I need to get this off my chest. I need to explain my story. If you're not interested then leave.
I've moved recently to the Ottawa/Gatineau region hoping to finish up my education and find a new job. I moved on August 1st, I said to myself it'll take about 2-3 weeks before I find work, they're hiring everywhere, all the places that I applied were hiring.
Week 1: No answers, no problem.
Week 2: No answers, starting to get a little strange.
Week 3: No answers, something isn't right, but then I thought that since school is starting soon I imagine they'll call.
Week 4: Got an answer did an interview never heard from it again, no answers after that. Went to an agency, hopefully to help out, redid my resume according to the agent's suggestions.
Week 5: Starting to get depressed, money is running low, I cannot pay all of my debts in time.
Week 6: (this week): Getting answers from some places I applied all of them are: Rejected, we found someone better. Complete bull****, I can guarantee that I am better than them, I have seen incompetent folks where I applied.
So now this is how it is so far. I have come to the realization that society is a problem. The mentality that the hiring managers and people a like are: Are you experienced? Every job and person will ask that. How can anyone get experienced if you never let them work. They're people who have potential, heck they're probably better than the experienced ones. But no, you need to be "experienced". I will not lie in my resume saying I have experience just to get a job. I started a mobile IT repair business (got my diploma and certificate the whole thing to prove I am able to fix PCs) before I moved, some clients asked if I was experienced, an 5+ years experienced person wouldn't charge 20$ an hour to fix your computer. So of course they hang up thinking I'll break their computer or something.
How bad is this problem? This is how bad it is. Getting rejected from Target and Wal-Mart because "We found someone better." The two biggest retail companies in North America rejects me because they're looking for experienced workers... they usually hire people who have no skills what so ever but somehow they're now looking for experienced workers.
For those who are wondering yes I am depressed right now and yes that's the reason why reading this might seem hard, I cannot focus on writing so much when depressed.
I am sorry if I wasted your time but it's seriously something I needed to get off my chest.
I've moved recently to the Ottawa/Gatineau region hoping to finish up my education and find a new job. I moved on August 1st, I said to myself it'll take about 2-3 weeks before I find work, they're hiring everywhere, all the places that I applied were hiring.
Week 1: No answers, no problem.
Week 2: No answers, starting to get a little strange.
Week 3: No answers, something isn't right, but then I thought that since school is starting soon I imagine they'll call.
Week 4: Got an answer did an interview never heard from it again, no answers after that. Went to an agency, hopefully to help out, redid my resume according to the agent's suggestions.
Week 5: Starting to get depressed, money is running low, I cannot pay all of my debts in time.
Week 6: (this week): Getting answers from some places I applied all of them are: Rejected, we found someone better. Complete bull****, I can guarantee that I am better than them, I have seen incompetent folks where I applied.
So now this is how it is so far. I have come to the realization that society is a problem. The mentality that the hiring managers and people a like are: Are you experienced? Every job and person will ask that. How can anyone get experienced if you never let them work. They're people who have potential, heck they're probably better than the experienced ones. But no, you need to be "experienced". I will not lie in my resume saying I have experience just to get a job. I started a mobile IT repair business (got my diploma and certificate the whole thing to prove I am able to fix PCs) before I moved, some clients asked if I was experienced, an 5+ years experienced person wouldn't charge 20$ an hour to fix your computer. So of course they hang up thinking I'll break their computer or something.
How bad is this problem? This is how bad it is. Getting rejected from Target and Wal-Mart because "We found someone better." The two biggest retail companies in North America rejects me because they're looking for experienced workers... they usually hire people who have no skills what so ever but somehow they're now looking for experienced workers.
For those who are wondering yes I am depressed right now and yes that's the reason why reading this might seem hard, I cannot focus on writing so much when depressed.
I am sorry if I wasted your time but it's seriously something I needed to get off my chest.