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[hednik4am]

Hey, I hear ya. And sorry for your loss, as hollow as that sounds right now. PM if you wanna chat about it. I just wanted to point out that giving out perspective when the OP was clearly just being hyperbolic makes both your loss and the OP a little less meaningful.


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Job searching sucks, agreed. Realize that Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed, all of them, are really meant to get enough apps to meet their quota so they can hire who they already had in mind.

Your best bet is to reach out to every former boss, coworker, friend, family, and contact you have for support. Even then, it will take dozens and dozens of reworked and reworded resumes/CVs and cover letters before you even get a perfunctory 'no thanks.' Just keep going and you'll eventually get something.

Got my curent job off careerbuilder. couldn't be happier. Then again the company I work for is doing pretty amazing in these times.

 

[LogicStep]

I'm also looking for a job, a part time, and it's being a pain not getting replied to ='(.

 

[dskillzhtown]

No. Anyone who gets decent work from an agency is lucky; I'm signed up with over 6, only one has ever found me a job, and it only lasted about 2 months. They jerked me around, told me to come in, then told me to come back because I needed something else, and refused to let me tell them other the phone, (thanks for the hour 1/2 wasted in gas to get to your office, cunt.) So, fuck you agencies. I've been out of a job for around 8 months, sent out countless applications and Resumes and have even moved temporarily to other states to find work. Nothing so far, so yes, it sucks.

The two companies I worked at the longest in my life, 5 and 8 years, I got hired through agencies. Of course the economy was alot better than it is now and one of those agencies is out of business. Just right now there aren't many jobs out there. I am currently looking myself and the OP is right, it does suck.

It does a thing to your mind. It seems like running on a treadmill, doing so much work for nothing it seems.

 

[industrian]

The depressing thing for me right now is the fact I'm "stuck in the middle" in almost every facet of my life right now. My contract in Korea ends in May and I'll be moving back to Scotland. Right now I'm just updating my CV and junk in preparation of spamming job applications in March-April, but it feels depressing for me knowing that I cannot actively apply for work, look for apartments and do other shit right now. I can think of nothing worse than arriving back in the UK with fuck all to do (but hey, the dole will be up to £64 a week from April this year.)

 

[otake]

Agencies aren't that good at all. If you're getting $18.00 an hour, the agency is getting over $20.00. Sure, they got you the job, but you're the one doing all the work. They also usually have poor benefits and no sick/vacation days.

 

[MikeOfTheLivingDead]

I love looking for jobs. I get a new one every 2 years or so.

 

[industrian]

I love looking for jobs. I get a new one every 2 years or so.

I try to get a new job every year. I can't maintain my motivation for longer than 8 months in most places. I'm trying my best not to fall into this trap in my current job.

 

[PantherLotus]

Got my curent job off careerbuilder. couldn't be happier. Then again the company I work for is doing pretty amazing in these times.

Really? That's fantastic news. Tell us how you did it and what industry/position/experience level you're in if you can.

 

[AlternativeUlster]

I've given up at this point and I have been unemployed for 2 years. If I can't get a job I love, I am just going to stick with being a lab rat.

 

[ChuBoi]

Yeah I'm glad I found this thread. Job hunting has gotten me pretty down lately.

I graduated from college in upstate NY last fall but couldn't find one. Had to move in back in with my parents who just moved to Edmonton, Canada. Job searching while hanging w/ college buddies was bearable (you could drink to forget your problems :lol ), but now I'm in a new town and I don't know a single person. I'm Canadian, but this is my first time living in Canada. :lol

I'd say getting to the second interview, being on a short list of 2-3 candidates, then not getting the job is a bit more crushing than the search itself.

I hear ya. Last week I went all the way to a third interview for a marketing gig at Yahoo!, and was one of two candidates and didnt get the gig. I pretty much hit rock bottom after...decided to head back school in the summer and get some more knowledge/connects. Maybe work at some grocery to kill time and save money for a new car until then. Trying to get a graduate certificate in marketing at U of Toronto or UCLA (to be closer to the games industry).

 

[ChuBoi]

The depressing thing for me right now is the fact I'm "stuck in the middle" in almost every facet of my life right now. My contract in Korea ends in May and I'll be moving back to Scotland. Right now I'm just updating my CV and junk in preparation of spamming job applications in March-April, but it feels depressing for me knowing that I cannot actively apply for work, look for apartments and do other shit right now. I can think of nothing worse than arriving back in the UK with fuck all to do (but hey, the dole will be up to £64 a week from April this year.)

I try to find little side projects to keep me busy, makes the days go by faster. I casemod my game consoles, work on new websites, or just work on ideas I had during college that I never had the time to get started.

Where in Scotland r u from? My sister used to be a doctor in Aberdeen. Great country...just didn't see the sun while I was there. Very cloudy :lol . Edinburgh was great.

 

[industrian]

I try to find little side projects to keep me busy, makes the days go by faster. I casemod my game consoles, work on new websites, or just work on ideas I had during college that I never had the time to get started.

I've got a lot on my plate between now and May. Between my workouts, TEFL course and learning Japanese my spare time will be maxed out. It's not boredom I'm worried about, it's the fact I have to wait until March/April to try to attempt to get my summer sorted out (I plan to teach English in Japan from September, so that's another set of job applications to look forward to.)

Where in Scotland r u from? My sister used to be a doctor in Aberdeen. Great country...just didn't see the sun while I was there. Very cloudy :lol . Edinburgh was great.

I'm a Weegie in exile in Galashiels. I hope to move back to Glasgow or Edinburgh for the summer.

 

[Kaiser Dämmerung]

You think you got it bad? try looking for a job as an entry level 3D video game artist in an industry that's being torn apart by layoffs.

I'm practically a whelp competing with newly unemployed industry veterans for a position.

It got to the point that I no longer feel anything when I get a rejection letter.