Today, it's been months since I graduated university. I still haven't managed to land a single interview. Meanwhile my brother recently woke up from a week long bender, realized he had no money for weed, went out, and 4 days later landed a well paid sales job 15 minutes from home. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, my cousin got hired after six days of job-hunting. I graduated from university six months ago and haven't even scored a single interview; he's a deadbeat junkie who just got out of prison after doing time for armed robbery. FML
Today, my sister started a full-time job with a good pay despite having no prior work experience and being a college freshman. Meanwhile, I've graduated with two degrees, have been working two jobs for the last five years, and still can't get a full-time position anywhere. FML
Today, my roommate has a job interview. He only applied to the job yesterday. Meanwhile, I've been out of work for three weeks. I've applied to at least ten jobs. I have yet to get a call-back from any of them. FML
Today, I found out my no-work-experience brother has just accepted a 50k/year job. He is still in school and has never had a job. I work as an intern for 11 hours a day, get rude emails from my boss, and have 3 degrees and 5 years work experience. FML
Today, after several long years, a lot of debt, and two great degrees from a top university, I had to move back in with my parents, because no matter where I look, I can't find a job. 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 got my first job after having spent months looking, and graduating college in the meantime. I got it based on my pre-college qualifications. FML
Today, I've applied to 300 jobs in the past 4 months, gotten 7 interview, 2 of which have gone to a third round and I'm still unemployed. FML
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
Today, after weeks of my brother being laid off from work, I was able to finagle him an interview for one of the entry level positions at my work. He got the job, only to refuse it because it doesn't pay enough. I thought 9 dollars an hour was a lot more than 0 dollars an hour. FML
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zedjaleaf1 11
He probably made a holocaust joke and made the boss laugh.
man_in_black08 28
His motivation was weed. What is yours? Find it. Also, your bro has got game.
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lilfox67 13
yo that's me! :D
tomvertigo 17
A huge thing in getting a job is being yourself. I work for a semiconductor manufacturing company and got this job NOT because I had experience (I didn't) but because I went into it honest about what I like and don't like in a job, honest about myself and showed express interest in the field (I am a tech junkie). They were impressed not with my five years of management experience at my prior job but with the seven years of podcasting I had done since before I'd graduated high school and being dedicated to it despite never earning a penny (at that point, anyways) and having few fans when I started. You aren't selling what you did for your former employers, you're selling what you can do for them as your future employer. Good luck, OP!
tomvertigo 17
So, so true. Be yourself, be honest and be RELAXED. I can't count how many people I passed on in the past for taking themselves far too seriously. Don't be afraid to joke around, as long as it is in good taste, either!
yerawizardlizzy 27
The big difference here is he was looking for any job, you're probably looking for ones in your field. Of course he's going to get one first if he's more willing to take anything.
RebelDiaries 11
Many times people don't get certain jobs based on how they portray in their interviews or don't have enough experiences. I usually tell people to have a job/internship/ or volunteer while they're in college even if you do it a couple times a week or so because this is what they're looking for. You shouldn't have high expectations after graduating college.. Take your time by first noticing your errors and fixing them.
Quiet_one 22
If his only motivation for finding work was to be able to buy more weed, I can't imagine him being the best employee. Not finding a job yet doesn't mean there's something wrong with you. My brother was looking for 2 years before he got a decent job. I remember him telling me he felt like a failure because "all" his friends kept posting about their amazing lives on Facebook while he was stuck working a minimum wage retail job, but they weren't all doing better than he was. Lots of people struggle. You just don't hear about it as much because people who are struggling don't brag about it on social media. I know it sucks, but you're not alone in this.
Reaperbunni 4
Instead of berating him why not ask him for pointers?
LITTLEHORNFISH 7
Takes the right kind of motivation. XD