Cannot find a job, despite lots of efforts

[MayorQuimby]

Please keep up, duck. The OP is in the UK. Your post, as usual, is uninformed and irrelevant.

Hello,

I am not in the UK. I am from Canada.

 

[initforme]

It's just strange why Elon Musk would say things like there is going to be "economic hardship" for the nation. This is not a necessary thing so why say it.

 

[JohnDB]

I have been trying to search for a job, for many months. I remember a few years ago, I would send out resume to a few postings and would easily get like 5, 6 interviews. But now, there is pretty much nothing. I made compromises, made sure my availability was good, and tried the best I could to make myself attractive to employers, but still nothing. And it's not just me, people I talk to online also seem to be having trouble finding jobs. It just seems that the economy is really bad right now.

I think a lot of people are happy that Trump won the election. I am sort of happy, in the sense that I am glad it wasn't a Dem who won. But I honestly don't think Trump would do much to make things better for the average people. It's the same in my country. Politicians, they are all the same. They talk a great deal, promising us this and that, but at the end of the day, they enrich themselves and their campaign donors, reward their cronies with money that comes from us, and they don't care about us at all. Nowadays I would settle for a prime minister that does not shaft us too badly. This is a sad thing to aim for, but it's how bad it is.

Yes, you need an "in" with a prospective employer anymore. Something that will make HR pluck your resume out of the pile and ensure it gets seen.

And it's frustrating on both sides....both the employer and the people looking for work.

This is because of AI enhanced job searches for those of specialized high skill sets.

A CEO of a company was needing to hire someone for a position and got no one to apply. So, he filled out an application with a fake name and sent to his HR team a CV where he listed work experience that was identical to what he was looking for to fill the position.

It never showed up on his desk. He called his HR team and they said no one had applied or was qualified for his open position. So he fired them all. Got a new HR team and the position eventually got filled.

But what is happening is that HR teams are using AI to scan the CVs and where they might seem magic to many people but they are still quite stupid. They only know very limited data sets.
Specialized, high skill, jobs require a personal relationship with someone in the company you are applying to. Your resume will never be seen otherwise.

Just saying.

 

[initforme]

Yes, you need an "in" with a prospective employer anymore. Something that will make HR pluck your resume out of the pile and ensure it gets seen.

And it's frustrating on both sides....both the employer and the people looking for work.

This is because of AI enhanced job searches for those of specialized high skill sets.

A CEO of a company was needing to hire someone for a position and got no one to apply. So, he filled out an application with a fake name and sent to his HR team a CV where he listed work experience that was identical to what he was looking for to fill the position.

It never showed up on his desk. He called his HR team and they said no one had applied or was qualified for his open position. So he fired them all. Got a new HR team and the position eventually got filled.

But what is happening is that HR teams are using AI to scan the CVs and where they might seem magic to many people but they are still quite stupid. They only know very limited data sets.
Specialized, high skill, jobs require a personal relationship with someone in the company you are applying to. Your resume will never be seen otherwise.

Just saying.

Companies have waaaaay way way too many qualified people to choose from. Too many people in the labor pool. Shrink the labor pool nicely and there's lots of jobs. Things go better when there are lots of openings.

 

[Lisa558]

As a taxpayer I don't mind paying welfare especially in the world's wealthiest nation. This nation is awash in money. I agree with working but man 50 k is a kick in the face from the nation.

Not if you barely got through high school and have no skills. If you want more, you need to increase your market value.

 

[JohnDB]

Companies have waaaaay way way too many qualified people to choose from. Too many people in the labor pool. Shrink the labor pool nicely and there's lots of jobs. Things go better when there are lots of openings.

No....
Our economy is too small. That's the issue. Many jobs are being handed off to automation and soon to robots.
If you expect to survive you need transferable and specialized job skills.

But too quick to automate with unproven systems is the disaster we currently are facing. Such as AI finding a person with a CV to offer a job to. The AI really can't do it despite the hype.

 

[Concerned American]

This nation is awash in money.

Which goes counter to your assertion that American workers are underpaid. The reason the nation is "awash in money" is because people are paid well. That money comes from taxes. Yours and mine. You sure are eager to give away others money.

 

[Concerned American]

Hello,

I am not in the UK. I am from Canada.

My mistake, I saw "prime minister" in your opening post and mistakenly assumed that you were in the UK. Sorry.

 

[Woodznutz]

Americans have forgotten how to compete. Twenty dollar/hr burger flippers is ridiculous. Anyone can perform these duties.

Apparently not. Most burger flippers quit within one year.

 

[Woodznutz]

Which goes counter to your assertion that American workers are underpaid. The reason the nation is "awash in money" is because people are paid well. That money comes from taxes. Yours and mine. You sure are eager to give away others money.

Money is more mobile than people are.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

So you would be okay if wages came down or please explain

Why would wages ever come down? You have an artificial belief in what they currently are. They are not as high as you think.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Hello,

I am not in the UK. I am from Canada.

Same difference.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

As a taxpayer I don't mind paying welfare especially in the world's wealthiest nation. This nation is awash in money. I agree with working but man 50 k is a kick in the face from the nation.

You have to live in a high cost area or have no clue about prevailing wages. I made over $50K once in my life, and I was a professional with a Master's. I worked as a government contractor for $38K.

My daughter is a logistics specialist working for a GM-LG joint company and makes $80K now with 8 years' experience and ex-military. My son-in-law is a safety technician for Michelin and makes $90K, plus he has a degree in Occupational Health and Safety, plus is a firefighter, EMT, and retired from the Air National Guard. Those two make more than any other people I know, except my former roommate from college, but he is an Executive VP for BankAmerica. Here's something funny to consider. My former roommate dropped out of college after 2 years and has no college degree of any kind.

 

[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

I'm talking a household income. 50 grand is poverty.

Not what you said.

 

[LeroyDumonde]

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Why don't you want brown farm workers to earn a living wage?

 

[fncceo]

If one is working full time and pulling in 50k or under some welfare is appropriate. That's a poverty salary.

If one is only capable of earning a poverty wage then is it not appropriate they live in poverty?

Not everyone is entitled to live in luxury.

 

[Moonglow]

You ain't gonna like this, but recently I was talking to a young fella and he confirmed my suspicion that many companies are not hiring Americans, even firing a lot of them, and filling all positions with illegal foreigners.

Where is this located at?

 

[Captain Caveman]

Hello,

I am not in the UK. I am from Canada.

What's your skill set, the type of work you've worked in?

 

[Moonglow]

If you work for 10 bucks an hour you're gonna be homeless anyway, or live with someone else. You're not gonna have your own place and eat. It's a waste of time.

I made ten dollars an hour in 1983 as a bricklayer.

 

[Moonglow]

What's your skill set, the type of work you've worked in?

Maple syrup production.