Job Seekers Facing Rejection
10 posts across 7 communities in the last 60 days; 30% from r/recruitinghell.
“I'm 25, no degree (some college), i dont want debt or student loans. I dont know what I want to do with life. I currently work at an optical place in CT. I make 28, if I get my ABO certification I can make 33. I was maybe looking into a different career like being a cop, working…”
“I see a lot of Minneapolis jobs looking for experienced, educated workers posted at this pay grade. You'd think it was Texas with no state income tax and stingy Republican misers, but you'd find a better pay grade in Dallas.”
“Anybody know any companies hiring near the Philadelphia area for entry level positions?”
Multiple users express frustration and disappointment at being repeatedly rejected for jobs, despite applying to numerous positions. This highlights a sense of hopelessness and difficulty in finding stable employment.
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“I'm 25, no degree (some college), i dont want debt or student loans. I dont know what I want to do with life. I currently work at an optical place in CT. I make 28, if I get my ABO certification I can make 33.…”
“I see a lot of Minneapolis jobs looking for experienced, educated workers posted at this pay grade. You'd think it was Texas with no state income tax and stingy Republican misers, but you'd find a better pay grade in Dallas.”
“Anybody know any companies hiring near the Philadelphia area for entry level positions? submitted by /u/Agitated-Necessary42 [link] [comments]”
“Keep your ears open and your mouth shut. If you have a question, ask it in way that is concise and to the point. Be social but don't socialize all the time. You are there to work.”
“i guess you have to look into local living expenses, the individual worker's skills, their seniority, their working conditions it seems very complicated submitted by /u/bigus-_-dickus [link] [comments]”
“how did you get started with a factory, they all ask for experience and I have none (when it comes to factory work)”
“It matters which degree. It matters a lot. There are still a few specific that do. We all know which those are. Nursing, accounting, and engineering. Those saying these aren't safe are coping because they didn't get it one of these.”
“Not many people graduating with a master's degree and competing for a job folding sweaters at Sears this time. But that is because Sears no longer exists.”
“For those of you that are working in this sector, I'm interested in how you got your start? This is purely money motivated rather than having some deep passion for insurance. Salaries on average, seem higher in the sector by some margin. Especially in London, because the jobs tend to want specific experience - knowledge of the Lloyd's market, plus IFRS 17 seems fiendish. If you never spent time auditing insurance companies, and are already working as a senior accountant in another sector”
Please keep in mind who sends the jobs out - corporations from the USA.
“Yes. Any kind of job that you can think of that is even remotely related to accounting, I’ve applied to, and either didn’t hear back or got rejected.”