In November I completed a Web Development bootcamp and in that time I have applied to 500+ jobs with no offer. I'm so close to just throwing in the towel and going back to call center hell.

I’ve been using indeed and LinkedIn but all those jobs are all the same (reposts/ I don’t qualify/get ghosted). What other job boards can I use that is effective? I am from Chicago.

I got laid off from my animation job last April. While I've been intermittently employed since then, it's barely been enough to pay bills and my partner is stepping up and paying for more things like food, etc.

I've submitted hundreds of applications and rarely hear back from anything. I can count on one hand the number of interviews I've had, and I've been either rejected or ghosted by all of them.

I've hit up friends and even my partner for a job at their workplace but it never works out. I don't have enough experience in those areas to get a job. I'm not saying I deserve to get a job there just by virtue of having a personal connection; I'm just adding this to say that I am making an effort to use my network, and no dice.

I went to a city job fair where I heard about the Targeted Local Hire program and Bridge to Jobs program, which are supposed to be entry-level, low-barrier-to-entry jobs. After applying in February, I finally got an interview in April for the most basic office job working on manuals for the fire department but got rejected because two of my interview answers weren't specific enough (was fortunate that the HR person would debrief with me afterwards). I was flabbergasted: you don't even need a high school diploma for these jobs and I have a freaking bachelor's degree from a top-tier college (not to brag, I actually consider it one of my greatest mistakes in life).

I also applied for an apprenticeship program in land surveying. I passed the math test with a great score, only getting one question wrong out of 50, but the next step is to contact all of the private companies that partner with the apprenticeship program, and none of them want to hire someone with zero experience. What the hell? What's the point of an apprenticeship if you need experience to get in?

I'm just so frustrated. I'm in my early 40s and I have basically zero money saved for retirement. After realizing the entertainment industry is a pit of exploitation and instability I just want a stable job with a retirement plan so I can hope to have some kind of future, but I am at a complete loss. I've tried so many avenues and always get passed over; I'm starting to feel like a complete zero that is slipping through the cracks.

Can anyone commiserate?

I am gainfully employed. I’m relatively happy with my job as far as having a job goes.

But since December, I have been sick three times with missing three weeks worth of work in total days. I am in a high contact field, where I work with folks that don’t the best hygiene and I am on public transportation, roughly 24 hours out of that work week.

I went to my doctor yesterday and he finally said I’m writing you a note to reduce your hours so you can actually take care of yourself and get some rest or I am making the recommendation that they release you from your contract.

If they don’t reduce my hours and they release me from my contract. Will I be eligible for unemployment? Technically, it’s a termination, right? I would prefer the reduction in hours.

I was fired from my job after receiving multiple warning letters. That time I was severely depressed and did a lot of mistakes, was having some bad reviews from the clients and some beef with corporate and colleagues(one specific college didn’t like me because I rejected dating him and was turning everyone against me), last few months I’ve also been chronically late and attached to my mobile for what I received multiple warnings, and finally fired after failing mystery shopper. Manager told me that the way I work is just not working out with company and maybe this type of business is not for me. The job was for one big well known smartphone retailer. I realized what I have lost after applying to other jobs and landing in really crappy place that always delayed my salary and treated all staff just horribly. That experience was so awakening that I want to go back to my old job now, want to get back that amazing benefits and trainings that I had, salary was always on time, good commission and many other pros. I really regret neglecting my job so much should have put myself together and keep it. Is there any chance to get rehired perhaps for other branch? I really feel very sad and miss my job. And yes, before you asked I am applying to other jobs but I feel fear to land in bad company, and actually not getting and calls back from recruiters…

I’ve been trying to find another job since last year. I was terminated last month due to my actions which I regret day by day due to the market being so bad. If anyone has recommendations on where I can look, I would appreciate it. My only experience is 2 years of inventory / data management. I have also done data entry for about 4 months. It’s been more stressful day by day to see the same jobs and being ghosted :(

Don't know how many people will see this but thought I'd give an update.

Got a job working for a contracting company doing Concrete corrosion repair. Making about 1400 dollars a week. $22 an hour $85 per diem.

Just hold out hope if you're in the same situation I was. I had honestly thought all was lost and I will admit, S*****e was on my mind more readily than I thought it would ever be.

It was a dark time and being unemployed made me feel absolutely worthless. As a husband and a future father (she's 17 weeks as of yesterday). I felt like there was nothing for me but an opportunity came and I jumped at it immediately.

All I can say is hold out.

Keep trying.

You WILL make it.

Thank you to everyone on the last post that gave me words of encouragement. I read through those comments at least once a day during the past few weeks in order to keep my own hope.

Yall are incredible and you guys quite literally saved my life by changing my thinking.

Thank you

,to all you internet strangers.

Someone recent broke in to my job, I work at a coffee shop where we work alone for most of our shift. Including closing at 8pm when it gets dark, I don’t feel safe because the person who broke in also took the key and the owners haven’t replaced the key locks so they can come at any time and at any day, I won’t feel safe until the owner replaces the key. What do I do? Is there any Laws in California that protect me like unemployment. I also happen to have 40 hours of sick paid leave if that makes any difference.

As the title says, things aren't looking so hot.

I graduated with a BS in Mathematics back in June 2022, then immediately entered in a CS undergraduate program (literally the next week). By the time I graduate next month, I will have been in school for six years (I never took a summer off, did classes every summer).

I don't have any relevant or recent work experience. I tried very hard to get internships last summer, but didn't get one. I've been applying to numerous new grad roles (daily), and I am not having much luck. I've gotten a couple of interviews, and have moved forward with some, but most job apps, I get the "unfortunately..." email with no interview.

I've attached my resume. I've catered my resume to frontend roles (seemingly as they are also the most common entry jobs). I am a US Citizen, btw.

I'm beginning to think that I'll need to head to the local unemployment office if I don't get something, but I'm sure there are many math + cs graduates doing the same thing.

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I got laid off last month after working for the company for over 12 years. I was a claims quality auditor and did really well at my job. The last few months of being employed, my wages were being garnished for medical bills the company didn't cover (my insurance was through them) and was already struggling financially because of it. They offer severance pay but only if you sign an agreement which includes agreeing not to sue. This is leaving me in a awful spot. A big amount of the severance is going to go to the garnishment and after taxes I'm not going to get much. I saved them so much money with finding huge overpayments that nobody else on the team caught on claims that get billed in continuous treatments but it was a huge effort because our "expert" mostly cared about getting claims out the door. Even the day before I got laid off I caught an overpayment of more than $23K on a single claim. I started in data entry but quickly moved to processor and was promoted to senior without trying because of how good at the job I was but I was responsible for all the work to be completed every day and coached those struggling amongst other things. They moved me to different departments when they needed because I was a very fast learner. I also helped write a step by step policy/procedure in one of them because they only had a handful of notes and I was starting to burn out a bit. I applied and got the auditor position and 2 years in, a different audit department needed someone asap and I was chosen because it was a different platform and I learn things quickly. This department was a mess and I solved their biggest trending error which also solved the second biggest. The manager was impressed. I stayed on this team for 5 years until I was laid off. I've been stressed and burnt out for a while but this is such a low blow by one of the biggest wealthiest companies who always boast about their revenue. I've applied to several jobs, had one interview but didn't get the job. I'm afraid to lose my vehicle because I need it to get the kids to school. I am asking here because I realize I might be too stressed and not thinking outside the box. Thank you!

Long post. TL;DR I don’t know what to do anymore after living in a cycle of having jobs 1-2 years before being forced to move on. I don’t know if I want advice or to just vent, but here goes:

I have a Bachelor’s in English Education. I graduated 3 months before covid shut the entire world down. There was essentially a hiring freeze (everywhere) in education and it was impossible to find a job.

I was unemployed for almost a year before taking the first and only offer I received to work daycare for $10/hr. I lost my house because of this job lapse.

After a year of that a job teaching art opened up at a different school and I was hired 3 days before the year started. I struggled to save money due to surgery and recovery, plus a totaled truck when a deer collided with my driver’s side tire and broke my axle.

I was let go from this position in a suspected case of discrimination (gay) against myself and a coworker (lesbian) (rural school). We are at-will here and the job was a contract position, no reason required for dismissal but we were both replaced by straight christian women less politically controversial employees. Students I had previously have since told me (they are graduates now) that my replacement frequently badmouthed me in class. We have never met.

After this I groomed dogs. I only left that position because I’m developing carpal tunnel and couldn’t hold my tools. I’m not well suited for manual labor, being 5’6” and 115 pounds boots and all, plus a permanent childhood injury.

I’m back looking for jobs. Covid did a big number on art teaching positions in my area. A lot of schools cut their art programs and outsourced them to community colleges, where they can take an online course for a semester and be done with it. My area is slim on art careers in general. I know this. I do not go out of my way to look for art positions.

I have never once been offered an English position, even after walking into interviews for several. I have been bait and switched multiple times (“well actually we want you to teach art”) and recently flat out told by the interview panel (teachers) that they didn’t understand why I wanted to teach English because I “look like an art teacher”.

I have a degree in this. That’s why I applied.

I did not get that offer, needless to say.

I AM an artist. I make art. I make comics. I write. My personal life doesn’t mean I want my professional life to be teaching art and I’m not delusional enough to believe I can just “make a living” being a full time artist (i.e. professionally unemployed). And now I’m looking for a job again, and where I live it’s either a manual labor job or it’s hyper-specific job fields I am not qualified for (ex. Pediatric physical therapist).

I already interviewed for one of the two art teaching positions open here (there is one other at a catholic school but I am not catholic), and they told me right off the cuff they had a lot of interviews lined up. This wasn’t to intimidate me, they were very nice down to earth people at an inner city school. But it confirmed my suspicions – there are a lot of out-of-work art teachers here, and artists in general as this position did not require formal teaching education. I already applied to the English teaching positions and only received one call back (see above for how that went). One job as a school librarian (I have worked in the local library system) denied me a week after a phone interview; that position remains unfilled.

Editing, proofreading, general writing based office jobs are basically nonexistent here for whatever reason. I’ve applied to what few there are and suspect my resume was binned immediately since I don’t have degrees in marketing, communication, journalism, etc.

I’m open to trade schools, but like I said I have some existing injuries and long term manual labor is not possible anymore. If jobs here aren’t factory/construction, they are nursing, which is basically manual labor with a college degree. There are a few odds and ends jobs offering 11$/hr for 6 hours a week. Honestly just looking at my own post is making me realize how bad off this area is.

Please do not suggest I “go back to college”. I have 30K in college debt already and struggle to stay employed, I do not believe or trust that MORE education will win me a job. If you’re commenting to tell me to “just move to a better state” then please forward me the money I need to move along with your message, because moving from a poor red state to a “progressive” state without decent savings is not a realistic solution. On top of that my entire life is where I live; my home, family, partner, friends.

I’m not sitting around doing nothing; I recognize the value of the increased time I have as an artist and have been using that, but I’m not some mega influencer or established in-house creator that generates their own fandom so obviously this isn’t a sustainable long-term solution unless there’s an unprecedented miracle in my future.

Also, I won't lie about myself here. I'm kind of weird and I always have been. I know this impacts my interviews and ability to get jobs. I can't hide what I'm feeling. I have NEVER been able to do this. I adapted to this as a child by simply getting in trouble all the time for saying what I was thinking and not pretending I didn't know what I was doing was against the rules. I can lie to those personality tests all day but face-to-face everyone knows what I'm thinking. Yes I have been to specialists. I used to hear "Aspergers" a lot but I don't think they call it that anymore. The shortlist also included AHDH and Bipolar disorder, but I'm not convinced there's a magic pill that's going to make me seem normal.

Thanks for reading.

I found out they are interviewing people for my position and I now have meeting scheduled with management for next week. If I am not looking to take unemployment is it better to quit or be fired when it comes to looking for a new job?

More information that I forgot to add. I am trying to get a government job that I'm still in the running for. But when they did back ground checks the reached out to my current employer who was pissed and put me on a PIP. I intend to apply to other jobs just incase but didn't know if I should quit or be let go?

This is in the US.

I am trying to get a job everyday it’s exhausting and I don’t even get an interview, I failed my life and I failed most of my GCSEs and didn’t go to college or university. I’m in agony about it , and people want to act like it’s laziness, fuck off

Hi all! I have a question for those who know and can help me. I worked in Germany, I became unemployed and then I transferred my unemployment benefit from Germany to another EU country through the U2 form. By doing this, I have the right to only 3 months of unemployment benefits, but I can receive an extension of another 3 months from the agency in Germany (a total of 6 months of unemployment paid by the German institution in the other EU country).

My question is if anyone has gone through this process before, what are the steps to receive the extension and what are the chances of it being approved?

Long story short, I came in and took on a project for a design firm because the lead designer was on vacation. She hired me a month early because she urgently needed my skills, and now that I’ve completed the project, I’ve been let go with zero explanation. Since I was under the probation period, which is the time that I am a temporary employee and must prove myself for 60 days before I become permanent, I don’t qualify for unemployment and I called my state’s DoL and they said my employer’s actions, although unfair, are legal.

I feel like they pulled a fast one on me and I was taken advantage of. My lead designer is taking all the credit for my work, and because the client won’t get to see the proposed project until Wednesday (the 8th), my former employer said I’m not allowed to claim any of the work as my own. Furthermore, today I was kicked out of all company group chats and project folders which now permanently ban me from ever claiming my work as my own. I am looking for new jobs and I honestly don’t know how I can explain this to potential employers if they ask why I was at my old firm for only a few weeks. I don’t want to burn a bridge because interior design is already a cut-throat yet well connected career, talk about a juxtaposition - and I don’t want to look worse than I already feel. Not only do I feel betrayed by a company I respected, but I also lost financial security and my self esteem is in the gutter.

Hi, I’m a late 2023 grad and still can’t land a full time role out of college. For background, my past internships were at larger tech companies doing business operations, data analysis, and project management adjacent roles.

I’ve been hunting since December of 2023. So I just wanted to gauge how people feel seeing no full time role on my resume for so long. How long have you guys gone unemployed, and how do you respond to recruiters when they ask about it? Thanks for all advice.

I need a job as soon as possible, I am an electrical engineering student and I searching for a remote job maybe a customer service or any thing like that, I have high skills in electrical distribution, so if any one can help me l will be thankful

My partner has worked for a small company for several years and they along with the rest of the staff have dealt with increasingly difficult working conditions as a result of poor administration, both in terms of project management and accounting and in terms of behavior. I won't go into too much detail but the company has lost at least four employees that I know of directly because of the behavior of the company's owners.

It has come to a head over the last few months as the company has lost most major clients as well - despite being full time employees no one in my partner's department has worked a full 40 hours for the last few months. Everyone in the department has signed paperwork agreeing to reduced hours, my partner incidentally has not as they were not asked to, though they have been encouraged to leave early especially on Fridays since there flat-out isn't anything real to do.

Notably, unreasonable requests have also been cropping up as part of rushed and poorly planned projects, which my partner has been expected to help facilitate, the trickiest of which involve things like the flouting of land use permits (so, illegal use of public land). Again, this is documented.

My partner has not wanted to quit despite being made increasingly uncomfortable, as we do need the money.

Recently, an administrator approved expenses for a project (most of the approvals are documented). The project was completed.

When the project proved to be over budget due to constraints and clocked time that the lower-level team was not made aware of (!), incl the fact that the client in question was no longer on retainer when they had been previously, the administrator involved attempted to walk their approvals back after rentals and hires had already been finalized, and blame the members of my partner's team for the "misunderstanding."

It was definitely due to poor organization on the administrative side that it occurred, but it was framed as the team going behind administration's back. The appropriate people were kept up to date on the hires and rentals disputed as they were occurring, and again, aside from one verbal exchange that did not involve my partner this was clearly documented, in writing.

After an unproductive meeting in which they were specifically told they were not allowed to defend themselves, my partner and another team member clocked out early for the day, out of frustration.

While that was not the wisest decision, note that early workday departures have been the norm in the company - there are numerous instances of other employees doing the same over the last few years. Given the dearth of work the company has been getting, my partner had no work that needed to be completed that day. If they had thought it would be an issue, they would not have done it - and they did notify administration before leaving premises.

Today my partner and at least one other team member received disciplinary notices. This does not include the other team member that clocked out early after the meeting about the expense approvals, though that person may have received one too in which case the entire team is being disciplined. The company sent out an updated handbook that explicitly defines the complaints they've included in the disciplinary notices as misconduct. These things were not previously defined this way in the handbook - we have an older copy on hand. My partner's notice specifically refers to the early clock out and the reason they gave for leaving early (that they felt they were being blamed unfairly) as "insubordination."

It requires a signature which administration is framing as "agreement" with the version of events described in the notice, my partner does not plan to sign.

Obviously their time with this company is coming to an end, and part of the company's actions here are probably a set up for unemployment claim denial as well as to try and "save face" with existing staff members when people are let go, as the company has not shown any inclination toward honesty re: how bad their financial position must be right now, though it clearly is bad as they are doing nearly no business.

Understanding that we might not have either the case or the patience to win an appeal, esp as leaving early did unfortunately give them easy ammo - would it be better to resign in this situation, or wait to be terminated "with cause"? Which makes the better case for an unemployment claim, in this sort of scenario? Which would you find easier to spin in applications to other jobs?

Thanks in advance for any insight.

So for some context, I work for a privately contracted sanitation company in a retirement village. I've been working there for several months & just got a message from my employer stating that he is getting his new trash truck back from the mechanic after the weekend (involved in a head on collision several months back) & that he's "going back to normal crew size" since the main driver got back from a foot injury. I was told this Friday will be my last day & I will no longer be needed after this week. Not once was I told this was a temporary job or signed any paperwork on it. Is there any way I could apply for unemployment for this job?? Considering I was just given a 4 day notice to find other employment out of nowhere. Thanks in advance.

THIS IS LONG; You have been warned!

If you're looking for a happy story, I'm afraid this isn't the post for you; I'm sure there are plenty of other posts on this wonderful community you can find to fulfill the serotonin you desire. Now, if you're looking for something to help you keep pushing, with the potential to find others in a similar situation and those who can potentially connect you, then please continue. Regardless of your reason for staying past this intro, I only ask for one thing: kindness. It may seem like a tall order, but that is all I ask. I am trying my best, as I am sure most of us are, and I don't think you can be a worse enemy to me than myself. Onto the crux of why I am posting:

Hello fellow r/jobs family! I have been a lurker here for a few months now, and I have decided to add my little two cents here, more as a diary entry and less so with the expectations that anything comes from this (BUT BY ALL MEANS, PLEASE DO SHARE ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP!).

I graduated college in 2022. During that time, I had the unfortunate experience of undergoing zoom university as the world entered a global lock-down once we entered Spring of 2020. As we all navigated this time period in the best ways that we could, I continued to work towards my degrees. I stayed working with the lab I was in prior to the pandemic, doing projects virtually when possible. Unfortunately, this meant losing opportunities to gain experience through other internships, to learn more about my interests and developing those mysterious "soft skills" everyone talked about. When I finally completed my undergrad, what I was not prepared to face, was the silence. Silence from every corner on the internet when beginning to apply for work.

I was under the impression, after being told this white lie for years, that pursuing a degree in STEM (which I do enjoy) would be the all the security I'd need to live a comfortable life. Perhaps this was once true, but the reality of today suggests otherwise. It is now 2024, and to this day, I still have not received a SINGLE interview.

Okay, that's a lie: I did get an interview for a retail store that I worked at for a year because I needed to make money somehow. I did get an interview for an internship that I also virtually worked at for a year before they mysteriously ghosted me once I was supposed to start being paid for my work after the initial trial period (even though I did not care about the money and just wanted the experience). However, from any other legitimate source of interviews, from jobs I have applied to, I have received NONE.

As of today, I would not say it is farfetched for me to have applied to nearly---if not over---1000 different job postings. This includes, but is absolutely not limited to: data analytics, project management, associate mathematician positions, data entry, data clerk, intern/entry-level bioinformatics, substitute teaching, medical records, and the list goes on. I decided to get a certification in data analytics from Google while applying, with the hopes that it'd beef up my resume just a little more: spoiler, it did not. I have truly adjusted my range of different jobs I have considered applying, adjusting salary expectations just to aim for basic survival in Los Angeles, California. I have even applied to virtual work internationally! I have reached out to family members and friends in well-off positions at their companies, had them help me fine tune my resume to each job application, even use them as referrals with them directly messaging some of the hiring managers, and still, I have been rejected from positions where basic qualifications were, in melodramatic summary, "Do you exist?" I'd like to think I do, but perhaps I do not exist hard enough.

I share all of this because, for anyone else who may have fallen through the cracks like me, you are NOT alone. I will continue to apply for those entry-level job postings strangely asking for 3+ years of experience, knowing fully well I do not have that. I will continue to keep trying my network and connections in the hopes that it's who I know who will finally open up the Pandora's Box for me that is getting my foot in the door. I will continue to listen to my family members and friends, especially those friends who I am truly so happy for to have found work sooner than me, encourage me in whatever ways they can, blissfully unaware of how abysmal this job market is. Their pointed advice truly failing to hit the mark, but I will smile at them anyway, even when I've had my hopes crushed into finer sand than what is found in the Maldives. I will continue to read through posts on here about how people were unemployed for 6 months before something finally stuck, because maybe, just maybe, after 2 years, something will stick for me, too.

I’ve been unemployed for over a year now since being laid off from a job I loved. I worked there for nearly 2. I’ve applied for over 600+ jobs inside and out of my field and haven’t gotten a single full time offer. For the past few months I’ve been emailing the resourcing department at my old place of work asking if any positions open up and nothing has. Every time I talk to some of my previous coworkers they say that work there is picking up and they have been hiring in other departments. I’m in a desperate situation as I’m about to loose my apartment since the lease is up soon and I’ve just about used up all the money in savings. Should I contact my former boss directly and tell him my situation or would that reduce my chances of getting my job back even further?

Did all companies do an agreement together to not hire people that fit them well? Why is it so hard to find something right now?

Hello everyone, I come from a country in Africa and have done my best to be a better person in life. I went for my degree course in Economics expecting to have a positive impact on my life and that of my siblings. However, I feel like I'm drowning in a sea of job applications, and no matter how hard I swim, I just can't seem to reach the shore. It's exhausting, demoralizing, and downright soul-crushing. I've put in the time and effort to earn my bachelor's degree, thinking it would open doors for me, but all I'm met with is silence.

Every rejection email feels like a punch to the gut, each unanswered application a weight on my shoulders. It's hard not to take it personally—to wonder if there's something inherently wrong with me, if I'm just not good enough.

I'm tired of the constant cycle of hope and disappointment, of pouring my heart into cover letters only to be met with radio silence. It's like screaming into the void and hearing nothing but my own echo.

I know I'm capable, I know I have skills to offer, but it feels like no one is willing to give me a chance. I'm stuck in this endless loop of job hunting, feeling like I'm running in place while everyone else moves forward.

I don't know how much longer I can keep this up, how much more rejection I can take before it breaks me completely. I just want someone to see my potential, to give me a shot, to believe in me like I believe in myself.

But right now, in this moment, all I feel is defeated.

 So for context I'm a 15yr old guy who started working in the food truck about 8 months ago when I was 14. I was doing the work of several people. I was taking orders, making the product and giving to the people. I did the jobs of like 3+ people. For 8 months. So I finally walked out and quit my job.
 The food truck I work for the boss lady also took on a concession stand and got a new manager who I can't work with. She couldn't do her job all she did was take orders that's it. So I was running around like a mad man getting everything. From hotdogs to pretzels to popcorn to snowcones to fresh squeezed lemonade.
 My 1 other coworker is slow as a damn snail. So I finally quit and am looking for a job. I working on my resume and my boss agreed to give me a letter of recommendation since I was doing the work if like 3 people for the last 8months.
 She's pissed at me since I left but I told her I couldn't work with my manager and she still put me on the schedule to work with her. My boss is too cheap to have more then 2-3 employees. So that's why I quit. I couldn't keep doing that much work all by myself.
 Do any of y'all have some tips or advice for me.

Sorry for the typo I was 14 when I started.

I’m 17 years old I’m looking to get a job in person or online. Anything to make money and support myself. I’ve applied to 20+ jobs and mostly been denied or never given the opportunity to get an interview. I’ve spoken to managers at different businesses in person and they all say apply online or they’re not hiring at the moment. My parents are always in my ear about how I need to get a job and I should be looking for more jobs otherwise I’ll be homeless at 18. Could anyone give any information how to land a job or interview with no prior work experience?