Man Applied for 400 Jobs and Still Can't Get Work | This Morning

[@harmoneyreilly4225]

Its harder than ever to get a job even in 2023 don't listen to what the government and news says .its really hard

[@xRoRox]

There’s barely anything suitable coming up in my area and I’m not being particularly picky. Had two interviews this year from a couple of hundred applications. The whole time I’ve been out of work, I’ve been studying and volunteering and employers seem to actually hold that against me at interview. I feel your pain but don’t give up

[@thatonegirljazmyne1397]

It is really hard I never had a problem finding a job I even lowered my standards an applied for fast food jobs and they say I’m over qualified I get interviewed but it doesn’t lead to being hired 😒 it’s bee n 2 years no luck

[@jmy871]

the best thing to do is an apprenticeship

[@Da1Dez]

Especially with A.I. beginning to evolve which, when realised further down the track, will wipe out more jobs!

[@SukariWhite]

It’s been a cold year of 2023 lately

[@HassanKhan-fn9wx]

I CAN PROUDLY SAY THAT I HAVE BROKEN HIS RECORD AS I HAVE APPLIED TO OVER 600 JOBS AND STILL DON’T HAVE A JOB. I have changed CVs I have improved everything but still no luck. it started from late 2022 and still up to this day (03/04/2023) I don’t have a job

[@ASJattar]

did you get one angel also im brown inrl and it’s so tough for us i feel you ive been looking for months

[@oo--7714]

@@ASJattarme too

[@CC-br9qg]

2,500 jobs for me. College grad in business, 3.95 GPA, internships

[@TruthBeliever5557]

Absolutely horrible of the UK government!

[@wittybarber6111]

It’s your name!!!

[@dwaynediah4595]

I'm in the same boat as well this leaves me feeding frustrated and depressed

[@bitchplease5393]

Honestly same ive been unemployed for 7 months now , its soo hard to get a job

[@Da1Dez]

I feel rest assured that I'm not alone and that one day it'll become so apparent that many people are out of work that the system will have to change.

[@jhelum13389]

it's always good to feed the frustrated and depressed.. they do go hungry ❤

[@jasonhawkins4528]

I'm the same

[@LiamCage]

Any updates?

[@BobbyMack]

This is why I'm never leaving my job. It was so hard to find one.

[@paulrfrancis209]

sometimes your place shuts down, happened to me again on 28/12/23...3rd time. No payout again.

[@Da1Dez]

Let's hope they don't make you redundant.

[@Ganjelf]

I got turned down and wasn’t aloud to attend the interview at McDonald’s before because of the shoes I was wearing (which were all black Nike shoes), and the worst thing is the woman who told me they won’t interview me had a set of gold teeth on both rows of teeth but somehow my shoes aren’t acceptable lol

[@Da1Dez]

Managers at fast food restaurants and hospitality are among the most hypocritical people on the planet, I've witnessed them mess up my orders when they try to look clever on the shop floor.

[@cambs0181]

You should of turned up in the a big red pair of Ronald Mcdonald shoes.

[@robertbarlow6359]

​@@cambs0181And said : 'Om loving it!' 👍

[@desertsoldier41]

The fact that we need "Career Coaches" tells me that the hiring process has been taken over by self aggrandizing academics in HR.

[@Da1Dez]

I'd like to hear an update on Jake, find out where he is now and if the career coach helped him immensely.

[@lizjane1349]

almost 100% true

[@VenusManTrap-777]

@@Da1Dez Career coach were the only people who got me an actual interview for the first time (I’m 21). Applying online by myself didn’t get me an interview 😂

[@ericyoutube77]

Questions in job interviews are so pathetic and useless

[@Da1Dez]

"Where do you see yourself in 5 years time?" - That question is so outdated yet they still ask it.

[@Da1Dez]

Or "what animal/ kitchen appliance would you be!?"

[@aperturefilm]

I'd be a dog ?@@Da1Dez

[@Da1Dez]

​@@aperturefilmWhy would you be a dog?

[@aperturefilm]

@@Da1Dez woof woof

[@SillyEngineer]

I am at around 200 atm in the IT industry where my qualification is, recent one was met with "sorry this program will be only for women applicants to increase women in IT jobs", UK what happened to no discrimination.

[@Da1Dez]

Isn't that sexism?

[@SillyEngineer]

@@Da1Dez idk it feels like how they declare there is no discrimination then they ask mandatory questions about your heritage, your ancestors etc etc

[@Da1Dez]

And they say that Historian jobs are not in demand....@@SillyEngineer

[@roodyg5352]

I don’t even know if jobs exist anymore.

[@Da1Dez]

Ghost jobs do!

[@nigelbenn4642]

Yeah I reckon 95% of roles aren't real they're just fake positions to make the economy look better than it really is.

[@Fillup82]

Skip to 2024 and this has gotten far worse.

[@konosubashi7976]

It was fvcked up

[@randomPATTA-ICICLE]

Bs im black i cant get any jobs ​@CC-br9qg

[@VenusManTrap-777]

@@CC-br9qg ???? It’s hard for everyone. (I’m blk)

[@LucasImpulse]

​@@CC-br9qg ever the person to make it about his own attributes. i'm middle eastern, no jobs.

[@Cifer4z]

@@VenusManTrap-777same and that’s the reason why I don’t specify my ethnicity on my job application

[@Da1Dez]

The way young Boomers had their interview: "You can start on Monday". The same people, in their 50s/60s, when interviewing Millenials and Gen Z today: "We're looking for someone multi skilled and vastly experienced for this entry level job position.... we wish you good luck in your search!"

[@lc1429]

Boomers with 2.2s are company heads, but theyre asking for a 1st degree and masters just for an entry level job... its insane

[@williamlevy6964]

@@lc1429 It's ego.

[@ericyoutube77]

the grey hair guy hit the nail. I always get rejected in emails or I go to an interview and then get rejected but they dont tel me why

[@Daniel-Adanri]

​@Marwah Ayad can you shut up

[@Da1Dez]

Because "due to the vast number of applicants" they are unable to provide specific feedback for each while we have to keep applying for a "vast amount of jobs" weekly.

[@dmmoctober]

just for men and hyraulonic acid

[@virusocyrus]

I have been job hunting for almost 4 years...i cant reach anywhere outside my town either because of my jeep breaking down from the lack of money. Im willing to work hard, no criminal record, no drugs, and only 2 months of retail experience...i might just give up on life soon because i cant take this stress anymore..(p.s. i feel tje guy giving an offer to that guy is bs)

[@mujeebakhlaq3806]

You still need help brother?

[@168original7]

6 months of warehouse experience

[@Neruqi]

@@mujeebakhlaq3806yes, I do.

[@Da1Dez]

It was BS the guy at the end as there is a subsequent article about Jake the following year where it seems clear the coach didn't do any wonders for his situation.

[@NessNan3599]

Every day I search for work and an agency also searches for me. The amount of rejections I get even with all my experience…. I feel very hopeless in this world. I have $4 to my bank account. Just is what it is, I guess. It’s tough out there. I went to a seasonal Toys R Us hiring event and there was 5 line ups that went out the door. 1000’s of people looking for work and my resume probably doesn’t even get read.

[@mer8982]

CVS get read by AI these days 😔

[@markkennedy9767]

Ravi sounding like a walking LinkedIn profile.

[@Da1Dez]

A subsequent article written about Jake's situation the following year in 2020, revealed it took him another year to get a job. So therefore, I'm going to assume this career coach didn't do all the wonders for him.

[@hw982]

I've got a 2:1 in economics from a top 10 russell group uni and ive been unemployed for the last 3 years... I can hand on heart tell you I've applied for over 2,000 jobs in the last 3 years and had 3 interviews... One from poundland, one from a warehouse job and one from amazon... I got rejected from all 3, what am I doing wrong?

[@segunjay4153]

nothing

[@Da1Dez]

Nothing mate, they're likely just ghost jobs that job agencies put out to get numbers up.

[@kingnevermore25]

What uni did you go to?

[@alerto-wz8ti]

Nothing just unlucky I guess

[@MortalKombat-s9z]

I have heard that Rusell Group Unis are bad 😂

[@venusforfran]

the fact that this is normal now.

[@Da1Dez]

It's been normal since 2013, this was only 'recognised' in 2019 because Jake was brave enough to put himself on TV talking about it, which for years nobody would and rightfully so because who really wants to be seen by the world as struggling to find work. I applaud Jake for speaking out about the struggle of thousands of young people who can't land their first opportunity in their desired career or at least make money for an independent lifestyle.

[@Plainandsimple25]

It's not what you know, it's who you know

[@Da1Dez]

So if your family is not well connected or in the system already, all that education and homework has done nothing for your skills in long term. They really ought to stress this in schools to parents.

[@Plainandsimple25]

@@Da1Dez yes, though I don't know if it all the hard work doesn't pay off at all but it definitely helps to be well connected

[@VenusManTrap-777]

Networking 👍🏾

[@Domain_Man1]

Only 400 applications? when I made my last career move, I must have applied for over 1000 jobs. I mean let's face it, it's about over-population, scared managers frightened of losing their jobs, companies going bust, ageism/over qualification and deselection prejudice. So we have a 23 year boy that's done nothing career-wise yet, who's been selected media-wise because it's 'cool' and represents the young up and coming generation, but apart from that, why is this news, when this old, old unemployment stuff is as old as dirt.

[@VenusManTrap-777]

“23-year old **BOY** ”? That’s a grown ahh **MAN** 😂 he needs to have a plan when it comes to making steady income because that path doesn’t work out for everyone.

[@SkinnyEMedia]

I know this man's pain! This is tragic at best. Happening to both the lower-skilled and even those with plenty of expensive qualifications.

[@i.amd.4688]

400? Rookie numbers (it's 2024 btw)

[@JasonNigel]

I worked shifts in a hospital with an agency, all of a sudden they have taken on loads of woman and ive been pushed out. Thats reality

[@georgecarr9844]

They harsh reality is all they want to be is diverse and they don't want to hire men especially white men

[@natetete1379]

Just put black female on all your applications.

[@lc1429]

studies show minorities with non English sounding names get interviewed at less rates even when they have the same qualifications try again...... 😂

[@MrHorserider15]

Remember government making immigration laws tougher so they have to be better skilled/be applying for higher paid jobs. That’s where the jobs are going. Seems to rise want British people working the low paid jobs and foreigners working the high paid jobs.

[@tamarajurisic8523]

I am Croatian and I earn more than my husband (British).

[@jameshardie9914]

The problem im having is everytime I try and sign in to any online sites to apply for a job, it keeps rejecting my current password, claiming that it's invalid. When I try and change my password it sends me a 6 digit code via text message and when I type that code in to reset my password, that also gets rejected. What should I do?? Job hunting was much more easier back in the 80's, 90's and early 00's

[@Da1Dez]

Yep, no job agencies back then that the company advertised through, plus companies did actually keep your CV in their drawer/ document rack if you sent it in or were an unsuccessful applicant. Whereas now, they keep things digitally and your records are either deleted or lost under piles of emails. My dad said he doesn't think he'd have gotten his 30 year long job if Indeed and these other sites had existed back then, since the company actually got back to him a month after an intial interview about a different, but similar, job they had coming up and allowed him to interview first and offered it to him on the spot from how well his last interview went.

[@jameshardie9914]

@@Da1Dez it's just come to this point now where using pen and paper is a lot more useful than doing everything online

[@Da1Dez]

I feel job agencies want to 'help you find work' rather than 'getting you into a job', there's definetly a difference between the two. They just get paid to keep applicant numbers on their system to show how many people they're 'helping'!

[@jameshardie9914]

@@Da1Dez it's absolutely mind blowing

[@kiranmanik9294]

Experience or no experience, I have faced the same.

[@simeonselmon8318]

There is no jobs in UK the true unemployment figures are about 12 million people unemployed the problem is there is to many people in the UK right now Nigel farage is right

[@Roddeeerrrr]

Thought the guru was gonna give him a job LOL

[@Da1Dez]

Yep me too, I'd love to hear what this guy is doing now and how the guru's advice went or if it helped him in any way.

[@jovvy7545]

Just to get on TV and promote himself

[@fabiancanada8876]

No, they get paid to sell yourself better. So they get paid either way and dont have to look for a job :-)

[@iiv_dannybo1]

Its so hard to get a Job. I am 19 years old and i had one job at Royal mail at 18. I worked for 3 months in Christmas. Now that i finished my exams its hard to find another job. I updated my cv and i applied but nothing yet. I want to work over the summer but nowhere is employing.

[@floofie_3]

me too, i wanted to get some money and experience over the summer but that backfired

[@Da1Dez]

​@@floofie_3Summer jobs only really happen if your parent or close relative is in the management or very close to them. I've learnt this the hard way when looking for summer jobs in the past.

[@warisapunjab]

Same here 2.5 years experience as IT manager and applied for 200 jobs still no interview everyday receiving emails sorry on this occasion we are not moving forward with your application 😁 and there is no mistake in my cv

[@Babyjay20]

“We regret to inform you”

[@wickedwheezel]

Unfortunately....

[@Da1Dez]

​@@wickedwheezelThe amount of times that word is used in job emails....

[@raven_canopy8195]

It’s even harder to get a job in 2024

[@mer8982]

Statistics don’t take into account people like me. My bf lives with me we go halves on bills. His savings mean I can’t claim any benefits. I don’t know what he has in his bank he wants equality . He’s paying for my food that’s it. I have 1 month savings left . Have to ask him to leave so I can claim benefits to pay bills. I’ve been looking for a job for 4 years. Overqualified or too old. My life is 😭 😭

[@Fillup82]

Just another day in late stage capitalism 😎

[@actorattila]

Yeah it's even worse now as some people have mentioned. I have applied for just over 500 jobs(non entertainment jobs let's specify. I've done random voice work to keep my busy but even that is far between) and I've only had two interviews. And then I keep seeing the same job posting from the same company week after week and then when I ask they claim they are not hiring. Since the last three years the big probis that we lost a lot of our visa workers which is exactly what people want as a company; because those people can be taken advantage of. That's one of the biggest issues. And the biggest now issues come from tech where we no longer need in person staff to do a job but computers. And those jobs aren't replaced. Like self checkouts.

[@W0lfbaneShikaisc00l]

5 years later and not a mention to whether he has a job yet... that's really sad.

[@Da1Dez]

I'd be really curious to see where he is now and if the expert at the end helped him.

[@nigelbenn4642]

Try over 700, no one can be bothered to get back to you. THIS is the future the UK wants. slaves that can't get independance via work so they'll offer their time and skills for food, or return services, etc.

[@benjamingraham8640]

I’m struggling right now same with my friend but he likes night shift I line in poole Canford heath looking for retail.

[@travelingdude1621]

The male liberal host acts like he doesn’t know what’s going on. He’s a white, British male UK citizen that carries himself well so that could currently be the reason. If that guy can’t a job at Pizza Hut, that means there’s something wrong with the system.

[@wulfsorenson8859]

Exactly. And over 600k migrants entered the U.K. in 2023. It’s obvious what is going on.

[@MrHorserider15]

@@wulfsorenson8859tories bringing in foreign people for higher paid jobs that’s what. Instead of training their own workforce.

[@CC-br9qg]

Thank you! USA same issue!

[@imaan9702]

Why we got to prove ourselves, beg, plea, fight! Just give us the flippin job, narcissistic, selfish Evil world we living in. Only for their own!

[@gazzz-yz7xc]

In wales i applied for Welsh water in February of this year went to the first Interview in the May time and everything went well. 2 weeks later they asked me to come back for a Final Interview on June 16th and i heard nothing until the Start of September saying. Dear …… Many thanks for your application to the position of Trainee Sewerage Operator at Welsh Water. Unfortunately, this position has been closed and we are no longer accepting applications for this role. If you are interested in any future career opportunities with Welsh Water, please review our current vacancies by visiting our I mean the wording didn’t sit with me well at all it sounds like to me they have pulled the plug on these jobs for some reason. If you have failed the interview i’m sure they always say “ Unfortunately but you are unsuccessful at this time “

[@Da1Dez]

It's only going to get worse with AI!!!

[@Fillup82]

“Learn a trade” 🤡

[@Da1Dez]

​@@Fillup82What do you do?

[@robertbarlow6359]

This is making this guy look a complete nice guy drip, yet it's not his fault. If it is then some thing's fundamentally wrong with society. I know part of it's algorithms. Just a few years, after being made redundant from my local airport after flybe collapsed collapsed, I got a part time warehouse job. I started this job a few years ago and it was a lot easier, even just a few years ago. Recently it seems they're knit picking any little negative they can find - gaps in your employment history, comments on your social media that don't always comply with wokeness and any convictions long spent, even if you previously worked for a long time after a minor offence. Another one is being turned down for positions you've already got years of experience for. It seems they want to create this low under class they can manipulate at will.

[@Da1Dez]

Exactly! You said it! And yet the system wonders why people vote for Brexit and rebels a lot, because people feel left behind and not helped. Plus the gaps in employment should be obvious, because its their constant rejections that cause that, just shows the ignorance.

[@branstark3557]

There so many scams to they don’t mention that either …

[@cintroberts6614]

Would hire that guy?

[@dinomacak1842]

í got exerprience door supervisor jobs in Leeds in Leeds steward employer look my CV keep applying

[@electro_sykes]

just give up and start your own business

[@JohnBrown722so]

God bless you j hope you find one that I'm a convicted felon so it's not been easy for me either unfortunately I got to take a job that I don't want to do. Oh well that's how God works I guess. Love right

[@QuestForGood]

Convicted Felon. What did you do?

[@JohnBrown722so]

@@QuestForGood I have two felony 1 drug convictions on my record. U really don't care so I don't know why you are even asking. They aren't wiped they affect me every day. God isn't love. And we're not one. Ok thanks.

[@JohnBrown722so]

@@QuestForGood I'm not ur ark .

[@JohnBrown722so]

@@QuestForGood I did just walk in to youris and Michaels pizzeria and guess what? They have no idea who I am. And no free food. Or wine. Thanks

[@JohnBrown722so]

Wanna know what's really fun, I don't even have any ways of paying rent and behind on my court cost for madgestrate pro. 6 months behind. Probably will be a warrant within a week or two month... Anything else you want to know. my life sucks. I dedicated my life to a false cause and pp ure lies for the last 4 years to a point where u threatened me leaving and going thinking and family relationship with my real family. U guys have all been quite the dream Let me tell you. Won't get mad anymore. 1 John 3 17 Matthew 25 36

[@shawnsuave5694]

Misandry in other words.

[@AMIERMAHMOUD]

that's me

[@pamelakennedysztyblewsky2454]

It would be more understandable if he was over 50, female, and a minority. For us it's a no-brainer. Oh and add a couple of university degrees and there you have it. "Too old. You wouldn't fit in here, thanks for stopping by."

[@sydburd]

jake hopes, lol.

[@ericyoutube77]

bro im

[@QuestForGood]

Homeless?

[@jurassicthunder]

broke

[@sharpleven9986]

Depressed

[@myleslewis2886]

Because hes not a gay woman

[@kye741]

He’s not a youngster as he put it.

[@IJFJJAJI]

23 is a youngster

[@MattCairns-q9e]

The man pretending to help him is just virtue signalling for himself, what a joke, yeah do not give him a job, just look at his CV like the REST, ffs

[@Da1Dez]

Exactly, people like him ought to know the difference between 'helping you find a job' and 'getting you into work'!

[@johbugaming265]

Jake hopes haha