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Can't find a job
Hi again, my friend Dj who is 23 is having
some problems but is too shy to seek help.
He has been unemployed for 4 years, and is currently on welfare. He isn't "stupid" but everytime he goes to an interview he ALWAYS gets turned down. Dj always dresses appropriately and shows up on time to the interview but this still isn't working. He's applied for everything from retail, aged care work, bar work etc etc.
Also, studying is out of the question as he cannot afford the fees. Any suggestions would be helpful .
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Has he tried to get placement with a temporary company? Sometimes a temporary job can become a permanent one.
Also, he could consider volunteer work. Then if a job comes open with whomever he is working with, he could have one foot in the door already.
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I'm am also a very shy person and have had quite a hard time finding employment. I always dress appropriately and show up on time to interviews, but have a hard time getting past that. So, basically, I can only sympathise with Dj on that part, since I have yet to find my perfect interview style.
But, I am going through college to gain more experience in my chosen field, and I am a bit concerned as to why he says he cannot study. I come from a very poor family, but have found plenty of ways to help me pay for college. I have a crappy job, which didn't even involve an interview to help pay my rent and other expenses, but I have loans and grants to pay for my college. He needs to look into various colleges and see about financial aid options. With the financial aid that I have, I would be able to go to college, live on campus, and not even worry about a different job. Also, many colleges offer work study jobs for their students. If he can't afford it, then chances are that he would be able to get a big sum of money to pay for it.
It's not easy, and it will take a lot of work for him, but I'm sure he's sick of not having any work to do by now.
By going to college he will learn more people skills, he can take some public speaking classes, and get a lot of experience in whatever field he wants to work in. Even a technical college or community college could work. He just needs to get out there and look into this stuff to find everything out. He can't use the excuse of not being able to afford the fees.
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