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Lost my job of 14 years about a month ago. I've been applying everywhere I can find, but I've only had one call for an interview (and one outright rejection via form-letter email).

Everything is up in the air, and my already small nest egg is dwindling. I tend to snap at anyone around me (including pets) for little to no reason. Why wasn't it this frustrating before? GAH!

Oh, right... "Before" was when I was still living with my parents, had no bills, or a house to lose.

I hate life right now.

Print up copies of your resume and any letters of recommendation you may have, go to places you want to work, and give them a hard copy. It's harder for people to ignore you if you're standing right in front of them.

Also, you should volunteer while you're unemployed. Even just a few hours a week will give you something to do, an opportunity to meet people (who might know of jobs), and give you an answer when the interviewer says 'What have you done since losing your job?'

I've been in your position before and it is incredibly difficult to find work right now. But networking and talking to people make it a little easier.

Edited 2014-02-15 21:42 (UTC)

Noooo nobody does hard-copy resumes/in-person applications anymore. It will make the OP stand out, but in a very bad way.

Depends on the area/OP's sector. This is still the easiest way to get a job in the blue-collar sector.

That is literally how I got my first job out of college. I passed out copies of my resume, got a call a few days later for an interview, and had a job not long after. Smaller organizations and businesses need people who are willing to put themselves forward and do what they have to do.

People have also connected with me via Linkedin after I did that. So I was able to network that way too.

I'd recommend telling everyone you know that you're looking. I ended up getting my job through a friend of a friend and I wasn't even looking.

Do you read Ask A Manager? A lot of the advice there is US- and white collar-centric so apologies if that doesn't apply to you, but she has some excellent tips on both getting interviews (personalizing your cover letters, improving your resume, etc.) and acing them.

Good luck! I was unemployed for close to two years and it was incredibly demoralizing. I found work through contacts I made while volunteering, so that's definitely something to consider.

I am in the same boat, been unemployed since October, and have only had five interviews. It's tough out there. Good luck.

That really sucks anon :( Best of luck! I wish I could offer advice, but in the end I think just persistence and a big dose of luck is how I got my job. So, good luck :(

Cold call companies in person. The HR people in most large-ish companies will be only to happy to have something to do, i.e., give you an overview of their company, to see if you'd be a good fit, if there's anything they have available. You might even get an interview, though maybe not on the spot. That's the only way to do it, though pounding the pavement can get pricey transport-wise (try to take public transit, if you can, and get off at major business "hubs" where there are lots of companies with jobs like your former one--or better!--available).

Last advice: Never settle, no matter how desperate you are. Make sure you're going to be happy with the company you end up with, and that they're going to be happy with you, i.e., that you will be a "good fit" -- you can generally pick up on the corporate culture from the "scenario" questions they ask you, which should be your deciding factor right there. (I.e., "What would do if a coworker came and told you a really vicious rumour about another coworker?" There's your red flag there's a lot of gossip and backstabbing in the company. Though they won't word it as boldly as that.)

Good luck! And as cliche as this sounds, think of it as an opportunity to get something better / move forward onto something different. Though losing your job sucks, it could very well end up getting you further ahead in your life, than you would otherwise. That's what happened to me!

Never settle, no matter how desperate you are.

LOL! I'm sorry, this is so 'funny' I just had to... Let's say I lose my job now, I will have to get a new one with the same pay almost straightaway or I will lose my apartment within two months and be forced to move back in with my mother.

It completely depends on the OP's situation I guess is what I'm trying to say. I mean, it's a great ideal and OP could take a job that maybe doesn't fit but pays the bills and continue looking for that perfect job.

(To be honest, if I was hiring and someone came on a job interview and told me they had been unemployed for some time and had turned down job opportunities because they felt they weren't a "good fit"... Obviously they wouldn't tell me, because honestly I don't think that is something you want to tell a future employer... /ramble)

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