Unemployment Making Me Utterly MISERABLE!

Truegho

I feel I had to write again to say how utterly FED UP and MISERABLE I am feeling at present through being unemployed. The phone is staying silent EVERY day, despite my numerous job applications on many jobsites. I am not even getting any acknowledgements to my applications from ANYWHERE.

Honestly, I have never felt so low and despondent in my whole life! I am FED UP with Merseyside and its scarcity of jobs. I want to get out of this HORRENDOUS, SOUL DESTROYING rut! I just feel as if my whole life is passing me by.

And why the HELL are they saying on the news that recession may soon be ending, and that job prospects will improve? I don't know about any of you here, but I just CANNOT see ANY light at the end of the tunnel at all!

Are there any other people on here who are feeling the same bitterness and despair and dejection as I am? If so, I would really love to hear your experiences of the employers who NEVER reply and the recruitment agencies with their fictitious jobs.

To anybody who is unemployed, I really feel for you, as it is just the most MISERABLE, CONFIDENCE-ERODING predicament ANY poor person can be in!

Will it EVER end, is the question I keep asking myself?

Despondent Merseyside Jobhunter

hr100

Im with you there

Til March I had a fantastic job and life was good, now I have no money and its hard some days to stay motivated.

I am applying for jobs, networking everyone I know etc. I have redone my CV and am also sorting out my house to keep busy but I just want that new challenge

Perr

Hi have you treid your local Sure Start centre a lot of people think they are just for single parents and kids,but this is not so. They also help the unemployed to find courses and find work. the one where i live helped over a 100 people back to work in the last 12 months. you have to lower your sights on the type of job you are willing to do. My Son felt the same as you he was very low after being out of work for 12months he did all that you have done trying to get work he never had any replies from the huge omount of applications he sent off. He then went to Sure Start and things got better for him they also get your fares paid for you if you go on a course, they help you if things go wrong with benefits they always ring you back when they say they will and my Son did get a job it was not what he would have wanred but he took it until things get better. And I think you are right about things not getting better as companies are still closing down and more people out of work I know this does not help your situation but give Sure Start a try.

Sharon87

I was in your position for 6 months. I had the occasional days work here and there, but I felt miserable then.

I'm working now, but I'm still miserable as it still feels like I'm unemployed. Even now when I've got a suposedly full time job I'm still not getting enough hours. They've only given me 7 hours next week! I was better financially on benefits...

Intergalactic_Floozie

Oh hun, I really feel for you.

I've a fairly recession proof job but DH got made redundant due to the financial situation of his employer.

He was only out of work for two weeks, but only got the job he is in because his new employer is 'a friend of a friend'

However we would no doubt still be going through what you are if it hadn't have been for this friend putting him onto the job.

Like you, he applied for multiple jobs on websites with only an automated response. Even the permanant jobs he applied for directly to companies we are still waiting on.

It's a bloody awful time, and I hope you find somkething soon. x

dmg24

Sharon87 wrote: »

I was in your position for 6 months. I had the occasional days work here and there, but I felt miserable then.

I'm working now, but I'm still miserable as it still feels like I'm unemployed. Even now when I've got a suposedly full time job I'm still not getting enough hours. They've only given me 7 hours next week! I was better financially on benefits...

If you are earning less than the applicable amount in a certain week then you can claim benefits for that period.

Sharon87

My housing benefit assessment is being processed at the minute as my wages, even on 20-30 hours a week are barely enough to pay my rent, let alone anything else.

Oh well... more time to look for a better job.

hr100

The best book I have read is

"what colour is your parachute?" It not only helps you decide what to do, it shows you the best way to go about it, explains how only 10% of people find jobs through adverts, nearly all about networking and getting out there, I am doing my best to contact everyone I know, explain I am looking, as them to ask around for me etc

Sharon87

What kind of job are you looking for OP? Different jobs sometimes require different techniques to find vacancies.

I for example am trying to get a job in TV. Replying to adverts has got me nowhere (ok 3 interviews in almost a year). Phoning up individual companies and sending out CVs and covering letters have helped me. I got a 2 week (unpaid) work placement by doing this. Ok so it was unpaid, but it was vital experience.

Maybe you need to revamp your CV. I revamped my CV and covering letter and it seems to be doing the trick.

lili2008

I was in that position in 1990. No work in the Pool, so I moved to London. If you haven't got dependents, may be worth considering. Mind you, things are tight down here too, now. But not as bad, I think, as Liverpool.

iluvjohnsarg

Hi Sharon87 - I did the CV revamping bit, but I now have 2 CVs. One for my 'profession' and one for 'other jobs'. I too need a job before I go completely insane, but was advised by my agent to have 2 CVs pitched at different levels. They both have all my jobs/dates on, but my 'technical' one boasts my 'technical' skills and the other one boasts 'life and transferable' skills.

I hope that makes sense. PM me for more info.