>>8202030
Mention this to your next job interview (the 500 thing).
Record results. Post on youtube.

If you have truly been rejected for 500 jobs you feel you have the qualifications for, there is something incredibly wrong with you.

Post your picture so we can see what we're working with.

>>8202053
This does include jobs where I didn't even get an interview.

But I'm pretty sure, bringing a camera to an interview and telling them it's going to be on youtube is a sure way to make it number 501

>>8202053
do this and you will become a youtube legend *thumbs up*

Protip: the economy is bad and the job market is flooded.

>>8202080
Hidden camera brah

What is the fuck is your degree in?

>>8202095
Economy was fine 3 years ago.

Even with the economy in the toilet, this kind of rejection is fucking insane.

>>8202118
don't want to go into specifics, but it's an engineering discipline.

Mechanical engineering guy?

>>8202074
I'd rather not, as people I know go on here, and I'm quite serious about the kill myself part.

But I assure you I'm normal looking. Nothing special, but I'm not fugly.

A few friends with more work experience then me had trouble finding a job. I just had my degree. While it took them 15+ interviews to get one, I got mine on my 3th interview. Just be more professional then the others.

Wear a suit.
Prepare for the interview.
Take a pen and paper with you.
I had all the answers to any possible question already written down, because I suck at interviews.

I looked up every fucking answer. And guess what, they told me they loved my enthusiasm and how well I was prepared.

>I graduated college almost 3 years ago.
you are probably a liberal arts faggot and deserve everything thats coming at you

>>8202154
>Engineering discipline
>Rejected 500 times

Something is fucking wrong with you.

I've been rejected for part-time work and retail shit, and then got handed a job in my field (IT) without having to do an interview. Got hired as a data entry technician, told my boss I could write a program to do the job, ended up as the boss of the other technicians briefly, and ultimately then got promoted to software dev. and all the data entry clerks were fired. I got paid their wages for the duration of the project (~2000 pounds) for the code I wrote, and also enjoy licencing revenues.

Oh and I've been hired as a permanent "consultant" for the business (a kind of shitty little start up).

Advice to OP: It's not what you know, it's who you know. I'm in my first year of university and I got a job in software development. Social ability and connections were vital for my initial success.

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>>8202174
I'm not an idiot. I do all of this. When I even get an interview.

>>8202177
Read thread faggot.

>>8202177
>durr everyone should study math or science i am autistic

>>8202217
How's your letter then? Have you asked why they rejected you then?

>>8202154
Is it something less common like bioengineering? Maybe you need more internships. Also consider moving. If both fail, go to a resume/interview coach, and if you still fail then change careers or work at Starbucks.

I hate to say try going for things outside of your major, but you might have a better chance. I work in IT and one of the guys who got hired around the same time as I has a poly sci degree.

>>8202256
It's fairly common.

And I've been applying to positions literally around the world. I have about $20k in the bank I've saved up to help me move anywhere. I make it clear that I'm willing to relocate, and able to do so at my own expense.

swallow sadness like a boss
and shit on debras desk

>>8202240
I agree.
It's fucking retarded how we tell kids they'll be a total epic failure in life if they don't go to college, and that they can study anything and make a career out of anything.

And then we turn around and call them idiots for studying art or history or something.

>>8202201

I fucking hate how this society is making social connections more important than skills. Why don't we just focus all education on learning social skills and bullshitting your way past interviews?

it's been pretty bad lately. i send dox to around 20 places for my summer legal internship, and finally scored an interview from one of them. last summer, i scored a paying one from the first firm i applied to. and i did BETTER in school this year than last year. feels bad man.

Hey OP.
Try the same only for asking girls out.

>>8202324
>implying that isn't the same deal.

You are not your job. And Jesus loves you.

>>8202286
my philosophy about interviews is that someone looked at your resume and liked you (and your level of experience) enough to consider hiring you. you may just be a really shitty interviewer, or you come off as really unlikeable. look into getting coached on good interviewing skills.

>>8202030
You're unlucky.
Keep trying robot - take care of yourself, get a good suit, and don't be nervous.
You WILL get a job eventually.

This is what I like about capitalism. It weeds out the weak who don't deserve to live.

>>8202343
>You are not your job

Shut the fuck up chuck palahniuk.

Most of your adult life is going to spent at your job. If you job is fucking horrible, your life is going to be fucking horrible.

Im pretty sure engineers have some of the highest levels of unemployment in the united states.

>>8202030
hello, lightweight. 1000+ rejections from jobs in my career field here. 263 since oct 2008. 4 years since college. why don't you gather round and i'll tell you some tales of rejection

>>8202346
I've spent over a thousand bucks on this shit already.

>>8202393
Fun.

I'm on pace now to be at 1000 by june 2011 (4 years after grad).

I've been applying to more and more jobs each month. This has to do with applying to a wider and wider geographical area, as well as a broader scope of jobs.

And now since you have not worked in that field for 3 years your degree is gone. it is as if you never went to school and all that money and time you spent simply evaporated into thin air.

"Three years and no jobs in engineering? something is wrong with him we will NEVER hire him he's not even a real engineer."

>>8202454
Oh I know it.

Fuck I hate life. I may just go for the high score.

>>8202393
If I got to that point I would be considering freelancing or opening my own business.

My dad does that

Are you pretty good with math? Do you have common since? Apply for a job as a trader at a financial firm.

>>8202422
are you me? i did the same thing. i started out applying to broadcast media jobs. then radio and print. then graphic design, marketing, and advertising. i got an ad gig (4 months for the 2008 election), and since then i have added journalism, PR, and human resources. i've even applied to be a copy editor for Nordstrom in seattle (i'm in connecticut) and to be a speechwriter for a corporate head.

i have never cut off any field of application -- they just get wider and wider.

i'm currently applying for a masters for the fall, and my uncle is tutoring me in corporate finance.

I graduated in December and the only thing I applied for was Teach for America. I got in. Feels good, bro.

>>8202568
LOL. I even applied to teach basic drafting at my old HS.

nothing.

>>8202030
What did you major in? Psychology?

>>8202531
Cause someone is really going to give a guy with no actual job experience a small business loan.

OP - I'll take a look over your resume if you're interested, that's probably a large part of the reason why you're still unemployed. Let me know if you're interested, and I'll give you my address to email it to.

>>8202395
change careers, or use your 20 grand to go into real estate

>>8202720
Naw.
I'm sure your being honest, but I'm still not stupid enough to send personal shit to someone from 4chan.

Besides, as was mentioned, I've already spent plenty of money on professional resume and interview coaching.

>>8202743
You could blank out names and shit if you want, doesn't bother me. But if you've had professionals look at it, then they'll probably have told you anything I could.

>>8202743
You shouldn't have gone into engineering. Let that be a lesson to you people currently in school for a fail degree.

>>8202726
>change careers
To what? I can't go back to school. I'd sooner shoot my self then try and advance up the totem pole at wal-mart.

>>8202766
According to r9k, EVERY degree is a fail degree if the individual in question can't find a good job after college.

Also, we should stop telling kids to go to college for whatever they want.

What kind of engineering degree is it, OP?

>>8202743
so WHAT is wrong with you/ your interviews?
The coaches and HR people must have said at least something?
After 500 times you should have some idea...

I'm dissapointed the answer to this hasn't already been posted

>>8202931
I don't fucking know.

I am told my resume is good and my interview skills are solid.

I was really close once. They told me I was the best interview they had, but another applicant just had too much experience to pass up.

Serious. It took a lot of energy not to punch those fuckers.

>>8202982
Have you tried you know lying on the resume to make up experience?

>graduate from college with "useless" liberal arts degree
>land first job applied for that probably should've gone to some econ major, but I had a connection

Feels really good man. You people can rant and rave about majors all you want, personal connections are way more important.

Have you actually thought of reviewing where you might be going wrong?

Careers services will offer mock interviews and feedback on what you can improve on.

>>8203049
This. LIE MAN, LIE.

HEY FAILURES!

TELL US WHAT YOU MAJORED IN SO WE DONT MAKE THE SAME FUCKING MISTAKE.

DONT COME HERE AND BAWWW IF YOU'RE NOT GONNA THROW US A FUCKING BONE.

Tits cuz im that kinda guy.

(I'm starting college in fall).

>>8203309
I graduate with a BSc in Economics this summer, and already have a job as a professional economist lined up. Feels pretty good.

>>8202306
Yeah that's the sad truth.

But they don't do it because high schools assume you get it from your peers or parents.

http://www.ebaumsworld.com/video/watch/80585506/

relevant

>>8203309
Come on, OP. What kind of engineering degree is it?

What engineering discipline is it? Depending on what it is you could always join the military as an engineer. That way you'd have years of practical engineering and management experience.

I'm a britfag who joined the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, gained a shitty Open University degree (long distance learning) in general engineering. When I got out I had companies from several disciplines sucking my cock just because I'd worked in a military enviorment, was an experienced NCO and gained a degree in my own time.

post your self op, then we can see hwat you look like this might be the reason

Don't feel too bad OP. I work in HR and I have had to reject so many qualified applicants lately. Even though we have new projects that need more people, the higher ups want everyone to work more so they can make more money. Say hello to the new normal.

After high school I started working at the place my dad is working at. Everyone besides me went to college but I'm earning just as much as them.
How does this make you feel OP?

STILL WAITING ON OP AND OTHER JOBLESS TO TELL US FAIL-DEGREES.

Also, point out that you didn't go to Top 50- Univ.

>>8203392
> shitty Open University degree
I'm not an OU graduate but the OU is not considered "shitty" by any means. There are far worse universities in Britain than that.

I was jobless for 6 months after graduating with a BS in Meteorology, had 5 years experience already too. I've been applying for jobs since I got the job too, no offers. Probably 70+ openings that I am exceptionally qualified for that I was looked over for.

>>8203392
>gained a degree in my own time.
Seconding this: >>8203509
OU graduates usually do the degree while working so it tells employers that you are dedicated and extremely hard working. Don't put yourself down so much, man.

>>8203470
HRfag again. It really, really doesn't matter anymore what degree you have or what awesome school you went to. Big companies are just working the employees they have like slaves so they can cut down on operating expenses. That's why the economic numbers have rebounded, but there are almost no new jobs. Don't expect that to change anytime in the near future either. I have basically been ordered to deny 99% of all applicants no matter their qualifications. The only people we have hired lately have been former interns, and one guy who apparently knew someone important.

>>8203515
>Meteorology
So what's the weather going to be like tomorrow?

>>8203538
>>8203509

What I meant was I didn't go the full-time study route, I was just being flippant. Thanks for the nice replies though.

>>8203554
Sunny here, will probably rain somewhere.

>>8203434
"Daddy can you get me a job? :3. I'm too scared to do things for myself."

My mom is the corporate director of human resources for a multinational company and wouldn't get me a job. What a bitch.

>>8203434
Not OP, but I'd like to point out that a college degree isn't so important for low level jobs. The value of the degree comes in when you start moving up the ladder. You'll hit a ceiling at some point and the other people with degrees will keep moving up.

>>8203544

So it WAS actually a good idea to take my free-ride to state school, and plan on going to medical school and becoming a doctor (recession proof, nigga), rather than going to NYU stern and going LOLfinance?

>>8203637
Maybe. You are assuming you have the ability to actually survive med school and make it as a doctor. Don't underestimate how hard it is.

>>8203637
Lol, doctors are not recession proof. You guys will be replaced with robots a few months after the blue collar goons.

>>8203663

I'm not underestimating. But it seems a better option thank 160k+ debt right out of college, right as finance goes down the shitter, and I would actually be doing something for society.

OP, you need a portfolio of your work. I got my current in software dev because I worked on a load of software I posted about on a forum and one of the guys on the forum offered me a job.

>>8203637
From what I gather, hospitals aren't exactly hiring doctors at a lightning pace either. Plus it's a very political job. You have to suck up a lot to get in and ahead. But if you can do it, I say make a go of it.

>>8203699

I'm not crazy doctor loving guy, I'm just a pragmatist.

But, no that won't happen in our lifetimes

>>8203736

Maybe, but there is a big shortage of primary care doctors, the baby boomers are all getting old and shit, and being a medicalfag makes it 1000x easier to relocate to a foreign country if shit goes south. Plus I love helping people. :-P

>>8203544
Just out of curiosity what kind of company do you work for? Who do you hire?

>>8203766
Well, I'm not claiming to be an expert since I don't work for a hospital. Although I do know that if you want a guaranteed job, make your focus Geriatrics. They expect a huge shortfall in that profession. You wont make as much as an OB/GYN or a neurosurgeon, but you will be in higher demand and you probably won't get sued as much.

>>8203309


good for you, you closet faggot.

>>8203780
I work for an Aerospace company that does a lot of defense work. When I started about 5 years ago we hired all kinds of people from janitors up to physicists. But now it's mostly maintenance people and other unskilled labor. Occasionally we'll get an opening for an engineer or researcher, but since we have a waiting pool about 1000 people deep, it fills fast.

>>8203857

So, If you aren't hiring, what the fuck do you get paid to do?

Dilbert?

>>8203331
How did you get that job? I am about to graduate with a concentration in Economics as well.

>>8203882
Right now, firing people. I've developed a rep for being pretty ruthless so the bosses like me. I also have to deal with harassment complaints, counsel people about their career options and benefits...etc

>>8203914
Like most people, I knew a guy. I have a degree in sociology and one in business management so it just kind of fit. Although they say the best degrees to have are law degrees. Don't believe the lies though, the best HR people do not like people. You have to be able to see a problem for what it is and make the most logical decision, regardless of who gets hurt. It sounds easy, until you have to fire old Jenkins who has 4 kids and a wife on dialysis.

>>8202030
>>8202154
I bet you're an EE, OP. There are thousands of you useless nerds with no practical knowledge in engineering.

>buy a gun
LIKE A BOSS
>in my mouth
LIKE A BOSS
>pussy out
LIKE A BOSS

>>8202074
Why is his picture relevant? Post your resume, and a link to some of the jobs you've applied to recently. Let's see if we can help a robot out.

>>8202568
You haven't actually started your training have you? Oh you. Naive, but well-intentioned. I'd consider hiring you for a real job after your 2-year stint, if only because I know you'll see how the world really works, and that throwing yourself in underprepared and uninformed to the reality of a situation is a huge mistake.

Good luck with your Teach for America gig, btw.

>>8203701
Well, you could go somewhere like my school (UW-Madison), pay state-school tuition, get one of the best finance/econ educations in the world, and be $0 in debt like I currently am; plus, was able to double major in a language, set myself apart due to our open curriculum options, am graduating in 4 years, and am currently deciding between 3 job offers; one with the State Dept., one with a German marketing/manufacturing firm, and one with a local Credit Union; all offering $40k+/yr, full benefits, and great opportunities to travel.

Wow. As an engineer, I don't even know what to say. How many times have you actually interviewed? "500" is a pretty meaningless number if you're just sending shit out left and right.

>>8203240
How do you lie on your resume and still pass a background check?

>Graduated a year ago, expecting something cool with my degree
>Can't find a decent employer, decided to apply to jobs I'm overqualified
>Boss tells me everyday: Hey anon, won't you
>SEND SOME FAXES
Not like a boss ;_;