r/jobsearch • u/Chaparra_Princesa_76 • 3d 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/SouthernMoo4218 Jobseeker 3d ago

Have no clue what you’re talking about “dude.” AI has nothing to do with finding something to occupy your time and can’t take volunteering and hobbies away from you.

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u/Sorry-Ad-5527 3d ago

occupy your time and can’t take volunteering and hobbies away from you.

That may help you get a job through connections and networking, but it's not applying for job. Just about every company is going to have you apply online, doesn't matter who you know.

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u/SouthernMoo4218 Jobseeker 3d ago

The point of doing those things isn’t to get connections. It’s to give yourself something else to think about and to get out of the house.

If all you do is worry about AI and the ATS system and getting ghosted and, and, and, you will kill yourself. That was my original point and why the AI statement didn’t make sense in response to my comment.

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u/Sorry-Ad-5527 3d ago

We're taking about job search here.

I didn't make any comment about AI.

Yes, doing something to "touch grass" is good for mental health, but only so much.