I have never been to prison, Appllied for over 6000 Jobs (I physically/emotionally reached the point where i cannot apply for any more) and have done aproximately 5 years voluntary work in pretty dangerous envirionments...substance misuse field...(I have never taken drugs either btw)..
There is no moral ickle story to it, just unemployement over a period of time, screws your life up, to the point where there is absolutly nothing you can do about it - apart from eventually give up.
Whether you have Brilliant references, qualifications and experience or not (I have all of these),
There is no moral to giving up either. You eventually have too give up (about a year ago), for the sake of preserving whats left of your confidence and nerves. You only have one life and spending it filling out application forms - and getting rejected for pretty crappy jobs - eventually becomes rediculous and I can assure you - totally unbearable.
I am unemployed simply because I am unemployed.
2006-10-02 22:17:28 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Economics
Anothern reason that comes up often is that someone is "over qualified" for a job. If you walk into an interview with an MSc and the boss only has an ONC it scares the hell out of them, especially if you have some years experience in your field. They are scared that they will lose their jobs, this is why there are so many people that are highly qualified leave the country, because some idiot let the under educated into management roles that they are not trained properly or to a high enough level for.
The other problem is that they never give you the real reason why you didn't get the job. This means you can't correct the problem for next time. The usual excuse is "there was a candidate more stromgly suited to the role than you."
My hubby got a lot of this so he phoned one employer up and asked if the successful candidate had a PhD and 25 years experience, because that is the only way they would be more suited than he was.
Ask for the specific reason why you were rejected, if nothing else it puts them on the spot.
Keep trying & good luck
2006-10-02 23:16:41 · answer #1 · answered by LYN W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My hubbie was made redundant last year, and had the most ridiculously hard time finding a new job.(at 26 years old) He would apply for jobs that he was perfectly qualified for, and despite having a strong work history, experience, etc, he wasnt even getting interviews. And if he did, he would come home hopeful, bless him, and never hear back. It was soul crushing, for all of us. We have four children, and tho we live in a country with excellent benefits, it wasnt long before our finances started to crumble, we almost lost our home. It was a vicious cycle, and the more knock-backs he got the harder it was to try. I never pushed him though, the pain was so obvious. Finally, I decided to try in earnest(had applied for a few things) despite being a homemaker for the last five years. I found bar work, solely based, i beleive on my looks(which arent fab, but i get by)the fact that it was a **** job that noone else wanted to do, and having a unique accent. For 6 months i was working all the hours god sent at min wage, trying tro keep the roof up and still coping with four kids. I almost broke down. My hubbie, in the meantime, sunk into a deep depression. Our marraige of seven years was stressed to the max. Finally, in desperation, he took a job at the local chicken factory, which is known to have abysmal and unhealthy working conditions. 99% of the workforce is foreign labour, he was working 13 hour days in a subzero freezer while i stayed on at the pub 20-30 hour a week to try and catch up our debt. In sept I finally left work, to deal with kids 8, 7, 5, and 2 going back to school. And last week, as the hubby was still looking for something better, he finally got a great job, at least great by our standards! he started yesterday, and while none of this specifically answers your question, and just want to pass along some hope. There is light at the end of the tunnel. These are some of my insights:
Most retail workers in high street shops are young, trendy kids. Looks are important. You must bleach at least some of your hair and use product, lol.
Grocery stores are typically for middle aged women.
A lot of business will advertise for jobs:
a. that are already taken, and it simply a legality that they must publicly offer the job.
b. to build a reservoir of applicants, even if there is no actual job opening.
Factory and warehouse jobs are reserved for an immigrant workforce, that can be exploited. Disgusting.
And finally, you're more likely to gain employment if you're already employed. Even if you worked at McDonalds(who will hire ANYBODY) that would be a foot in the door.
At the end of the day, you cant give up completely. By all means, its human to break down occasionally. So take a break, wallow in misery and feel sorry for yourself, eat ice cream all day, etc. Then get back up, get a haircut, and a new outfit. Buy a crisp new folder and a good pen, get your resume typed out and start anew. You cant expect to survive without money and its certainly not fair on society to support you for life. The new ant-ageism laws are coming into effect, so (and im not assuming you're an oldie, but in the workforce these days 25 is over the hill) so there should be a rush by employers to hire mature workers to show their compliance. Good Luck, Dude, I hope it works out for you. Just gotta keep on keepin on!
2006-10-02 22:53:26 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Something must be wrong with you. It has to be something. Because there is no reason why u should still be unemployed. McDonalds, Burger King someone would have took you by now. Are you some old wrinkly guy? Grandpa looking type that cant do much? That should be the only reason. And I don't even think that should be a issuse. You must be looking in all thw wrong places. Must be!
2006-10-02 22:36:44 · answer #3 · answered by Quin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is awful, and without trying to be condescending, I am very sorry for you. My Father was in the same situation after being made redundant. It was soul destroying.
On the news last night they were taking about a man in his early 60's who couldn't get work as a plaster I think or maybe a bricklayer. Despite having 40 years experience and excellent references. He committed suicide.
May I ask what field you originally worked in?
2006-10-02 22:30:11 · answer #4 · answered by Nneave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know how you feel. I am always getting turned down. I to have never committed a crime or done drugs. It is all down to foreigners coming over here and applying. Companies are pretty much ordered by the government to take on foreigners before considering us Brits.
2006-10-02 22:31:39 · answer #5 · answered by gr_bateman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you are one in a million.
You have my sympathy for your hardship and suffering, it's not your fault it's the government who is at fault due to an overpopulated working population.
They say there is e.g. a million people unemployed, that's only what is on there records but with all the immigrants in this country be they legal or not it is more likely 2-3 million.
Cheap labour and the businessman knows it.
2006-10-02 22:25:19 · answer #6 · answered by timone 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you don't interview well or don't have the qualifications for the jobs to which you are applying. But you are right, being rejected does get to you eventually.
2006-10-02 22:30:58 · answer #7 · answered by SPLATT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. No one applies for 6000 jobs, and gets none of them!! You're not telling the real story.
2006-10-02 22:26:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I'm curious - what reasons have been given?
2006-10-02 22:21:26 · answer #9 · answered by Felidae 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
because you choose it
2006-10-02 22:38:29 · answer #10 · answered by neoai01 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋