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Having a hard time finding a job.
I have a resume and every place I apply at I give their application along with this resume.
I'm 18 years old, I have applied atleast 30 places and each of those places, numerous times. I keep a list of places and when I applied. I've had around 4 interviews.
I've never had a job before but right before my 17th birthday I started applying to jobs. which would be March 2008.
I don't know what I'm doing wrong? Most of my friends got jobs and some even have gotten 2 or 3 since I've been applying. I can't even get ONE job!!
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I've heard it said before that you need to hand out 100 resumes to get 10 interviews to get 1 job. Probably not solid fact, but you get the idea.
To get more interviews, there are a few things you can make sure you're doing. When you go to drop off the application, act super-nice and dress a little nicer than usual. Don't ask to see the manager: say something like "I'd like to drop off an application; who should I speak with?" I used to work retail, and it bothered us to no end when people would treat us like mere underlings, when the manager was rarely there and we had the first decision on who got past the application process anyhow. Very often, the employees will have a lot of say in who gets hired, because they have to work with the person. We used to rate people with a yes or no, and the people who got no didn't even get their resume looked at. So make sure you're nice to the employees!
If you've never had a job before, that'll make it more difficult. It's a Catch-22: people want someone who has experience, but nobody seems to be willing to hire someone with no experience so they can get some. It's hard to break in, but once you're in it's easy to maneuver.
Your school guidance counselor may be able to give you some resume feedback. Otherwise, try talking to your parents to see what they think of it. There are also career centers in many communities that will work with you to tweak your resume and make it look stunning.
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I don't think your doing anything wrong honestly
right now the economy's bad & people are loosing
their jobs most places aren't hiring i'm in the same position you are i applied for jobs & i even applied for the same job twice 4 interviews is better then nothing be patient & don't give up it's not your fault that the economy's so bad iv'e been unemployed for the longest time now i know what your going through continue applying wherever you can don't become discouraged :)
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