Today, after three and a half years of working dead-end jobs with a bachelor's degree, I got a call from a potential employer in my degree field, who wanted to set up an interview. The problem: the interview is across the country, and I'm too broke to pay the travel expenses. FML
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Today, after months of searching I finally got a job interview. Too bad I didn't have enough money to buy a bus ticket to get there. FML
Today, I got a call from a job I had applied for. Everything went great until I realized I had applied to the wrong location, across town. I'm so broke, I went to the interview anyway. It will cost me more to pay for the gas to drive there to work, than what I will actually make. FML
Today, I had my very first interview and pretty much got hired right away. Then I found out I have to drive 2 hours away for training. I don't have a car, license, or money. FML
Today, my mental state went down another 2 levels when after 2 years of unemployment, I finally got offered a great job abroad. However, I probably won't even be able to go because I've reached the point where I'm too broke to even apply to get my passport made. FML
Today, after being jobless for 2 years, I got a call back for an interview. I was ecstatic until I saw the date. It's the same day I leave for a weeklong, nonrefundable vacation. I applied for the job 6 weeks ago, and since not hearing anything bought the vacation 2 weeks ago. FML
Today, after years of hard work, I had an interview at the highest ranking university in the world 800 miles from where I live. It snowed heavily for the last 2 days closing every road, railway, and airport causing me to miss the interview. There is no rescheduling. FML
Today, I went on my 56th job interview since graduating from college 3 months ago. I am 31 years old and I spent 11 years in college. I only graduated with a Bachelor's Degree after all those years, but I am still not qualified for anything due to how long it took me to complete my degree. FML
Today, I travelled cross-country to interview for my dream job. The team seemed to love me and I had a lot of fun. In the airport on the way home I saw a news report that the company is closing. FML
Today, I drove two and a half hours to a job interview. The interviewer never showed up or called. I sat in the hotel lobby waiting for an hour and a half. Even the hotel staff said they felt sorry for me. FML
Today, I had my first job interview since graduating from university. The person who interviewed me informed me that not using my degree after two years practically makes it null and void. I guess instead of being a financial advisor at the company, I could always be a janitor there. FML
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Capt_Oblivious 10
Skype interview. Much cheaper.
Loopulk 9
All I can say, is that's tragic.
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kurodansei 16
sounds like a job for gofundme.com if you ask me.
ViviMage 40
Put it on credit card and go!
horneyhic 15
And this is why apprenticeships are better
vc1990 6
How old are you? If you are "traditional age" for some one 3 years out of a bachelor's program, I would think your parents would be more than willing to give you the money to go on a job interview
goalie01 9
You gotta go where the work is.
onorexveritas 24
how did that happen?
cheertrombonist 9
what the hell do you even mean?
Hiheyhello2701 2
This is post is strange to me...every adult job I have ever interviewed for (as in a job after college) has paid all travel expenses for an interview. That is their responsibility.
slimjim8094 12
Yeah... it honestly never occurred to me that I'd have to pay for any of my cross-country flights that I did while interviewing... I mean I covered some incidentals (taxi, food, etc) myself and sent in receipts for reimbursement, but airfare and hotel were covered. Are people really expected to drop a thou on airfare because somebody says "hey we might maybe want to give you a job"?
FlyingPie 17
Is the company too cheap to pay for the travel expenses? They're the ones who are interested in interviewing you. Interviewing candidates should be a business expense for a company.
slimjim8094 12
Yeah. Look at it this way - they damn sure better pay for any business flights as an employee, why wouldn't you expect them to pay for your flight given that they're *not* paying you?
FlyingPie 17
That's true. And if they aren't willing to pay the travel expenses to get to the interview, that's not very promising that their pay/compensation will be good good.
BlackBlazeCobra 16
Start out small then work your way up until you have enough C:
laden_swallow09 35
By then, the position will be filled.
saffy66 34
Be honest & see if you can do an initial phone or Skype interview, then if it looks promising Italy be worth your whole to borrow the money.
TheNewGuy03 29
I like that autocorrect job there.