It It Normal To Just Want To Give Up When You Have Been Out Of Work For More Than A Year?
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012I’m at my wits end with finding employment just now. I used to get jobs NO problem and I felt VALUED as a worker, now I honestly feel like a piece of crap. I’ve applied to perhaps, 30 jobs now in my chosen degree field (marketing) and have got no replies. The only companies who got in touch asked if I would do unpain work for them, which I did , until I felt I was getting used, I even ended up in a shouting match with a manager as I was doing ALL her work while she done her oline shopping.
My two interns that I done have given me valuable experience and yes id rather be out there talking to people and doing something than nothing but the problem is I have an autoimmune disease that plays up esp when stressed and just not im at boiling point mainly as the job centre seems to assume im not trying and the NHS isnt helping with my health , so bascially I dont know how what im doing.
I do know that I’m very depressed. I worked very hard to get my degree and done some crappy jobs t pay for it, inc working till 5am 3 nights a week in a VERY busy nightclub and I just feel lost.
I just sat 4 assessments to get an admin job and got turned down due to “not fitting” in with the buisness as I had not answered their competency based ques the way they thought was fit for the job. I asked for more feed back and got an email saying bas too many folk applied and please dont contact us again for 6 months( the next recruitment cycle).
The other job offered to me in a shop org stated “Full Time” but temp but then changed it to part time and they laid half of us off after just a month (Xmas staff). They asked me back for 16 hour shift a week but I turned it down as I wouldnt be able to support myself on that amount of money. What can I do to be employable, I’m not THAT stupid, good with people and very talented in some elements BUT no one will give me a chance and im getting to the point of givinng up.