Originally Posted by
kathaariancode
Regarding number 3. In 2010, when I was 18, my family and I found ourselves under hard times. At first it was really tough to find a job, especially since no one in my family had a phone for employers to call me back with, so eventually I went to a local temp agency and got myself a crappy warehouse job. I just applied one morning and started work the same day. I worked there just long enough to buy myself a cell phone and kept the job until I got something I liked better. I told others about how easy it was to get a job that way, but no one wanted to work for a temp agency.
I think part of the problem with unemployment is that people will make more money collecting unemployment and other government benefits. Some jobs are crappy but easy to attain, and too many people see these jobs as too degrading or for some other reason unacceptable.
GRC, I know we're near the same age and it's hard to find a job when a lot of businesses aren't hiring young and low experience workers. Some of my friends that were in your boat volunteered at churches and soup kitchens while seeking a job, which always helped to impress employers. Also, the first job I actually liked I got because a friend of mine told me her company wanted to hire. I got the job fairly easily, then got three other friends I knew would be good workers jobs there. So try and talk to your friends who have jobs. That can be the easiest road sometimes, plus you get to work with your buds.