ok to acknowledge that it's hard.
.....it's not like people can just flip some magic positivity switch and suddenly start getting jobs. it's hard. i think it's ok to acknowledge that it's hard....
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