Just finished an 8 month stint on the dole, spent the first 6 of that firing off resumes and receiving exactly 0 callbacks. Finally got a job on the back of a recommendation from a buddy at an office who were in need of someone and weren't advertising yet. The time from sending in my resume to sitting at a desk shitposting on Hexbear was about two weeks, and it was powered entirely by nepotism: the interview was essentially a formality since my buddy already did most of the selling.
So I guess my advice for anyone is network the hell out of whatever job you want. It's harder these days since the last thing people want to do is hop on another zoom call with some random, but people like talking about themselves and like free coffee. If you're engaged and interesting, will remember you if they know if anything comes up or if they think of anybody else worth talking to. Literally every real job I've had was on the back of just having a chat with someone senior who's opinion matters and leaving them with the impression that I'm competent.
This is bad advice. "Just be gregarious," what the fuck. It doesn't get better. But people spend so much time glazing over at screens that you can't depend on your CV to give you any traction anymore - you're just a name on the page - so you have to find new and exciting ways to lie about yourself for money.
I would be 'just gregarious' but the COVID 19 had made it so that I never even saw the profs that would have recced me in person and they don't check emails or phones or whatever ancient device they use. I guess I should try contacting my internship place, to see if they are hiring, but you see I also have an added problem of passport issues and work visas. They don't want to hire anyone who they need to make a work visa for.
Just finished an 8 month stint on the dole, spent the first 6 of that firing off resumes and receiving exactly 0 callbacks. Finally got a job on the back of a recommendation from a buddy at an office who were in need of someone and weren't advertising yet. The time from sending in my resume to sitting at a desk shitposting on Hexbear was about two weeks, and it was powered entirely by nepotism: the interview was essentially a formality since my buddy already did most of the selling.
So I guess my advice for anyone is network the hell out of whatever job you want. It's harder these days since the last thing people want to do is hop on another zoom call with some random, but people like talking about themselves and like free coffee. If you're engaged and interesting, will remember you if they know if anything comes up or if they think of anybody else worth talking to. Literally every real job I've had was on the back of just having a chat with someone senior who's opinion matters and leaving them with the impression that I'm competent.
This is bad advice. "Just be gregarious," what the fuck. It doesn't get better. But people spend so much time glazing over at screens that you can't depend on your CV to give you any traction anymore - you're just a name on the page - so you have to find new and exciting ways to lie about yourself for money.
I would be 'just gregarious' but the COVID 19 had made it so that I never even saw the profs that would have recced me in person and they don't check emails or phones or whatever ancient device they use. I guess I should try contacting my internship place, to see if they are hiring, but you see I also have an added problem of passport issues and work visas. They don't want to hire anyone who they need to make a work visa for.