So sick of job hunting

[Bpmike1208]

Yea I feel your pain... I was laid off last summer and still haven't been able to find a reasonable job! 6 job apps in the last 2 days with no luck so far.

yup same here for me i have about 10 job apps out there and nothing so far i have 2 places that are looking good for me but 1 is remodling so is taking for ever and another 1 is just seasonal so it wont do me to much

[Bpmike1208]

Just do not forget to Follow up! Thats the important thing( And this is coming from an 18 year old who in 7 days is going to have his own apartment, so I get how you feel about how some people take jobs for advantage.) The place I am working for now took several calls from me to get things rolling, I applied for around 10 jobs and only got one call back, and that's not even the job I got Yet I followed up on all of them and could have gone to five or six interviews. Sometimes even if they need someone new to work for them, they will push aside your Application and forget about it until you call asking about it.

I have a five day rule, First I go in asking if they are Hiring OR accepting Applications, and I only ask the top Manager this, most will tell you up front if they are looking for someone or not when asked that question. If they just say Accepting Applications, they may still be looking for someone. After I turn the Application in, I call back in five days asking for an update on it. Most told me that they had not even looked at it yet, and would promptly now that I called. Again if they do not call back, try again in five days.

Oh belive me i call and call and call some more lol i think i make them sick of me thats why id otn get them lol. like i said ive got 2 jobs that look good for me. my issue is when ever i call a place the manager is never in and the employee doesnt know when they will be it sucks

[Beardedragon]

Oh belive me i call and call and call some more lol i think i make them sick of me thats why id otn get them lol. like i said ive got 2 jobs that look good for me. my issue is when ever i call a place the manager is never in and the employee doesnt know when they will be it sucks

It is also good to follow up in person, they cant deny you the Manager if you walk into the store and ask for one face to face. And even then it is easier because they know you are serious about wanting the job. One place told me they had not set up interviews yet because they had to wait until all three managers where at the store at the same time, which for some reason was proving difficult. They stuck my Application on top of everyone elses though. I went back three times to see when they were going to look at them, and met all three managers :p I think my chances where pretty good. I really wanted to work there but I got the call back a day after I got a different job

[dc4teg]

I know exactly how you feel, sucks not being able to find a job. I have been looking for a job now for almost a year and still nothing, and it is very frustrating to see all these people younger than me and who have less experience getting jobs...

Its cheaper that way though..... thats why there was such a big demand for new teachers, they were getting rid of the old ones because they got too expensive.

anywho

Even if its a job that you would never work, money is money and in this economy, even flipping burgers is better than nothing, even if you have a college education.... though its sad.


IBO

[Swingline0.0.1]

I am been laid off work for a year now. I am a Phlebotomist, and a culinary school graduate. Next year after I finish my B'S in Psychology I am going to graduate school. I have filled out and sent my resume to over 100 jobs. I am overqualified for most jobs, they say, or don't ever even take my calls. If there are 200 other people who also sent in apps and resumes, then I can only hope I hake a better impression than the next guy. (Or girl in my case)

[stratus_020202]

You ask to borrow the money, they lend it to you with a deferred payment plan at low interest. What is the rip off part?

When you borrow 10K and end up paying about 30K. I just think they make a lot of money off of them. And, it is the only thing that you can't write off on bankruptcy if life goes terribly wrong.

I understand with a college degree you should be in a higher paying bracket, and that's why college is so expensive. It just doesn't always work like that. Anyone should be able to go to school. I could only go for 3 yrs and they wouldn't loan me anymore because my parents made too much money. Even though they were in debt themselves. So I borrowed 5K for each semester, and owe about 40K.

[Beardedragon]

When you borrow 10K and end up paying about 30K. I just think they make a lot of money off of them. And, it is the only thing that you can't write off on bankruptcy if life goes terribly wrong.

I understand with a college degree you should be in a higher paying bracket, and that's why college is so expensive. It just doesn't always work like that. Anyone should be able to go to school. I could only go for 3 yrs and they wouldn't loan me anymore because my parents made too much money. Even though they were in debt themselves. So I borrowed 5K for each semester, and owe about 40K.

How did you end up having to pay so much more?

[stratus_020202]

How did you end up having to pay so much more?

Between interest rates, and late payments. It's hard paying off that much making $8 an hour. The longer it takes to pay, the more interest stacks on. That's why you should always make more than the minimum payment on a credit card. Interest. & not using my forbearance like I should have. Honestly when I couldn't go back my 4th year I was so mad I refused to pay them, and just threw the letters away. Well, it catches up to you.

[dsirkle]

When you borrow 10K and end up paying about 30K. I just think they make a lot of money off of them. And, it is the only thing that you can't write off on bankruptcy if life goes terribly wrong.

I understand with a college degree you should be in a higher paying bracket, and that's why college is so expensive. It just doesn't always work like that. Anyone should be able to go to school. I could only go for 3 yrs and they wouldn't loan me anymore because my parents made too much money. Even though they were in debt themselves. So I borrowed 5K for each semester, and owe about 40K.

Many moons ago, I took out my first mortgage for $20,000 (a very inconsequential amount for a mortgage today). I then learned what an amortization schedule was and was very unhappy to learn that if I payed my loan off in the 30 years of the life of the mortgage I would have repaid $69,000.
I learned to always find out the total payback price before borrowing for anything. Do you think that if you take out a loan for a car with a purchase price of $30,000 on a 6 year loan that you are really paying $30,000 for the car?
Any loan tallies up that way. If you can't bear to pay the interest, you shouldn't approach the lender and ask them for a loan.
I can surely understand that you don't enjoy paying back the money, but I just can't view it as a ripoff when the loan was made as a result of your instigation and you signed papers agreeing to the terms.


And for edification, let me add that I have a son with a mortgage of his own and has a wife and young son, who has been unable to find a job in more than a year and whose unemployment compensation has run out. He has now returned to school because of the dismal job market in Michigan.

[stratus_020202]

Many moons ago, I took out my first mortgage for $20,000 (a very inconsequential amount for a mortgage today). I then learned what an amortization schedule was and was very unhappy to learn that if I payed my loan off in the 30 years of the life of the mortgage I would have repaid $69,000.
I learned to always find out the total payback price before borrowing for anything. Do you think that if you take out a loan for a car with a purchase price of $30,000 on a 6 year loan that you are really paying $30,000 for the car?
Any loan tallies up that way. If you can't bear to pay the interest, you shouldn't approach the lender and ask them for a loan.
I can surely understand that you don't enjoy paying back the money, but I just can't view it as a ripoff when the loan was made at your request and you signed papers agreeing to the terms.

There is a big difference in wanting a house or a car, and wanting to go to college so bad you've dreamed about it all senior year. It's hard to understand without the cash, your just another dropout.

Sorry for hijacking your thread dude. Yeah, job hunting stinks.