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I cant get ANY job...i wonder why

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that sucks man. what do you think about changing your first name?

*now that i think about it your last named is likely pronounced 'con', which probably doesnt help either.
 
Originally posted by: compguy786
Originally posted by: bctbct
How is your language skills? If you have an accent that may hold you back on CS type jobs. Have you tried temp agencies to get by on? Hope it works out.
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i was born here man..i went to elementary, middle, and high here mann, i have NO accent
i speak the same english you speak.
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maybe that's your problem! next interview try to force an accent.
 
Saad Khan
hahaha...accent...hello my name is apu, welcome to kwik-e-mart
hahah..i can do it good too
man i think im gonna go t EOE and see what i can do
 
its more likely your having a problem because your 18 and in college. i would place you at the bottom of my list because of that
 
Don't waste your time with the EOE, just keep looking in other places for jobs. Keep your head up and don't let yourself feel like racism or anything is getting in the way.
 
Originally posted by: HOWITIS
its more likely your having a problem because your 18 and in college. i would place you at the bottom of my list because of that
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yeah, but he's applying to Circuit City, Best Buy, and Wendy's for fuck's sake. Young college kids is who I thought they hired a lot of?
 
Good luck on the EEOC charges.

What is going to happen is you will file a complaint.
The EEOC will then contact the company and request documents. The documents will come back and the EEOC will find "no fault" but issue you a "right to sue" letter.
This happens to something like 95% of the EEOC investigations.

You will then have the right to bring suit. That means getting a lawyer and going through the motions.

A failure to hire charge is one of the more difficult ones to prove. They can say you were overqualified, that someone else was more qualified, etc.

That is not the path I would take unless during an interview something obvious was said. It is very difficult to prove.

- BTW, one the of lines I underwrite is employment practices liability, so I see charges like this all the time on accounts I look at. I've been doing this for 6 years now and have seen thousands and thousands of complaints/lawsuits. Some of the most trivial things can turn into big money or vice versa depending on how suave the company is (you will not have any luck against national chain stores - trust me on this one - I am sure they have employees of your national origin somewhere, so that right there will get them off the hook for racial discrimination in a failure to hire case).
 
I dont know what to do. i need a job bad, but no one will hire me, i have no issues, im a normal high school graduate, in college that needs a job. thats all
 
Originally posted by: TehMac
I dunno, what skills do you have? I would look into calling the EOE, if all what you say is true, I'd be looking into this.
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Did you even read the OP?
 
Run a background check on yourself just to eliminate that question mark. I think there're services that you can pay to do this.
 
Originally posted by: compguy786
I dont know what to do. i need a job bad, but no one will hire me, i have no issues, im a normal high school graduate, in college that needs a job. thats all
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Is that how you talk during interviews? "I need a job bad" ?

Can you put together a complete sentence with capitals and periods?

I know these things are not absolutely critical for getting a job at WalMart, but they would probably help.

When I interview, I judge very heavily on communication and presentation.
 
Are you presentable at the interviews? What are your hours of availability? Did you try for jobs at college?
 
Unless it requires a learned skill, getting a job has everything to do with how you present yourself and learning how to talk to people. If you are failing to get jobs at the places you mentioned then you need to improve on your communication skills and appearance. This has nothing to do with discrimination.
 
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