serious question how do you get a fucking job in this country, I've submitted like a dozen or so applications and continue to get radio silence in response. do companies even look at applications.
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ime you might get any response at all from one in twenty to fifty. Putting actual individual effort into applications was a waste of time, by the time I got a real offer I was churning out dozens of completely generic ones a week on the platforms that'll just let you copy-paste between everyone's identical form, and still have no recollection of ever seeing or applying for the job I got.
Some small businesses have gone on-record saying they DON'T- they're being overwhelmed by garbage AI applications and can't keep up anymore
The last job I got was through an entirely paper application that I had to request from them because I saw a Hiring sign in their window, something straight out of the pre-internet era. I don't think I've ever gotten so much as a call or email back from a single online application I've ever submitted, which makes me question what's the fucking point of companies putting online job listings and accepting online applications.
How am I supposed to get a job then? Because any of these companies that do it all online will treat you like a freak if you try to come in and apply in person.
i don't know what sort of work you do but as a generic tech guy i've had good luck making a linkedin profile with relevant keywords and talking to recruiters when they get in touch. it's more labor intensive per contact but way higher signal to noise ratio
my understanding is that in the modern era there's a war going on between lazy ai applicants and crappy ai recruitment filters so it's hard to get seen
I don't have anything above a high school diploma and a few years in customer service experience lol. I'm applying for shit like office receptionist and Pizza Hut cashier, you'd think I would've heard back on something by now.
Honest answer with your skills and education? I know of three ways.
Craigslist, temp agencies for general labor, and... if it's a food place literally just walk in and ask. Reason being they might not take in-person applications but a GM might point out the right direction and say "Thank fuck we need the help"
I was making about $18/hr, besides taking a pretty extreme pay cut, I'd go insane if I ever had to work in a restaurant again. Right before I got this job I applied, interviewed, and made it all the way to my first day at Waffle House. After about 4 hours of my first day in training I immediately knew I could last maybe two or three months before I would just fucking collapse under the constant stress and insane fast pace, so I turned in before even finishing my first day. I'm just not cut out for that environment haha.
in the past year* of hunting ive sent 50ish applications and can count the amount of interviews ive had on one hand. i literally got rejected for an art retail job at a gallery as someone with a bachelor of fine arts who’s done art retail before. the local art store keeps posting the same 2 or 3 positions and ive applied almost every time but i’ve NEVER heard back from them.
*calendar-wise it’s been two years but i had an 8 month pause for reasons so its effectively one year