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Yes! I'm sure I have filled out 200+ applications. It's insane 😵💫
Yes so many places, it's tough out here!
I just came over the 150 application mark. I have to keep track because I'm on EI until the end of the month and then I'm on my own. I've applied everywhere local, a little distant and remote. I've had a handful of awesome interviews and it ends up being "we are going with someone with more experience". Or in the pre interview, they feel I'm too qualified and I'll jump at any opportunity that comes up or I'll ask for too much money even though I've said I'll take anything. I don't know what I need to do. I have two little kids and we are now moving so I'm hoping I get something soon but I'm getting pretty desperate. I want to work and have always had a strong work ethic. I just need someone to take a chance on me. We are in a housing crisis because no one wants to rent out and risk squatters. We almost didn't get a place because everyone insists on pulling credit. My credit went from 823 to under 600 in July. The first place turned us down and said I didn't have good enough credit? The credit pull took 40 points. I applied at a couple more and every time it was the same. I explained I started out with 823 less than 6 weeks ago and you can see that it isn't my fault but it doesn't matter. The last guy saw my situation and didn't pull the credit because I had proof otherwise we would have been in for a much harder situation. On top of that we have a job crisis and I don't even know why. If you are so desperate to hire people at Walmart, take the qualified ones? Instead they are picking and choosing and would rather be short staffed, risking people quitting, then hiring who is applying. Everything feels like it's designed to fail us. I would sign a contract today that I will stay on for a year at full time hours no matter what if someone would just go for it. I don't know what's going on.
Market is saturated. Places are getting hundreds of applicants and when they find a few applicants that meets their criteria to move forward to interview - they may stop reading the rest of the resumes. You’ll get the standard reply that they’re not moving forward with you but with other more qualified candidates.
Many times you’re going to get those rejections even if you’re a great fit - it’s a numbers game - could be because of high volume your resume didn’t even get looked at.
yes. And the response coming back is next to zero. Making me question my own abilities.
no one is responding it's weird
Have you tried getting 10 years of experience for a position that's only existed for two?
Yes, and remote as well.
Omg yes!!! I even thought it was my resume that was a problem but seeing that so many other people are dealing with the same thing comforts me a little
Same here.
Yes, and the response is little to none.
800 in total 2 interviews no 📞
In my city?? I'm open to relocation so it is the entire US!
900 applications this year so far
Sure do! 🙏😇❤️
Yes I did 500 applications
Yikes, that's alot 😬
Absolutely! I have never had the experience I have had this year looking for a new job. It's defeating. I've been dragged through the mud, ghosted, lied to, sent on wild goose chases, taking personality tests, and here I am still looking for a job. And I'm up against some pretty tough competition.
Hang in there!
This is getting wild. We need success stories flooding in to bolster the morale.
100% yes. I think part of the problem is, employers are looking for that purple unicorn that doesn't exist. I've seen postings that went 2-2.5 pages of what they expected applicants to have, re experience, skills, education, etc. On top of that, their salary range is miserable.
We require 30years of experience out of kindergarten plus two of your unborn children Entry level only pays a wopping $2.00/hour
Lmao yup !! 🤣 😭
Well I am not sure if it's every company but I definitely feel like I'm in the ballpark
I have well over 200 applications out but the jobs i can do physically all have fancy letters after their name in the minimum qualifications area. There isn't a job I cannot do that I have applied for. Between being a felon and having physical disabilties I am going to remain unemployed .... What good is Ban the Box if all it does is waste my time and the employers time?????
Try getting into voice over jobs
Indeed I have
I see what u did there.
I have 21 years of experience. I have filled out over 200 applications. Two really good interviews and then ghosted. I'm starting to guess a lot these companies are just collecting our data to sell to other companies, it doesn't seem like there are any real jobs out there at this point.