So it was recently released that where I live has the most cut throat job market. For every 1 job there are about 100 people for it. If I am but one of 100 how can I stand out? In a good way....
I've heard those with jobs say "Just suck it up and do anything". This sentiment is shared by all sorts of people, young and old, but mostly they are people who never had a problem finding a job. They go out, drop off a few resumes, and the next day everyone calls them. They had a choice of jobs, and just went out and got one. Well to all these people I say this:
I have applied to all sorts of jobs, as well as most Computer stores, department stores, EB Games, Best Buy, and all sorts of other places. DO you have any idea what it's like to hand out 100 resumes to 100 different stores and shops in 2 weeks to not hear anything from any of them ever. Even Tim Hortons won't even call me back... I've applied to restaurants, tourist traps, and construction sites, no one is hiring me. It's to the point that I just don't know what employers want from me. Why aren't they hiring me? Is 32 too old for fast food? is my practicality of not driving because I have no job a hindrance? Does my goatee, or my love of computers keep me from getting the more menial jobs? What about my resume? My online presence? My clothes? What is it that's keeping me out of work?
I still don't have an answer, but I feel that changing my very being just for a job is not a good idea. Eventually I'l revert, or hate myself. I need to be true to me, and I guess that means I need to do something other than "have a job". I need another solution, if this recent study is correct. So I've decided that I need to either have a home business or a paying hobby. The difference? A home business you can live off of, a hobby you can't.
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