Desperately need a job, but seems like I'm unemployable. 🙃

@hash-table I've applied for about 20 jobs. 2 called back, both denied after interview.

@hash-table I'm not even going to jobs that are devs, just manual labor like picker / packer, warehouse stuff like that.

I don't have any experience other than programming in my free time, a Computer Science A Level, and the course that I'm doing Computer Forensics and Security.

Only one gave me feed back and told me I need to be more resilient, but idk how they got that, they wouldn't tell.

@c3ypt1c Looking for a new job is tough, trust me when I say that. When I was unemployed I applied to 20 - 30 different jobs a week. Out of that I got maybe 4 - 5 call backs and an on-site interview every week or two. Still took me a few months to land something.

You got this, just hang in there.

The next election for head of state in your country, run for Head of State. They'll hire anybody... lol.

It’s been hit or miss with me as well but I’m already employed, just looking for better pay and more to do. I was turned down for someone with more experience or who actually fit their needs because I went through recruiters. It can be a hit or miss with them but if you’re looking for something you’re good at in the tech field, hook up your LinkedIn profile with every inch of experience you’ve built up until now and projects you’ve done and let recruiters know you’re looking for opportunities!

I myself haven’t given up and it’s 7 turn downs and counting and I’ve always seem to make it to the final decision making part for each one.

Be confident in yourself, smile, talk about the things you’ve done or take interest in and see if it’s a match. Something is bound to match up on both ends eventually.

@OmgItBurns I keep trying

@Nanos I take your advice to heart.

@hash-table I don't have trouble acting confident. Matching the resumes is good but not possible.

Thank you all for all your support :)

How have you had 10k+ ++’s and haven’t had a job yet??

Or do you feel you’ve only just recently become unemployable and have previous experience.

Either way, nobody is unemployable, only unattractive. Bring your brightest feathers to the fore and hide the dim ones behind them, and don’t be ashamed about it.

If that fails, try seduction, and then bribery, and then blackmail. If it still fails, I rarely say this but i think this calls for it, take them hostage and tell them your demands.

@Nanos where were you before you moved to Treasure Island?

@Nanos Bathroom based zealotry?

@Nanos I can definitely relate to that. It’s not uncommon for top jobs to get hundreds of applicants here. I’ve heard some go over the thousand threshold easily.

@Nanos even if you have ‘everything’ it doesn’t guarantee you the job. Sometimes, like you implied, they already know who they want to give it to, but have to follow a process. Other times it could be something small you said or your haircut, something discriminatory (this can be subconsciously) or the person is not having a good day. Maybe they really clicked with someone else. There are a tonne of things that need to be in place to have a high chance of getting a job.

@Nanos
It is largely a numbers game, not how you said you were told but how you explained before. But I try and circumvent this by calling the recruiter about a week or so after an application, this has worked for me before. Once in the past, the guy looked for my application while I was on the phone, had a scan and asked a few questions, was happy enough with the answers to give me an assessment day. This was for one of the largest engineering and architecture firms in the world. I got the job in the end, that was 5 years ago.

In my experience, people like to see that you want the job (I’m not talking
about desperation), not just that you’re willing to go through the application stages. This goes a long way, and if it was me I’d definitely give it to the person who seems they want it more (within reason).

@-AJ- Because I'm gay

I'm kidding. No. It's because of the fact that I can't go into a developer field of any kind. Everyone wants devs to stay around and well, I only have time till the summer holidays; unless I move out of home and skip a year of uni, which is really tempting right now, but I can't. I have probably the worst job possible for my level of education: manual shit to do with eggs. Carpal Tunnel Syndrome intensifies all the time because of the wrist movements needed to lift shit, clean eggs, etc, etc. I've already faked being ill once because of the pain, and I'm pretty sure I'm not a pussy either. Today I have another shift and welp, I'll probably keep going till I die or something.

As for how I got this job, @Nanos is right. You need to know people in order to get a job, even a really trashy one like this. Only got this job through the friend of my family. He gave me a phone number and yeah. Anything else I tried doesn't work or bends you over.

@Nanos

> > Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

> Is best avoided..

No shit, it hurts...

> Unless you really need the money

If I don't, my parents will stop supporting me. Thus wanting to move out anyway. But for real, I need it.

> This could be presented as a way to reduce operating costs

What do you mean? I'm in no position to tell anyone "oh my wristy bitsy hurts, could you stop giving me jobs that are hard: it'll save you money uwu". That's dumb and a surefire way to get fired from the only possible job I can have.

@c3ypt1c

I see. I wouldn't worry then, you are probably over-thinking it. Wait till you're in the final year of your course before applying for permanent full time positions (I'm assuming the degree is CS related?). Your uni should have some CV and career sessions you can attend for free, these are very valuable and will put you on the right track. A lot of the time you'll find it's not your skill that are lacking, it's how you present yourself. Why can't you just look for summer internships/ placements between uni years?

@Nanos I’d hire the guy with glasses, he’s got different lenses depending in what language he’s coding in 😂. The other guy just looks like he’d sit there and look like either a fool or a badass for 8 hours a days.

@Nanos I kinda did a similar thing compared to what you suggested. I ended up asking to be moved away from the dep I worked at which is the cancer of the earth. And they put me onto something easier. I didn't think I would have had this thought without you so thanks.