I filled out over 30 applications And still no calls back why is it so hard for a person who is strongly willing to work to find a Job help me please! :(

Did you use punctuation on your application? Real words or text speak?
Did you look presentable when you filled them out? Were you friendly and courteous? Were you applying for jobs that are within your capabilities? Did you ask for too much money?

There are hundreds of reasons you're not getting a job. It is hard for anyone to say without knowing you and the jobs you're applying for.

Yes I do and no I ask for minimum wage and I fill out fast food or clothing stores everybody keep saying there full or after the holidays

Apply at some area public libraries, even just to get paid shelving books (get your foot in the door that way).

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Yes I do and no I ask for minimum wage and I fill out fast food or clothing stores everybody keep saying there full or after the holidays

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So you used punctuation in your resume? Why can't you do it here?

Fact is, the economy sucks. There are people that have graduated from med school working at McDonalds, because that's the only job they can get.

In order to get a job in today's economy you have to be better than everyone else that's applying.

I would recommend that you have someone help you fill out the applications. They can sit at the computer with you and make sure that the spelling is correct, that you've properly answered the questions, and that the way you answer the questions increases, rather than decreasing, your liklihood of getting a job.

If you do not have job experience, volunteer somewhere. It is a tight market and without some work experience that provides you a solid reference, you will have a tough time competing at all. Also look at local businesses that hire on the spot, such as restaurants. It might not be a great job, but any job will do when you are trying to get initial experience and minimum-wage pay.

It is also difficult to get a job just from submitting applications. If you are a teenager or college age kid, find out where your friends work and whether they will put in a word for you at their work. If you get a job with a reference, consider that your performance and behavior at work could be a reflection on that friend, so show up on time and do a good job - follow all the rules.

Another good way to get your foot in the door is to work as a temporary employee. Temp agencies will consider all of your skills and match you with shorter term work, and if you do a good job and show up on time, make a good impression on the client companies they send you to and so on, they will keep you busy. Often companies will offer direct, long-term jobs to temporary workers who do a good job.

As for the volunteering - the objective is to get some experience and skills, and to make a fantastic impression so that they can be used as a glowing reference. If you are a high school student looking for that first job, keep in mind that volunteer work also looks great on college applications.

Good luck!

The reason is that 30 is almost nothing, for any one job there is normally 100 or more people, in some areas there may be several 100 people wanting the same job.

So often it will take a month or more, filing out 10 or more applications a day.

Also you back in and ask to see the manager and ask about a job.

Word of mouth works well too -- ask relatives, friends, neighbors about job openings or soon-to-be openings at their place of work. That way you can catch an opening when it is brand new, before the crowds line up to apply.

Listen to these people they offer excellent advice! Some of 'em are even helping me (kudous to Wondergirl & dontknownuthin) but yes I've been reading that people with 10+ years exp that's laid off is applying for these low level jobs that's willing to work for peanuts. It's tough especially with no experience. So try friends, get volunteer work that's relevant to the job, be positive, and if you have too darling lie your butt off for these low level positions.

All my sisters had success from lying about a business being closed and saying they worked there. The only reason if hasn't worked for me is because I have anxiety around people, not very outgoing, and not really positive about myself, and no friends or network. Maybe you'll have better luck than me. So good luck and don't get discouraged.

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and if you have too darling lie your butt off for these low level positions.

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Your advice was good, until this part. You never lie on a job application, or in an interview. Trust me, they will check. Lying won't work at all.

There's no need to lie. You're looking for an entry level job, which means a first job.

But you may not be thinking of "work" you have done. Have you babysat for someone you can put down as a reference? Have you mowed lawns or shovelled snow in the neighborhood? You can list these things as work experience and ask the people you did it for if they will give you a reference for your first regular job. You can also list personal references if you have no work experience. They shouldn't be relatives or peers, but perhaps an adult neighbor thinks well of you, or maybe you've done some volunteer work on a project at your church and the pastor would vouche for the kind of person you are.

And filling out applicationsonline isn't enough. You might also have to go into the place where you applied. Ask for the manager, introduce yourself and say, "I wanted to just take a moment to personally introduce myself and let you know I would like to work for you. I applied online already and wanted to flag your attention to my application. Are you hiring?"

I encouraged my son to do this because he makes a good first impression and it made a big difference. We live in an area where a lot of people raise horses and he went to a local ranch. They weren't hiring but were impressed by him and called another place up the road that boards horses to see if they were hiring, on my son's behalf. Those people hired him. It's only 10 hours a week, shoveling horse manure out of horse stalls and sweeping, spreading fresh hay and filling feed buckets but it pays really well and he likes it. He had no job experience except shoveling driveways in the neighborhood, and has not been raised around horses - we have a suburban house. But he took the initiative. He applied for probably 200 jobs before he found one.