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ITT: I suck at job hunting, do you?

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Slick:
Apply lots, don't be afraid to end up in a mediocre job for a little while.

Look around for job fairs, they are good things that will probably deal with your industry/field and people will be looking for people right away.

Also, yeah, the callback. Going back in person is useful but can be pestering but it is often a better way. I followed up on a lot of jobs on this silly fucking island and it gets really fucking depressing really fucking fast when you walk out of six places in a row doing follow-ups where people say the position has been filled or they aren't looking anymore.
Job hunting is depressing.
Expect to be unhappy.
This is life.
You will feel much better when you finally find a job and it'll be OK.

tania:
also, like everyone said, apply EVERYWHERE. never, ever assume that you'll hear a callback because you applied to a place that was hiring. other people have seen that they are hiring too and they might be a lot more qualified than you. you can assume you might hear a callback once you have applied to at least 50 places. i have never had too much trouble finding mediocre jobs only because, like ally, whenever i am looking i fucking smother the entire town and every employment website in resumes every single day until i get an interview. it's a bit harder to not find a job when literally every single employer within a 50km radius of you has a copy of your resume.

also, keep in mind that april-june is the toughest time for new graduates to find work because, obviously, that's when everybody's graduated and is now looking for work. you are up against a LOT of people right now. just keep trying, and in a couple of months you might find that the competition dies down a little bit.

J-cob9000:
Here is a question: I'm looking for a summer job and have been told by two places that they don't take applications but to bring them a resume and they'll consider me.
I understand what a resume is but as a junior in high school, how does one right a resume? Seeing as I've never held a job, what would I put on it?

Lines:
I second (third?) what people said about volunteering. People like hiring people who have volunteered and also it gives you something to do while you're waiting for a job. You may be lucky enough to find something that is also related to what you want to do jobwise. Otherwise, just pick something that interests you. And if you can find an internship, that is even better.

Blue Kitty:
Another thing to do?  Ask your friends.  They probably have jobs somewhere and there may even be openings.  Ask them to look into them, see what is needed, and maybe even put in a good weird for you.  It's how I got my cousin a job and how my girlfriend got me a job.

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