Accepting unemployment

Chazz Michael Michaels

I have been unemployed for nine months now. Nine months of going to job interviews, putting in a load of prep work, leaving the interview feeling excited, and then getting crushed with the news that I didn't get the role.

I can't help but feel that if I simply gave up trying, I would, on average, be much happier. That's a ****ed up situation, to my mind, but it is probably true.

Anyone else unemployed a long time? How do you feel about my views?

2Mad2BeMad

im only young, and ive been unemployed for 16months now and counting.
I have abit of experience but not enough to satisfy the people looking to recruit,
for example. theirs a warehouse job which i know i would be perfect at, its minimum wage 8.65ph, 38hours a week,
and yet they want someone with 5years experience? i only have 10months experience, but seriously 5 years experience for minimum wage?
its a joke, i gave up 2 months ago looking for work, simply because this country either wants me to work my bollochs off for 150quid a week on the job bridge "scam" or wants me to hve 5 years experience in unloading and loading boxs on to lorrys for minimum wage

so i said f this and from now on im just gonna keep doing fas courses until i get to a stage were i think i might actually get a job.

Im not fussy i would work as anything, but no one wants to employ me because i have no experience or have very little, but sure we all have to start off somewere and im only young so how is it far? best i could look forward to is some temp work during christmas, but thats feck all experience on my cv anyway

country should get rid of job bridge scheme, and encourage employers to take on unskilled people or people with little to no experience, because their is far to many unemployed. It gets real depressing sitting at home week in week out, gets even more depressing when you get a load of interviews and not one calls you back

cloudatlas

You can't take it personally, you have to take on new perspectives and look at different ways into the working environment. If you do nothing then nothing will change. Have you done everything you can? Has someone looked at your c.v. ,cover letter? How far would you be willing to move? What other skills do you have? Do you have any family members that would give you a break? Have you examined all the intern possibilities?

Chazz Michael Michaels

cloudatlas wrote: »

You can't take it personally, you have to take on new perspectives and look at different ways into the working environment. If you do nothing then nothing will change. Have you done everything you can? Has someone looked at your c.v. ,cover letter? How far would you be willing to move? What other skills do you have? Do you have any family members that would give you a break? Have you examined all the intern possibilities?

I have looked at all that, my CV an cover letter are fine as they seem to do the job fine in getting me an interview. I've even improved on interviews, at least in my opinion. It's just tough going out there, it's hard not to take it to heart. It's fairly soul destroying.

Niallers__M

Hi,

Listen mate i feel your pain, really do and I understand exactly what it's like to be in your position. I was unemployed for 8 months back in 2009 and it was the worst ever. Completely soul destroying but I didn't give up and neither should you.
I was given the advice of treating job hunting like an actual job and that's what I did. Took a long time of many job applications, tailoring CV/Cover Letter for each application, a lot of unsuccessful interviews and subsequent rejections. It's bloody tough and even more so when you are well suited to a number of jobs that you don't get. Eventually though I got my break and you will too. As hard and depressing as it is by times, you just have to keep going and sooner or later you will find a job.

Don't give up!!

Lamposts

Over 3 weeks for me and I'm already going crazy. I've had 2 interviews since. It is depressing. Struggling to keep busy atm. HEAD UP LADS!

Amy2010

I've been unemployed for FOUR years. Never thought I'll be out of work this long with a mortgage to keep. I've kept myself busy, graduated with a masters degree this year. Just offered a job last Friday and accepted...finally.

Don't give up...too!!

Zeek12

Chazz, I feel for you. I was in a similar boat earlier this year, was out of work for about 7 months. It was tough going for sure. Thankfully I managed to land a new job a couple of months back.
The hardest thing I found was the silence when it came to applications - I got only a handful of calls for interviews, but rest of the time I heard absolutely nothing from employers and/or agencies, that was very disheartening. At least you're getting a good few interviews by the sound of things so that's a positive.
I know its a cliche but just keep your chin up and keep going. All you need is that one job offer to turn things around for you.

One piece of advice; you should use the free time to do something constructive. Complete a learning course of some kind, one that would be relevant to the type of jobs you're applying for. Or get involved in voluntary work - that's a good way to try and make up for lack of work experience on your C.V. I found it's not enough to just say you're spending all your time job hunting and preparing for interviews. Employers want to see that you've shown initiative and done something extra to improve your skills.
Best of luck with it.

hdowney

Being ignored by employers/recruiters is so soul destroying. You send of billions of applications and hear back from only a couple.

Chazz Michael Michaels

Zeek12 wrote: »

Chazz, I feel for you. I was in a similar boat earlier this year, was out of work for about 7 months. It was tough going for sure. Thankfully I managed to land a new job a couple of months back.
The hardest thing I found was the silence when it came to applications - I got only a handful of calls for interviews, but rest of the time I heard absolutely nothing from employers and/or agencies, that was very disheartening. At least you're getting a good few interviews by the sound of things so that's a positive.
I know its a cliche but just keep your chin up and keep going. All you need is that one job offer to turn things around for you.

One piece of advice; you should use the free time to do something constructive. Complete a learning course of some kind, one that would be relevant to the type of jobs you're applying for. Or get involved in voluntary work - that's a good way to try and make up for lack of work experience on your C.V. I found it's not enough to just say you're spending all your time job hunting and preparing for interviews. Employers want to see that you've shown initiative and done something extra to improve your skills.
Best of luck with it.

Good idea on volunteering. Thanks.

experiMental

OP : it's not all your problem. It's partly an employers' problem as well. This country is so expensive that it doesn't let them have a room to take risks, which is essential to keep the business expanding and creating entry-level jobs.

So employers like that go for the safe option of taking on experienced candidates. Sometimes it works and sometimes it actually doesn't.

This is why it's so hard to get an entry level job. So I suggest to go and find work in countries which have a much more positive attitude and economy, like Germany, US, Canada, Australia, etc.

Alternatively, keep doing the courses and finding a local company where it is easier to find an entry-level job.

Mrs Garth Brooks

I've been 14 months unemployed since finishing college last year.

I gave up a soul destroying job to go back to college and do something I have always wanted to do. Its been my life long ambition and so happy I could get a qualification and start my 30s doing something I love. I need a job to finish that dream of mine.

Its soul destroying. I've been applying to jobs, travelling so much to and from interviews, which is expensive with buses and overnight stays. I even went to England. Not enough experience, i've been told. Why do they bother calling you for an interview when all the experience is right there on the cv? Some employers dont even get back to me.

Im so disappointed, dont know where im going wrong. What do I have to do?

I've been doing some online courses relevant enough to what I want to get into. Something to keep me sane

Im just so fed up with it all. I have my working holiday visa booked for australia and going in a few weeks for a year. I hope I get some experience over there. Some experience for when I get back. I never travelled in my 20s and I still have some savings, so why not?

There's a couple of new jobs advertised. Im thinking, do I bother applying since I have everything booked.

gdawg87

There is so many people unemployed in this country that the employers have a great choice of people from the interviews. There is always going to be more experience people at interviews. Just the way it is. I was unemployed for 14 months from 2009- 2010. In that time I completed courses in Welding, machine tool operation and also got my rigid and arctic licences. Then I got the hell out of here at the start of 2011 and went to Australia where I got a lot of experience in different jobs including truck driving, farming and construction. Also worked in a warehouse as a forklift driver/packer. I came back to Ireland 4 months ago and am now employed as a truck driver.

2Mad2BeMad

gdawg87 wrote: »

There is so many people unemployed in this country that the employers have a great choice of people from the interviews. There is always going to be more experience people at interviews. Just the way it is. I was unemployed for 14 months from 2009- 2010. In that time I completed courses in Welding, machine tool operation and also got my rigid and arctic licences. Then I got the hell out of here at the start of 2011 and went to Australia where I got a lot of experience in different jobs including truck driving, farming and construction. Also worked in a warehouse as a forklift driver/packer. I came back to Ireland 4 months ago and am now employed as a truck driver.

while i am happy for you that you have got a job
truck driving in ireland is not what it used to be
my neighbour used to be one until the wages just came down completely, he was getting 13ph too feed a family of 4 and to pay a mortage
ireland is really not the place to get a job anymore,
its weird, the country promotes itself on education, and that its one of the best free education in the world. And yet they completely leave out job opportunitys

enricoh

I think too many people are just job hunting online.
If you hopped in your car or hopped on a bike one morning n called into every business u pass n ask if they' ve anything going at all. Someone could be out sick, the gates might need painting etc. Get your toe in the door stuff.
its a lot easier to ignore an email than someone in front of you.

L.Jenkins

There's nothing more disheartening than being rejected for job after job. All you can do is build upon your experiences in interviews and you'll get there in the end. It took me some time to find a job I liked, so don't let it get you down and keep on keeping on.

Chazz Michael Michaels

I got a job!

April O Neill

Chazz Michael Michaels wrote: »

I got a job!

Congrats!