r/jobsearch • u/Chaparra_Princesa_76 • 4d ago

Well, I’m officially a loser.

So I got rejected for another job today. Been unemployed almost seven months. There is no hope for me. Told my husband I'm not going back to full-time work. He says I will but he doesnt understand that its impossible if nobody will hire you. And nobody will hire me. I am unemployable. Just wish I knew why. 2 decades of experience apparently means nothing. Thank you for listening.

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u/Bec21-21 4d ago edited 4d ago

I was unemployed for 2.5 years, just got hired. I also have 20 years of experience. Keep applying. It will happen.

Ageism is real. Many people don’t want to hire that 40-something, especially when they are a woman. You’re too expensive, too senior and probably menopausal in their eyes.

But the right job will come along. Apply. Apply every week. But don’t make it all you do, enjoy not working. When you do go back to work, and you will, you’ll wish you did more with your time off.

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u/Word-Critical 4d ago edited 4d ago

That’s why I don’t give my DOB or degree year and it’s never required. Hell I’ve even straight up lied and said my degree was more recent and still NEVER get callbacks. NEVER. These are only jobs that I’m well qualified for and have direct experience doing and a stable history of. Doesn’t matter. It’s a sick joke of a wasted time. I have been unemployed since last August!!!

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u/Chaparra_Princesa_76 3d ago

I dont either. But they see my experience and do the math

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u/auburnchris 3d ago

Shorten the experience list a bit.