Why is it so hard to find a job?

[JLRodgers]

I think what they're talking about (and my mother ran into this a lot) was employers looked at her resume and just assumed that with her qualifications she couldn't possibly be looking to stay there long term and that was just a short term until something better came along job and they didn't want to take that risk with the turnover.

Probably -- sadly though, if a person could've found a better job, they would've. It's always a sad thing when someone can't get a job that's "under them" even though they need it.

[Mr Slugger]

Just out of curiosity, what constitutes being "WAY too qualified in a liquor store"

If I needed a job, I'd like to know what not to put down.

Others have said it. I mean we'd get computer IT people that their last job was a $80,000 a year job. District Managers, Store managers. Honestly no one is going to become rich working in a liquor store so when you see someone who their last job is one of those above and they're not looking for the same kind of job then we have to assume that we are a stepping stone.

[crazylegs]

A newspaper advert for us raises about two hundred inquiries, which we usually pare down to about twenty-four people for group stage interviews.

I've recently applied for a job, I've heard a nasty rumour that 11,000 people applied for it as well (120 vacancies).

Hmm.

[SteeleDragon78]

sadly in my neck of the woods we are hurting for people. i can think of at least 5 centers that are looking for people with a pulse(thats how desperate they are) for positions they need to fill. dunno where everyones located but if your willing to move to Tulsa i can give several places that would hire you in a heartbeat. pm me if you want the companies name for research, im fairly certain that at least 3 of them are nation wide.

[powerboy]

In my city, we have so many people who are unemployeed. There is always job postings, and most of the same ones week after week. Well it doesn't help, when they want just this and that

[tendomentis]

I read this morning that if everyone working illegally in the USA suddenly were deported, there would somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10 million jobs to fill....but they'd all be the jobs that most people don't want to do.

My little brother was job hunting for almost two months, and he FINALLY found a place that would hire him (part time only) a few weeks ago.

I look around at my admittedly cushy job now, and wonder how much longer my own good fortune will last. I personally think that the United States' run of good fortune is up (mostly ruined due to free-loaders and over-breeding of the stupid, but that's a rant for Fratching). I think the job market will be hurting for a while (unless it is artificially propped up with government aid, which I think will hurt things worse in the long run).

It truly leaves me scared to lose my job.

[anyanka2]

There are jobs out there but they aren't ones that are highly desirable due to hours or working conditions. There's people who come into my store after their 2nd shift at a factory job that they just started and they look so beat down. It makes me think that they'll quit after thinking that it would be easier to receive unemployment than to work their way to a better shift.

The people I feel that have the hardest time finding any employment are teenagers and young adults due to jobs that traditionally targeted them being taken by older, unemployed people - fast food, big box retail. They're the ones that need the work experience more than anyone else if just to build up a work ethic and have some employment history.

[Bella_Vixen]

I read this morning that if everyone working illegally in the USA suddenly were deported, there would somewhere in the neighbourhood of 10 million jobs to fill....but they'd all be the jobs that most people don't want to do.

So very wrong. Most people WOULD want to do those job, but would actually want to be paid what they're worth to do it.

[draftermatt]

So very wrong. Most people WOULD want to do those job, but would actually want to be paid what they're worth to do it.

Thank-you!

There are a lot of jobs I would have no problem doing, but not at $6.55 an hour.

[sixums]

As a college student, I really wanted to get a job (it took half the summer, but I finally got one!) but I wasn't too worried about not getting one. My boyfriend on the other hand has his CDL-A license, and was working for a big over the road company. He left on a leave of absence because he hated it there and searched for over 2 months for a local driving job. In that time period he applied to what seemed like every single driving company in the NH area, but it always fell through. Part of it was the economy, the one place that really wanted to hire him had business slow down so much they couldn't possibly take on another person like they wanted.

The one thing that really got me, though, was there's a place across the street from our apartment that has a huge sign saying they're hiring. He went in, met all the requirements, but said they were only "accepting applications" and that if they had a position open up, they'd call him. They took the sign down that day. Two days later, it was back up again! It bothered the hell out of me.

Luckily another branch of the company that wanted to hire him had a driver break his wrist and go out on workman's comp, and they called him up right away. Much better pay than the other jobs he was looking at, guaranteed pay raise after 60 days, good overtime.

I really feel your pain though. We were hurting there for a long time. I really can't imagine what it would have been like if we were completely on our own or had kids. It makes me scared to leave school.

[RetailWorkhorse]

I couldn't get a job at any of the 6 liquor stores when I lived in a college town and I can only guess as to why (in the state of TN it's 21 to pour, I am 21, but I look about 14, and that's why.) I have a HUGE interest in alcohol, mainly its history and bartending. Personally I don't touch the stuff to drink at all.

[CrazedClerkthe2nd]

I am a college grad but have yet to get a job in my field. I have recently moved to the U.S. and was very fortunate that I was able to find a full time job with a company I had a fair amount of past experience with. The hours and pay are decent. My wife's mother, who is formally trained as a teacher, just got laid off her $7/hr job at a hotel and my wife just quit her $7/hr job across town (gas prices).

There are plenty of jobs out there, but there's a lack of good jobs. Anything much more than min. wage with decent hours and insurance will be really tough to find these days.

I don't think job ads are necessary if a company is well enough known. One summer I worked for a small company who did not advertise jobs (I got on because the owner is good friends with my father) but still receieved several resumes each week, a decent volume for a small business with only one location.

When I worked at EB games, we got between 5-10 resumes weekly, mostly from high school kids and they don't use job ads either.

If you open a business, you are going to get applications/resumes whether you are hiring or not.

[SorryIsGoodEnough]

10 months ago, I applied for this job I have now and I was hired on the spot.

My manager told me I was way over qualified, but she'd give me my asking wage and help me find a more suitable job if I wished it.

But I fell in love with the place, so I decided to stay here til I'm done with college.



That said, that is ONLY because I live in one of the few places in America where the economy hasn't totally taken a dive. In Washington or California, I'd have a hard time getting ANYTHING.

I guess it's a good thing I life in BFE.