i can't get a job :x

[noob3]

does anyone else feel like they can't get a job? because as the name of this thread says, i can't either. i've been to 2 interviews this week, and one was like yeah come up for a follow up interview on monday and the other just flat out told me to never come back. it's cold & raining and I drive up to this place and they are like YEAH SORRY WE DIDN'T CALL YOU TO TELL YOU THIS BUT YOU ARE NOT HIRED THANKS FOR DRIVING OUT HERE IN THIS UGLY WEATHER! man why couldn't they have just called me and told me that :/

what's wrong with me, why do employers think that i am bad? i need some getting a job related advice, guys :(

[Emu]

omfg i have the same problem :( i've applied to at least 3 dozen places in the past few weeks and I've only gotten two callbacks only to have them tell me "we don't have the budget to hire anyone right now" :<

[noob3]

at this point in time i am going to have to like go make fences for people on craigslist :(

[Grislygus]

I applied for a job at every single motherfucking business in the entire town, regularly distributed resumes and references, checked on my application status regularly, visited three job expos, applied at both our local employment agencies and carefully monitored businesses that I knew had high turnover rates.

After four months, I was only interviewed three times and finally got a job when family friends went out of their way to make room for me at their restaurant.

[Emu]

It hasn't got shit to do with making a good impression at the interview or whatever, it's all about who you know.

[noob3]

i dotn have a resume and i have either quit or got fired from all the jobs i've worked at except one and that one got shut down so.. it's not like i have any references :x i know for a fact i could go get a job at mcdonalds or a grocery store, but i really don't want somone trying to pay me $6 an hour to work :/

i need to just go be a valet again but i think i have outstanding tickets D: that i can't pay because i don't have a job :X

[Grislygus]

Who you know can help you cheat, but it's really be about 80% pure timing and luck.

[noob3]

WHAT IF I DON'T KNOW ANY ONE

[Grislygus]

Then it's total luck. If you live in a small shithole like I am right now, try to predict where someone's going to get shitcanned next. Crappy local video rental stores are a good bet.

[AChimp]

Get a haircut, you scrubs. No one wants to hire someone who's going to be shedding all over the place. >:

Then start off with a job at McDonald's or some shit to prove that you CAN work. Making $6/hour is better than not getting paid at all. No one's going to pay you $20/hour unless its your dad and he's trying to get tax write-offs.

[Dr. Boogie]

Also, don't tell them that you've been fired from every job you've ever had until AFTER they've hired you.

[MarioRPG]

Cut your damn hair.

[Alive]

yeah cut your hair, try to look the part -clean clothes shoes ect.. dont go in there with that 'i just smoked a bowl last night' look about you. smell decently too, the slightest wiff of questionable 'odour says mucho about your life style. like none of that bong resin beer stein cologne is what i mean. oh and the job market happens to stink right now so good luck.

[Perndog]

Don't cut your hair, just wash it and dress nice. Then call every temp agency in town. If you live in a respectable-sized city there should be at least a couple. Minneapolis has like ten. And half of them hire entry-level employees with no specific skills for upwards of $10 an hour. The great thing about temp jobs is that you can quit with no reason and no notice given and then find another one. The bad thing is that employers can drop you with no reason and no notice too. Not much security, but it's work, and you don't have to struggle for an interview because the agency takes care of that for you. Then eventually, if you don't have any bigger plans, one of your employers is bound to give you an actual permanent job offer (I've worked four temp jobs and three of them wanted me to stay on permanently).

The other good option is to see what massive corporations have headquarters in your area and apply for their basic trained-monkey office jobs. Here in Minneapolis, Target, 3M, Wells Fargo and US Bank (and others to lesser degrees) hire ungodly numbers of employees from applications submitted on the Internet.

[Terra]

So in other words, stop bitching and making threads about it and apply online.

Otherwise, hit the road and start at Mickey D's. I mean, fuck. It's a start, you lazy ass. A shower wouldn't hurt either, just so you know.

[DuFresne]

A lot of big retail chains (Wal-Mart is notorious for this) will not even look at your application unless you have given a reference or two. Work the crappy food-service jobs for awhile, then try for something less shitty. Especially if you have tickets and (I assume) bills to pay, then make like Calvin and get a Mcjob quick-like.

[Kant spelz]

Here's what I did:
know somebody.

[Cosmo Electrolux]

look...posting in every thread on the board won't get you your fucking custom title.

[Jomb]

Do you have any notable skills, interests, goals... that sort of thing?

Maybe you could start your own business and be your own boss? That's what I did when no one would hire me ;)

[Kant spelz]

look...posting in every thread on the board won't get you your fucking custom title.

Sweet, here for an hour and I already have someone following my posts.

I finally made it big mom.

[Emu]

I'm thinking of resigning myself to Wal-Mart. :\

[Fathom Zero]

Don't tell 'em you've quit, either, because they'll think that you'll quit on them, too.

[Fathom Zero]

EDIT: Ooops.

I'm thinking of resigning myself to Wal-Mart. :\

If you do, get yourself a nice nighttime restocking position. My mom's friend has it and all she does is stack lipstick and other cosmetics at 3 in the morning and she doesn't have to deal with bitchy customers then. Of course, the only real reason why she took it was so she could see her kids during the day, but I wouldn't mind doing something like that at night.

[Emu]

I might do that. I'm up all hours of the night anyway.

[Kant spelz]

If you can pass a criminal background check, I know a lot of retard farms hire all types of peoples.
Some even pay you to sleep at their places.
Fuck yeah.
I just realized I did not in fact pass a criminal background check, and I still got hired at one.
It's so easy and they are so desperate for people.

[Emu]

Haha yeah man I'll look into that.

[noob3]

i know working in a barn and using the money they pay me to sleep in the barn is up there in my most wanted careers

[Creepy-critters]

I applied for a warehouse style job. If any of you have been to a Value Village store before, you probably know the drive through donations shed. We take in donations, bring them in the back. This includes furniture, tv's, games, game systems, etc. Last night I couldn't get a desk through the back door into the garbage, so I got to bash it apart with a sledgehammer.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

I'm hopefully going to be working at a comic book shop soon. So try to listen to these folks, they're right ya know! But in all honesty keep your nose clean, chin high, and don't smell like rotten ass. And don't smoke a cigarette before the interview. That will make you smell like cigarettes which can be as bad or worse than rotten ass.

[Guitar Woman]

guys I don't think I like this forum anymore

[noob3]

why, because you're lazy and won't work?

[Evil Robot]

I am currently looking for a techician who has some expertise in the field of industrial automation. It's a traveling position, your territory would be all of North and South America. You would be working on robotic screwdriving and riviting equipment.

[Blue Gularis]

guys I don't think I like this forum anymore
Get a haircut, son.

[mischief]

Try not to put every single job you've ever had, especially if you didn't work there very long. 2 weeks at burger king is not impressive to a potential employer.

Perndog was right though, temp agencies are decent depending on where you go. Just make sure your resume isn't a fucking wreck and look nice when you go in. I used to work in a staffing agency so i know these things ;). A lot of them will give you testing on excel and word too so make sure you know those things! OH and some of those jobs quitting with no notice is still not wise, i'm not sure what kinds of positions you had to be doing that perndog :/

[Perndog]

I never did it personally, but my understanding is that it's agreed that either party can terminate employment at any time without advance notice. Calling the day you plan not to show up, at least, is expected, but we've had a handful of temps in my office at Target quit suddenly with no hard feelings. Maybe some other companies aren't so tolerant about this.

[Angryhydralisk]

Get a haircut, you scrubs. No one wants to hire someone who's going to be shedding all over the place. >:

Then start off with a job at McDonald's or some shit to prove that you CAN work. Making $6/hour is better than not getting paid at all. No one's going to pay you $20/hour unless its your dad and he's trying to get tax write-offs.

This is true to the point it's disturbing. I've been at Mickie D's since Feb. and I'm almost a manager. Kinda ironic because I haven't eaten McDonald's in nearly 15 years.

[AChimp]

McDonald's has really high turn-over so if you've been there for more than six months you're probably a god to the new people.

Regarding the temps quitting without any notice stuff, it's allowed as far as I know due to the nature of the contracts. Either party can terminate it without any notice, but it makes the temp company look bad if the people they send out start quitting all over the place with no notice. I wouldn't expect an favours after doing something like that.

[Perndog]

What it's good for is continuing to look for a permanent job while you're temping and telling people in interviews that you can start immediately.

[noob3]

i got my tickets paid so i'm going to apply at a couple valet places, and maybe something stupid lke a pizza place. at least then i can get high on the job & rock the fuck out

[CaptainBubba]

Put that on the application

[Angryhydralisk]

If you got a driver's licence, you could always shoot for forklift driver on UPS. Simply put, once you hit the union, you'd have to work to get fired.

[Zbu Manowar]

Yeah, but the downside to any union is high fees and a stressful environment, not to mention that all of this implies that you have a long-term association with the company itself. If you're looking for a better job, this might play against you.