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Being Unemployed Sucks!!
- Thread starter foxxie
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What job are you looking for?
Have you been getting calls in response to your resume?
Going to interviews?
Are you answering ads or just sending out blind requests for employment?
I have to admit - a year without finding a job sends a red flag out to me and you may have to change your resume and perhaps your approach.
It's never taken me more than 2 weeks to find a job in nearly *gulp* - 20 years.
Have you been getting calls in response to your resume?
Going to interviews?
Are you answering ads or just sending out blind requests for employment?
I have to admit - a year without finding a job sends a red flag out to me and you may have to change your resume and perhaps your approach.
It's never taken me more than 2 weeks to find a job in nearly *gulp* - 20 years.
gjohnson5
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foxxie said:I've been trying to find a job now for about almost a year!I still got no lucks, I been sending my resume everyday. I believe I have sent about 300 resumes. This sucks! Grrr!
I can't believe someone can't fine "A" job for a whole year. What job do you want, the Presidency?
That's about to be vacant, but you still have a 2 years for that one...
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heatherrae
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Have you had your resume reviewed for errors?
yeah, you should hand resumes in, in person, whenever possible. Ask every friend you have to keep an eye out for openings for you. When you hand in a resume, follow up every few days.
yeah, you should hand resumes in, in person, whenever possible. Ask every friend you have to keep an eye out for openings for you. When you hand in a resume, follow up every few days.
foreigngirl
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ayeap, my point of view as well. I am tired of hearing people that they cant find a job. Bullshit. They are just picky and are looking for something in particular. If I wanted to find a job, I wpuld get it very fast, McDonalds always has a free spot to fill ingjohnson5 said:
Well, you know what I mean
you look like you eat at McDonalds a lot...foreigngirl said:ayeap, my point of view as well. I am tired of hearing people that they cant find a job. Bullshit. They are just picky and are looking for something in particular. If I wanted to find a job, I wpuld get it very fast, McDonalds always has a free spot to fill in
foreigngirl
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you can tell?HumanTarget said:
foreigngirl
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thats the Honda 50cc I took my riding test withHumanTarget said:
it could have been GraveDigger and i still wouldn't of figured it out.foreigngirl said:thats the Honda 50cc I took my riding test with
(btw - GraveDigger is a monster truck. so i'm saying your ass is wider than a monster truck. just so that you're not confused because of you being foreign and all and not understanding american pop culture.)
foreigngirl
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HumanTarget said:
I understood. I am just on a cloud of happiness that my bike brings me. It totally erased my sarcasam and I hate it
foreigngirl
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you think I care?HumanTarget said:
foreigngirl
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I need to come back to earthHumanTarget said:
foreigngirl
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There is no runing away from me. I can find you and drag you out of that Coloseum place you been hanging out atHumanTarget said:i don't care where you go, just away from me
Apparently you are doing something wrong, are looking for jobs you are VERY unqualified for or your approach is wrong.
Like Velv asked - do you gets calls? Interviews?
What kinds of jobs are you applying for?
Like Velv asked - do you gets calls? Interviews?
What kinds of jobs are you applying for?
foreigngirl
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I go there every day. The lunch just tastes betterHumanTarget said:
chewyxrage
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PICK3 said:
rofl no shit
wouldn't have trouble finding a job w/ that. there is 15 pharmacies in every damn city
foreigngirl
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yeah...I take the kids too, ya knowHumanTarget said:
TightSlacks
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I doubt she is trying hard to get a job, because I bet chump that is fucking her is paying for her shit
foxxie
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Daisy_Girl said:
I did got an offer once but as an " Idiot", I didn't take the job because the job location is pretty ghetto.
I should have taken it but yeah I think my problem is I am very picky ( I know I should have taken the first offer is better than nothing). Of course I apply on a position that I have experience with or qualify for.
gjohnson5
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foxxie said:
Being "qualified" is in the eyes of the employer. If you think you are "qualified" and you have not been getting answers back , this could mean that your idea of "being qualified" is not correct. It could also mean that you resume does not contain the proper keywords to indicate that you are "qualified"
Make sure that your resule lists all the skills that you posses. Most employment agencies use keywords to search ones resume. So start rewriting your resume and make sure it contains all the skills the employer in the job requirement is asking for
foxxie
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gjohnson5 said:
I have review my resume so many times. I even have to ask my friends and family to review it. They said is pretty good! I dont know maybe I am just applying for a position that everyone is applying with. *shrugs* This is my first time ever on my life that I have a hard time looking for job. Usually I got call right away . Maybe is just the location ahhh ..who knows.
thisforumrots
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foxxie said:I've been trying to find a job now for about almost a year!
I hope the grammer on your resume' is better than this post....lol
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alien amp pharm
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How are you paying bills?
How long can a person draw unemployment ?
How long can a person draw unemployment ?
blueta2
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It's ok to be picky if you are looking for a specific job, but if you need to pay bills, being picky is self-defeating.
Sending out resumes and "pounding the pavement" are all good if you want any job or there is a small chance you will get lucky this way (small chance). The best way to find your dream job or a good job is to network. Make contacts. Go to the happy hrs after work near a large company and get to know the ppl. Ask friends if they have friends who work for good companies.
Networking is really the best way to get a great job.
Employers would rather hire folks with references than people from the street or resumes from the net.
Network, network, network!
Good luck and don't give up
Sending out resumes and "pounding the pavement" are all good if you want any job or there is a small chance you will get lucky this way (small chance). The best way to find your dream job or a good job is to network. Make contacts. Go to the happy hrs after work near a large company and get to know the ppl. Ask friends if they have friends who work for good companies.
Networking is really the best way to get a great job.
Employers would rather hire folks with references than people from the street or resumes from the net.
Network, network, network!
Good luck and don't give up
foxxie
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blueta2 said:
You are right! I have been sending my resume online most of the time. What I really need to do is go apply in person.
Yes networking is the best way to go! Unfortunately I dont have any friends on where I live. I can't work for my husband company because his job position requires lifting, etc that men only can handle. Or so he says.. lol
Bikini Mod
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I have difficulty believing that you have a degree in pharmacy yet you have ZERO experience in that field.
From what I understand it is difficult to obtain a pharmacy degree. How on earth could you have made it through such difficult schooling and then suddenly decided that you want to be "a housewife"? Do you even have kids?
I am not passing judgement just dont see the logic in your posts as they are so inconsistent.
You claim to have a degree that requires a great deal of mental prowess yet your grammar leaves quite a lot to be desired to say the least.
And when people ask what type of job you are looking for and list the type of experience you have, you post up very broad terms that could be applied to having worked at The Gap.
From what I understand it is difficult to obtain a pharmacy degree. How on earth could you have made it through such difficult schooling and then suddenly decided that you want to be "a housewife"? Do you even have kids?
I am not passing judgement just dont see the logic in your posts as they are so inconsistent.
You claim to have a degree that requires a great deal of mental prowess yet your grammar leaves quite a lot to be desired to say the least.
And when people ask what type of job you are looking for and list the type of experience you have, you post up very broad terms that could be applied to having worked at The Gap.
foxxie
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BIKINIMOM said:
Moving from places to places is one of the reason why I dont have stable job. This is because of my husband
I have known professionals who can't even speak english well. A lot of them works on a medical field. I know this because I had work in a hospital before ..
However I would admit I need a bit of improvement on my english grammar. Knowing three different langaunge is not easy...
foxxie said:
wait.........
you are married?
LOL
holy shit batman, i thought you just had a roomate? Girl/boy.. whatever... make up your mind please.
If you have a degree in pharmacy it still should be no issue.. hit the local walgreens, or riteaid, or fuck winndixie.
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UA_Iron
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you suck because you're unemployed.
bitch.
bitch.
foxxie
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Frisky said:
That's right I dont need to work but I want to work. So I can help my husband out.
There's no issue at all I just feel bad for my husband. That's all! Beside I am not really use on not working at all for fact I've been working since I was 16.
I want to have a stable job and I dont think mowing someone lawn is not stable job at all. lol
foxxie said:
well sweet tuts.. ya know what, when I was out of work and needed to not only occupy my time to keep busy, but also to bring in extra cash I stooped to the pt of my own business cleaning homes. I did what I had to do to bring it in. At that time I was waiting for a seat to attend school and was bored out of my mind.
You do what you got to do.
Bikini Mod
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foxxie said:
Sorry....
I call bullshit.
English is NOT my mother tongue. I was schooled in a third and did so well that I was exempt from finals and was "forced" (though gladly) to learn a fourth when I lived in that country.
Your husband in the military?
If you feel so bad that your husband is the only one to bring in an income then you can easily get a job watching other people's children for few hours a day several days per week. Those people have stable jobs so you would have a stable job.
If you want to work badly enough you can find a job.
See now if you dont WANT to work, that is another issue altogether.
foxxie
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BIKINIMOM said:
YOur smart then and let just say I am Dumb. I dont think I am but if that's the way you perceived that I am then I can't do anything about that.
I have been Sending my resume and applying everywhere I could. Well exemption of I guess working in a fast food or working in a clothing store.
My husband is not in the military...
Bikini Mod
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foxxie said:
Then how is it that he moves around quite a bit yet can hold down a stable job?
It isn't about who is smarter. I just fail to understand how someone can be bright enough to know three languages, have a degree in Pharmacy and not have any experience in that line of work.
I never finished college. Only put myself through two years and quit to get married so I am a bonified dumbass.... period.
BIKINIMOM said:
agreed.
sending out a poorly written resume to companies that weren't looking for help and not giving them a clearly defined description of what you want to do is an obvious attempt to NOT get a job.
She lives in or near a LARGE city.... she could work if she wanted to.
foxxie
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I got an interview as Executive Assistant tomorrow so wish me luck
Any advise what to wear I am thinking of something like this
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or this >>http://www.forever21.com/product.as...y_name=Outerwear&product_id=2029467222&Page=2
and of course I am wearing a tank top underneath it what do you think?
Or should I just wear something like this but half sleeve and white without the ruffles
http://www.forever21.com/product.as...name=Dressy+Tops&product_id=2030077521&Page=1
Is it okay to wear short sleeve? The business jacket that I had is short sleeve more like similar to the first picture.... ( of course some cami's underneath it )then of course black pants and close toe shoes
Any advise what to wear I am thinking of something like this
http://www.forever21.com/product.as...y_name=Outerwear&product_id=2028737727&Page=2
or this >>http://www.forever21.com/product.as...y_name=Outerwear&product_id=2029467222&Page=2
and of course I am wearing a tank top underneath it what do you think?
Or should I just wear something like this but half sleeve and white without the ruffles
http://www.forever21.com/product.as...name=Dressy+Tops&product_id=2030077521&Page=1
Is it okay to wear short sleeve? The business jacket that I had is short sleeve more like similar to the first picture.... ( of course some cami's underneath it )then of course black pants and close toe shoes
