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[(Anonymous)]

So any of the other unemployed anons that I know exist here find all the job talk depressing?

I know my current job hunt has made me really start to wonder if any employer out there really wants me. I keep getting the "we've decided to pursue another candidate" or ignored entirely. Plus since I have to renew my lease next month and that requires proof of employment, I don't even know what in the heck to do anymore since I've had no luck finding a place willing to hire me, and I've seriously applied to everything I qualify for.

So jobless anons, feel free to vent about how shitty, depressing and demeaning job searching can be.

[(Anonymous)]

I applied for an opening within a branch of the US military. It's the kind of position where you have to secure the position before you enlist in order to get it, which you did by submitting your resume, a portfolio demonstrating your ability in this particular field, etc. It matched by qualifications and interests to a T, and the prospect of having my student loans forgiven, the various other military benefits, and the fact that it was permanently stationed in the States gave me a lot of hope. The only problem was that the application deadline was within only a couple of weeks of the posting being opened, and I was busy with school projects at the time.

I stayed up for several days putting together a strong portfolio that was really diverse and showed off all of the skills that the position asked for. I managed to fulfill all of the requirements and even went to the Writing Center at my school abd some friends who had been in the military to look over my application materials, and they said it was all very well-done.

No longer than a week after the deadline, I was informed that they'd selected their candidate, and it was somebody else. Apparently, according to someone on the inside who asked about it for me, they knew who they wanted to have the job before they even posted it (they were legally obligated to post the opening as available anyway). The application process was a formality for that person.

[(Anonymous)]

I so hate that nonsense where people get jobs just because they know someone and not because they are actually the most qualified candidate.

Nayrt

[(Anonymous)]

A new hire is a gamble, an internal promotion is a much safer decision

In the future, you can usually tell actually open positions from internal hires that are obligated to be posted on USAjobs by the deadline. If it's only 2 or 3 weeks it's pretty much gaurenteed to already have been filled.

[(Anonymous)]

I wish they would just not fucking posts jobs that aren't actually available. I've gotten burned on this a few times. I have skills that should count for something but it clearly doesn't.

[(Anonymous)]

the job that I really want, that I've networked my ass for, and that people there have said I'd be perfect for & they really want me....currently isn't available because the governor slashed the budget for this state agency and they're on a hiring freeze. supposedly they'll open up more jobs in july but I really REALLY don't trust our governor and am worried he'll call a special session or something at the end of June just to dick over this state agency again.

I feel your pain, anon.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm going to punch the next person who points to STEM degrees as the solution to unemployment. I have a STEM degree. It is not helping. The STEM shortage is a pile of BS to justify outsourcing. And because I do have the STEM degree, no one wants to hire me for any other crap jobs because they figure I'll jump ship the minute I get a STEM related offer. Which I would but I need to pay my fucking rent.

[(Anonymous)]

I have a STEM master's degree. I make six figures

[(Anonymous)]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbL3A_GT9uw

[(Anonymous)]

Well isn't that just great for you

[(Anonymous)]

DA dunno why you think it's appropriate or acceptable to come in this particular thread and rub people's faces in it.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I've known plenty of people with those degrees who couldn't find jobs either. I know sometimes I wonder if the fact that I have a useless bachelor's is a problem for me getting even a crap job as well. I know my degree is useless, I can't afford to go back to school and even if I could I have no clue what I would want to do. I'm actually one of those rare people who feels college wasn't really the right thing for me. I don't need a six figure salary to be happy, I just need to be able to pay my rent and bills, buy food and have a bit of extra to buy some games and I'm happy. I can do that on $11/hr easily.

[(Anonymous)]

Do you mind if I ask which STEM field? Mostly because it's such a huge and diverse field; I'm getting a degree in one (but plan to go on to grad school) and I know that some of the degrees definitely get hyped up as being INSTANT JOB CREATORS!!!1! but they've become so hyped that there's actually too many people in the fields now and they're incredibly competitive. Other fields there truly are shortages and even a BA gets you a nice job.

sa

[(Anonymous)]

*huge and diverse category (science, technology, engineering, and medical combined is an insanely large amount of actual subjects of study/focus) I mean.

[(Anonymous)]

Chemistry. It was supposed to be a solid field when I started grad school but the recessions were not remotely kind to the industries involved

[(Anonymous)]

Shout out to employers wanting an associate's degree in [insert major here] for a minimum wage job.

Shout out to the unemployed/underemployed because they're considered overqualified.

The job market is shit where I live and it's shittier if you don't have the education necessary, and no matter how many times I've been told to do so by friends and family alike, I'm not going to risk lying about my skills knowing if caught will get me fired.

[(Anonymous)]

I have a friend who has a really enviable job in computer tech; it's basically the data entry job every nerd wants. Makes lots of money. Lied on her resume about her qualifications. Hasn't gotten questioned or fired yet.

It actually makes me angry. I can't bring myself to lie either. I feel like I'd be too anxious about being discovered to ever feel comfortable at work. Yet so many people do it and get away with it.

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

I'm the same way. I was taught that lying gets you nowhere and while I don't wish ruination to someone's life/career path for lying about their skills/education, it's just not fucking fair to the rest of us.

[(Anonymous)]

And then if you have more than the associate's degree the same shitty minimum wage job doesn't want to hire you because they think you'll leave the moment you find something better.

Of course any sane person would, but even people with less education will do that. Maybe paying people more competitive wages is what you should be doing.

ayrt

[(Anonymous)]

Yup. I had a job I hated for a good handful of years because I couldn't find anything better.

And having getting a job through family doesn't help you anymore because more and more places have nepotism policies in place b/c they don't want to deal with the favoritism/drama that comes with family members working in the same building.

Talk about a very very shitty catch 22.

[(Anonymous)]

The job market is horrifying. Employers that hire 'per project' are trying to screw people over with rates that would be far below minimum wage. I need money, but I've felt it would be morally wrong to even accept these type of jobs. It's hard to even live off of minimum wage in this area with how expensive it is. To try and live off of what 1/8 minimum wage would be - and have to work your ass off and meet absurd deadlines - would be impossible.

The worst part is that people a generation above me or two generations back don't get it at all. They had a chance to get their foot in the door and establish relationships. I graduated during the recession and nothing was there. All these years later and the well is still dry.

[(Anonymous)]

"You need to start at the bottom and work your way up!" What the fuck do they think we're TRYING to do?

[(Anonymous)]

I've been looking for a job for six months now, sent out a million applications and got only one rejection back - all the rest I was rejected from didn't bother sending any kind of response. I don't know what I'm doing wrong; I don't have much work experience on my resume, but I have skills and experience that are always directly relevant to positions I apply for, and I work hard to make sure my cover letters pull out the most important things and are all clearly tailored to the position in question. I'm not sure what else I can do, but I'm constantly stressed now about having no money, and being unemployed so long is making me feel like a piece of shit anyway.

[(Anonymous)]

is it ok if i ask what kinds of things you're applying for?

[(Anonymous)]

the only reason i have my current job is because the job requirements are basically "not dead, speaks english, capable of moving limbs"

i had almost no job experience when i applied but my employer is so desperate for people they'll hire basically anyone