Unemployed, no hope, no career, whats the point?

LegacyUser

I just cant find a job and it has me very depressed. im sitting here about to smash up my computer and break into tears because im so angry. ive an undergrad and a masters from trinity in two of the most coveted courses and i cant get any job. meanwhile all my friends are getting positions and dream jobs and im sitting here 25 and still living at home and unemployed.

sorry for the lack of grammar and punctuation, i just cant be bothered anymore.

dipdip

If you are living in Dublin, consider attending Jobnet. It is a free 7 week networking programme for highly skilled unemployed professionals and has a high success rate. It is on Friday mornings in Jobcare on Pearse Street. Details here:

http://www.jobcare.ie/learning/jobnet-2012/

I have been where you are.

When I reached real desperation I took a few weeks 'holiday' from jobsearching. I went to cafes, on walks, to museums, met with friends, watched DVDs, cooked nice things. I cried and ranted a bit.

Then I went back to it and eventually I got a job.

The civil service will be recruiting for the summer around now. Look into that as well to keep you going for a few months.

Whatever you do don't feel guilt or shame. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

Penny Tration

Are you only looking for jobs in your field of study, or anything at all?

dipdip

green_screen wrote: »

Are you only looking for jobs in your field of study, or anything at all?

I hate how this is always the first question to the unemployed. It assumes so much.

In my experience 99% of unemployed people are willing to do literally anything.

Penny Tration

dipdip wrote: »

I hate how this is always the first question to the unemployed. It assumes so much.

In my experience 99% of unemployed people are willing to do literally anything.

I didn't assume anything. I asked a valid question, because if the op is not applying for basic jobs, he should, and if he is, he may need to 'dumb down' his cv so he doesn't get rejected for being over-qualified. No assumptions on my part.

dipdip

green_screen wrote: »

I didn't assume anything. I asked a valid question, because if the op is not applying for basic jobs, he should, and if he is, he may need to 'dumb down' his cv so he doesn't get rejected for being over-qualified. No assumptions on my part.

Fair enough.

I was given that advice too, but unless you can explain where you were for the 5 or more years in education on the CV, it's not of much help.

I tried it but I never got an interview by leaving my education off the CV in any case. Did you?

Penny Tration

dipdip wrote: »

Fair enough.

I was given that advice too, but unless you can explain where you were for the 5 or more years in education on the CV, it's not of much help.

I tried it but I never got an interview by leaving my education off the CV in any case. Did you?

Yes.

dipdip

green_screen wrote: »

Yes.

Good! Maybe a few details would help the OP.

Penny Tration

dipdip wrote: »

Good! Maybe a few details would help the OP.

I'm waiting for the OP to reply, because there's no point in offering unnecessary advice if he doesn't need it.

LegacyUser

green_screen wrote: »

Are you only looking for jobs in your field of study, or anything at all?

I was originally looking for something in my field of study but ive given up finding something and now ive been looking for anything for the last while.

i had been working in an office for a year. I absolutely hated every single moment of it and eventually i quit. I decided that i wasnt going to be stuck in a job i hated and working 45hrs a week for the rest of my life in something i gained no personal satisfaction in. I should do something i love and should enjoy my job

how wrong i was. I am looking for literally anything at the moment and cant get it

It was so utterly stupid and childish to 'try follow my dreams' dont know what i was thinking this is the real world and ive paid now for that foolish mistake.

meeeeh

ndejobless wrote: »

I just cant find a job and it has me very depressed. im sitting here about to smash up my computer and break into tears because im so angry. ive an undergrad and a masters from trinity in two of the most coveted courses and i cant get any job. meanwhile all my friends are getting positions and dream jobs and im sitting here 25 and still living at home and unemployed.

sorry for the lack of grammar and punctuation, i just cant be bothered anymore.

Maybe it would be worth calling people who turned you down to give you a bit of feedback. Or get someone to go through your cv and give you some advice how to conduct yourself in an interview. If I understood your post correctly your friends with same education are getting jobs. So maybe you are doing something wrong or your cv might not be up to scratch

LegacyUser

dipdip wrote: »

If you are living in Dublin, consider attending Jobnet. It is a free 7 week networking programme for highly skilled unemployed professionals and has a high success rate. It is on Friday mornings in Jobcare on Pearse Street. Details here:

http://www.jobcare.ie/learning/jobnet-2012/

I have been where you are.

When I reached real desperation I took a few weeks 'holiday' from jobsearching. I went to cafes, on walks, to museums, met with friends, watched DVDs, cooked nice things. I cried and ranted a bit.

Then I went back to it and eventually I got a job.

The civil service will be recruiting for the summer around now. Look into that as well to keep you going for a few months.

Whatever you do don't feel guilt or shame. THIS IS NOT YOUR FAULT.

thank you for your advice, very helpful

Penny Tration

ndejobless wrote: »

I was originally looking for something in my field of study but ive given up finding something and now ive been looking for anything for the last while.

i had been working in an office for a year. I absolutely hated every single moment of it and eventually i quit. I decided that i wasnt going to be stuck in a job i hated and working 45hrs a week for the rest of my life in something i gained no personal satisfaction in. I should do something i love and should enjoy my job

how wrong i was. I am looking for literally anything at the moment and cant get it

It was so utterly stupid and childish to 'try follow my dreams' dont know what i was thinking this is the real world and ive paid now for that foolish mistake.

Nah mate, it's not silly at all to follow your dreams, and if you hated the job that much then you were right to leave.

Have you had any responses or interviews following sending out cvs? Might do no harm to brush up on interview skills and have somebody look over your cv.

I found that tailoring my cv to every single job i wanted to apply for helped, along with a strong cover letter. Pain in the bum re-doing a cv for every application, but it helped