Where did all the jobs go?
So school is finally done and as far as I know, I did okay with my grades. I’m back home in South Florida and need to find a summer job to help pay for some projects that I am planning on launching at the end of the summer. Typically, our local newspaper classifieds have about 4 full pages of job listings and even more with the summer rolling around with all of the education centers hiring teens and young adults to help with the younger kids.
We must be in hard economic times because the jobs section had 23 postings. Sad isn’t it?
I called all of my old employers and all of the hotels and restaurants. Nothing. I would resort to the online jobs with the telemarketing call centers, however men are typically not accepted or welcomed with these jobs as they are for work at home mothers which I do understand. There is a law against discrimination and it does apply to both sexes but an online job isn’t that big of a rush.
I want water cooler talk and share the gourmet Starbucks coffee in the break lounge. It isn’t necessary but to be in that environment is something that is necessary for anyone to experience.
Today I filled out an online application with one of the largest telecommuting companies, took my test, and got an acceptance email. I have an interview that will be conducted over the phone tommorow.
Who else is having zero luck of finding an actual job?
If you need a job, LiveOps.com and West.com are hiring. Give them a look.
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My wife just graduated college, and I hope she is able to have better luck finding a job… she has some part time jobs for the mean time, but a career starting job would be great.
“We must be in hard economic times because the jobs section had 23 postings.”
Hmm… I don’t think that necessarily follows. For one thing, twenty-three jobs is more than zero jobs. Furthermore, concluding that the entire nation is in “hard economic times” because a local newspaper has fewer job listings than the previous year is nonsensical; at best, that could be used to suggest that your town isn’t doing well economically. Lastly, fewer jobs could just mean that more people decided to start working, or that more people are keeping their jobs (resulting in fewer openings), or any number of other positive economic trends. The statement is really just a fallacy of anecdotal evidence.
Other than that, an interesting read.
Work online at Liveops.com or West.com
They are actually hiring!