08-19-2012, 09:43 AM
An $8 an hour job certainly wouldn't hurt though, would it?
The longer you hold out for a "good" job, the likelihood that you will even be considered for a "good" job drops exponentially. By not being employed for so long at ANY job, you are telegraphing several things to whomever is interviewing you.
1. You aren't employable, as you've been unable to find or hold a job.
2. You are lazy, as you've not been working at any job over the past x months or years.
3. You are comfortable hanging back and receiving entitlement benefits.
Get it out of your head that it's not fair, or that you are in your position because of the economy. None of that matters. The only thing that matters is how you appear to your interviewer or hiring manager at this point.
I'm really just trying to help because I know a little bit about this. Unemployment discrimination - fair or unfair - is a real challenge for many job seekers. Those who have been employed at ANY job have a leg up over those who haven't. The economy has created employment Darwinism.
Trust me that taking an $8 an hour job will not prevent you from "missing out" on the job you want. It certainly hasn't kept you from landing something up until now, right? I'd submit that the inverse is true - not taking an $8 job is causing you to miss out on opportunity because you are being screened out before you even have a chance.
The longer this goes on, the lower your self-esteem gets. Your self worth drops, and you feel worse about your prospects of ever getting out of your parents house or that you will find a job. It's a vicious cycle that is likely now feeding on itself and intensifying.
I know you don't think so, but whether you work or not is really up to you. Right now the perfect job for you is one that will hire and pay you.
Even if it is taking orders at a drive-thru in a stupid visor.
The longer you hold out for a "good" job, the likelihood that you will even be considered for a "good" job drops exponentially. By not being employed for so long at ANY job, you are telegraphing several things to whomever is interviewing you.
1. You aren't employable, as you've been unable to find or hold a job.
2. You are lazy, as you've not been working at any job over the past x months or years.
3. You are comfortable hanging back and receiving entitlement benefits.
Get it out of your head that it's not fair, or that you are in your position because of the economy. None of that matters. The only thing that matters is how you appear to your interviewer or hiring manager at this point.
I'm really just trying to help because I know a little bit about this. Unemployment discrimination - fair or unfair - is a real challenge for many job seekers. Those who have been employed at ANY job have a leg up over those who haven't. The economy has created employment Darwinism.
Trust me that taking an $8 an hour job will not prevent you from "missing out" on the job you want. It certainly hasn't kept you from landing something up until now, right? I'd submit that the inverse is true - not taking an $8 job is causing you to miss out on opportunity because you are being screened out before you even have a chance.
The longer this goes on, the lower your self-esteem gets. Your self worth drops, and you feel worse about your prospects of ever getting out of your parents house or that you will find a job. It's a vicious cycle that is likely now feeding on itself and intensifying.
I know you don't think so, but whether you work or not is really up to you. Right now the perfect job for you is one that will hire and pay you.
Even if it is taking orders at a drive-thru in a stupid visor.