Why Getting A Job Feels Impossible Right Now

The job market looks solid on paper. In 2023, unemployment hit a 54-year-low at 3.4% in January, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that U.S. employers added 2.7 million people to the payroll the same year. But it’s a different story for active job seekers. A staffing firm Insight Global found that recently unemployed full-time workers applied to an average of 30 jobs, only to receive an average of four callbacks or responses. So why does it feel so hard to get a job right now and is the U.S. labor market as strong as it seems?
Chapters:
01:23 Daunting process
05:07 Cooling market
07:56 Repercussions
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Why Getting A Job Feels Impossible Right Now

[@LightningSword13]

Graduating college only to realize that no one wants me is the most degrading feeling.

[@dominickjvlogs]

Yep I had to take a minimum wage jobs after graduating from a university and doing paid internships and holding a job while getting the degree. Its terrible. And then you join a company and see how rich the upper level staff is and realize you’re just a little servant to them

[@natashalavender7758]

For what it's worth, this is something that happens to a lot of graduates. It happened to me 10 years ago! It is absolutely not a reflection of your abilities, or your value as an employee, much less as a person. You will find something, promise.

[@cherryivana1129]

That’s why a warehouse job for me is the only way. I feel you so much especially being a marketing major.

[@vincentc7920]

What is your degree?

[@LightningSword13]

@@vincentc7920 BS in management information systems, graduated from a business school at a university.

[@kennisthecreator]

Parents: “There are plenty of entry level jobs out there!” Entry Level Job: - Master’s Degree in Pediatric Neuroscience - 3 Years Experience Preferred - Must Complete 3 month training without pay - Must be fluent in 5 Languages - Must be able to lift 2 tons - Need to have a certification of having triple backflipped off the Eiffel Tower while blindfolded in 250 B.C. - Must be able to maintain positive and professional attitude

[@bjtibbs6436]

#DEAD 😂

[@TheWalamala]

and that's if you lucky to have it that easy

[@sciencelover3339]

Pay: $0 (unpaid internship)

[@Fan-zx1lz]

Yes. These corporate sector needs everything from the candidates but very less salary offer They make

[@Jason-rn4jk]

You’re forgetting “must work a flexible schedule, on average 60 hours Monday through Friday and on call Saturday and Sunday when necessary”

[@MisterTutor2010]

Finding a job is harder than doing that job.

[@robertagren9360]

In most cases yes.

[@estefaniadoniz6243]

😂I applied 4 applications the next day, i was hired 😂.

[@danielmiller9012]

a majority of jobs are doable too with basic training.. They will get the hang of it in a few months of working said job after training is done. Why majoring in a STEM is so important, it strengthens your critical thinking skills and shows employers willingness to learn and ability to solve problems with a clear method.

[@MisterTutor2010]

@@danielmiller9012 I have a PhD in a STEM field.

[@yanasosnovskaya864]

@@MisterTutor2010I'm in the same boat, also phd in stem. Just graduated, it's crazy...

[@jameslarsen1728]

And stop telling us older folks to just accept any job. $15 an hour doesn't cover anything now

[@JessG_20]

Right, what is even the point if I'm still not going to be able to pay my rent each month and am going to get evicted and be living under a bridge , despite working 40 or more hours/ week? Personally, I'd rather be an unemployed bum on the streets than an employed bum on the streets 🤷🏽‍♀️ just my feelings towards it. I'm not going to bust my a$$ for society if i can't even have housing at the same time wtf

[@robertagren9360]

It did 1984

[@TheCompleteMental]

Stop telling younger folk that, too. In fact, just stop talking!

[@MB-xv7er]

You guys have no choice. You’re old and not as valuable. Young people however yes deserve to negotiate pay

[@stateyourthesis]

I have the ability and the skills to make up to 65-79k and im being asked to just take a 14 125 dollar and hour job bc no one will hire me. I have a clean job background its getting to the point that selling feet pics doesnt sound all that crazy to me .

[@Android-Zen]

Here’s a dirty secret. Companies often post fake jobs that they never intend to fill. This makes it look like the company is hiring a lot and that positively impacts stock price.

[@foxymetroid]

It's like politics in that the illusion of doing something is more effective than actually doing something. Actual solutions often take time, effort, and money and that upsets both stockholders and voters. Those two groups want fast results with minimal disruptions.

[@Kwisss]

Yeah they're called Ghost Jobs.

[@milkflys]

also jobs that they actually 100% intend on hiring internally for.

[@jacobperez8921]

I wouldn't be surprised. They are known as "Ghost Jobs".

[@magnoliamystery1288]

Yes…. And sometimes interviews are just ‘busy work’ for recruiters when they have no intentions on even hiring for the ghost job.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

90% of resumes never even make it to human eyeballs.

[@someone-ji2zb]

Eh, that is what happens when 100+ people apply to a single job posting. We need more self employed people with varying skills in the US rather than people going to college and hope to various office jobs of similar nature. Too many people have leaned white collar work with a demand for more blue collar, skilled labor.

[@richsackett3423]

@@someone-ji2zb wtf is we?

[@Varrick-Astatic]

​@@someone-ji2zbi mean, its kinda unfair to pressure younger generation to get an education because theyll do better and then turn around and realize technology cant replace blue collars so now we gotta force people to have skills that dont exist.

[@Rastaferrari829]

@@someone-ji2zbok well either employers in those fields need to sponsor people to learn and gain these skills or this is just a pipe dream. If people are already struggling as is, where are they going to find the time or the money to gain new skills that they don’t have?

[@commentbot9510]

@@someone-ji2zb I looked into the pros and cons of that type of work and the cons seem like they would bother me a lot. No thanks

[@RiSkyNick]

If you don't know someone, you're screwed...

[@lalaithan]

Well, I knew someone and it turns out I was "too expensive" for the company to hire. 🙄

[@IFoundOff]

Can confirm, no family and homeless. Been building up connections for a couple years but being homeless is a great way for you to never work a career.

[@jed23ify]

Yup, social media behaviors have infiltrated hiring practices. It’s all who you know, and allot of these companies aren’t even hiding it anymore. Check out some of their recruiter posts about reaching out to people in the company, getting recommendations, interacting with the company online. It’s such a hectic experience to just get your resume seen now by companies, considering A.I software is now the forefront of weeding out applicants.

[@kylewheatley8248]

Facts bro!!! I see it all the time. I just wanna work smmfh...

[@kobyschechter8163]

For most good paying jobs, you have to know someone that knows someone that knows someone to even have a chance of getting your foot in the door.

[@bradspringer2372]

Is anyone else just generally depressed at life in 2024? It feels as if we are close to a collective mental collapse.

[@cannotwest]

Yes, because social contract is breaking before our eyes. With the society.

[@ReysonFox]

Yep its unwinnable and unsustainable

[@masonmorley5065]

I can already tell that there's going to a lot of suicides this year.

[@bradspringer2372]

@@ReysonFox So what's the solution?

[@ReysonFox]

@@bradspringer2372 Ultimately we all would have to shift priorities for eachother and our families. The only way is to all go on anti work strike for better conditions, dig into the pockets of the super wealth companies and not buy their things. It would require millions of us to sign together into a coalition for more affordable living, sign legistration to restrict massive amounts of money sent overseas to other countries to be used no matter what to fix the infastructure of our own country and its borders, make sure super wealthy companies pay their taxes and cut interests and insurances on small business and struggling americans. Make it illegal for companies to ghost hire or fake results on applicants. And get rid of this useless administration for one that has a backbone for postive change. When it comes down to it for the sake of our sanity and survival we need to make those in power take responsibility. No matter what the wealth and opportunity needs to spider back out to middle and impoverished classes.

[@Shiesty9168]

Falsely advertising employment should be a Punishable Felony fraud💀 !

[@destinyx1636]

facts

[@lucy9698]

I agree. Like wtf, why are you lying to people???? Especially people who need JOBS. Same level as the scum who run job search scams.

[@Vault-Born]

and some of the offers are scams that want to harvest your data

[@zoeyv6629]

I agree people are really banking on getting at least one job offer and then to realize all the time you’ve taken for each application could possibly be a fake

[@orunenf5533]

No you just weren't employable

[@ONTHEPASSWITHMAX]

I think the main issue is finding a job that can actually cover the rent and groceries. It feels like salaries haven't kept up with inflation at all.

[@hmoobmikah]

You should look your local IBEW and apply today. Journeyman electricians make between $35-60/hr with another $15-30/hr in healthcare and retirement depending on where you live and how strong your union is. Unions generally make about 10-15% more than non union. You'll never have to go job hunt, negotiate your salary ever again. The raises the union negotiate for doesn't just keep up with inflation. They beat it. Apprentices start out making 50% of what a journeyman makes. With each 8-10 month getting a pay raise until they top out. You get free school tuition, paid on-the-job training, free healthcare, 3 pensions, optional 401k. ALL of this is paid by the contractors and union.

[@blackreacher]

People who are hiring, are responsible for so-called inflation

[@maamiimii]

@@blackreacher How does that make any bit of sense to you? lol

[@V555Vendetta]

companies themselves are jacking up the prices @@maamiimii

[@Rockhound6165]

You don't know what you're talking about. Aren't you listening? We're being told that inflation is low and the economy is great. Unless we're being lied to.

[@turkia9254]

i applied for 117 job and got 0 call back....

[@BCTMB]

I’ve applied for 12,000 jobs in 13 yrs but only received 234 responses. That’s less than 2% response from bosses. I started my own company and don’t need (Thank God!) to apply anymore for jobs with incompetent or unprofessional/rude employers

[@buggyking2523]

I’ve applied for maybe 40 within the last month and gotten 1 response, a rejection email 🙃

[@BCTMB]

@@buggyking2523 Not surprised; if a company doesn’t respond then they saved you time working somewhere that treats you apathetically

[@user-zn7wx2lm9z]

Most of these people cant think outside the box,they seem to want to be told what to do.@@BCTMB

[@nightmares2night77]

Me too 217.

[@plantmanstudios]

The fact this video has almost 2 million views is telling.

[@nguyentiensu3825]

Its around the world too, wait until 2030 the world gonna be lit 😂😂😂

[@mcflurryfrostie]

​@@nguyentiensu3825 300 million views by then lol

[@Mack9077]

Don’t quit your job if you haven’t already accepted a new one. It’s insane out here right now.

[@sparkymularkey6970]

Yeah, seriously! I recently graduated from college last year but now I'm just working full-time at the same retail position I had all throughout college, all because I can't find anything that pays better.

[@bargdaffy1535]

What if your Job quits you? UPS just laid off 12,000 Folks.

[@fozzir]

@@bargdaffy1535 Google is about to quit 30k more!

[@Wahinies]

​@@bargdaffy1535this is why you never stop applying, never change your LinkedIn to not searching. The only key to job security is to be prepared for the loss of one.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

Just in time for me to be unemployed. Fun

[@Zerospacedude]

I personally think a lot of the problem for people is employers unwilling to train. They expect you to already know everything about the job. Especially for “Entry level” positions that require years of experience

[@get_it_done4580]

Facts

[@zuzanazuscinova5209]

True. But schooling is also to blame. They don't teach any practical skills. It's a mess.

[@marckobuendicho3883]

it's crazy that almost 80% of jobs are a very simple process that requires just a month to master.

[@JessieGates]

My last three jobs fit this to a T, very little training barely paying on time and when someone from another country ran through the border they ended up getting the jobs we all hunt for because they will work for dirt cheep and we expect a living wage. EF these companies shilling for Chomo Joe.

[@galek75]

​@@zuzanazuscinova5209 That isnt a problem. The problem is precisely expecting schools to job train. Make employers train their own employees again.

[@samspeaks2016]

Sorry, we're moving onto other candidates at this time. We're looking for someone around 21-26 years of age with 35 years experience with an academic doctorate willing to accept a 26K salary. Thank you for your interest in our company.

[@mcflurryfrostie]

The job: data entry

[@GraveThief999]

It’s worse for people that really want to get away from their family, and I’m one of them.

[@Russiancaribbeanbride]

Me too I'm trying to move out!!

[@paulorodrigofigueiredo7783]

Definitly you're not the only one, my dear. Be strong, toxic family is most comon than you can imagine

[@griggsz9649]

Same here Covid and a few snowball avalanche mistakes has burned through the calendars I’m ready to hop a train atp

[@JPMGP]

Facts! 🤦🏻‍♂️ stay in there everyone better times will eventually come…

[@Slimn3m]

Definitely, I thought I was the only one, I guess everyone is suffering from this situation

[@marirosado334]

Not to mention “entry level” jobs require 5+ years of experience 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@muffetmissulena6540]

This exactly! It’s not entry level if you expect me to already be experienced with the work!

[@sokawai5]

Dude are you kidding me

[@cinemaholic730]

Oh yeah I've seen that, entry level job want 5 years experience, a bachelor degree and pay 12.50 an hour...

[@glxtterbxmb]

@@cinemaholic730 Yes! They always want you to work for shekels just because it’s entry level!

[@bLd321]

In many cases it's called entry level job because it offers entry level salary.

[@ethanbolen4425]

I’m getting gaslighted by gov saying record amount of jobs available

[@TiberiusX]

Notice that they keep having to revise thier numbers down.

[@daniel25083]

@@TiberiusXwait do you have a source for this?? I’ve been suspecting something fishy about jobs numbers for months now

[@synapse913]

Government lies? Say it ain’t so.

[@gamesguy]

​@@TiberiusXnumbers were actually revised up past 2 months.

[@jimmyglea]

@@gamesguyThank god “Actually Guy” has entered the conversation. We’re much more enlightened now.

[@taggah2000]

The last 2 people I interviewed were experienced engineers and had been out of work for 12-18 months. There is a major disconnect between the data and the observations from the field.

[@thomasbeslanovits1343]

everything out of wash dc is lie stay away from the military nest war starting up.

[@JdmgjnFjahgks]

The only thing out there are contract jobs which no one wants

[@cmndrkool321]

My parents do not understand why it is so hard for youth to find jobs. They seriously believe you need to dress in a suit and hand your resume to the manager at every job opportunity there is until one is willing to hire you. That practice died over half a century ago. You need to enter your resume information over the internet and pray to the algorithm gods that your resume is looked at by a human.

[@bikerboy9010]

You are correct. I agree with what you are saying. Jobs nowadays are extremely competitive. There are some people that think that if someone has a degree in engineering, computer science, accounting, finance, business administration, etc (all college majors with lots of jobs in those fields), they shouldn't have difficulty getting jobs in those fields when in reality, there's lots of people that have degrees in engineering, computer science, accounting, etc that struggle with finding jobs in their field, and it's not because they're not trying hard enough, have a bad resume, are making a bad impression during the interview, have a criminal record, etc. Lots of jobs nowadays are jobs that involve 10-15 people being interviewed for the job and only 1 person out of the 10-15 people interviewed being chosen for the job, and even if you meet the education criteria for the job, are highly qualified for the job, have a lot of relevant experience, don't have a criminal record, and make a great impression during the interview, there's still a high chance you won't be the selected candidate for the job. The selected candidate for the job is often a highly qualified person that the hiring manager knows or a highly qualified person that had a relevant trusted professional reference send a referral, recommendation letter, etc to the hiring manager. Fast food jobs, amazon driver jobs, warehouse jobs, grocery store jobs, retail jobs, lifeguard jobs, etc are the kinds of jobs where as long as you meet the criteria for the job and the interview goes well, you're hired, but lots of jobs aren't like that. Lots of jobs advertised are jobs where only 1 person out of all the applicants is going to be chosen for the job, and even if you're highly qualified for the job, meet the general criteria for the job, make a great impression during the interview, dress appropriately during the interview, have a lot of relevant experience, don't have a criminal record, etc, there's still a high chance you won't be the selected candidate for the job. Networking, knowing the right people, having a lot of relevant professional connections, etc definitely helps in landing jobs.

[@user-be4wi5oq6k]

Your parents are right and you should probably listen to them you would have a better chance of getting hired trust me

[@myronidasvestarossa]

When younger generations can’t find employment, it’s no wonder that they won’t have kids either.

[@Casual_Talk]

BINGO! 👌👏👏👏

[@Casual_Talk]

Being a father of 2 your comment. HITS. HOME. It's a BLESSING to even land a Good paying job these days. I make between 19 to 20 an hour full time and my wife is a stay at home mom juggling college. It's stressful dealing with our two that we agreed to not have anymore kids until we are better off. I'm pushing to get myself together from college like my wife as well. Times is hard. I also reside and live in SC. Use to live in NYC.

[@ecclairmayo4153]

Then homeownership, childcare, debt...they can't even get on the ladder to start!

[@doaldox]

It's exactly what they want ...they manipulate the population by economy,wars and plagues... I remember my granpa had like 10-15 kids and that was normal back then

[@zeph3070]

Chooses to have kids while not at all situated in life and then complains about the objectively unfavorable situation you chose to put yourself in@@Casual_Talk

[@MadCaril]

"the job market is fairly solid" literally every big company is announcing lay-offs and the response rate from recruiters is minimal to none

[@turkizno]

fairly solid but the base is built on crumbling paper and the tower is falling down.

[@MadCaril]

Honestly, i just wish for the best to all the hard workers out there. @@turkizno

[@jonny-b4954]

@@turkiznoThat's the entire world economy. The world economy the U.S. forged post-war and has trumpeted since end of the Cold War. Capitalism is definitely the way to go, we just have some serious issues in basically every single sector. Everything, darn near everything needs major reform.

[@Chitown18]

I got laid off a couple days ago ..the amount of businesses closing atm is insane

[@RuckFussia]

@@comp.eng.student2055 Trump was the worst jobs president since Herbert Hoover.

[@wyattmp]

Lost my job in April 2023 and still cannot find anything. All the while the news is screaming how amazing the job market is. They’re just gas lighting everyone.

[@Banoffee2662]

Did u find a job now?

[@NYRyder1983]

They're lying to the people. They keep saying unemployment is down by 5.3% as if the remaining 94.7% are all working.

[@user-ny5xe2hx7t]

Looking for ways to earn money daily is sometimes frustrating and is a pain in the ass, I couldn’t really keep it up, it’s exhausting 😔 job hunting is something that drains your physical and mental wellbeing, hoping to get response from people who got themselves employees already but still keeping your hopes high

[@KadreYilmaz]

Thinking of how difficult it is to get a job, I think it’s time people start investing and earning their own money, the heartache from job hunt is quite unbearable, I for one would prefer investment than getting myself worked up on seeking a job

[@RudolfKowalczyk]

Investing in Stocks, Forex and cryptocurrency is the wisest, it's a place where millionaires and future billionaires come to get inspired. If you've not been involved in any you're missing out. Most importantly If you know how to trade you can make a ton of money no matter where you find yourself

[@JacolienVos]

Trading with crypto is more beneficial than most people sees it to be, just like stock, and forex trade, crypto is also the world fastest leading currency now and in the near future

[@YongLands]

Bitcoin is the best coin to invest in fast rising and if you are lucky to have a good broker then I believe you have absolutely nothing to worry about because you are in for a finicial uplift.

[@LeonorFerreira-ur5th]

I totally agree with you, the stock market is the most profitable venture I ever invested in, I reached my goal of $700k monthly trade earnings. Setting realistic goals is an essential part of trading

[@MrLarrythehacker]

These companies want to pay as little as possible, no on the job training, and want somebody who checks every single box. What an embarrassment.

[@SnoopyReads]

Sounds like a woman looking for a boyfriend these days

[@xerosereveracity88]

Right? It's insane!

[@Fuxkyou1188]

No frr. And then they dont hire more people but they give 😂one person as many hours as they physically can handle.

[@protocetid]

The "worker shortage" is a PR term to mask a problem that businesses themselves created for the reasons you mentioned.

[@Samurai-no4wu]

On top of that they are slowly transition to machines doing what is supposed to be a workers job to save a little more money and it's causing more of a job crisis.

[@johnmartin4461]

I am a technical analyst with 10 years in software. I have applied to 2500 jobs in the last 6 months.

[@ericeandco]

Outrageous! The state of companies and the job market are in very poor shape.

[@chi2om]

Exactly this. I thought new grads had it hard. Imagine all the experienced people laid off because companies prefer working with skeleton crews.

[@strawberrymochi118]

@@chi2omand then it even goes downhill to the new grads because the experienced people are also forced to try their luck with lower level jobs, creating more competition :(

[@AckeeandSaltfish]

Same for me

[@Omar-kl3xp]

@@chi2omthe people that got it harder are new grad ,for the most part people with senior experience will have much easier then new grad even in these times ,they can simply lower their salary expectations and most likely they are going to find a job in their sector while with new grad that’s not the case

[@DJ-ky4fk]

The crazy part is that society expects people to go to college and get a bachelor degree. The moment you started graduating, no one will hire you because you might be over qualified for the position. Nevermind the sleepless nights while cramming for final exams, writing 15-page papers, and doing presentations for 4 years and over just to get a degree only to get rejected in the workforce. The degree only reminds us that we wasted our time and expected to pay back student loans. 😢

[@Kacee2]

Just don't tell them that you have a degree.

[@Unleashed_Beasts]

​@@Kacee2how you explain the gap in resume?

[@jasez8812]

It's tough. I make it my mission to guide our interns through work and loop them in projects in purpose help them get experience that they can add into the resume instead of doing just grunt work all the time, this an in addition talk to them constantly about their bandwidth.

[@joro7304]

Not to mention even the entry level jobs want you to have 2/3 years of experience. It's insane!

[@amrali9288]

I m stoneshed because I sought sush a problem like this only happens in developing countries not in a devoleped countries because it supposed to be good system there that maximizing benefits from new graduating people also the quality of education there must met with requirements of market.

[@mormegil84]

No job. No friends. No partner. Life is brutal.

[@eriotosama]

I empathize. What is the point of it all tbh

[@mormegil84]

@@eriotosama I honestly don't know anymore. All the best to you, at any rate.

[@eriotosama]

@@mormegil84 i wish i could say it gets better but the reality is, we have a pretty messed up culture in so many aspects. Our country is 1st world in reputation and on the surface but deep down our people are far worse off mentally than 3rd world places. Not saying id trade the US for a village in comminist China, but man, if theyre at least somewhat happy, that is still a bigger win for them than for us.

[@yuuasinyoupoo6781]

Wishing the best for you man

[@mormegil84]

@yuuasinyoupoo6781 Thanks. Just trying to take it one day at a time. All the best to you as well.

[@MrBrewman95]

A good comment I saw on LinkedIn is basically this. They want the experience of a 50 year old. The drive and performance of a 30 year old. The pay expectations of a 20 year old.

[@KesSharann]

Yes, but this has been the case for at least 50 years. The 70's was a huge turning point for wealth distribution and upward mobility. It all turned to *&^% for most people. Unions are slowly clawing back what once was.

[@Demopans5990]

For something that a 10 year old can learn in a week

[@rockgod2131]

Can't blame em. It's a buyer's market. Everything is slanted in favor of the corporations.

[@___beyondhorizon4664]

There was an ad on ZIP recruiter last week Soldeby the auction house, located at the richest city la Jolla, was looking for intern paying $12/hours I reported it to the job sites as paying below state minimum wage

[@shopece8807]

Lol exactly and smh. I'm 36 and been working since I was 14 but it my current field have a total of almost 12 yrs experience (9.5 of it with no gaps in employment). The amount of listings wanting 12+ yrs MINIMUM of experience but only want to pay 65k TOPS is wild for a mid-level at best position (DC/NoVa area). I like where I am and not job hunting anymore but perusing the listings (just because) still sure makes me feel lucky. edit: to add these "strong" job market reports are a liiiieeeee.

[@alita1821]

I was laid off April 2023..its now Feb 2024 and i still dont have a job. Over 300 applicants, countless interviews and ghost interviews and dozens of "you were a stong candidate but we chose someone else" The only reason why i havent completely lost my mind is because i started my own business that is keeping me busy even with low sales. But i started it because i never wanted to be in this situation again. I need a job because i need to live and small business take time to grow. Im so grateful for family because if i didnt have them id be homeless .

[@doobie513]

hell yeah , be your own boss it’ll pay off one day . keep dedication and drive ❤️ stay strong

[@sophizaaa]

how are you doing now?

[@alita1821]

@sophizaaa Doing great! I actually started my new job one year to date from being laid off from my last job April 17th, 2024. When they gave me my start date I couldn't believe it. One door closes and another opens. I ended up getting a job I randomly took a chance on and applied to out of frustration from not being hired and contantly Ghosted from jobs I already have done for my career path. It's the complete opposite of what I use to do and the commute is only 20 mins compared to the 1hr 30mins I use to do to the city before. While it's a huge pay cut, it's a job, I met my goal of not being out of work for more than a year(idk but that was a fear of mine), it's peaceful, chill and my new manager isn't a micromanger like my previous manager. I would say, yes I'm almost at living paycheck to paycheck but I'm happy and it's just a new experience of managing a new lower budget, but all off my needs will be met and while I won't be able to travel every month, I have my nights now to relax, work stays at work, it's not in my house, I can be cozy at work with my foot rest, blanket, snacks and headphones and in can plan more meaningful vacations vs just booking them on a whim cause I needed a break from my previous co workers and managers. My advice, keep applying and if no one gets back to you don't get upset like I wasted my time doing. This past year allowed me to start a business that I love, and while sales are still low,(like no sales In March at all and then the day I started my job I got a sale) I got to create that foundation that is so hard to make it past that most don't because of the stress of starting your own business. Get closer to whatever you believe in spiritually. Take care of yourself emotionally, mentally and physically. And apply for the jobs you wouldn't normally do. I'm so glad I did. Good luck to everyone!

[@chandrimakhastagir2402]

@@alita1821 May I know what exactly is ur work and what did you do previously?

[@tastychicken3966]

We hired a few college grads to work in our restaurants because they couldn’t find any better jobs 😢 it’s sad.

[@watchman703]

It really should be illegal to post a job that a company doesn't intend to fill.

[@MrLaloman18]

They do intend to fill but here's a secret from within ok..... When a company posts open jobs they first will ask current employees if they have family or friends that would like to work for them and they get first grabs and get hired, then what ever is left gets posted which are the low jobs nobody wants or they post as if they haven't hire anyone in order to fulfill a company policy quota and make it seem like they are abiding by the laws and not make it seem like it's favorism! Remember, is NOT what you know, is WHO you KNOW!

[@mindycollier9087]

Or they post nonexistent job openings and/or conduct pseudo job interviews for possible tax breaks!!

[@nahidsarker69]

​@@MrLaloman18 well said brother

[@devenrivera5842]

@@MrLaloman18well said G.

[@BCTMB]

Ghost jobs are created for algorithms and post tweaking. If a job doesn’t have enough candidates apply then the job post is reevaluated. As a boss and active recruiter I know how the business works.

[@user-bm6xz6pq5z]

I can't stand it when a job calls itself entry level but requires years of experience in multiple highly specialized fields. Why did I even go to college if I can't find a job in my field?

[@ryantetreault3447]

What was your degree?

[@user-bm6xz6pq5z]

​@@ryantetreault3447 Computer Science and IT

[@aznosu]

Bc you paid into the business of education and loans that drives the US economy and allows those who lead or mislead to hoard billions all while creating laughable rewarded jobs... and they will do this and manipulate the numbers in order to hoard to trillions while ofc they have to take it from somewhere and that is the population.

[@keithpalmer4547]

Everyone is supposed to have a specific degree in a "useful" field. Then you are not a LOSER and can get a job. BUT if we all had the same degrees in "useful" jobs they would suddenly be worthless degrees wouldn't they? People talking sh!t about what our diplomas are in should shut their mouths.

[@i_marcus_quintus]

You get in through internships. Back in my day it was unpaid labor but today, they pay (low rates but still).

[@JungleMonkey123]

Graduating for Computer Science 70+ job applications 1 interview 0 offers

[@chi2om]

Month 6 of searching. And I’m searching for anything. Just need something to help me finish grad school and save up. Nothing. It’s very discouraging but we have to survive somehow. Biggest fear is homelessness.

[@adityavamsipulipakam4018]

Month 10 here. I am an immigrant as well. Spent loads of money coming to the US and I have two months left to find a job. Thousands of applications in vain. So much for dreams ig.

[@prasb]

​@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 Do Sarkari job

[@tiredoftheworld4834]

@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 could a fairly safe way of self employment work??

[@tiredoftheworld4834]

@@adityavamsipulipakam4018 find people in your ethnic community and reach out to them for help. Wishing you the best. God bless.

[@AB365_Official]

Personally speaking, employers are looking for people to work, but once you apply they're so damn picky and reject you without telling you why, or just simply ghosting you. Then those same employers go right back to looking for people to work. It's messed, especially for us in the younger generations. I'm tired of it all.

[@violet_7808]

Heavy on the ghosting like man up and tell me if I got the job or not!

[@kaijuultimax9407]

I love logging into Indeed the day after my rejection letter just to see they've put the same exact job posting right back up 🙃

[@markjay911]

Yeah been dealing with this dilemma with Indeed for the past Year already. It's an absolute joke. I can't tell you how many applications I have filled out, and the job description will even say, willing to train. Next day, im rejected. Even when I apply for a job which I qualify for, I get rejected or never get a call back.

[@techguydilan]

They don't want to pay the COVID loans back. "Not being able to find workers" is one copout they can take to never have to pay them back. So this will plague us for another 10+ years.

[@turkizno]

And sometimes the job application is either a fake (they post available jobs when there isn't one), or they outright lie to you that "oh sorry it is filled by now, but we have something else that pays lower"

[@Sifirela]

And yet companies complain because no one wants to work. Smh

[@mikeadams8708]

Why hire people that don't want to work. Companies can select the cream of the crop right now, leaving a lot of low-level talent out in the cold.

[@kaedense]

@@mikeadams8708 the video is a very clear indicator that people /do/ want to work. why have a business if you don’t want to hire and train people to keep it running?

[@JessieGates]

@@kaedenseGovernment money for hiring while never filling the role so it always looks positive for a pos president.

[@kaedense]

@@JessieGates yea, unfortunately :( it’s so messed up how that works in their favor

[@divergentthg7925]

Well maybe we got to be magically a foreigner or pretty female then will be able to go ahead in life

[@thomasanderson2551]

Hiring is no longer an assessment of skills and temperaments; it's a form of prolonged ritual humiliation.

[@cannotwest]

Yes.

[@stevepernetti4594]

While working for a Fortune 500 company we routinely posted "trolling employment ads" that were semi-permanent, but which had no directly associated open positions. According to HR, these served a few functions, including "keeping tabs on potential staff" in case we planned to hire someone or wanted to open a new facility, gathering competitive intelligence from applicants, or allowing promotion of internal candidates via an external "job survey" which satisficed internal evaluation procedures. When I mentioned this practice wasted time for hundreds of people the response was "not our problem, automation minimizes the processing impact to our staff." When I pressed further about the moral implications - my manager made clear in private "Get off it, this is not your problem."

[@thenewsilverwolf]

Thank you, this is the real reason I think. Data collection. No one ever talks about it. Thank you for your insight, I've never seen this talked about before

[@appleb0btime]

Are we not going to address the elephant in the room? These jobs pay pennies. No one wants to work two jobs. In this economy, even with a college degree, employers are offering like $12 an hour part-time work. As a 28 year old man, I can't take care of my bills, my debt, and my lifestyle with that kind of wage. I can't even imagine people who have children or a wife. No one mentioned a job market filled with jobs that pay pennies for part time work when our cost of living is skyrocketing nationwide.

[@gchsbus]

Right. I have a grad degree and under employed. I work 7 days a week and three jobs. People need to live. It is what it is.

[@staciehahn9175]

Cullman, Alabama: “Sonic is hiring is anyone is looking for a part time job! $8/hr…”

[@gamesguy]

12 an hour? Walmart's national minimum wage is $14/hr, where are you applying? Random gas stations in the middle of nowhere?

[@aliceslab]

​@@gamesguyeither amount isnt enough and no one has choices like that. you dont pick the job it picks you. and if the only one is nowhere gas station you don't have a choice.

[@kaimiz]

@@gamesguyI work for 15.50 an hour full time at a factory and even that's not enough to survive while living literally in the middle of nowhere

[@Jfromes1]

entry level job requires 5 years experience, a masters degree, an exhaustive online application followed by an online personality test, submission of resume and cover letter, a 3 week wait for a response (if any at all) followed by 4 rounds of interviews followed by 6 months of silence and then a rejection email.

[@dawnsmith1613]

No shade 😂

[@TexasMadePapi]

Could not have said it better 👏🏽💯

[@teeteeshouse]

You forgot the IQ test

[@skuminator]

You forgot the 16 competition coding tasks, that they couldnt solve themselves if they hadnt look it up

[@davefischer2344]

XD, @@skuminator

[@MisterTutor2010]

I have a PhD in biochemistry and more than a decade of experience. I been laid off for 8 months. What I've had to put up with is absurd.

[@jarskil8862]

Having bachelors In bioprocesses myself. Was working 6 months at one company that engineers processes for different industries, mostly chemicals and pulp&paper. Did Piping and instrumentation diagram checkings and pump- and pipe size calculation. Got laid off and now been 10 months without a job myself. Been applying even as Basic operator at different process piloting plants. Job markets are rough as hell atm. What sucks is that I had huge plans to start planning my Masters degree with money the engineer position gives me. It was so sudden when I got a call from my boss that my contract was decided to end after 2 weeks.

[@MisterTutor2010]

Now it's more than 10 months.

[@aaliyahbabygirlhaughton883]

​@@MisterTutor2010😢

[@Luuh-Miike]

Whyyy is life like this😢 Life should be a temporary struggle, but at least we should all have the chance to support our basic human needs.

[@somerandomguy7458]

Too many people

[@playboysolrac]

So we’re not gonna talk about how employers are eliminating roles and asking the next person in line to do 2 jobs for the salary of 1? THAT is the biggest change that’s happened so let’s talk about it.

[@KayBeOnline]

That's a fact. That's why my mom walked away from her last job... They were literally working her into bad health. And now she's trying to find a new one in this tough labor market

[@Lily-ow5wm]

This is exactly what happening!

[@AkaiOtinashi]

This is exactly what's happening in my field. I have a degree and credential I'm required to maintain with CEUs. Although I have worked a menial job since graduating 2 years ago I have yet to find a job in my field. I've discovered organizations are making my job part of the duties for other positions, putting multiple jobs on a few people so they can hire less. It's disgusting, forcing multiple jobs on people who will eventually burn out while making it impossible for people who need jobs to find any meaningful work.

[@KayBeOnline]

@@Birdman621 yep, if I remember correctly, my mom was doing the work of an account receivable department + other things basically by herself (her manager over her checking in)... She never got a day off and she was there 4 or 5 years, not because she didn't have time accruing but because no one else could do her job if she was gone. Her health was starting to decline from stress, and even though my dad needed the help, he backed her up in quitting. Thank God, her health is a lot better.

[@tammylee6141]

Worked in accounting job 7 years, killing myself working overtime and did a great job. “Laid off” so they could hire 2 people to fill my position with people straight out of college for 1/2 the pay. It’s impossible on either end to be treated fairly.

[@CouncilOfTheWolf]

One of my least favorite things when job hunting is having to re-enter all my experience into their system when ITS ALREADY ON MY RESUME. It shouldn't take 45 minutes to apply for a job, especially since you have to apply for so many. I hate having an account with every company's website so I can apply, too.

[@kazbah1217]

I agree. The application process is so frustrating and time consuming. I was recently told I had the job. I uploaded all of my personal documents. Then they send me an online test. Then they tell me I wasn't fast enough on the test. I'm literally a speed queen on the keyboard. So all this time invested for nothing. I don't believe I didn't pass the test. Now they have all my personal documents on file. Passport, everything and no job. I feel scammed but there is nothing I can do about it. This process is effing soul destroying. Good luck to you.

[@Ming12175]

Yes it is absolutely ridiculous.

[@cece1907]

@@kazbah1217omg same thing with me these companies are getting clever. They realize people are onto their schemes so now they’re sending out elaborate tests designed to make you fail. Like 40 elaborate reading questions in 25 minutes? No one can complete that. They think everyone is dumb. I bet they have a deal for funding in exchange for showing ‘efforts’.

[@JesManVP]

I agree idk why but I be applying more conservative I apply to jobs I feel are more likely to hire like rn I applied to a warehouse that just opened near me and they need workers

[@joshuajackson7050]

Yes it's ridiculous why are you asking me about my experience it's on my resume for crying out loud.

[@MistaChrista69]

The problem is we tell everyone to go to college.

[@TheCompleteMental]

The problem is we bury people in a mountain of debt for something we turn around and treat as useless anyway

[@jamesalias595]

My daughter has been unemployed for over a year, there are no jobs unless you want to work for minimum wage. Except you can't afford to work for minimum wage with student loans, and $2000 a month apartment rent. Laid off tech workers can't afford to live off of making burritos at Chipotle. Also job requirements are too strict, they want the moon, they are unwilling to train qualified job seekers.

[@hmoobmikah]

You should look your local IBEW and apply today. There arent a whole lot of female electricians in the trade. Being an Electrician is less taxing on the body than most trades. Journeyman electricians make between $35-60/hr with another $15-30/hr in healthcare and retirement depending on where you live and how strong your union is. Unions generally make about 10-15% more than non union. You'll never have to go job hunt, negotiate your salary ever again. Apprentices start out making 50% of what a journeyman makes. With each 8-10 month getting a pay raise until they top out. You get free school tuition, paid on-the-job training, free healthcare, 3 pensions, optional 401k. ALL of this is paid by the contractors and union.

[@yoboybigj875]

This is why I never went to college but I went to trade school because they never promised the student they will get a job unless it in high demand and then the debt destroys their credit score

[@la6136]

Employers are so lazy they don’t want to train people anymore when that would actually yield them better results long term

[@DustinHeath-ki8lt]

​​@@hmoobmikahI'm an electrician, umm yeah, no. You make it sound so wonderful but in reality what you wrote isn't true. The electrical field is being over run with illegals.

[@sugarsugar475]

Out of work a year here too. Completely agree. I’ve had to take a part time minimum wage job to make ends meet. Unless you have a unique skill set that’s in current demand, corporate America doesn’t want anyone over 50.

[@valeriadelrio-rodriguez4953]

Employers want employees yet are INSANELY freaking picky. I feel employers are just becoming more and more lazy to train but then they complain that not enough ppl have their ideal experience like tf?!

[@TheShadeManGuitar]

This is my job to a tee.

[@smith13514]

THIS is so freaking true. I didn't get a call back from a phone screen cuz I focus on a slightly different flavor of financial analysis at a different bank.... They want you to be able to work from day 1

[@nut_smacker]

I've been laid off twice in the past year. Both jobs I was hired with the explicit understanding that I was inexperienced but that I would be trained. Both lay offs occurred because my employers changed their minds and decided they only want someone with years of experience, which I see now in their job postings. "Nobody wants to work anymore"? No, nobody wants to train anymore.

[@bms0294]

I totally agree!

[@THEDOORIZCLOSED]

EXTREMELY lazy to train

[@colestaples2010]

The labor market is the worst it’s been in my lifetime. I’ve personally felt like I’ve been living through a great depression since 2008

[@TheLastNephilim]

They are flat out lying. Lay offs are at an all time high. Most tech workers are averaging applications in the 1000s most job postings are to make shareholders see perpetual growth this is the exact reason for the lay offs to begin with. Educate yourself. Never be loyal to a company.

[@nette9836]

When they say jobs are available, they mean the minimum wage ones with no benefits and no required skills...that isn't helping people who need a little thing called rent money, grocery money, and medical coverage.

[@boobomberry5466]

Whats worse is even entry level jobs dont want to hire.

[@tallyp.7643]

I've applied to hundreds of jobs (too scared to look at my "job applications" inbox and tally the real number) since March 2023. Probably 95% or more were "entry level" service jobs. Got a few interviews here and there, but mostly ghosts or "we've found another applicant". Lost count of the number of companies where I went into the job seeker portal for them and found my applications "under review" or just "submitted" even months later. They don't even bother to look sometimes! It's the waiting game that hurts the most. And then when you get the interview, feel you did well, only to get ghosted or they choose someone else... after nearly a year of this crap, I feel like Charlie Brown with the football. Don't get my hopes up... but I always do. And it sucks.

[@taeminenjoyer]

and even those jobs don’t want me!!

[@wolftownesque]

minimum jobs require a very important skill: capable of dealing with horrible humans and terrible managers for little pay.

[@yellowbasementrecords651]

Youre out of touch. i have had 10 jobs this year none of them pay minimum wage all had good benefits and time off. You are out of touch

[@josoup5656]

Sending out 30 resumes and getting 4 callbacks is an insanely good response rate

[@ahhitskatie9094]

Agreed! And that’s even a good response rate in a normal job market.

[@marklee2588]

just as bad in the u.k. too, applied for 100+ jobs and got TWO responses.

[@user-cb2vb8yl1g]

It’s extremely good!

[@felicityhoneycutt8570]

Not when I'm the one calling them, hounding them to jot down my name and number. Half the time I get a fake hr robot that never gets me in contact with a person.

[@dusantokarcik8567]

@@marklee2588 what is your profession (education) ?

[@edwardc6288]

The whole process of building and editing your resume and looking for jobs and interviewing is absolutely brutal. So exhausting. Its a job in itself. I hope those of you currently going through it find something decent paying so you can be happy

[@dotwavexplores]

I’ve been struggling to find a job since May of last year. It’s horrible

[@cikmasturahashim]

I feel you. Mine starting from August. So tired, stressful and confused.

[@user-ni1vl4zp4z]

No jobs. No kids

[@Melbester9]

You can still have kids without a job if you make passive income lol.

[@bugra320]

​@@Melbester9You need to have considerable amount of money to invest so that you can have a passive income.

[@Melbester9]

@bugra320 Which I do. Obviously I have money saved up. I don't spend as much. It's easier to invest once you have money saved up.

[@ColdBaltBlue]

@@Melbester9Well congratulations for being born into relative wealth or getting extremely lucky.

[@bugra320]

@@Melbester9 So don't speak on behalf of others then. You say it like it is an easy thing to do for others

[@elfqueen8673]

Can we talk about how “Entry Level” jobs are not really entry level. Seriously who posts an entry level job that requires at least two years experience for something.

[@ericeandco]

Not only do you have to have experience you have to have specialized experience!

[@ericeandco]

Not only do you have to have experience you have to have specialized experience!

[@TheEdgyBarbie]

try 3 years, masters preferred and NO MONEY. I saw that the other day

[@nataliedem2591]

Omg yes! They expect you to have industry experience like you were born with it. Not to add that they choose junior-mid senior level in the end. Why post it as entry level?!

[@korster9922]

It just doesn't make any sense at all.

[@johnnywang206]

Economy is not great. I applied to 85 jobs. Got 5 interviews before I got a job

[@dranzer999]

Congrats for getting the job

[@mogznwaz]

Apparently we are in a ‘skills shortage’ with ‘millions of jobs unfilled’ which ‘necessitates’ the importation of millions of foreigners. The whole thing is a crock.

[@Dontstopbelievingman]

Well, you can pay them less, and they won't complain about mistreatment for fear of being deported. Modern slavery.

[@supermegadong7597]

If they deported illegal immigrants then more jobs would open up. But we aren’t ready for that conversation

[@luggagecombo12345]

There was a study a few years ago where they found that hiring random people on the spot yielded the same quality as multiple rounds of interviews and intense scrutiny.

[@nobody27019]

Could you post a link, please, if it's feasible to find that study?

[@JonasPolsky]

There was an Ignobel Prize study that determined PROMOTING employees at random yielded the same results as selective promotion. You may be thinking of that

[@myoutuber77]

Multiple rounds of interviews are not intended to find qualified candidates. They are in place to wear you off so that at the end of the process you will be more likely to accept a lesser job offer.

[@JakeSmith-jy1kx]

That would HIGHLY depend on the role you are hiring for. You definitely can't do that for an Engineer or Doctor or Lawyer or pretty much any other highly compensated position. There's a reason those pay well, you need to be skilled to do the job and those skills don't come easily.

[@roxaskinghearts]

because the rich value the body parts of mexico and sx trade of dubai more then family values republicans are the root of all evil

[@RJrePRO]

After my most recent interview, I received an email a week later announcing that they weren't going to hire anyone for the position after all. What an enormous waste of everyone's time

[@morighani]

wtf. this should not be legal???

[@XJ9sodypop]

that's nothing. Ive applied 11 times at my nearest grocery store. they interviewed me about 5 times but never offered me anything. i dont have a criminal record

[@Kirtrickify]

@@morighaniI’ve seen this happen like 5 times to me. Specifically, Disney corporate did this for like 4 different roles where they said “no one was good enoughl”

[@chocololz123]

@@XJ9sodypoplove you xj9 sody pop

[@halien6384]

I’ve had this happen to me too. I work in the journalism industry and had an interview at a local news outlet. A few weeks later they said the position they interviewed me for wasn’t actually going to exist anymore and then they had layoffs 🫠 A year later they posted an application for a reporter role so I applied…that position has now been open since Halloween and I haven’t heard anything, not even a rejection.

[@jocelynlin6044]

Idk why company websites can’t just read my resume either through a human or ai, but instead have me fill out the same exact information taking twenty minutes out of my life and submit a stupid cover letter that they obviously don’t read and me finding out this was a ghost job all along.

[@djaygnus6996]

If you fail to land a job, it's not because you are unskilled, but rather that you don't have luck or It's a fake job offer. Selling yourself is a skill needed to land a job. Lying is mandatory. When you have the choice between lying, gettin a job and buying food or being honest and living in the street. To live life you need good and evil, vice and virtue. A balance.

[@im4485]

i hate applying for jobs...its like begging to be a slave...but i can't come up with anything better

[@reelfly]

Exactly! I hate it

[@daisyx1002]

Start your own business and become an entrepreneur.

[@reelfly]

@@daisyx1002 That's not as easy as people make it sound

[@cremepuffle]

Someone said it!!!! Im tired of being made to feel stupid and lazy for feeling this way

[@Edward-bb3pi]

@@daisyx1002 with what money? Every start up takes money or investors. Where is a regular person going to get that without going into debt from loans that will ruin them if their business doesn't succeed?

[@scalylayde8751]

They call it "cooling the labor market down." We call it "risk of being evicted because we can't make rent." I get that inflation is an issue that needs to be addressed, but why is it always the working class who has to suffer for the sake of the economy? How about someone with less to lose? It's demoralizing and frustrating.

[@blackdan0259]

"why is it the working class who has to suffer for the sake of economy" Technically the boss also got hit, you don't hear them bosses complaining in the media because they have cushion for emergency fund! You working class yell the most when you got out of the work that is why it feels you are the only one who suffer. Remember2-3 years ago when the company literally hire anyone and you as working class do this game called quiet quitting? How bout dat? Now they literally quit you from the work. Problem solved! They retain mostly 80-90 percent of the work force that don't do that game! Welcome to the tougher side of job hunting!

[@EroticOnion23]

Almost ALL of those jobs are fake...you see, these "employers" get government grants to "stimulate the economy" by hiring more head count, but they just make up some excuse ("lack of qualified candidates") and just pockets the grant money (that comes out of YOUR taxes)!! When will enough be enough!! 🤬

[@AuspexAO]

Because the working class doesn't own their own labor. You have basically no rights in the workforce. A wealthy person buys your labor and then uses you up and tosses you out. The only thing that matters in this country is wealth, period. Can you imagine if the thousands of dollars you generate in sales, productivity, innovation, etc was yours to bargain with? I know. I can't either, lol. I've lived in this rotten system since I was born too.

[@FnLizardKing]

@@blackdan0259 Quit roleplaying as someone's boss on the internet, you talk like you have the mental capacity of a child.

[@blueconlan9180]

Raw materials are at an all time low in costs and profits at a high. There is no inflation. It is 100% corporate greed coupled with a need to punish the working class. Too many think pieces on quiet quitting and people leaving bad jobs scared upper management

[@carlajohnson9524]

Apply for a job and getting a interview it's like hit the powerball these days

[@TheMirandalorian]

I love how we need money to survive... to make money we need a job... but we are also responsible for getting a job that we have zero control over whether we even get one or not. If you're lucky enough to even get a job, you will need more luck to keep it. No wonder we are burnt out. Im waiting for the day we all say enough is enough and we just stop looking for jobs and we starting creating our own jobs doing whatever because anything is better than constant rejections that isnt even our fault.

[@traviscoleman8332]

It only takes 3.5% of the population to not comply and real change can happen.

[@leftfinned]

exactly. I’ve applied for so many jobs. I couldn’t even get hired at spirit Halloween and I have a masters degree. I feel judged constantly because people think “no one wants to work” - but it simply isn’t true. Thanks for this.

[@seauxtired]

This is sad and frustrating, but when applying for jobs like those, try taking your MA off of your resume. Some hiring managers consider you "overqualified" and dismiss your application, if you have a higher degree than what they're asking for.

[@Queenofdacastle]

@@seauxtired coming from a recruiter 🙋🏾‍♀️ I recruit for a bank for work from home positions and most of the ppl I interview who are “over qualified “ simply don’t answer the questions the right way or their personality is not very inviting. Number one question most ppl fail is “ Tell me about a time you observed an act of dishonesty or lack of integrity by a co worker. “ “And how did you handle it?” Although it’s a bank ppl will tell me I would go and speak to the person to let them know they can’t do that. That’s the wrong answer because that’s not your job to confront anyone no matter the approach.

[@sofiabravo1994]

@@Queenofdacastle thats a tiny percentage, most people arent applying for a bank job...

[@morighani]

@@Queenofdacastleyou’re a miserable person. there’s no “wrong” interview answer, it’s not a standardized test. You’d seriously dismiss an applicant because they’d try to warn the person before reporting them to authorities? Because “it’s not their job”? truly truly miserable, gtfo

[@ClaireGreen-wd2gm]

​@@QueenofdacastleNow if it's a work from home bank job what coworkers are you reckoning they will observe doing anything unethical?

[@Ford_prefect_42]

"compared to your parents, it's a good market" my dad was never asked to do 3 months of free work for a company then get ghosted. He was hired immediately and they bought him a house that was 100% ours. But yeah please tell me how they had it so much worse.

[@AldousHuxley7]

In the 1980s a single man could afford a basic house car wedding ring and a kid within 3-5 years of working while the wife stayed at home. Im 27 no kids work full time and can barely afford to live in a trailer park. My friends are all stuck in single bedroom apartments for $1200/month because they can't afford to buy a house or anything like that. The day that a recession or depression hits its game over we're already barely hanging on.

[@izzytwinkles]

Literally. My grandfather graduated from a community college right after high school, got a job working on windmills that was enough to sustain a place. Then after his heart attack, they gave him a new position that required more training so they PAID for his schooling. Anything like that exist today? Cause I sure haven't found it.

[@tomaslopez2940]

Yeah the press and financial experts are liars these days

[@XJ9sodypop]

our parents had full time schedule or 50+ hours/week. the rest of us get scheduled to work 4 hour shifts a day, 3 times a week.

[@Ford_prefect_42]

@@XJ9sodypop LMAO! Bro I worked 90-95 hour weeks for 5 years on a salary with no over time. What planet are you on where you work "shifts"

[@vervex]

In 2023, I had to send approximately 250 applications in the field of marketing, business management and art direction (had a different resume for each) to get 2 serious job offers. I'm now managing a startup's marketing department. It took 4 months between the time I was laid off to the time I started my new position. I used up all my savings to keep up with bills during that time. So for everyone who is going through a job search right now, don't despair, there is light at the end of the tunnel. Just don't give up and use all the tools at your disposal to present yourself in an authentic, professional light to potential employers. Don't give up! You got this.

[@edwardlovrr]

Good luck on your start up!

[@user-eh8ui2co8h]

2023 was a terrible year for new college graduates, and 2024 seems to be off to a repeat of 2023. Something is horribly wrong.

[@wyattmp]

Probably has something to do with who those college students and their green hair voted for.

[@christiantaylor3877]

Employers: "We're hiring!" Workers: "Will you give us a wage that reflects our experience and will let us afford rent?" Employers: "You're just lazy and don't want to work" God forbid young people want enough money to be able to move out of their parents house in their mid 20's

[@Jekuyuytt6t5]

That plus houses are NEVER built small anymore and are so inflated in price

[@trevorrose3769]

Realistically in our day in age, minimum wage should at minimum be bumped up to $25 just so affording an apartment is manageable.

[@Cantetinza17]

It's not just a young people problem. Everyone is going through this issue.

[@reddragon6480]

Oh oh oh! and if you want those things, like having your own place, then you're 'entitled' :?

[@daileythompson5232]

I asked for a raise last year and my manager told me, “I see you’re trying to support yourself…” and subsequently told me no. But isn’t that what a job is supposed to do?? Support me? 😅

[@M.NiCE206]

Needs to be a legal requirement that employers state the wage on the application. Absolutely insane for it to be "negotiated" at an interview.

[@PNarbz123]

They throw any random question to try weasel into offering you less, like it matters how much I make at my current job or how much I made at my previous role.

[@sciencelover3339]

I don't even care what they pay. I just want to know that it's not an unpaid position. They don't even tell you that.

[@Charlesmclark2]

That's my problem. They wont tell you pay

[@kaylarustem8403]

That is newly a legal requirement in CA!

[@mjjae8122]

Some states have things like this, I live in california and they have to at least provide a range which is definitely helpful.

[@Gio-m]

I got the skills, I got the experience, I got the qualifications listed, yet I can’t even get a phone screen. My resume was weaker 2 years ago yet I would get calls just days after applying. This blows 💀

[@ksreloaded1068]

Applied for 100+ for 6 months. 15 years of experience and landed 4 interviews. 2 of which were 1099 jobs and part time. It's really pathetic. I've lowered my standards so much I don't think they can get much lower. How the hell does this government expect people to pay their bills? Sallie Mae and Navient can eat my a$$.

[@win0044]

I applied for a job in December 12, 2023. It’s February 3rd, 2024 and I’m still now doing the 4th interview. There’s 5 interviews. Insane.

[@astoldby_jenna]

I hate the exaggerated amount of time between each round

[@Bergsen_Bun-sense]

All for the CHANCE of working there

[@mammajamma4397]

That's not a good sign. Even if you get the job, they're gonna make you miserable.

[@roxaskinghearts]

because the rich value the body parts of mexico and sx trade of dubai more then family values republicans are the root of all evil

[@blackreacher]

You're less likely to quit, just to go through this process again. Now, they can pretty much treat you as they want, whata you gonna do about it? Leave? Nah

[@royalty_bae807]

All things aside, why do job interviews feel like a series of trick questions? “Why should we hire you?” “What would you do if_” “tell us a time where you_”. And most times if you’re completely honest, it’s the wrong answer. If they looked for honest answers maybe they’d end up with valuable employees instead of forcing everyone to parrot the same cliché answers. It’s so exhausting having to be an actor just to work at a place that’s barely paying minimum wage.

[@plousia]

This ^

[@reelfly]

Exactly!

[@user-up6gf1vu9v]

Exactly!!

[@AstarionWifey]

We might as well become actors because this is just training 🤣🥲

[@amicaaranearum]

Yep. You have to cosplay as your corporate persona.

[@TheGreatKaidaman]

I dont even think some of these places are actually hiring, because I'll submit an application the day a job just posted a "Hiring" ad and they'll say theyre not hiring or it's been filled. Within the same day? Give me a freakin break dude lol

[@Jarod-vg9wq]

Honestly I feel like I’ve been lied to, growing up throughout my school years my parents and our teachers promised us that if you worked hard study hard that you would be rewarded you would get the fruits of your labor. And apparently after graduating high school still haven’t got a job yet, apparently Many people who gone to or are in the workforce or I’ve gone to college or university and I’ve graduated by now or still learning have had difficult time too. The job hunt combined with the cost of Living is hurting so many people. I h

[@uscitizen3252]

I was up for a fast-casual restaurant job and the person waiting to interview for the same job said he did a 4-round interview with Whole Foods and still didn't get the job. Why are places like Whole Foods doing multiple rounds? That's ridiculous. What a waste of this person's time.

[@christinepoppy3277]

I had to do an initial group interview for Sephora before the one on one interview. They accepted everyone except the one girl who didn’t wear all black. She wore a white shirt with black pants.😅

[@xbox360fan52]

I remember an oil change service that I was in an interview for was doing the exact same thing. Two rounds of interviews in person and two over the phone interviews, but this also applies to fast-casual restaurant jobs too? I can understand one interview since they want to get to know who they are so that they can pick who gets the job, but what could they possibly be talking about in 4+ interviews apart from talking about the job and the applicant's qualifications? After the one interview is done, should they not already have enough of an impression about the applicant's ability to do the job efficiently? 4+ rounds of interviews for entry level positions that pay minimum wage, wow!

[@uscitizen3252]

@@xbox360fan52 it's insane. The job I was applying for had a one-round interview along with taking their full day of class THEN if you passed the class, they offer you employment. The 4-rounds was Whole Foods, which isn't any better.

[@Homeschoolkindermum]

They ask you 100 questions as if you’re applying to become an FBI agent or an aerospace engineer. Working in a grocery store is not rocket science.

[@uscitizen3252]

@@Homeschoolkindermum Exactly! It's out of hand! You can do all the pre-vetting you want and it still may not work out. Just hire someone who's capable and a person you like. These jobs are taking themselves way too seriously.

[@johnwalker7592]

being told you're overqualified for a simple job because you moved to a new area and need to pay your rent is insane to me... especially when rent is at an ALL TIME HIGH.

[@lucky_lulu317]

I’ve been told this after applying to a job that didn’t require that much but it’s like I want the job no matter what

[@athiestjesus8133]

I never understood how being "overqualified" is even a thing. Like, doesn't that just mean I'd be really good at it?

[@truehappiness4U]

@@donk8105the bosses at companies in this capitalistic corrupt society want of course all the profits for themselves. They want to go as cheap as possible with employees. Hence many manufactures closed down, moving to China or India etc. Where labour is cheap. But those poor uneducated people, do not have the education like here in the West. So for hard educated jobs, companies have to look for employees in the West. Would those poor people be able to get educated (having money for a good quality college), those western rich jobs would move to those poor countries as well. Because the western bosses want all the profits for themselves

[@jillw892]

​@@athiestjesus8133 Great comment. I'm 54 and recently figured this out. Yes, I know the existing people can feel threatened. You will also get bored. Get a holier-than-thou attitude. Possibly make fun of less knowledgeable employees. It's just not a good fit. Most people say but I have so much experience I will be an asset.

[@athiestjesus8133]

@@jillw892 Okay, but I'm getting the job done. That's all that should matter.

[@silence4682]

The problem is how insane and unprofessional HR departments are

[@Manofsteel21025]

Employers want to hire the lowest of the low instead of experienced workers cause they are afraid to lose their spots.

[@robertagren9360]

Best if they can't talk. If they can't write or read is even better.

[@PaulVang-vf7fm]

Getting ghosted by employers is the most frustrating aspect of job hunting. It like you spend so much time applying and they don't even glance over your resume

[@n64central]

Imagine getting the 1st or 2nd interview they SAID they will contact you for a follow up never do. That is true ghosting

[@vetgirl71]

@@n64centralI agree 100%! Just happened to me this week for a part-time clerical job at that (I’m retired). The recruiter scheduled a 15 minute telephone interview with me Friday morning. Told me the hours range from 20-25 hours & the hours are not set. I would be expected to work between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday-Friday and the owner of the business (insurance agency ) will alter my schedule every week between those hours based on operational needs. I asked about parking because I know the area is heavily metered. They don’t have designated parking spots, so I would also have to feed the meters for a part-time job. 🙄 She had the nerve to ask me if I ever worked on an “integrated “ computer system with customer’s information linked to. I worked for 20 plus years in management at a major billion dollar hospital corporation for over 20’years with multiple computer applications & my resume indicates all the computer technology I used at my job, plus I trained employees that I supervised (25 employees)on the computers, did payroll also , have a bachelor’s degree and also an Army veteran & she asked me that dumba$$ question. I personally felt it was biased due to my age. She promised to call back with a date for my second interview with the owner… crickets! You guys think it’s difficult for to get a full time job, imagine what it’s like for a measly part-time entry level clerical job?!! 😅These delusional employers don’t know the definition of part-time , so many of them expect you to work random times , weekends, holidays, overtime and beyond 25-30 hours, right at the mark where you are not actually full time so they won’t have to offer you health benefits or pto. Thank goodness I have my husband’s health insurance & my pension! It’s murder out there trying to just get even a part-time job to make extra money to save for emergencies! 😩

[@cunnylicious]

Its just a numbers game at this point. You can tailor your resume enough so that it passes the ai checker but anythjng more than that is just wasted effort

[@user-fe7py7ws1c]

i don’t even waiste my time for application taking over 30 minutes if they dnt care to return call a declined application i’m not doing an hour long application

[@results_not_found]

Especially after 3-4 rounds of interviews and a case study... I hate these people, they are the worst.

[@lipzicortez4764]

The crazy thing is that some older people dont know about this problem so they end up yelling at thier son/ daughter saying "Why cant you find a job already it isnt that hard!" It really is that hard sadly for us young adults

[@realSimoneCherie]

A lot of people don’t know - it used to be a volume game where you just submit as many apps as possible and you’ll land somewhere but that’s not true anymore. Even aside from the scam postings, too many companies just post jobs to see what talent is out there even if they aren’t hiring and

[@MangaGamify]

True, You get so stressed out looking for a job, and when you come home they think you just went out having some fun instead of supporting you or encouraging you to a point that I wished they were born in the year 3000 and see what I see.

[@timetravelingjukebox]

This is the story of my life and it's beyond frustrating and exhausting 😫

[@ryans413]

Here’s how it goes they want experience so that cuts most the people looking for jobs in half. They want part time employees that dose not work for most people who need full time work so that cuts the applicants more. Lastly the pay is crap and that steers more people away. They want to work you less and pay you less and don’t want to train you. No wonder employers are complaining no one wants to work.

[@AdamBer-ir6eg]

Literally same and I've started to get physically ill after being already emotionally and mentally tired and done .. they're in their sixties and they're expecting me to make their last days so luxurious with the fancy job I don't want to take because of "my laziness" ... Little they know that it seems like I AM the one who's in his final days and I'd probably die from an illness, my heart, stomach, brain and organs are killing me yet I'm still silently suffering and trying to learn and work I'm in my twenties I care about way more than they do about me, yet they're the ones who brought me to this mess/life ... I'm leaving soon .. moving to another apartment, city or I hope to start my life in another country and come to visit from time to time

[@ko300zx]

I've been unemployed for a year and feeling like I'm at rock bottom lately. I've had one interview and am submitting applications left and right. I rarely hear anything back and if I do it's a rejection email. I have 15 years of experience in marketing and account management and I'm starting to apply to low level customer service positions just for an attempt to get in a door. Any door. I've even thought about an unpaid internship I recently saw. I've never felt so defeated in my life.

[@dramir5953]

Since December 2022 and to this day, i have applied to a total of 19,723 jobs (still counting), all of which got rejected. Mind you i have a Medical Degree and a Masters degree with a decade of experience with patients and hospitals...... Upper jobs reject me for no reason, while the below jobs reject me because i am over qualified... When you say rock bottom, I felt that on a personal level brother

[@reddy272]

I've been unemployed since May 2023, 9 months ago. I've applied to dozens of jobs, never got a callback or even an email. I've reached out to so many old bosses and co-workers and begged for work, nothing. It's so frustrating. I don't know what to do any more

[@edthelazyboy]

Same here, I got laid off along with the entire department in April 2023. The long hiring process, the ghostings, and the rejections is just getting too much. I had days of just wasting time because I got so fed up and stressed out. I had hopes that the tech job market will turn around this year, but there's still more mass tech layoffs! So far, I only had one tech screen which I bombed because I was too nervous. I figured out the problems minutes after the interview ended. Honestly, I feel that my tech career has ended when it was at it's peak and I will probably have to change careers if I don't land something this year.

[@reddy272]

Update, I finally got a job! Less benefits, but incredibly thankful for it

[@Ra_Pharaoh]

@@reddy272 Happy for you

[@imhimdk1785]

Cant find a job, hard to find cheap affordable first cars, hard to rent apartments, hard to pay rent

[@niamhleeson3522]

At least we have electric cargo bikes

[@justsomerandomgirl]

Fjb

[@zline-sp2fs]

Owning a house isn't any different these days. I happen to own with a 2.75% mortgage, but I live in NJ where everything but your breathing is taxed. I'm frugal as hell, when I find change in the washer or dryer I get excited! I'm a single person and even with my job, I'm right on the bubble. Unless you're in the top 10%, you're going to struggle.

[@imhimdk1785]

@@zline-sp2fs in Florida bro it’s hard asl

[@genericname9024]

All these people in the comments getting out of college and spending MONTHS job hunting, and then being told "you're just not trying hard enough" because "companies are saying nobody wants to work!" WHAT ABSOLUTE BULLSH*T. Of course Americans are feeling pressed about this! Do you KNOW what kind of message that's sending to our next gens? It says no matter what you did, no matter how many degrees you have, no matter how hard you try, YOU ARE NOT ENOUGH. That's SO mentally exhausting even to more mentally balanced adults, let alone to young adults fresh out of school.

[@user-up6gf1vu9v]

Exactly!!!

[@snark567]

Maybe it's time to develop skills outside of school, rather than wasting decades of your life training yourself to be a wage slave.

[@genericname9024]

@@snark567 True. Hope the newest generation gets that memo before just shunting off to college because that's what they're "supposed" to do to be successful. It's unfortunately also a problem that's exacerbated with current (public) education and societal expectations. There's an entire generation of people who have never had mandatory classes on home ec or finances, who were simultaneously also told their future was in going to college and getting a degree. While it's not too late to start developing new skills, the payoff won't be immediate; in the meantime, they're stuck between a rock and a hard place trying to make ends meet, still getting ghosted by hundreds of companies a month.

[@lucy9698]

This. And the boomers _do_ tell us that we are not enough no matter what we do. I sent this video to my mom because she has that same mentality, and her entire argument just boils down to "you're just not looking hard enough" and "people like you who are struggling to get a job are just losers who weren't raised right and think they should just be handed things". She has never looked for a job in this country. The one she has is only because my dad got it for her.

[@BRZguy]

@@snark567 Would be nice, but employers refuse to teach you the skills. They require them, but they don't want to teach them. And they won't consider stuff you learn on your own in your free time as related skills either. It's all BS.

[@timdavis2677]

The official unemployment numbers are bogus

[@alexphillips8248]

Job hunting is like searching for a girlfriend on tinder now

[@dontquitpersevere323]

You need a job to have a gf lol

[@mormegil84]

Truer words were never spoken. Why do we now need a resume for dating? And like the other commenter here said, we obviously need a job to have a girlfriend, but we can't find those too. What is life right now? 💀

[@shrdn2960]

The "be a good citizen, respect the law, work hard, pay the taxes and you will get what you need" social contract is crumbling and its evident. They cannot ask us to play by the rules and starve.

[@shinji1264]

Y'all punished petty drug dealers for years now look at you... Wanna break the law now cuz u feel it's unfair😂

[@sadscientist9995]

We need to stop playing by their rules.

[@starrycat110]

We need solidarity as a people. As long as we’re distracted and fighting amongst ourselves, we aren’t a threat to this broken system

[@HollowNpc]

I’ve thought of this idea all the time. In what world is it fair for an individual to be forced to live in a society that shrugs at them as they eagerly follow the rules and struggle to be productive in any way ethically possible

[@cheesy_ground_beef]

Was laid off in March 2023. Zero offers, hundreds of applications, 4 final rounds, and was ghosted after one of those final rounds. It's now February 2024 and I am absolutely destroyed morally. I've even been turned away from janitor roles because I'm overqualified. I'm so grateful for my current role as a part-time prep cook at a local restaurant. They sure didn't ghost me.

[@joccy4798]

I feel your pain and I knew I wasn’t the only one. It’s really hard right now and I hope it gets better soon.

[@360milliondollars]

Welcome to the club 2015 - 2024... that how long I've seeked...Amazon it is... LOL

[@shantanusingh7600]

Damn I thought I was the only one , who was this much useless. This century is just for rich people... middle class can't even survive.

[@mamamia5905]

I was also laid off of March 2023 and still have not found anything. I’m glad you were able to get something. I’ve even put applications into stores like Walmart and they’re saying im overqualified. Im burnt out and honestly don’t know what to do anymore.

[@Regorath]

A new pair of hands to help in the kitchen during lunch hours are always welcome is what I always say. Good luck brother.

[@JustinR150]

It’s not worth getting a job. They won’t pay you living wage anyway.

[@robertagren9360]

It's not why having a job is good to have. If you don't use the job to earn money you lose the money. The bank is a reserve on wealth created from jobs. What you can leverage on the loan through your job is what you earn.

[@cjpeery]

Companies act like they’re hiring but in reality they want the least amount of people to do the most work and then wonder why they have a turnover rate of 50-80% 🤦‍♀️ then they have the nerve to claim that no one wants to work

[@awembey8484]

Trucker here - You know it’s a problem when a driver with 10+ years of experience and a clean MVR isn’t seeing a lot of offers

[@aliveandwell3958]

I hope you get an offer soon!

[@najeefilms]

Shyt I have 9 months experience I'm getting only OTR offers. I'm going for local trainee or something.

[@Somelikeitthrift]

This made my heart stop… this is not good at all

[@koollee]

Same here.. 6+yrs exp. Ill take otr or local SoCal.. to whereever lol Bless

[@mciti2594]

Companies should be fined for posting fake/ghost positions. This is starting to look at lot like Ecuador where thousands of applicants show up for 1 position and if you’re 30+, you’re too old to be considered for it.

[@davidcarvajal5739]

America is becoming a third world country

[@JohnDoe-my5ip]

That’s impossible to enforce. There should be a $100/day tax every day a job posting is active. The way classified ads used to work. I’m shocked the big brains at MSFT haven’t figured out the gold mine they’re sitting on with these ghost jobs.

[@TheVonMatrices]

From an employer prospective, it's just as bad in the opposite way. If you ever go searching for resumes you will find that >99% of the resumes posted online are just outright lies or are not even real people. Then, once you do find a real person and interview them and do a background check, you find out that they faked something important on their resume like that they actually graduated from college. I would have been happy to hire them if they were honest because they were otherwise smart people that were clearly capable of the work I would need them to do - but if I know the person lied on their resume then how can I ever trust them as an employee?

[@chucksneedmoreland]

​@@TheVonMatrices HR skill issue, fire them all

[@wulfsorenson8859]

@@TheVonMatricesyou wouldn’t hire them if they were honest. Hence why they had to lie to get an interview. Companies posting bogus job ads need to be fined and prosecuted. They literally deceiving thousands of potential applicants and gathering their personal information for illegal means. This is fraud on a mass scale.

[@jarskil8862]

10 months unemployed... 200 applications sent, 4 Interviews. And its not about me. My CV was fixed with professional and also checked by engineer friend of friend who works on my field. He said lack of white collar exp is only problem, but it should not matter In first jobs. He leads Interviews and said he would call me for Interview for Sure if there were open positions.

[@N0lRE]

The new American dream is to leave

[@LazerR0cketB0mb]

Compared to my parents this is a good job market? Are you kidding me? When $35k a year would cut it for a house and a family? These people are so out of touch.

[@SiheneTVOfficial]

I thought the same thing when he said that :/

[@angelg3642]

And they didn't get rejected from places that both you and the recruiters themselves portrayed you to be a perfect candidate. Back in their days if they outperformed 90% of their competition they were 100% hired. Only nowadays you can get rejected being in the top 10%

[@LazerR0cketB0mb]

@@angelg3642 All I need to say is that they got to retire. I won't be able to.

[@reza2kn]

My thoughts exactly!

[@petetbs19]

You said it best. Out of touch