Sick of not finding a job.... what else can I do, what am I missing?

[olds]

some of us are friends with the people we work with

That's fine for some people. But every where I have ever worked, I ended up supervising people. Co-workers that are friends might expect special treatment. That leads to uncomfortable situations and loss of those friends.

For me, it's easier/better to separate the two.

 

[SP33Demon]

Get a pHD duh

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

I've been unemployed for 6 year and loving it.

 

[Wordplay]

Move

 

[shortylickens]

then move somewhere that jobs are abundant.

Thats what I did. The menial ones are all going to illegals.
The good ones are going to Indians and Koreans.

My advice to OP: Keep searching. I decided to slow down the search and do college to fill my days.
It sucks.
Fucking lazy stupid spoiled children fill up community colleges and being around them kills my work ethic.
And not having a job makes me feel like less of a man. Been killing my self-esteem for 3 years. Leads to irritability with other people, which means I'm less social, which means its harder to find a job.

 

[Krazy4Real]

Become a gigolo.

 

[Specop 007]

head north young man... North Dakota that is. Bunch of oil boom towns with 1% unemployment.

You mean have to do actual work? Haha, not with this current crop of unemployed people. They would rather get that .gov check in the mail than have to sweat a little.

 

[SaDiZTiKStyLeZ]

Recruiters can be useful. If used correctly & stuff. Especially when you can make a personal non work-related type of connection & they see you have skills that can be put to use. They just need to be confident in your ability of being a great worker before they throw the best permanent type of job leads your way.
I was in contact with my recruiter at RHT at least once a week. He was a little younger than me. So it was easier to relax & open up on more of a peer level, rather than uptight potential employer-employee interaction. So during one of our interactions I vaguely mentioned video games & music in relation to what I'm doing towards experience or getting leads. So nowadays when we speak, after initial job hunt & leads update, we converse about video games or music. Met him at a De La Soul show few months ago too. Was cool.
He landed me 2 contract to hire jobs so far. Unfortunately, they hired the other guy I went in with, both times. He did have some awesome leads for me too, before the psych ward & jail. Soon as my car is insured, I'll be back in contact with dude.
Staffing agencies can be great networking resources, when you can find a great connection like the example I mentioned.

 

[dmcowen674]

Sick of not finding a job.... what else can I do, what am I missing?

I'm currently employed but I hate it. They don't even have typical peers, everyone goes home after work. The work itself is boring with little to no growth. I'm pretty much cruising doing same crap every day.

I've been hitting CL/Monster/Careerbuilder. I've had few interviews but no cigar. I've also tried hitting my networking, but no go or my friends are in different industry.

Recruiters are bullshit most of the time. They either string you along or never hear back from them. Selfish pricks.

What am I missing? What can I do more? What are you doing that I'm missing? Feel free to share tips.

Have you looked at other Countries?

 

[DaWhim]

u probably should stop b1tching and be glad that you have a job

 

[Kadarin]

Real networking is in building the respect and real friendship of your coworkers. That way, when they move on to new positions elsewhere, they think of you when they need to fill some new position that opens up under or next to them.

 

[brianmanahan]

you think that sucks? when you have a fam to take care of and real responsibilities, you have no choice but to put up with whatever crap and mundane tasks you're given. stop whining and suck it up. you have a job. it's called work and not happy-go-fun-time for a reason.

wait, i thought you didnt have a job.

 

[brianmanahan]

I've been unemployed for 6 year and loving it.

rofl you gold digger

 

[AlienCraft]

I feel like I'm in a Trident thread.

:ninja: That's what I was feeling.Couldn't put a name on it tho. :$ :biggrin:

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

rofl you gold digger

Shit I married her when she was thinking about going into engineering

 

[Nebbers]

Move to North Dakota. We're like living in a bubble and the job market is more or less healthy.

Too bad there's FUCKING NOTHING ELSE TO DO HERE :/

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

what industry and position?

plenty of IT jobs in NYC, mostly contract though. i put my resume on job sites last week and am getting calls non-stop. 2 interviews lined up already.

 

[mmntech]

I'm in the same boat. I have an honours BA degree in political science (useless, I know) and a post grad in multimedia journalism. I wash cars at a rental company for a living right now. Long hours and low pay. I do volunteer work at a local cable station to get experience. There aren't many entry level jobs in my field. Everyone wants paid experience, which is difficult to get. Plus they get a flood of applications. I've applied all over the country but I get few bites. A lot of jobs are part time (media jobs have variable schedules, so second job not in the cards) or short-term contract, making relocation damned near impossible.

It's still really bad out there. This whole business with Greece and a double dip recession is making me nervous too.

 

[lokiju]

I was and still am getting flooded with calls and emails and even on LinkedIn asking if I'd be interested in xyz job.

I updated my resume and put it out there a few months ago and was more lightly looking while having a job since I didn't like the future I saw there.

Then the job I got was one I wasn't looking for that came to me through unexpected circumstances.

Just know that you have a job and that's better than a lot out there. Keep that in mind when you're looking and interviewing that while you want something new, you don't NEED it.

Use that to be more relaxed and personable in interviews.

Remember interviews are as much about your personality as they are about your skills.

If you're not comfortable interviewing, all the skills in the world can be disregarded.

 

[wirednuts]

What industry?

Networking is the key to finding a job. And by networking, I don't mean go to an event, meet someone once, and never talk to them again. Real networking takes time and a lot of effort.

so true, and i so hate it. i can only bullshit for so long, then i realize im living a fake life just to make stupid money. i then go outside and breathe the air, its about all i got

 

[wirednuts]

Just know that you have a job and that's better than a lot out there. Keep that in mind when you're looking and interviewing that while you want something new, you don't NEED it.

Use that to be more relaxed and personable in interviews.

THIS THIS THIS. its always a giant red flag to employers when they know that some applicant just NEEDS money and doesnt care how.

it is always better to just act (even lie that you make money) like you dont need this new job, you just want a better life if its out there. getting jobs these days is like picking up girls...

 

[DrPizza]

I saw that trucking companies are now training their own truck drivers. One particular case, the company was charging $3700 (or something like that) for the course; you paid something like $700 up front. After completing the course, if you worked for the company for 1 year, the other $3000 was waived. If you worked for 2 years, you got back the $700 too. Starting pay for a brand new driver varied between $32k and $45k.

My old boss recently took a month or two off from managing (he's the owner) the pizza shop, so that he could go on a lengthy trip with a friend who was a truck driver. For a month, they just drove around the US; picking up a load here, taking it there, picking up a load there, and taking it some place else. He loved the experience. Maybe that would give you something new and somewhat interesting to do for 3 or 4 years? (or longer)

 

[Zeze]

Got an interview tomorrow and few recruiters calling (which I've learned again and again to not to get excited about it).

 

[CrazyAznDriver]

I saw that trucking companies are now training their own truck drivers. One particular case, the company was charging $3700 (or something like that) for the course; you paid something like $700 up front. After completing the course, if you worked for the company for 1 year, the other $3000 was waived. If you worked for 2 years, you got back the $700 too. Starting pay for a brand new driver varied between $32k and $45k.

My old boss recently took a month or two off from managing (he's the owner) the pizza shop, so that he could go on a lengthy trip with a friend who was a truck driver. For a month, they just drove around the US; picking up a load here, taking it there, picking up a load there, and taking it some place else. He loved the experience. Maybe that would give you something new and somewhat interesting to do for 3 or 4 years? (or longer)

Hmm wonder how many hookers disappeared on his trips

 

[Zeze]

I saw that trucking companies are now training their own truck drivers. One particular case, the company was charging $3700 (or something like that) for the course; you paid something like $700 up front. After completing the course, if you worked for the company for 1 year, the other $3000 was waived. If you worked for 2 years, you got back the $700 too. Starting pay for a brand new driver varied between $32k and $45k.

My old boss recently took a month or two off from managing (he's the owner) the pizza shop, so that he could go on a lengthy trip with a friend who was a truck driver. For a month, they just drove around the US; picking up a load here, taking it there, picking up a load there, and taking it some place else. He loved the experience. Maybe that would give you something new and somewhat interesting to do for 3 or 4 years? (or longer)

I've went on a 63-day road trip few years ago when I got laid off. I drove a total of 12,000 miles from Boston to Philly, DC, Miami, Key West, back to Atlanta, through Texas, down in Tombstone, AZ, Grand Canyon/Bryce Canyon/Zion NP, Vegas, LA -> San Fran -> Reno, Mount Rushmore, Chicago, New York, and home.

I'm absolutely sick of driving.

In Utah/SD/mid west, there's fucking NOTHING on the road. I watched the whole season of Entourage on my laptop WHILE driving. Pretty crazy, not doing that again.