GenderqueerPapaya t1_jdvitjx wrote on March 27, 2023 at 2:42 PM

I've been trying to find a job for 2 years, still no luck. I haven't even gotten an interview. Still, I'm glad that others are able to get jobs.

IThinkIKnowThings t1_jdxd0uu wrote on March 27, 2023 at 9:48 PM

It's a terrible self-fulfilling prophecy. The longer it takes, the worse your prospects become. As a hiring manager I know that long periods between employment is a huge red flag. At some point you just gotta lie and tell people you took a year or two off to find yourself or something. Good luck out there.

greennick t1_jdy688j wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:22 AM

You haven't been able to even get an interview in one of the periods with lowest unemployment? You need to visit an employment centre, get resume help and help with what jobs to apply for. Clearly one of those or more likely both are wrong.

GenderqueerPapaya t1_je07jb1 wrote on March 28, 2023 at 2:03 PM

That's not an option for me; I can't drive due to disability and the closest center like that is over 2 hours away, so my partner doesn't have the time while hes working to do it. Plus, I can only work online (again, cause I'm disabled and cant drive) and many of the jobs options are just out of the question because many remote jobs still require you to live in a certain place, or have 3+ years experience, require a bachelors degree, don't pay the minimum wage in my state and therefore wont hire me, or are remote but still require you to go places (like someone who goes into stores shopping for people), or are literally just scams. I became disabled at 19 so my work experience is super limited. You can't just figure out someones situation based on the small amount of information I gave?

AllPotatoesGone t1_jdxswp0 wrote on March 27, 2023 at 11:43 PM

If you haven't got a single interview, it means at least one of the points:

You apply for much too ambitious positions you are not qualified for
You sent very few applications during last 2 years
Your documents are very bad prepared so they don't even want to talk to you

Otherwise they would at least invite you and then reject. Try to be honest with you and think about it, the best you can do is to find an expert and pay him once some money so he can tell you what is the problem - as far as you are not afraid of truth. And you shouldn't be, it's very important.

GenderqueerPapaya t1_je06tvc wrote on March 28, 2023 at 1:58 PM

I promise you none of that is the case. The problem is that I am disabled, and cannot drive, and live in a place with no public transportation. I can only take jobs that are 100% remote. However, many remote jobs still require you to live in a certain place, or have 3+ years experience, require a bachelors degree, don't pay the minimum wage in my state and therefore wont hire me, or are remote but still require you to go places (like someone who goes into stores shopping for people), or are literally just scams. I don't have much work experience since I became disabled at 19. Things are not the same for everyone, and I think it's shocking that you came to the conclusion you did even after seeing how many autorejects that OP got? Plus, there are so many people trying to get jobs that it's hard to even be considered.

nitonitonii t1_jdzeemo wrote on March 28, 2023 at 9:07 AM

Germany has a low unemployment rate (and decent welfare), there is less demand of workers for every position. In other countries, they receive so much applications for a possition they don't look at them all and pick the first decent ones they find for an interview.